MLB News & Notes - 2024 Season

[bkox]

Dusty Baker's son, Darren, called up by Nationals 22 years after becoming World...

[bkeich]

The continuing saga of …. Can the White Sox actually be the worst modern team, an 8 game losing streak (commonly known as the likely outcome of 8 games) to get to 31-105. 26 games to go, they have to win 11 to avoid setting the record. 11-15. Not a chance.

It’s a shame to see the Mets lose this record, they so deserve it (every year)

[BostonRoss]

Tanner Banks was the White Sox best reliever, and his ERA was over 4

[bkox]

11-15. Not a chance.

especially playing the Mets, Orioles, BoSox and Guardians the next 4 series.

[bkox]

Now 31-109.. would need to play .500 ball the rest of the way 11-11 to not break the record.

[andyb]

Now 31-109.. would need to play .500 ball the rest of the way 11-11 to not break the record.

Technically they would need to go 10-12 to not break the record if we are talking win percentage. Mets were 40-120. A 41-121 record would be slightly better. Now the chances of that team winning even 10 games are not great of course.

[andyb]

Guessing Alec Bohm's agent is taking notes here:

Giants, Matt Chapman agree to 6-year, $151 million extension

Chapman is the better player, but this is for age 32-37 and they are pretty close offensively.

[zambonir]

Well, it's the same agent! But Chapman was going to opt-out, so somewhat different timeline/leverage. I'm still not especially for extending Bohm and Boras probably isn't either, but five years $100 million would probably be fair.

[bkox]

Giants RHP Logan Webb admits he was hungover during All-Star Game troubles

[bkox]

Report: Twins release minor league catcher Derek Bender for tipping pitches to...

[zambonir]

I bet a lot of players are hung over during the All-Star game.

[zambonir]

That minor league catcher story is wild. He was just drafted this year and had a $300K bonus. This seems like grounds to void a contract but there's really nothing to void (i.e the bonus was for signing and can't be touched and there was no guaranteed future pay anyway).

Think anyone will sign him?

[Philsmania]

I bet a lot of players are hung over during the All-Star game.

Back in the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, it was said early in the broadcast that Tim Lincecum was unavailable due to a hospitalization for "flu-like symptoms". A friend of mine who knew someone who used work for the Phillies with close access to the clubhouse told me that "flu-like symptoms" was baseball jargon/public coverup for too hungover to play.

[zambonir]

Haha for sure though I would hope that it was actually real in that case if it required hospitalization!

[Philsmania]

Haha for sure though I would hope that it was actually real in that case if it required hospitalization!

NYC, the City that Never Sleeps with nightlife that never sleeps, Lincecum was a young guy at the time and had something of a bonehead streak. Alcohol poisoning not beyond the realm of possibility.

[bkox]

UGH

MLB team helmets to feature ads during postseason through 2027

[bkeich]

That minor league catcher story is wild. He was just drafted this year and had a $300K bonus. This seems like grounds to void a contract but there's really nothing to void (i.e the bonus was for signing and can't be touched and there was no guaranteed future pay anyway).

Think anyone will sign him?

Not a chance. If he was showing something, naturally, but he wasn’t hitting at all. A guy who throws a game because he wants the season to end and doesn’t want to go to the playoffs isn’t going to get ANY support from teammates.

[zambonir]

Was already in the CBA, I'm just kind of amazed at how bush-league so many of these partnerships seem .

[bkeich]

UGH

MLB team helmets to feature ads during postseason through 2027

I wonder how much the owners can get for tattooing ads on players? Maybe they can engrave ads on the field or put company name targets in the stands and give away things if the ball hits the targets.

Bill Veeck would be so proud that his ideas live.

[zambonir]

He was only 19 games into his major league career though. If someone already thought enough of him to draft him in the 6th round for $300K less than two months ago a few teams will at least consider giving him a second chance. But maybe he doesn't want one.

Sure, you might think a clubhouse would find this a lot less forgiveable than domestic abuse, PED usage or just being a racist or a jerk, but I bet it's not actually that cut and dried. Maybe the team was complete mess, or they all hated the manager, or their living conditions were especially awful. Some of the other players probably felt the same way he did or at least think it was funny, even a huge line was crossed.