~2021 MLB Thread~

[FearlessF]

"I thought it was a very supportive gesture (refusing to sign a petition that threatened a boycott if Jackie Robinson joined the team), and very instinctive on Pee Wee's part. You shouldn't forget that Pee Wee was the captain, and he led the way. When Jack first entered (the Major Leagues), there were still a lot of people who didn't know if it was the right thing to do. Pee Wee used all of his leadership skills and sensitivity to bring the team together... Pee Wee was more than a friend. Pee Wee was a good man." - Rachel Robinson (Jackie Robinson's Wife) in Jet (September 13, 1999)

[FearlessF]

NEW YORK -- — Shohei Ohtani pounded his hardest-hit home run of the season, José Suarez pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief after Dylan Bundy threw up on the mound because of heat exhaustion and the Los Angeles Angels beat the troubled New York Yankees 5-3 Monday night.

Ohtani was 0 for 9 in his previous appearances at Yankee Stadium, all three years ago. The two-way sensation connected for a 117.2 mph drive to right off Michael King (0-4) in a two-run first that also included Jared Walsh's RBI double.

The home run was the major league-leading 26th for Ohtani, who is slated to pitch Wednesday night. He tied Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the major league lead, one ahead of San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr.



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No Mike Trout in the lineup to protect Ohtani

[ELA]

Maybe if they can find more hitters who know how to pitch, they'd have something.  It is staggering how much talent they've wasted in Anaheim, searching for some pitching

[FearlessF]

agreed

[ELA]

agreed

At what point do you trade a young bat for a young pitcher under team control?

Jo Adell for John Means'?

[FearlessF]

immediately, especially if Trout is bringing his bat back to the lineup

it's painfully obvious that pitching is the weak link and the problem

[GopherRock]

Maybe if they can find more hitters who know how to pitch, they'd have something.  It is staggering how much talent they've wasted in Anaheim, searching for some pitching

That is why I'm surprised that A) they got Ohtani, and B) Trout signed his monster extension with them. They've done nothing to help those guys, and in a crappy AL West to boot.

[FearlessF]

Ohtani wanted to play both ways and be on the west coast    + large market

not sure why Trout stayed

[FearlessF]

Mantle and Aaron, 1957 World Series

[ELA]

It's nice having an entertaining product on the diamond again.

[Hawkinole]

Mantle and Aaron, 1957 World Series

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What a great high def photo! Looks like it was taken yesterday.

[Hawkinole]

It's nice having an entertaining product on the diamond again.

I presume you are referring to "the catch of the night," the "catch of the decade." White Sox' Billy Hamilton channels Superman for catch of the year | RSN (nbcsports.com)
White Sox' Billy Hamilton channels Superman for catch of the year | RSN (nbcsports.com)

[ELA]

I guess best case scenario is to see your starting pitching and offense figuring it out, but a bullpen being so bad, you get another high pick next year.

[OrangeAfroMan]

ELA, I thought about you when a podcast I listen to mentioned Miggy's doing well lately:
He's not slugging, but he's hitting .321 in the past month.  He's on the cusp of 3,000 hits and 500 HRs.