MLB 2025

[KCCubano]

Anyone watching the mess in Bristol TN? Now in 2nd rain delay! 

[JohnS]

4 hours ago, KCCubano said:

Anyone watching the mess in Bristol TN? Now in 2nd rain delay! 

The weather didn't come to the party! See you all on Sunday at 1 pm in the afternoon!

[KCCubano]

On 7/20/2025 at 7:29 AM, Ford2112 said:

Devers sucks. Our offense sucks. Adames let's too much get by him. Melvin sucks. Something needs to click here. 

I will be seeing the Mets face us on Saturday @JohnS. Steph Curry bobblehead night lol

Buddy from Boston just texted me about Royals Red Sox game tonight. He said Boston 26-15 since they got rid of Devers.

[Ford2112]

1 hour ago, KCCubano said:

Buddy from Boston just texted me about Royals Red Sox game tonight. He said Boston 26-15 since they got rid of Devers.

Devers has heated up a bit. So far it looks like Boston came out ahead in that trade.

Ha! Probably revenge for the Panda deal.

[Goldeneye]

Glad the Blue Jays swept the Rockies, but that was painful to watch or enjoy. Feel sorry for Rockies fans. Looking very forward to the Jays/Dodgers series.

[gormag38]

Man my Tigers just can't seem to get right. Didn't do nearly enough to at the deadline to help our bullpen and probably could've used a bat and another starter if I'm being honest. Prospects and a great farm system is nice and all, but if you've got a chance to make some moves and become serious contenders for the world series then you've GOT to make some of the moves! 

Needless to say, the city is struggling to stay supportive of Scott Harris and the younger Ilitch. If they don't get Skubal to agree to a new contract and he ends up leaving next year (or year after) then heads will/should roll. 

[BoliDan]

On 8/6/2025 at 5:44 AM, KCCubano said:

Buddy from Boston just texted me about Royals Red Sox game tonight. He said Boston 26-15 since they got rid of Devers.

It's definitely worked out for everyone so far. Pretty exciting for Sox fans to overtake the Yanks and being only 4 games behind the Jays given our rough start. Devers has been productive as hell in SF. 

[Ford2112]

Giants are 5 games back of the third wildcard spot. Jerar Encarnacion is out with a hammy injury after hitting 2 bombs in 2 games. I feel a bit unconfident in this last stretch. 

[JohnS]

Sometimes, Baseball makes no sense. The Mets just recently went 8 games in a row winning, after the deadline, they've won 1 game in the last 9. It's all about momentum I guess, and it goes both ways.

[KCCubano]

9 hours ago, JohnS said:

Sometimes, Baseball makes no sense. The Mets just recently went 8 games in a row winning, after the deadline, they've won 1 game in the last 9. It's all about momentum I guess, and it goes both ways.

It's going to get interesting down the stretch. 

[Ford2112]

Rockies finally made it to 30!

[JohnS]

Baseball is great to watch when your team is winning, or even competitive, but when your team is terrible, you do pine for the start of the NFL season. I get it! 😂

[KCCubano]

12 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Baseball is great to watch when your team is winning, or even competitive, but when your team is terrible, you do pine for the start of the NFL season. I get it! 😂

@JohnS. Here in KC we are hoping the Royals can pull off a wildcard berth (two games out) but let's face it, most are anxiously awaiting the return of Mahomes and company!

 

[Ford2112]

I watch the Giants lately and they make me want to light myself on fire.

[MoeFOH]

20 minutes ago, Ford2112 said:

I watch the Giants lately and they make me want to light myself on fire.

[Ford2112]

1 hour ago, MoeFOH said:

[MoeFOH]

21 minutes ago, Ford2112 said:

 

Merely laughing at your turn of phrase, Bob, not your situation. 

[BigGuns]

1 hour ago, MoeFOH said:

Merely laughing at your turn of phrase, Bob, not your situation. 

Oh, I’m laughing my arse off at the situation!

[Ford2112]

43 minutes ago, BigGuns said:

Oh, I’m laughing my arse off at the situation!

It is certainly ugly. The Padres have been pretty hot so they could push to clinch the division. Giants are somehow a dumpster fire. Mike you dirty dog...

[BigGuns]

Can’t remember the last time I’ve been this locked into a regular season game. @Fezztone

[Ford2112]

And then what do they do? They go on to win 2 in a row off the hottest team in baseball. Ughhhh hahaha

[JohnS]

For those of us who love baseball, I'm posting this to highlight the Major League debut of the Minors leader in strikeouts, Jonah Tong. He hails from Canada, and has been nicknamed 'the Canadian Cannon', but he has earned his call-up due to his exceptional and consistent performances in the minors in 2025.

Even though I'm a Mets fan, my interest in this stems from Tong's uncanny resemblance in his pitching mechanics with Tim Lincecum, a.k.a. the Freak. That full-body overarm motion generates speed and late movement which is tough to face, but what propelled this 22 year-old potential phenom this year was the development of his change-up and the break he gets in the strike-zone. He also has a curveball and he's working on a slider, but his fastball and change-up has been enough to keep hitters off-balance this season. 

For a more detailed comparison to the unique pitching mechanics of Tim Lincecum, check out this video below...

Tong will debut this Friday night at Citi Field, 7.10 pm ET against the Marlins. I hope he does well enough to stay in the Mets' pitching rotation for the rest of 2025, as Nolan McLean has done recently.

[Ford2112]

The Giants are the hottest team in the MLB since last Saturday.

[KCCubano]

11 hours ago, JohnS said:

For those of us who love baseball, I'm posting this to highlight the Major League debut of the Minors leader in strikeouts, Jonah Tong. He hails from Canada, and has been nicknamed 'the Canadian Cannon', but he has earned his call-up due to his exceptional and consistent performances in the minors in 2025.

Even though I'm a Mets fan, my interest in this stems from Tong's uncanny resemblance in his pitching mechanics with Tim Lincecum, a.k.a. the Freak. That full-body overarm motion generates speed and late movement which is tough to face, but what propelled this 22 year-old potential phenom this year was the development of his change-up and the break he gets in the strike-zone. He also has a curveball and he's working on a slider, but his fastball and change-up has been enough to keep hitters off-balance this season. 

Tong will debut this Friday night at Citi Field, 7.10 pm ET against the Marlins. I hope he does well enough to stay in the Mets' pitching rotation for the rest of 2025, as Nolan McLean has done recently.

Good stuff @JohnS. I certainly see the similarities with Lincecum. Looking forward to seeing how he performs on Friday and I like the "Canadian Cannon" nickname.

[Goldeneye]

A huge weekend series for the Jays against the Yankees, hoping the Jays win at least 2 of 3.  With our bullpen i think we will need to score>8 runs a game!