NEWS/RUMORS/AROUND MLB Thread

what a clown
a little bit on the pitcher for not directing traffic better
but wtf is beckham doing running way across the infield chasing a routine pop up?
fucken imbecile
but go ahead giants... bend it for beckham lolz

 

wow
didn't know that either
that would be a huge loss for them, especially with ramos already out for sure
also heard some rumblings about harper having a thumb sprain, and see he hasn't played the past three days...

 

fucken entitled babies
stfu and go out there and play
hope the postseason feels like spring training for you too
and yeah jake, we get it --- baseball is hard
but there's not a single person here who wouldn't trade places with you in a nanosecond
tough to feel sorry for you when you've already made for than any of us will make in a lifetime
so stfu and play ball dickhead
oh, and fuck you too montero

Arrieta, Montero not keen on Cubs' September spring training
Mark Gonzales | Chicago Tribune — 6 hours ago

With the home field advantage for the National League playoffs already wrapped up, Jake Arrieta and Miguel Montero don’t seem keen on the Chicago Cubs' current plan of treating the last week of the regular season like spring training games.

“It felt like a spring training game from the get-go,” Arrieta said after allowing seven runs and 10 hits — both season-highs — in five innings Wednesday night as the Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4.

“I wasn’t crisp. I didn’t have much working.”

Arrieta took note of the fact that Montero was pulled before the bottom of the fifth in place of rookie catcher Willson Contreras. The Pirates went on to score three runs after two outs — as Arrieta allowed three consecutive doubles and a single to cap his miserable performance.

But Arrieta likes to stick to a routine regardless of the Cubs’ status, and he made that clear.

“I feel fine,” Arrieta, who finished the regular season with an 18-8 record and 3.10 ERA in 197 1/3 innings. “The feeling of the game, from the first pitch, wasn’t there. Switching catchers felt like we were trying to do a little too much instead of win a ballgame. But I didn’t throw well.”

Manager Joe Maddon and Montero thought Arrieta threw well but were perplexed by the results.

"It was kind of weird,” Maddon said. “I thought he had a great delivery, was throwing strikes and his stuff looked good. But he looked out of sorts, if that makes any sense.”

Arrieta admitted he was upset at some borderline pitches that were called balls in the first inning by umpire Chris Guccione and had words with him.

Montero, meanwhile, also wondered if Arrieta’s concentration wavered.

“He got upset in the first inning, and I don’t know if that took him away from throwing a good game. But I really thought he had good stuff going on.

“Other than that, I don’t know what happened. It felt like spring training. I do believe that. That’s not a good feeling for a pitcher or a player to go into a game knowing you’re going to play four innings or five innings or whatever it is, because this game is still important for all of the players.”

Montero was adamant that his mentality is to win despite the fact that Cubs secured a playoff berth nearly two weeks ago and that Maddon has used the subsequent time to rest his starters and employ his reserves to keep them sharp for the playoffs.

“It can be tough on players’ minds, so we have to find a point where we trick our mind, because if that’s the way we’re going to go the rest of the way, I guess we need to trick ourselves."

Montero took note of the fact that the Cubs used rookie Felix Pena instead of veteran Aroldis Chapman to secure a 6-4 win Tuesday night over the Pirates.

“I take it personal because I’m catching and want to win. It’s hard. I understand (Maddon’s) point and the organization’s point, and I respect it. I can only control what I can control.

“We have to trick our minds. We got to compete for whatever innings we’re going to play.”

Aside from Wednesday's rough outing, Arrieta described his season as "good" and believed he still has the potential to achieve a season similar to his 2015 season when he won the National League Cy Young Award.

"I don’t think you know how hard this game is unless you’ve play it," Arrieta said. "I feel I can have another season like that. People have done it before. Why can’t I do it? I can do it again. I appreciate it."

 

with all we've been through
would be nice to have someone else get hit with it for a change

 

What was rich hills control?

 

anyone see that ryan howard gaffe tonight?
looked like jabba the hut trying to herd a jack russell




also pretty cool (likely) ending to matt holliday's career in stl
just activated from the dl, only a couple hours after the cards announced they were declining his option, 1st at bat
not a cardinals fan in any way, shape or form
but still pretty fucken cool
and you know @DodgerLove lubed up to watch replays of this...

 

Yeah that was awesome. I hate the Cardinals but man, essentially choosing Holliday over Pujols worked out beautifully for them

 

Cardinals already down 3-0, useless fuckers.

 

It seems to me we are the useless ones.