2025 MLB Regular Season Thread: the Baseballening

[GIN ANTONIC]

Exactly. A woman never is put in that situation. The guy always asks for the #'s.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here, and then everyone said it was unprofessional. Whatever

Ya, it was a goof and a lighthearted comedy bit. Was it inappropriate... sure I guess. If you want to be black and white about this then in any profession you shouldn't be 'asking for digits' to anyone while you're on the job and especially not on TV. But the reason he likely did it in the first place was because it was a gag bit and not a serious romantic attempt. If he did it off camera then that's actually probably more inappropriate, but as always it's more about how you approach it than anything.

Ask for someones number in a respectful genuine non-pushy way... no problem. If they give you their number, then great. If not, then move along and don't be a creep.

I don't think most women have an issue with being asked out, it's just about who is doing the asking and how.

Now to the larger point of misogyny is alive and well... that may be the case but that's not what's happening here. If you want to make the case that this perpetuates certain behaviours and stereotypes, I guess you can do that, but it seems like a lot of pearl clutching over something that isn't quite that. If he was being gross and pushy and bullied/intimidated them into giving the number then ya, I could see that, but it sounds like they want to make the case that men shouldn't ask out women or something which is pretty dumb.

 

[eojsmada]

He's a pitcher for a last place team who will be asking for a trade in the next couple of years. There...don't need to read the rest.

LOL

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Hope Hunter Wendelstedt is OK after being nailed in the head by a liner this afternoon. Scary.

 

[GKJ]

Yo hold up

There’s two different Max Muncy’s?

 

[SnS]

Nola gonna Nola.

 

[MMC]

We’re getting our cheeks clapped by Patrick Corbin

 

[EpochLink]

Yo hold up

There’s two different Max Muncy’s?

yessir, one plays for the Dodgers and the other A's.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

yessir, one plays for the Dodgers and the other A's.

Both born on August 25, both were A's draft picks.

 

[EpochLink]

Both born on August 25, both were A's draft picks.

Max Muncy (Dodgers) has probably the most interesting career.
Man can smack 30 HR and log in over 90 RBI a year but his .BA is like .216-.220.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Both born on August 25, both were A's draft picks.

clearly a glitch in the simulation

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Jorge Lopez suspended 3 games, Dave Martinez 1 game after Lopez intentionally threw at Andrew McCutchen last night (which sparked a benches clearing incident):

https://www.mlb.com/news/jorge-lopez-dave-martinez-suspended

 

[kingsholygrail]

I feel for Bobby Miller. Guy just hasn't been able to get it back together fully. Looked great at times last night and then just gives up that bomb. Hopefully he keeps working hard.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I feel for Bobby Miller. Guy just hasn't been able to get it back together fully. Looked great at times last night and then just gives up that bomb. Hopefully he keeps working hard.

He just needs to get to a new team.

 

[eojsmada]

Would have never thought that Tomoyuki Sugano would be the first starting pitcher to pitch more than 6 innings for the Orioles this year.

 

[John Price]

Cavnar is so bad

 

[eojsmada]

Cavnar is so bad

I thought I was watching a Nickelodeon broadcast with all of the crazy catch phrases. She just needed to say "Oh no you didn't!!" to complete the meme.

 

[John Price]

MSN

"Juan Soto’s struggles in the early days of this season.

Thursday, Soto went 0-for-3 in the Mets’ 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. On Wednesday, he went 0-for-5."

I said from the start the Mets got fleeced with that failed deal. what a disaster so far

I'm not really impressed by the Mets so far this year. They are 12-7 but played 6 games against a garbage Marlins team. Otherwise they have not played anyone good at all. Wow they beat the Cardinals.

 

[eojsmada]

MSN

"Juan Soto’s struggles in the early days of this season.

Thursday, Soto went 0-for-3 in the Mets’ 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. On Wednesday, he went 0-for-5."

I said from the start the Mets got fleeced with that failed deal. what a disaster so far

Now that he's got his lifetime deal, he doesn't need to press. standard post-contract year shenanigans

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Would have never thought that Tomoyuki Sugano would be the first starting pitcher to pitch more than 6 innings for the Orioles this year.

Why? their pitching staff is crap.

 

[eojsmada]

Why? their pitching staff is crap.

Just figured that one of Eflin or Kremer would have. But Eflin is hurt and Kremer is the master of the 5.1 inning start.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

This Diamondbacks/Cubs game is crazy. In an inning and a half, 21 runs have been scored and they are launching homers like crazy. It was 2-1 for such a long time and then the floodgates opened.

 

[Kurtosis]

This Diamondbacks/Cubs game is crazy. In an inning and a half, 21 runs have been scored and they are launching homers like crazy. It was 2-1 for such a long time and then the floodgates opened.

Ended up 13-11 Cubs. Honestly one of the craziest baseball games I’ve ever seen.

 

[GKJ]

This Diamondbacks/Cubs game is crazy. In an inning and a half, 21 runs have been scored and they are launching homers like crazy. It was 2-1 for such a long time and then the floodgates opened.

I would like to know how many teams have had 10 run innings and lost

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

June 8, 1989
Pittsburgh scores 10 runs in the first inning and loses 15-11
There is even a YouTube video about that game

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

I would like to know how many teams have had 10 run innings and lost

The Cubs became the seventh team since 1900 to allow at least 10 runs in an inning and win the game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The last time it happened was Aug. 23, 2006, when Cleveland allowed a 10-run first in K.C., but won, 15-13 in 10 innings. Before that, it was the Phillies on June 8, 1989, against the Pirates (10-run first inning) -- which famously led to a Bucs broadcaster walking home from Philadelphia after declaring there was no way they’d lose the game. Before that, it was the Yankees vs. the A’s on June 3, 1933 (11-run third inning), Cubs vs. the Reds on Sept. 26, 1912 (10-run ninth), Giants at the Braves on June 20, 1912 (10-run ninth) and the A’s against the Yankees on May 3, 1912 (10-run ninth).

https://www.mlb.com/news/amazing-facts-from-d-backs-cubs-game