MLB Offseason: It's All About the Positions He Doesn't Play

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Who's your 2022 MVP? This poll is closed.
Shohei Ohtani	50	59.52%
Aaron Judge	19	22.62%
Hey, the national league has an MVP too you know!	15	17.86%
Total:	84 votes

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IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

https://twitter.com/Just1SBB4IDie/status/1593435439108694017

# ? Nov 18, 2022 06:35

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# ? May 28, 2024 12:17

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

oh my god

# ? Nov 18, 2022 06:52

Salvor_Hardin: Sep 13, 2005; I want to go protest.; Nap Ghost

FlamingLiberal posted:

https://twitter.com/barry/status/1593408956646440962?s=20&t=cjJbCCgdh0IwyD8yaOm5dg

Hell yeah, implied oral consent

# ? Nov 18, 2022 06:57

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

If Twitter goes down I just want to say

hell yeah

# ? Nov 18, 2022 07:04

LonesomeCrowdedWest: May 8, 2008

GDT's will be bumpin again!!

# ? Nov 18, 2022 07:48

Sydin: Oct 29, 2011; Another spring commute

IcePhoenix posted:

https://twitter.com/Just1SBB4IDie/status/1593435439108694017

# ? Nov 18, 2022 08:50

Super Jay Mann: Nov 6, 2008

Twin Cinema posted:

Not that it matters, but I thought the first-place votes would be closer for Judge/Ohtani.

I told you all two months ago, it wasn't going to be close. This was as much of a slam dunk for Judge as it was for Ohtani last year.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 09:42

SilvergunSuperman: Aug 7, 2010

Super Jay Mann posted:

I told you all two months ago

Is there some sort of valuable prize associated with this?

# ? Nov 18, 2022 11:11

Paracaidas: Sep 24, 2016; Consistently Tedious!

SilvergunSuperman posted:

Is there some sort of valuable prize associated with this?

Yup, and it's about as valuable as the hardware given out last night after the BBWA irrevocably tarnished the awards by making the wrong decision in both leagues :colbert:

# ? Nov 18, 2022 13:53

Sab0921: Aug 2, 2004; This for my justices slingin' thangs, rib breakin' kings / Truck, necklace, robe, gavel and things / For the solicitors seein' them dissents spin and grin / That robe with the lace trim that win.

The real MVP crime is Altuve getting 5th instead of 4th (and maybe 3rd since he is an IF and Yordan is mostly a DH)

Jose Ramirez is my new MLB nemesis #1

# ? Nov 18, 2022 14:10

Dinosaurs!: May 22, 2003

Good Dog posted:

I still don't like the city connect jerseys either. They look like knockoffs you'd buy at a big 5 or target on the way to the game.

Remember how high we felt coming off that Detmers shutout where the Angels teed off all night and Rendon went lefty and the Angels were like 20-10 to start the year? Then we lost 15 in a row or whatever. I think I watched every game up till that point and didn't watch another game after the losing streak.

The Angels city connect unis are great. They have a lot more personality than their regular ones. I generally agree with you on red, though. As a Nats fan, something a little softer than 255 0 0 would be nice.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 15:47

Kevlar v2.0: Dec 25, 2003; =^�⩊�^=

https://twitter.com/Rangers/status/1593294829529616385

MLB quickly forgot about Texas passing a similarly restrictive voting law that got the ASG taken away from Georgia.

Wrigley snubbed yet again. They haven't hosted since 1990.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 15:55

camoseven: Dec 30, 2005; RODOLPHONE RINGIN'

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

Wrigley snubbed yet again. They haven't hosted since 1990.

That's because it's a terrible stadium that should be torn down and replaced

# ? Nov 18, 2022 15:58

Kevlar v2.0: Dec 25, 2003; =^�⩊�^=

camoseven posted:

That's because it's a terrible stadium that should be torn down and replaced

Spoken like someone who hasn't been there in at least 10 years

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:00

Paracaidas: Sep 24, 2016; Consistently Tedious!

Field of Theseus

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:02

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

If you replace the pyramid of piss cups one by one with a different pyramid of piss cups is it still the same pyramid of piss cups?

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:08

Darude - Adam Sandstorm: Aug 16, 2012

The Jays had better get 2025

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:09

Julio Cruz: May 19, 2006

camoseven posted:

That's because it's a terrible stadium that should be torn down and replaced

also it would mean handing over millions to the Ricketts and fuuuuuuuck that

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:10

Kevlar v2.0: Dec 25, 2003; =^�⩊�^=

Julio Cruz posted:

also it would mean handing over millions to the Ricketts and fuuuuuuuck that

Because Ray Davis is so much better

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:26

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

Ok just so we can settle this once and for all: who is the most moral baseball owner, and then only fans of that team can use "your owner is evil" as a thing going forward

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:30

lobster shirt: Jun 14, 2021

the only moral baseball team owners are people who play ootp

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:36

Penisaurus Sex: Feb 3, 2009; asdfghjklpoiuyt

zoux posted:

Ok just so we can settle this once and for all: who is the most moral baseball owner, and then only fans of that team can use "your owner is evil" as a thing going forward

Hal Steinbrenner was given an evil empire and has made it his life mission to destroy it and dismantle it so thoroughly it will never rise again.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:53

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

That's true. St. Hal of the Bronks.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 16:57

camoseven: Dec 30, 2005; RODOLPHONE RINGIN'

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

Spoken like someone who hasn't been there in at least 10 years

I went last season and they have turned it into a bar that happens to have live baseball from time to time.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 17:32

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

First time at a baseball game I see.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 17:44

seiferguy: Jun 9, 2005; FLAWED
INTUITION; Toilet Rascal

I went to Wrigley in 2018 and while the field is beautiful, everything behind / under the bleachers still feels old and dingy. That's probably just because I've been spoiled by T-Mobile Park. That said, getting in and out of Wrigley is excellent given the transit options.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 17:46

maffew buildings: Apr 29, 2009; too dumb to be probated; not too dumb to be autobanned

at the Oakland Coliseum you can get that dingy and old experience to INCLUDE the field

I hate John Fisher so much

# ? Nov 18, 2022 17:49

more falafel please: Feb 26, 2005; forums poster

Wrigley was better before the video boards

# ? Nov 18, 2022 18:09

mcmagic: Jul 1, 2004; If you see this avatar while scrolling the succ zone, you have been visited by the mcmagic of shitty lib takes! Good luck and prosperity will come to you, but only if you reply "shut the fuck up mcmagic" to this post!

Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:

The Jays had better get 2025

They only give it to nice new stadiums.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 18:14

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

I had a great time at Wrigley, I just wish they would make it so the bleachers aren't a whole separate thing, I would totally go hang out there for an inning if I could then go back to my seats.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 18:21

mcmagic: Jul 1, 2004; If you see this avatar while scrolling the succ zone, you have been visited by the mcmagic of shitty lib takes! Good luck and prosperity will come to you, but only if you reply "shut the fuck up mcmagic" to this post!

seiferguy posted:

I went to Wrigley in 2018 and while the field is beautiful, everything behind / under the bleachers still feels old and dingy. That's probably just because I've been spoiled by T-Mobile Park. That said, getting in and out of Wrigley is excellent given the transit options.

This is a positive tbh. You are there to watch a baseball game.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 18:26

more falafel please: Feb 26, 2005; forums poster

Inspector_666 posted:

I had a great time at Wrigley, I just wish they would make it so the bleachers aren't a whole separate thing, I would totally go hang out there for an inning if I could then go back to my seats.

You can do the other way -- if you have a bleacher ticket you can get into the grandstand and go back. It's a little weird, but the bleachers are more of a destination at Wrigley than they are other places, and they're usually sold out. There's not really standing room in the bleachers except the concourse behind them, so if you let anyone wander back there it would become a mess real quick.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 18:39

Darude - Adam Sandstorm: Aug 16, 2012

mcmagic posted:

They only give it to nice new stadiums.

They're renovating basically the entirety of it! So it'll be semi new and sorta nice!!!

# ? Nov 18, 2022 18:45

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

mcmagic posted:

This is a positive tbh. You are there to watch a baseball game.

Seriously. Old ballparks are the best. Enjoy them while they're here.

mcmagic posted:

This is a positive tbh. You are there to watch a baseball game.

yup! Things that matter:

-is the stadium physically safe? Are pieces of it likely to fall off and injur/kill people? Is it in danger of collapse?
-are there lots of seats with good sightlines of the game, or did they take up valuable seating real estate with expensive luxury boxes and weird "quirks?"
-are there sufficient facilities to handle the crowds? (i.e. pisser capacity, this is why The Troughs Were Good)
-similarly, is there enough beer and food vending capacity?
-can you get in and out of the stadium easily & safely via transit?

# ? Nov 18, 2022 19:33

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

I only go to ballparks for one reason and that's to boo the opposing pitcher when he attempts a pickoff move on the runner at first. Despicable and bush league.

# ? Nov 18, 2022 19:35