MLB 2022 Baseball Season

[samhexum]

As the bottom of the 8th began, the Yanks led 7-2, but nobody was leaving the stadium, even though 5 men had to get on for Judge to have another AB.

The first 5 men got on, Harrison Bader's 2 run double assuring Judge would bat.  Alas, he walked on 4 pitches nowhere near the strike zone.

Gleyber Torres homered twice in the inning, the Yanks scored 7, and won 14-2.

Judge sits at 60 for another day.  He (.31707) went 2-4, as did Boegarts (.31666) in the Red Sox game.

[samhexum]

On 4/19/2022 at 12:25 AM, WilliamM said:

Albert Pujols is only 19 home runs shy of 700.

Great effort, Mr. Cardinal

Will @WilliamM get to celebrate?  And can his heart take the excitement of a Pujols milestone after the euphoria of Harrison Bader's triumphant return to action?

On 4/19/2022 at 1:22 AM, BuffaloKyle said:

I don't see him reaching 700 unfortunately.

Will @BuffaloKyle's prognostication reputation be heightened, or left in tatters on the floor?

 

THE FINAL 2 WEEKS OF THE SEASON WILL HAVE MUCH INTRIGUE!

 

On 5/4/2022 at 1:46 PM, samhexum said:

This Aaron Judge home run turned into one very uplifting moment. Judge’s sixth-inning long-ball traveled into the upper deck at Rogers Centre during the Yankees’ 9-1 win over the Blue Jays. It was quickly picked up by a fan wearing Blue Jays gear — who almost immediately turned around and offered it to a youngster seated behind him wearing a Judge T-shirt. The feel-good moment didn’t stop there. The young Yankees fan teared up at the gesture and hugged who we can only assume is a new friend for life.

Nice article about this on ESPN.com today, giving it even more heart-warming context:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34643794/aaron-judge-home-run-ball

Edited September 23, 2022 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[samhexum]

They must be whooping it up in the Bronx right now, after a home run by Yankee outfielder Aaron Hicks.

(LATER)

After an RBI single by Yankee outfielder Aaron Hicks, the Yankees lead 4-1, and he's 9-26 with 3 doubles, 2 homers, 6 RBI and an extra inning pinch-walk starting with his last AB in a doubleheader versus the Twinkies 9/7.

(LATER)

Gerrit 'at this point my brother in law Brandon Crawford is a better pitcher than I am' Cole just flushed the lead by giving up his 2nd HR of the night, and league-leading 31st of the year.

Edited September 24, 2022 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[+ WilliamM]

Pujols is playing in his second baseball home, Los Angeles this weekend. To celebrate tonight, Albert hit his 699th home run of his career. 

[samhexum]

7 hours ago, samhexum said:

Will @WilliamM get to celebrate?  And can his heart take the excitement of a Pujols milestone after the euphoria of Harrison Bader's triumphant return to action?

Will @BuffaloKyle's prognostication reputation be heightened, or left in tatters on the floor?

THE FINAL 2 WEEKS OF THE SEASON WILL HAVE MUCH INTRIGUE!

 

25 minutes ago, WilliamM said:

Pujols is playing in his second baseball home, Los Angeles this weekend. To celebrate tonight, Albert hit his 699th home run of his career. 

Apparently, @BuffaloKyle doesn't know didley squat.  Albert beat Judge to the milestone mark.  He got #700.

In related news, @WilliamM was just seen twerking down Broad Street, blowing an airhorn, and yelling his head off.    Congrats to you, fella!

[BuffaloKyle]

10 hours ago, samhexum said:

 

Apparently, @BuffaloKyle doesn't know didley squat.

Guess not! 🤓

But I'm glad he hit 700! ⚾

[samhexum]

On 7/24/2022 at 11:50 PM, samhexum said:

Jasson Dominguez, Trey Sweeney, & Josh Breaux were all pulled from their games tonight.  Big Luis Castillo trade coming?

No, it was just a heat wave & they didn't want them cramping up.

Castillo has agreed to a very team-friendly 5 year extension.

[samhexum]

On 9/18/2022 at 10:29 PM, samhexum said:

Framber Valdez set the one-season record for consecutive quality starts with his 25th in a row.  2 pitchers have had longer streaks over multiple seasons.

THE STREAK DIES AT 25.

F. Valdez

5.1

11

7

4

1

6

2

103-63

2.69

[BuffaloKyle]

And also Jacob deGrom's streak of 40 straight starts allowing 3 ER or less came to an end against the Oakland A's of all teams.

Edited September 25, 2022 by BuffaloKyle

[samhexum]

On 7/31/2022 at 11:43 PM, samhexum said:

Somebody in Lin-Manuel Miranda's family is successful!  After a very slow start, cousin Juan is up to .276 and slugging .477 with 10 homers.

Jayson Stark's been writing a monthly column about weird & wacky baseball occurrences for eons.  This month's was great and very Yankee-centric, but also included this little nugget:

It was the eighth inning in Kansas City on Tuesday, when the Twins did this:

• Pinch running for Gio Urshela: Billy Hamilton.

•  Then one batter later, pinch running for Gary Sánchez: Caleb Hamilton.

So what did you miss? That’s two Hamiltons — and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cousin, Jose Miranda — all in the same lineup at the same time? Tremendous. How lucky we are to be alive right now.

AND JUST ONE OF THE YANKEE NUGGETS:

Feats for @Yankees the last 2 days: - player with 60th HR of season - ultimate grand slam (walkoff down by 3) - grand slam in consecutive innings - player with 2 HR in inning - 25-or-younger duo with 5+ RBI in same game No other team has done all of those in its entire history.

11:32 PM · Sep 21, 2022

Edited September 25, 2022 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[samhexum]

On 9/24/2022 at 3:13 PM, samhexum said:

Castillo has agreed to a very team-friendly 5 year extension.

Seattle's new long-term ace took an 11-2 lead into the bottom of the 6th today and was knocked out during an 11 run inning for the Royals.  They wound up losing and are 3-7 in their last 10 games.  They finished with Houston right after the All-Star break, so they've had the easiest schedule of all the wild card contenders, with so many games against losing teams.  They still do the rest of the way.

Only the 1st wildcard gets home games in the first round.  They should've been in that position by now, but are currently the 3rd wildcard.   Which would mean they'd play Cleveland, which is currently red-hot, and has a roster with very similar skills and roles to Seattle's. 

They have the longest active post-season drought in sports (21 years).  Can you imagine if they get in as the 2nd or 3rd wildcard and lose in the first round and never get a home game?

another question to ponder...

Josh Donaldson has the night off tonight and Marwin Gonzalez is playing 3B.

If the Yankee roster evolves and a younger, stronger, faster player replaces him, would that be an example of Marwinism?

Edited September 26, 2022 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[samhexum]

•  Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been honored with a sportsmanship award for defending teammate Alejandro Kirk after the catcher was criticized online for his weight.

  Manoah received a $100,000 Canadian sponsorship prize and immediately donated it to KidSport, a Canadian nonprofit that gives children the opportunity to participate in organized sports.

  Earlier this month, Manoah reacted angrily when Montreal radio host Matthew Ross tweeted that Kirk was “embarrassing the sport” because of his weight and figure. Kirk, a first-time All-Star this season, is 5-foot-8 and 245 pounds.  Manoah is 6’6, 285, btw…

  Ross was responding to a video highlight of Kirk scoring from first base in a game Sept. 13 against Tampa Bay. Toronto won 7-2, splitting a doubleheader against the Rays.

  Manoah, who has thrown to Kirk in all but one of his starts this season, fired back at Ross, urging him to “step aside from the keyboard.”

  “Go ahead and tell that 8 year old kid who is 10lbs over weight that he should quit now,” he wrote. “Let KIRK inspire those kids to continue to chase their dreams and chase greatness.”

  Ross subsequently deleted the tweet and shut down his account before issuing a public apology for his remarks.

  To recognize Manoah’s actions, Dove Men+Care announced a sponsorship honoring athletes for their sportsmanship and named Manoah as the first recipient.

  In a press release Monday, Dove Men+Care praised Manoah for “promoting body positive reassurance” and demonstrating “notable sportsmanship on a global stage.” The company also announced Manoah’s intention to donate the prize to KidSport.

  Manoah, who debuted last season, is 15-7 for the Blue Jays, who lead the AL wild-card race. His 2.31 ERA is fourth-lowest in the major leagues. Manoah has a salary of $706,200 this season.

  Now in his third big league season, Kirk is batting .293 with 14 home runs and 62 RBIs in 132 games.

  Manoah and Kirk were both selected to the AL All-Star team for the first time this season.

   

  

  

 

Edited September 26, 2022 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[samhexum]

On 8/27/2022 at 5:49 AM, BSR said:

A balk??  The HBPs and walks are understandable given it was his major league debut, but a balk ... hooooooboy.  As disastrous as his first outing was, I still hope the poor guy gets a second chance

 

Things between the Mets and Marlins took a weird turn on Tuesday night.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, with the Marlins leading 6-3 at Citi Field, reliever Richard Bleier took the mound. The veteran quickly got Brandon Nimmo to ground out and Francisco Lindor to line out. Jeff McNeil singled, and then things got strange — very strange.

With Pete Alonso at bat, Bleier was charged with a balk — the first in his 303 career appearances — sending McNeil to second. A second balk sent the Mets infielder to third.

Two balks in the same at-bat was odd enough, but on the fifth pitch against Alonso, Bleier was once again called for a balk, scoring McNeil. According to Jerry Blevins on the SNY broadcast, Bleier may not have been bringing his hands to enough of a stop before throwing a pitch.

The final balk sent Miami manager Don Mattingly into a rage — possibly his last with the Marlins — causing him to state his case to the umpires before getting tossed.

 

[BSR]

38 minutes ago, samhexum said:

 

Things between the Mets and Marlins took a weird turn on Tuesday night.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, with the Marlins leading 6-3 at Citi Field, reliever Richard Bleier took the mound. The veteran quickly got Brandon Nimmo to ground out and Francisco Lindor to line out. Jeff McNeil singled, and then things got strange — very strange.

With Pete Alonso at bat, Bleier was charged with a balk — the first in his 303 career appearances — sending McNeil to second. A second balk sent the Mets infielder to third.

Two balks in the same at-bat was odd enough, but on the fifth pitch against Alonso, Bleier was once again called for a balk, scoring McNeil. According to Jerry Blevins on the SNY broadcast, Bleier may not have been bringing his hands to enough of a stop before throwing a pitch.

The final balk sent Miami manager Don Mattingly into a rage — possibly his last with the Marlins — causing him to state his case to the umpires before getting tossed.

 

Three balks in one at-bat?!  Most pitchers don't rack up three balks in a whole career.

[samhexum]

THE MAGIC OF 61!

61 years after Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961, Judge has hit #61 tonight.

[samhexum]

Ohtani got within 4 outs of a no-hitter versus the A's. 

8 shutout innings leaves him at 15-8, 2.35 with 213 Ks in 161 IP.  123 H, 43 BB.  He needs to pitch one more inning to qualify among the pitching leaders.  A no-hitter would've gotten him there.  I don't think he'll pitch again this season.

 .275  29 2B, 6 3B, 34 HR, 94 RBI, 71 BB

And SECOND in the MVP race.

And the National League's likely MVP (Goldschmidt)?  He'd need binoculars to see them from how far behind he'd be.

 

 

 

...3...2...1... until @WilliamM comes to Goldy's defense.

[+ WilliamM]

Pujols hit his 702 home run in the final home game in(St. Louis) of the regular season..

Albert is talking about another World Series ring. That will depend on Adam Wainwright and Nolan Arenado

[samhexum]

On 9/7/2022 at 9:01 AM, BuffaloKyle said:

Ugh, the Braves have finally caught the Mets after being in sole possession of first place of the NL East pretty much all year! No one in the lineup is doing much hitting and that bullpen has been so unreliable outside of Diaz all year too. They were lucky to have been on top as long as they were. 

Since the date the Mets had a 10 1/2 game lead, they've played at an approximetely 95 win pace. The Braves have played at the same pace LA did for the whole season (~114 wins).

Met fans are annoyed and pissed, but their team didn't blow it, the Braves WON it.  Now watch, the Marlins will sweep the Braves & the Mets will sweep the Nats and win the division.

[+ WilliamM]

A team can't blow that massive a lead and not take the blame 

[samhexum]

62!

[samhexum]

On 4/19/2022 at 1:22 AM, BuffaloKyle said:

I don't see him reaching 700 unfortunately. His high since 2016 was 23 HRs in 2017 and 2019 but that was also when he was still playing in almost every game. To reach 700 would mean 21 total homers this year in roughly 80 to 90 games.

 

On 9/23/2022 at 11:57 PM, samhexum said:

Apparently, @BuffaloKyle doesn't know didley squat.  Albert beat Judge to the milestone mark.  He got #700.

 

On 9/30/2022 at 12:40 AM, samhexum said:

Ohtani got within 4 outs of a no-hitter versus the A's.  8 shutout innings leaves him at 15-8, 2.35 with 213 Ks in 161 IP.  123 H, 43 BB.  He needs to pitch one more inning to qualify among the pitching leaders.  A no-hitter would've gotten him there.  I don't think he'll pitch again this season.

Apparently, like @BuffaloKyle , @samhexum doesn't know didley squat, either.

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S. Ohtani	5.0	1	1	1	1	6	0	69-46	2.33

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[BuffaloKyle]

On 10/3/2022 at 5:06 PM, samhexum said:

Now watch, the Marlins will sweep the Braves & the Mets will sweep the Nats and win the division.

It almost happened! Mets swept the Nats but the Braves won one game barely over the Marlins 2-1. So they actually finish with the same record but the Braves get the division due to the season series. With the new playoff format they don't play tiebreaker game 163's anymore. 

Edited October 6, 2022 by BuffaloKyle

[+ purplekow]

10 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

It almost happened! Mets swept the Nats but the Braves won one game barely over the Marlins 2-1. So they actually finish with the same record but the Braves get the division due to the season series. With the new playoff format they don't play tiebreaker game 163's anymore. 

As a lifelong Met fan,  their life not mine, I came to expect this.  A rule change that forces the Mets to play a three game series with a good San Diego team, while the Braves sit and wait.  Even if they win, the Mets get the Dodgers and the Braves get the Phils or the Cards.  Anything can happen, but it seems a ridiculous way to decide such an important factor in the season. In addition, the Mets actually played a more difficult schedule than the Braves, playing the first place Yankees four times splitting 2 and 2,  while the Braves played the last place Red Sox instead and went 3 and 1.   With a balanced schedule next year, that will not happen, but it likely played a role this year.     

Edited October 6, 2022 by purplekow

[samhexum]

If you heard a gut-wrenching scream coming from the direction of Philadelphia today, that was @WilliamM watching the 9th inning of game one of the Cards-Phillies series.

[paulsf]

You could probably say the same for Mets fans right now.