GDT: 2024 Regular Season Thread

[Big Poppa Puck]

Orioles just got swept for the first time in a regular season series in the Rutschman era.

Cardinals swept them last month.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Indeed...but first time against an AL team.

 

[stealth1]

Why does the 3rd best team in the AL who just won their 5th in a row and play those Os get ignored. The Guardians have been looked down on all season it's disgusting. The continue to win and all anyone talks about is the Os, Yanks and Phil's.

 

[EpochLink]

Jays are so ass it’s unbelievable

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Meet the Mets, Cheat (with) the Mets.

 

[hockeykicker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805059928089927826

Diaz thought they wouldn't notice that?

 

[Unholy Diver]

Why does the 3rd best team in the AL who just won their 5th in a row and play those Os get ignored. The Guardians have been looked down on all season it's disgusting. The continue to win and all anyone talks about is the Os, Yanks and Phil's.

Because they always fold up come playoff time

 

[BMOK33]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805059928089927826

Diaz thought they wouldn't notice that?

That’s why it was likely nothing but rosin. This rule is probably the second most idiot rule behind the ghost runner. How the MLBPA ever agreed to this I’ll never know. It increases risk injury in two ways by causing a reliever to come in cold when someone is tossed and it causes the pen to play short for 10 games. Just idiocy all around and you can’t appeal it anyway. I hope it’s gone on the new CBA as for 90 years we evidently were fine with pitchers doing whatever they did anyway

 

[HoseEmDown]

Why does the 3rd best team in the AL who just won their 5th in a row and play those Os get ignored. The Guardians have been looked down on all season it's disgusting. The continue to win and all anyone talks about is the Os, Yanks and Phil's.

Cause they changed their name to the Guardians. Should've never got rid of the Indians.

 

[GKJ]

Cause they changed their name to the Guardians. Should've never got rid of the Indians.

Well that definitely makes sense. Definitely.

 

[SoupNazi]

Why does the 3rd best team in the AL who just won their 5th in a row and play those Os get ignored. The Guardians have been looked down on all season it's disgusting. The continue to win and all anyone talks about is the Os, Yanks and Phil's.

Because Cleveland doesn't have Henderson, or Judge, or Soto, or Harper.

If Steven Kwan or Jose Ramirez played in LA, they'd be right there with Ohtani as faces of the league.

 

[Neutrinos]

I don't understand why John Schneider is still employed in baseball...

Top of the 9th, game tied, Kirk leads off the inning with a single, a pinch runner is brought in, and Kiermaier and his .186 AVG are at the plate... automatic sacrifice bunt situation to advance the runner to 2nd base with the top of the order coming up, right?

Nope!

Kiermaier strikes out, and during the very next at-bat, the runner is thrown out trying to steal 2nd


What in the actual f*** was that?


Anyways...


Boston wins it in the bottom of the 9th

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Guardians win in Baltimore again. They are for real.

Mets just tearing it up offensively these days.

Astros are going to gain another game on the Mariners.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Because Cleveland doesn't have Henderson, or Judge, or Soto, or Harper.

If Steven Kwan or Jose Ramirez played in LA, they'd be right there with Ohtani as faces of the league.

Do you think Cleveland’s cool? I mean, I've never heard anybody say 'I'm going to Cleveland on vacation.' What's so good about Cleveland?

 

[stealth1]

Do you think Cleveland’s cool? I mean, I've never heard anybody say 'I'm going to Cleveland on vacation.' What's so good about Cleveland?

I head to Cleveland many times in the summer. Mainly cause they are 45 minutes from Cedar Point

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Crazy to think that we were 10 games back last week. Now 4.5. Here is to hoping that Spaghetti doesn't get lit up tonight and we keep rolling.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Crazy to think that we were 10 games back last week. Now 4.5. Here is to hoping that Spaghetti doesn't get lit up tonight and we keep rolling.

It is truly amazing what a 162 game schedule can do, I feel like someone declared the Mariners division champs just a week or two ago, maybe that was a bit too early to call the race after all

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

It is truly amazing what a 162 game schedule can do, I feel like someone declared the Mariners division champs just a week or two ago, maybe that was a bit too early to call the race after all

I knew this team was more than capable of putting together a streak or 2. Now if they were still lagging behind in August then I would've been truly worried but there is never a need to panic Pre-AS break unless you're decimated by Injuries and like 20 games under.

Plus , the Mariners have never been the most trustworthy of teams when it come to holding down a lead in a race . No offense to the Ms fans on here. Still plenty of season to go though. We shall see how it shakes down in the end.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Mets are just bludgeoning the Yankees. my god.

It is truly amazing what a 162 game schedule can do, I feel like someone declared the Mariners division champs just a week or two ago, maybe that was a bit too early to call the race after all

That was me although I think I phrased it in a way where I still left the door open.

If they had not crapped the bed against a pathetic Marlins team last weekend, this is a 6.5 game lead and we aren't having this conversation.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Mets are just bludgeoning the Yankees. my god.

That was me although I think I phrased it in a way where I still left the door open.

If they had not crapped the bed against a pathetic Marlins team last weekend, this is a 6.5 game lead and we aren't having this conversation.

maybe we don't have it today, but it is a long season, we have seen teams blow 6 game leads in September and only have to look a few years back to the Nats overcoming a terrible start to win it all, at this point we can probably only shovel some dirt onto the Rockies, Marlins, A's, and CWS, and possibly the Angels

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

After another loss in San Fran, the Cubs have the 3rd worst record in the NL. You look at their struggles and the Brewers somehow rolling and it sure makes Craig Counsell look like a run of the mill manager at best.

 

[GKJ]

Cubs are in last place?

 

[BMOK33]

Mets are just bludgeoning the Yankees. my god.

That was me although I think I phrased it in a way where I still left the door open.

If they had not crapped the bed against a pathetic Marlins team last weekend, this is a 6.5 game lead and we aren't having this conversation.

Sort of funny today an anonymous MLB reporter claimed Stearns is not too thrilled the Mets have turned this around. As much as it was not admitted directly I think he and Cohen intended to fully punt this year and were hoping by the deadline they'd be safely out of it. They could have moved Marte/Ottavino/Manea/Severino/Alonso. Add in now Marte is hurt he's probably not back off the IL by then. They were not gonna get anything huge for any of those guys but overall they'd have probably gotten 7-10 decent minor leaguers/picks back. Now they might have to stay in it and hope that 6th spot stays open. I think SD eventually runs and hides and goes like 91-71 or something for the 5th spot

 

[GKJ]

Braves lose 1-0 to *checks notes*

wait

*double checks notes*

the White Sox?

 

[Canes]

Braves lose 1-0 to *checks notes*

wait

*double checks notes*

the White Sox?

Also only their 2nd shutout loss of the season