2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[jewbacca2]

Last year's World Series performance says otherwise. He might not have the K numbers, but he's filthy when it matters most.

Y'all gotta move past this

A post season run does not elevate a pitcher to being one of the best in the game.

You can't compare numbers compiled during multiple regular seasons to numbers in even one or two playoff runs.

If Bum was that great, his playoff numbers would carry over to the regular season

 

[awwsome]

Lol @otero not being charged for any ER's during that dumpster fire relief of the dumpster fire start by gravemen. The A's are just dumpster fire, period.

That bullpen is an absolute joke.


#freesonnygray

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Last year's World Series performance says otherwise. He might not have the K numbers, but he's filthy when it matters most.

Y'all gotta move past this

A post season run does not elevate a pitcher to being one of the best in the game.

You can't compare numbers compiled during multiple regular seasons to numbers in even one or two playoff runs.

If Bum was that great, his playoff numbers would carry over to the regular season

ye shrug

i live 10 minutes away from citi and it's been sunny as hell while theres a rain delay in the mets game. weather is so weird

 

[awwsome]

I'm in Brooklyn and the weather is great.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

I've got two starters on my fantasy team doing something special right now

 

[awwsome]

Nelson Cruz is unbelieveable.


Dude piss is probably dirtier than the Hudson River, imagine the Orioles lineup if they resigned him? :x

Blue Jays esque.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Looks like I jinxed the Sale no hitter

 

[awwsome]

Looks like I jinxed the Sale no hitter

I wanted to see it man.

 

[samb]

Jinxed would be no hitters is always a bad.. Lol

If you guys had to decide on a pitcher to pitch a single game for you who would it be? I'm going with David Price followed by Sale or Sonny Grey

 

[nick.]

i'd pick Sale or Kershaw

gimme a big lefty with filthy stuff & i'm confident my team can win that game

 

[johnnyredstorm]

And there goes Shelby Miller's I'm a dumbass

 

[a55a5in11]

Cruz isn't having an MVP season though

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Cruz isn't having an MVP season though

He's not. Mariners are 54-63 and Trout and Donaldson have equal or better numbers on winning teams. Don't understand why you can't grasp that concept.

 

[nick.]

i hope Donaldson wins it

i hate that one of my favorite players got traded to a division rival

 

[awwsome]

Cruz isn't having an MVP season though

If it was offense only, sure.

How you gonna win MVP when your team sucks and your glove sucks?

 

[a55a5in11]

Cruz isn't having an MVP season though

He's not. Mariners are 54-63 and Trout and Donaldson have equal or better numbers on winning teams. Don't understand why you can't grasp that concept.

So it's not MVP worthy?

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Cruz isn't having an MVP season though

He's not. Mariners are 54-63 and Trout and Donaldson have equal or better numbers on winning teams. Don't understand why you can't grasp that concept.

So it's not MVP worthy?

Nope. The other two are the best all around players in the game. Cruz is a slugger on a losing team that can't field. Still don't understand why this is hard to grasp. Maybe Cruz would have a chance if he was far and away better than everyone else, but he isn't.

 

[d3si]

Adam Jones and the O's :x

 

[a55a5in11]

Cruz isn't having an MVP season though

If it was offense only, sure.

How you gonna win MVP when your team sucks and your glove sucks?

Trout isn't having a good season defensively this year

 

[awwsome]

Runners in scoring position on Sale? K's the potential ROY.


Bases loaded? K's to end the inning.

 

[awwsome]

Adam Jones and the O's :x

He's hot man.

 

[a55a5in11]

Cruz isn't having an MVP season though

He's not. Mariners are 54-63 and Trout and Donaldson have equal or better numbers on winning teams. Don't understand why you can't grasp that concept.

So it's not MVP worthy?

Nope. The other two are the best all around players in the game. Cruz is a slugger on a losing team that can't field. Still don't understand why this is hard to grasp. Maybe Cruz would have a chance if he was far and away better than everyone else, but he isn't.

Tell me about Trouts great defensive season. The advanced stats you slurp have him as below average

 

[nick.]

didn't we have the same exact discussion last week?

 

[johnnyredstorm]

4 Defensive Runs Saved to Cruz's -7
-2.2 UZR/150 to Cruz's -19.8
72 plays made out of zone to Cruz's 40
5 assists and 0 errors to Cruz's 5 assists and 3 errors
310 put outs to Cruz's 129
1.000 Fielding percentage to Cruz's .978

I just don't know why I even waste my time. Trout may not be Kevin Kiermaier in center but he's 10 times the outfielder Cruz is.

 

[awwsome]

Tell me about Trouts great defensive season. The advanced stats you slurp have him as below average

You definitely don't wanna get into advanced stats in this argument my dude, Trout still leads the league in WAR while Cruz is 15th.

Even his average defense is better than Cruz so that's a pretty stupid angle as well.