MLB thread

[punch it in]

Best move the Mets ever made.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/...s-manager.html

[BaltimoreSkins]

Not looking good for Bonds or Clemens getting in. Glad to see Buck O’Neill get in what an ambassador of the game!

[Chico23231]

Never thought I’d see the day where both bonds and Clemens not in…now make sure A-Rod never gets in

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Not looking good for Bonds or Clemens getting in. Glad to see Buck O’Neill get in what an ambassador of the game!

I couldn't disagree more. I think it's a shame and an embarrassment that those guys aren't in the HOF.

[MTK]

With regard to Bonds and Clemens, I'm kind of on the fence. On one hand baseball has a pretty storied history tied to cheating and guys doing whatever they can to get an advantage, and on the other I understand those that have no tolerance for what went on during the steroid era. Bonds and Clemens both would have had Hall worthy careers, roids or not.

I don't know how you can tell the story of baseball in the 80s and 90s without talking about those guys, so I guess I'd lean towards putting them in at the end of the day.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by MTK

With regard to Bonds and Clemens, I'm kind of on the fence. On one hand baseball has a pretty storied history tied to cheating and guys doing whatever they can to get an advantage, and on the other I understand those that have no tolerance for what went on during the steroid era. Bonds and Clemens both would have had Hall worthy careers, roids or not.

I don't know how you can tell the story of baseball in the 80s and 90s without talking about those guys, so I guess I'd lean towards putting them in at the end of the day.

Early on in their retirement I was definitely an F them guy. I think mostly do to their defensive posturing. I have grown soft over time, but still have some conflicting emotions. If they get in should we revisit Pete Rose? imo he should be in as a player but MLB has always been strict with gambling.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Early on in their retirement I was definitely an F them guy. I think mostly do to their defensive posturing. I have grown soft over time, but still have some conflicting emotions. If they get in should we revisit Pete Rose? imo he should be in as a player but MLB has always been strict with gambling.

[skinsfan69]

I really hope baseball gets a deal done today. Very sad if they can't put their egos aside for the good of the game.

It's probably going to be a long year for the Nats but I don't care. I'm ready for some baseball. Seeing Max in a Mets uniform is going to hurt really bad. :-(

That parade and incredible 2019 run seems like it was 10 years ago.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I really hope baseball gets a deal done today. Very sad if they can't put their egos aside for the good of the game.

It's probably going to be a long year for the Nats but I don't care. I'm ready for some baseball. Seeing Max in a Mets uniform is going to hurt really bad. :-(

That parade and incredible 2019 run seems like it was 10 years ago.

Agreed. The start of baseball season is one of my favorite weeks of the year.

[Chico23231]

According to Evan Drellich, Ken Rosenthal, and Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, MLB told the players on Monday that they have indicated a willingness to miss a month of games from the 2022 season.

The full extent of the conversation isn't yet known, but Drellich adds that MLB "took a more threatening tone" than they did during CBA negotiations on Sunday. Not exactly what you want to hear with MLB's self-imposed Monday deadline before regular season games will be canceled. It's easy to see this as a threat from the players' perspective, trying to test their will with the "deadline" rapidly approaching. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently said that missing games would be a "disastrous outcome for this industry," but apparently he's prepared to let that happen.

Manfred is a terrible commissioner

[BaltimoreSkins]

Since we lost the first week of the season here is a fun list a number to retire for every team:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...number-retired

Lot's of good names that deserve it but plenty in there just to fill the void.

Baltimore Orioles: Mike Mussina-This to me is a no brainer. Man deserves to be recognized at Camden Yards with the other Oriole HOF players. Yes I know he didn't go in as an Oriole but his career here was something special he wasn't a rental or stop gap.

You guys approve of your teams nod? If not who would you go with?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Since we lost the first week of the season here is a fun list a number to retire for every team:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...number-retired

Lot's of good names that deserve it but plenty in there just to fill the void.

Baltimore Orioles: Mike Mussina-This to me is a no brainer. Man deserves to be recognized at Camden Yards with the other Oriole HOF players. Yes I know he didn't go in as an Oriole but his career here was something special he wasn't a rental or stop gap.

You guys approve of your teams nod? If not who would you go with?

Keith Hernandez will be the first player from the 86 Mets to have his # retired this year and it's definitely well deserved. Can't argue against David Wright, dude was on a hall of fame pace until the injuries piled up.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

According to Evan Drellich, Ken Rosenthal, and Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, MLB told the players on Monday that they have indicated a willingness to miss a month of games from the 2022 season.

The full extent of the conversation isn't yet known, but Drellich adds that MLB "took a more threatening tone" than they did during CBA negotiations on Sunday. Not exactly what you want to hear with MLB's self-imposed Monday deadline before regular season games will be canceled. It's easy to see this as a threat from the players' perspective, trying to test their will with the "deadline" rapidly approaching. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently said that missing games would be a "disastrous outcome for this industry," but apparently he's prepared to let that happen.

Manfred is a terrible commissioner

This is just sad and pathetic on so many levels.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

This is just sad and pathetic on so many levels.

Coming out of covid and folks just want to get back to normal…this is a bad look for baseball

[Chico23231]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...il-produce-cba

2 weeks canceled