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The Braves are 1-16 at home this season. I know they're the worst team in baseball, but still, that is an unbelievable stat; just like the Reds bullpen giving up runs in 23 straight games

And the one win was against
the Dodgers lol

11-May-2016 17:27:19

Vesaris
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Harper needs to grow the hell up. Beyond being a Mets fan and disliking the Nats and Harper (Still can't stomach seeing Daniel Murphy in a Nats jersey) I still 100% respect his baseball ability, and I do somewhat agree with what he said about "making baseball fun again" but acting like a child on the field yelling at the ump that threw him out is a disgrace. Ever wonder why ice cubes taste so boring?

11-May-2016 18:39:06

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Vesaris said :
Harper needs to grow the hell up. Beyond being a Mets fan and disliking the Nats and Harper (Still can't stomach seeing Daniel Murphy in a Nats jersey) I still 100% respect his baseball ability, and I do somewhat agree with what he said about "making baseball fun again" but acting like a child on the field yelling at the ump that threw him out is a disgrace.

hurrah fresh opinions for the thread, thank god its not another m's fan

curious to see what you agree with about making baseball fun again, cause he talks about players being able to show emotions more and that was all he did was show the umpire his displeasure.

but other then that I completely agree with what you say.
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11-May-2016 18:46:56

Vesaris
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Performs said :
Vesaris said :
Harper needs to grow the hell up. Beyond being a Mets fan and disliking the Nats and Harper (Still can't stomach seeing Daniel Murphy in a Nats jersey) I still 100% respect his baseball ability, and I do somewhat agree with what he said about "making baseball fun again" but acting like a child on the field yelling at the ump that threw him out is a disgrace.

hurrah fresh opinions for the thread, thank god its not another m's fan

curious to see what you agree with about making baseball fun again, cause he talks about players being able to show emotions more and that was all he did was show the umpire his displeasure.

but other then that I completely agree with what you say.


How I view what Harper was discussing in that interview was more along the lines of the Jose Bautista bat flip last ALDS, or a few years back with Jenry "Banned for life" Mejia after closing a game he would celebrate a little bit. I don't see there being too much wrong with showing anger as well, such as breaking bats and such, but screaming at an ump after your team just won instead of celebrating is pretty childish to me, like he went out of his way to do that.

I'm not saying it's totally bad to yell at an ump, you know? I love seeing ejections and heated players giving their two cents to an umpire, but only in the moment. There's no need to come back an hour later and yell at the guy, especially if your team just won and is celebrating. Ever wonder why ice cubes taste so boring?

11-May-2016 19:29:24

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Vesaris said :
Performs said :
Vesaris said :
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hurrah fresh opinions for the thread, thank god its not another m's fan

curious to see what you agree with about making baseball fun again, cause he talks about players being able to show emotions more and that was all he did was show the umpire his displeasure.

but other then that I completely agree with what you say.


How I view what Harper was discussing in that interview was more along the lines of the Jose Bautista bat flip last ALDS, or a few years back with Jenry "Banned for life" Mejia after closing a game he would celebrate a little bit. I don't see there being too much wrong with showing anger as well, such as breaking bats and such, but screaming at an ump after your team just won instead of celebrating is pretty childish to me, like he went out of his way to do that.

I'm not saying it's totally bad to yell at an ump, you know? I love seeing ejections and heated players giving their two cents to an umpire, but only in the moment. There's no need to come back an hour later and yell at the guy, especially if your team just won and is celebrating.

yea yelling at the ump is brutal, I have about 25 friends working in minor and major league baseball this year, and I myself made the reserve list for minor league baseball but declined my offer to be called if needed. Only suspended for 1 game tho, horrible punishment imo 5 games at the least.

im also old school and think you keep your head down so count me as someone not on board the harper fan train, also since he almost hit me with his car when he was in triple a not a big fan, had to jump back out of the way as he sped up coming towards me.
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12-May-2016 02:13:39

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General thoughts loosely related to the first 10 pages of this thread:

Mariners - Above average team, probably win in the ballpark of 85~ games, but they're currently overperforming in the pitching department (with the exception of Felix, because he's Felix)...also they're probably benefitting from playing mostly teams under .500 (only exception being the Rangers, I think?). I think their upcoming series @Baltimore will be very telling. Additionally, their month before the all star break is absolutely brutal, if they're still in contention after that I'll become a believer. That being said, I'll be horribly surprised if they make it past the ALDS, at best they hold on to win a weak AL West, or sneak in as a wild card.

Since I brought it up...
AL West - Who else could claim this division? Maybe the Rangers? but their bullpen is absolutely awful.

Blue Jays - Definitely can see them finishing with a better record than the 81-81 they're on track for...it's only a matter of time before that lineup heats up. That being said, I'll be surprised if they score anywhere close to as many runs as last year. Can't see them winning the AL East again (although I must admit I'm biased, as a Red Sox fan).

Royals - What is going on here?????? I keep waiting for them to wake up and rip off a hot streak but it just isn't coming

Bryce Harper - Best player in baseball, you're crazy for wanting to take anyone over him (aside from maybe Jake Arrieta for a year or two), longterm he's the top choice moving forward...although I do find his outbursts of rage a bit offputting, he's still a hell of a player

Cubs - This team is really fun to watch, would love to see them finally break the curse (assuming the Sox are out of it by late October)...can anyone realistically stop their monster lineup + pitching staff, outside of divine intervention?

All of that being said, it's always a good day in baseball when the Yankees are in last place!

Sorry for the book, I like baseball.

12-May-2016 11:06:11

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welcome to the thread man great first post :)

and I dunno bout that with harper being the best going forward, with his rage outburst he could be surpassed by many players imo
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12-May-2016 17:04:19

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Yeah the M's schedule from mid-June into the first part of August is just brutal. Red Sox, Tigers, Cardinals, Pirates, Orioles, Astros, Royals, Astros, White Sox, Blue Jays, Pirates, Cubs, Red Sox...

The M's have been playing better than any team for the last month other than the Cubs, though. The bullpen has been way better than expected, but I'd say the rotation has underachieved. Felix has been good in terms of ERA, but he has walked so many batters, he's lucky it hasn't come back to hurt him much yet. Iwakuma and Miley have struggled this year. Karns has been good after a couple bad starts to begin the season. Walker has been great, but M's fans already knew he would be, so it's no surprise to us.

12-May-2016 17:25:45

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