~2022 MLB Thread~

[longhorn320]

My team is the White Sox who, with devastating injuries, underperformed, all season. Now, they won 2-straight against the Astros in come from behind fashion. Just one-game back now, but I am under no illusions. Tim Anderson is out until mid-September. The injuries just keep coming.

I watched both games

both were tough losses

White Sox played well

2 games to go

[Cincydawg]

I watched Charlie Morton pitch for the Braves last night and marveled at how an older crafty fellow can mystify hitters so well with what looks like mostly mediocre stuff.

Maddux and Glavine did this back in the day with mediocre stuff.  The Braves are now facing the Met aces though.

[longhorn320]

Astros open a series with the Braves on Friday

[Cincydawg]

I think the Braves are a pretty good team but I've seen high level pitching shut them down (DeGrom et al.).   Of course this isn't unique.

The Mets have some injuries right now, but they still have some elite starters.

[CatsbyAZ]

Forbes with a good rundown on MLB’s viewership numbers so far this season:


“Viewership for the regional sports networks is flat at the All-Star break. But given the shedding of subscriptions for linear television, and the league’s large number of games and the majority of them winning primetime, Major League Baseball continues to be a hot property… given its large inventory of games, and near-daily rhythm that allows blanketing of products on commercials.”

“…baseball sees extremely consistent numbers based on fan loyalty. The household impression numbers bear this out as many seeing gains are lagging in the standings. Leading the way with the largest gain are the Texas Rangers. The Rangers see a +42% increase year-over-year. They are followed by the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners (+33%), St. Louis Cardinals (+30%), and Philadelphia Phillies (+25%).”

“Maybe the biggest factor in MLB’s popularity with advertisers is how it dominates primetime against broadcast and cable competition. Eleven of the 29 rank #1 in their designated market area (Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers, Astros, Cardinals, Giants, Mariners, Guardians, Padres, Brewers, Royals), and five rank #2 (Braves, Tigers, Twins, Rays, Reds, and three rank #3 (Mets, Red Sox, Orioles).”

“Not all clubs are performing well; some so understandably. With the Oakland A’s jettisoning key talent and tanking in the standings, they account for the largest drop YOY (-46%). And it’s not just the A’s in the Bay Area that are down significantly. The San Francisco Giants are down -35%. They are followed by a -30% drop by the Cleveland Guardians, and a -29% drop by the Cincinnati Reds.”

More info:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2022/07/27/mlb-sees-year-over-year-regional-sports-network-viewership-flat-but-still-rules-primetime/?sh=13d646de6bea

[ELA]

Tigers had a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th, up 4-2, but the batter reached on a dropped 3rd strike, and the Guardians went in to score 6 runs in the inning and win 8-4, lol

[ELA]

Tigers had a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th, up 4-2, but the batter reached on a dropped 3rd strike, and the Guardians went in to score 6 runs in the inning and win 8-4, lol

https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1560099711301963777?t=G1_hHheLnBWaRNFR2Ylp-g&s=19

[longhorn320]

Tigers had a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th, up 4-2, but the batter reached on a dropped 3rd strike, and the Guardians went in to score 6 runs in the inning and win 8-4, lol

I would have slashed both wrists

[MarqHusker]

At least they didn't break their arms and ribs going down Bernies Slide?

[ELA]

With the entire preseason rotation on the IL, yet they have I think the 2nd worst record during this stretch bc of how awful the offense is.  The Angels should throw a pile of money at Chris Fetter, if they want to try to stop wasting Trout and Ohtani



https://twitter.com/beckjason/status/1560795680859459586?t=dh1eegXWSIeTkbPuaZ2llw&s=19

[FearlessF]

yup, they need to spend some money

on the mound and at the plate

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/OutsiderSports/status/1560313323731787779?t=UPEAEit9BgGkCtWEHsEGGg&s=19

[OrangeAfroMan]

The Dodgers lose their best pitcher for the rest of the season, and it barely made the news.
LA is like a freight train vs a fly.
.  
Kershaw will be back soon.
This is what depth looks like. 
This is what you get with Tampa Bay intelligence and Yankees payroll.
Half the name position players are hitting .200, but it doesn't matter.
.
And the shit show down in SD is hilariious, btw.

[847badgerfan]

My team is the White Sox who, with devastating injuries, underperformed, all season. Now, they won 2-straight against the Astros in come from behind fashion. Just one-game back now, but I am under no illusions. Tim Anderson is out until mid-September. The injuries just keep coming.

I don't know if I ever mentioned this, but you are the only person I "know" from Iowa who is a Sox fan. Most Iowans I've met go for the Kubbs.