GDT: 2024 Regular Season Thread

[John Price]

Traveling Phils fans give Kimbrel earful at Camden

Craig Kimbrel said he "definitely heard" the Phillies fans who packed Camden Yards on Saturday, when he struck out the final three batters in a 6-2 Orioles win.

www.espn.com

BALTIMORE -- Philadelphia fans had their chance to show Craig Kimbrel how they feel.

For the past two days, the Baltimore reliever has had an answer.

Kimbrel struck out the final three batters Saturday to close out the Orioles' 6-2 victory over the Phillies. It wasn't a save situation, but it was certainly a charged atmosphere. The first two games of this series have been sellouts at Camden Yards, with plenty of Baltimore and Philadelphia fans at the ballpark.

 

[HoseEmDown]

It makes him compromised.

Frankly, these experiments in legalized sports betting are just making me want to ban it again. Prohibiting advertising and requiring a strict hands-off policy between sports participants and bookies are more realistic and necessary.

Professional athletes and those who support pro sports (referees, management, etc) should not participate in gambling, period. I'm returning to the maximalist position here - permanent bans on the first offense.

I honestly don't get how betting on a completely different sport makes him compromised or unqualified. He's still a normal person like you and me who are allowed to bet on sports. His career is just in sports while ours probably isn't but he's not different from us. It doesn't change who he is. I'm not compromised from working in the Medical field because I bet on sports or gamble just like you aren't from your job if you do. Telling him he's not allowed to do anything outside of being an ump isn't the answer. If he's not betting on mlb or throwing games it's completely fine.

 

[SoupNazi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802100032713195864

KrisBryantisbest

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Only 4 more years at 27 M per year on that contract.

 

[GKJ]

How the White Sox getting national tv games

 

[Terry Yake]

the cubs dodged a major bullet not extending rizzo, bryant, and baez

 

[SoupNazi]

Do the Cubs lose more then 10 games?

Now that they’ve lost 37, will they win out the rest of the way?

 

[GKJ]

the cubs dodged a major bullet not extending rizzo, bryant, and baez

Things to remember when off-season movement takes forever and we have guys who get through spring training still waiting on deals.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

The Mets have won 3 out their last 4 series. They split with the Phillies in the other one. They may go on a run only to collapse in September again

The Mets always save their hardest nut kicks until after you get at least semi-hard.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Steven Kwan now hitting .398 - I know he missed about a month but that is crazy.

 

[GKJ]

Phillies officially in a slump this week. Lost 2 of 3 to the Red Sox and Orioles. Realmuto is an extremely important catcher.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Phillies were due for a cold stretch. They were playing ridiculous baseball since the beginning of the season

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Wild Card #2 (Cardinals) has a .500 record. Wild Card #3 (Padres) has a losing record. All the teams behind them (except Miami and Colorado) are 1.5 games back or fewer. NL has been historically mid.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Mariners may have very well won the AL West this weekend with that sweep over the Rangers. Now an 8.5 game lead. They put their cards on the table as they lined up Castillo-Kirby-Gilbert for the 3 game series and it paid off handsomely (2 earned runs combined).

Note to Mariners front office and ownership: Don't waste this gift. Go for it.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802472464502702382

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802472868250574997

Took a 98 MPH heater off his hand...

 

[LightningStorm]

Mariners may have very well won the AL West this weekend with that sweep over the Rangers. Now an 8.5 game lead. They put their cards on the table as they lined up Castillo-Kirby-Gilbert for the 3 game series and it paid off handsomely (2 earned runs combined).

Note to Mariners front office and ownership: Don't waste this gift. Go for it.

I was at the game today. The 8.5 game lead is the largest division lead the M's have had since their 116 win season in 2001. I'm really hoping ownership doesn't continue to be cheap and adds at least one more bat at the deadline, which they need to go all the way.

The Mets always save their hardest nut kicks until after you get at least semi-hard.

The Mets have had some luck this season for how bad the NL is overall, making them still in it. Huge that we swept the Padres, one of the teams we are battling with over half the NL for when it comes to those 3 WC spots.

 

[GKJ]

Folks it is officially Schwarberfest

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

We are far from burning down villages with the Mets, but they are at least starting fires at this point. 7-0 over the Rangers.

Paul Skenes was great again tonight.

 

[kingsholygrail]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802472464502702382

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802472868250574997

Took a 98 MPH heater off his hand...

Lose both guys in the same series.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

8 teams separated by a game and a half for the NL wildcard lol

 

[Unholy Diver]

8 teams separated by a game and a half for the NL wildcard lol

and it seems like a few of them play each other every night so nobody pulls away or drops behind by much

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Paul Skenes is the god of hell fire.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Cubs have to make a bullpen move or two. Fast

 

[GKJ]

Where did Jurickson Profar come from that this guy became like the best hitting outfielder in baseball or something?