Major League Baseball

[benchmark00]

C'mon ****s.

 

[Fusion]

What a remarkable season the A's are having. Just 2 games back of Texas now and will play them 7 more times. All this with McCarthy, their best pitcher, currently on the DL after taking a liner off his head.

Edit: Corrected the number of games A's and Rangers have head-to-head against each other.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Anyone see the Yankees and As game this morning? Crazy ****. 4 runs down in the 13th into a win.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Was following it online, ridiculous win from the Yankees. The race between them and Baltimore has been awesome for the last couple of weeks.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Been really enjoying MLB TV for whoever recommended it to me early in the season (DCYE I think). Been mostly watching Tigers games but generally watch at least highlights of other stuff every day, definitely worth the price.

Playoffs should be awesome.

 

[Fusion]

Playoffs should be awesome.

So many races up in the air going into the final 4 days. Awesome.

 

[Fusion]

Oh oh. Panic mode. How the **** are the A's doing this?

 

[BackFootPunch]

The A's are doing it cause they're awesome, Fusion, that's how

The big question though, is who gets MVP? Miggy "Triple Crown" Cabrera or Mike "Boy Wonder" Trout?

 

[Fusion]

The big question though, is who gets MVP? Miggy "Triple Crown" Cabrera or Mike "Boy Wonder" Trout?

Trout for me. Triple Crown is impressive and rare. But you know what’s even rarer? Hitting at least 30 HR’s and stealing at least 50 bases. Trout is only the 3rd player in MLB history to do that. Whatever advantage Cabrera may have on Trout offensively is more than negated by Trout’s defense and speed. Trout is catching balls in the outfield that would normally be hits or HR’s. His value to the pitching staff by doing that can’t be measured. Also, let’s say you have to face Trout and Cabrera in the playoffs and your plan is to simply not pitch to them. Well the problem you’d face is that you can’t put Trout on base because he’ll end up at 3rd most of the time! IMO, Trout has the making of the next Mays or Mantle. Did I mention how jealous I am that the Angels drafted him?

 

[BackFootPunch]

I'd pick Trout too I think. Miggy has been pretty awesome in getting the Tigers that division title but Trout is the more valuable player.

In other news, Oakland just won't die. Josh Hamilton's dropped catch error in the 4th

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Trout is hands down the best player in the game at this moment in terms of how much he brings to your team. He's an 80 on almost every scale.

I'm rooting for the A's in the postseason now that my Rays are out. 2 Aussies on the roster plus their colours are awesome.

 

[Dydl]

Trout's had such an amazing season, he's deserving of the MVP. Obviously Cabrera's been great too, but Trout has definitely been the most valuable to his team. I've read articles about there being a playoff bias to some of these awards though - Kemp, for example, should have won MVP last year - which may swap voters to pick Cabrera. That and the historical significance of the Triple Crown will probably win out over Trout, which is unfortunate.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Miguel Cabrera has just done something that hasn't been done in 45 years.

Mike Trout has just done something that has never been done.


But I can see Cabrera winning it because RBIs! Any other year and he'd be a worthy winner, but not this year.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Trout had a double digit WAR and didn't even play the whole season! I'll be livid if he doesn't win it tbh.

 

[Fusion]

Holy fiasco in the Cards/Braves game! Infield fly rule on that? You've got to be ****ing kidding me.

Worst. Call. Ever.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

More like Outfield Fly Rule.

 

[Fusion]

Welp, the Rangers continue their epic choke job tradition that they started from last year's World Series. They go from being in a strong position to be the top seed in the AL to losing the division to being out of the post season altogether. Awesome. I'm just numb at the moment.

In other news, so long Josh Hamilton. You ain't coming back to Texas and good luck to the team that's sure to offer you a multi-year gazillion dollar contract.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Red Sox is where Hamilton will go to continue their tradition of overpaying for overrated players. Rangers should be ****ing ashamed of themselves.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Yessssss. St. Louis gettin it done (with help from the umps tbf). Bring on the Nationals.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Sacrifice flies. Weirdest rule.