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

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@DTGoteraKHOU: Per @EliasSports, Carlos Correa is 3rd player since 1900 to hit 4 HR as SS in 1st 15 career games #Astros
 
@MJ4Sports: Tony Kemp update: 2 hits in his 2 ABs tonight bring his AAA BA to .400!!!! 20-50. This is getting ridiculous. He's ready to be called up.

The Astros are about to have 5'-6" Tony Kemp to pair with 5'-5" Altuve :lol:
 
In the morning, I got a notification that d'Arnaud would return to the lineup. An hour before the game started, I got a notification that d'Arnaud has been headed to the DL.

Mets' front office :smh:
 
Blow it up

Keep the pitchers, Duda, Flores, Lagares, Tejada and the catchers. Trade everyone else.

If they had balls they'd trade for a big bat with one of their pitchers and sign price and Upton in the offseason. But they won't.
 
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Babe Ruth, assaulting refs and fans: hero


A-Rod, stuck a needle in his butt like thousands of other major leaguers: treacherous swine


Amirite?
This post would have earned a rep from me if you didn't refer to the umpire as a ref.  SMFH.


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You know what I meant.
 
Call me gullible but I thought the mets might compete this year. That 11 game win streak feels like 2006.


I agree with johnny tho, blow this up and get rid of Collins.
 
Call me gullible but I thought the mets might compete this year. That 11 game win streak feels like 2006.


I agree with johnny tho, blow this up and get rid of Collins.

And Alderson. I can't stand this guy when it comes to free agency market.

Low budged teams suit Alderson better. We need Frank Cashen 2.0
 
I rather he treat this like a low budget team if it meant him finding diamonds in the rough or just not spending money on guys past their prime. in cuddyer and granderson he signed 2 dudes that aren't even moneyball players w expensive contracts after the age of 32. i dont get that at all. we're paying grand 16 million. 16 million for a guy past his prime that hits a homerun every 2 weeks. cmon now.
 
Today in Baseball History
June 24th

1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes the first Yankee and fifth player in major league history to hit two home runs in one inning. The 21 year-old rookie outfielder’s homers come in the fifth frame in an 18-11 trouncing of the White Sox at Comiskey Park.

1946 Traveling at dusk in a light rain on Washington's Highway 10 en route to Bremerton, eight Spokane Indians players and their manager, Mel Cole, are killed when their team bus veers off a Cascade Mountain pass road to avoid an oncoming car approximately sixty miles east of Seattle. Jack Lohrke, a future infielder with the Giants and Phillies, will become known as 'Lucky', having left the bus at its last stop 15 minutes before the accident at Snoqualmie Pass because he had received orders to report to San Diego.

1947 At Forbes Field, Jackie Robinson steals home in the Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the Pirates. It is the Brooklyn infielder's first thievery of the dish, something the rookie will accomplish 19 times during his ten-year career.

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1950 Giants' catcher Wes Westrum hits three home runs and a triple. The 27 year-old backstop's fifteen total bases help New York defeat Cincinnati at the Polo Grounds, 12-2.

1950 Willie Mays makes his professional baseball debut, playing centerfield for Trenton, the Giants' farm team in the Class B Inter State League. The 20 year-old outfielder from Alabama goes hitless in the game against Hagerstown in Maryland, but will hit .353 in 81 games, before being promoted to the Minneapolis Millers, the Triple A affiliate of the parent club.

1953 The Braves sign right-hander Joey Jay from Middletown, Connecticut as an amateur free agent. The 17 year-old bonus baby will become the first former Little Leaguer to play in the major leagues.

1955 In an 18-7 Washington loss to the Tigers, Senator third baseman Harmon Killebrew hits his first major league home run. The 18 year-old rookie, who becomes known as 'Killer', will finish his 22-year Hall of Fame career with 573 homers.

1960 Stan Musial returns to the Cardinals' lineup after being benched at the start of the season by skipper Solly Hemus, who tried to implement a youth movement in the organization. The 39 year-old future Hall of Famer responds with a single in the team's 4-3 loss to Philadelphia.

1962 The longest game ever played in Yankee history ends thanks to a home run hit by Jack Reed in the 22nd inning. The Mississippi native's lone big league career homer helps the Bronx Bombers beat Detroit in Tiger Stadium, 9-7.

1968 Jim Northrup becomes the sixth big leaguer to hit two grand slams in the same game. The “Slammer’s” power surge in the fifth (off Eddie Fisher) and sixth (off Billy Rohr) frames enables the Tigers to rout the Indians at Cleveland Stadium, 14-3.

1969 Phillies skipper Bob Skinner suspends **** Allen indefinitely after the slugger fails to appear for a twilight doubleheader at Shea Stadium against New York. The 27 year-old first baseman, who will be reinstated on July 20, got stuck in traffic after watching a horse race in New Jersey.

1970 In the last game ever played at Crosley Field, Lee May and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth to give the Reds a 5-4 win. After the game, home plate is presented to Mayor Eugene Ruehlman and is flown by helicopter to the Reds' new home, Riverfront Stadium.

1970 After fouling off a ninth-inning "Folly Floater" thrown by Steve Hamilton in the eventual 7-2 Cleveland victory at Yankee Stadium, Tony Horton asks the New York hurler to throw him the pitch again. The Indians first baseman crawls back to the dugout when his second foul ball is caught by backstop Thurman Munson.



1977 After hitting what appears to be a three-run homer in the third inning at Metropolitan Stadium, Ralph Garr is called out for passing teammate Jim Essian, who waited at first base to make sure the ball cleared the fence. The White Sox outfielder known as the Road Runner is awarded a two-run single, but the mistake proves costly when Chicago loses the game in Minnesota, 7-6.

1977 Bob Watson become the first player to complete a cycle in both leagues when he hits an eighth-inning RBI single, leading the Houston to a 6-5 victory over San Francisco at the Astrodome. The 31 year-old first baseman, whose feat will be duplicated by John Olerud (Mets, 1997, and Mariners, 2001) and Michael_Cuddyer (Twins, 2009, and Rockies, 2014) also collected a single, double, triple, and home run while wearing a Red Sox uniform in 1979.

1979 In a 5-1 defeat to Texas, future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson makes his major league debut with the A's. The 20 year-old outfielder singles and doubles and swipes the first of his 1,406 stolen bases, a major league record.

1988 In one of the longest games ever played, it takes 27 innings for the Bluefield Orioles to beat the hometown Burlington Indians, 3-2. The Appalachian League contest, which ended at 3:27 in the morning, lasted eight hours and 15 minutes.

1988 In a tribute held at Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver (41) becomes the only Met player to have his uniform number retired. In addition to managers Casey Stengel (37) and Gil Hodges (14), the future Hall of Fame right-hander, who compiled a 198-124 record (.615) during a dozen seasons with the Amazins, becomes the third person to be honored by the franchise in this manner.

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1992 Much to the protest of the Yankees brass, Fay Vincent permanently suspends pitcher Steve Howe for repeated drug offenses, after the left-handed reliever is arrested for buying a gram of cocaine. In November, an arbitrator will overturn the lifetime ban, allowing the former Rookie of the Year to enjoy one of his best seasons when he saves 15 games with a 1.80 ERA for the Bronx Bombers in 1994.

1993 During the Marlins' fire sale, San Diego goes shopping and acquires Gary Sheffield, Rich Rodriguez, and an unheralded rookie right-hander. The little-known freshman reliever is Trevor Hoffman, who will go on to save 552 games for the Padres during his fifteen and half years with the franchise.

1997 Randy Johnson breaks Ron Guidry's American League record for strikeouts in a game by a left-hander. The Mariners southpaw whiffs 19 A's, but still losses the Kingdome contest, 4-1. Although Johnson whiffed McGwire twice on the way to a record-breaking total of 19 strikeouts, McGwire hit what was estimated as the longest home run in at least a decade. He got all of a 97-mph fastball, and launched it at 105 mph in the general direction of Canada.



2003 With a bunt single in the second, a double in the fifth, a triple in the sixth, and a homer in the seventh, Brad Wilkerson becomes the fifth Expo player to hit for the cycle. The left fielder's 4-for-4 performance, which drives in four runs, enables Montreal to beat Pittsburgh, 6-4.

2003 After enjoying a 6-for-6 performance against Philadelphia three days ago, Nomar Garciaparra goes 5-for-5 in the Red Sox' 10-1 rout of Detroit at Fenway Park. All eleven hits are singles.

2004 In a slugfest at the Skydome, Julio Lugo goes 5-for-5 to set a club record for hits in a game. The Toronto shortstop's effort isn't enough to stop the Devil Rays as they pound out 24 hits en route to a 19-13 rout of the Blue Jays.

2005 Due to Bernie Williams dropping a ball in center field, the Mets become the first National League team to hit three sacrifice flies in one inning. Backstop Ramon Castro's sac fly to right ties the game at 1-1 as David Wright advances to third; the Yankees' center fielder then drops Jose Reyes' deep fly ball, allowing Wright to score; Mike Cameron skies to right plating Mientkiewicz, who had advanced to third on an errant pick off throw.

2008 During an eventual 11-0 inter-league loss to the Mariners at Shea Stadium, Brian Runge enrages Jerry Manuel when the ump appears to show up Carlos Beltrán after calling a strike on the center fielder. The commissioner’s office will suspend the home plate umpire for one game for bumping the Mets manager during the ensuing heated argument, with the New York skipper and outfielder, who were both thrown out of the game, being fined for arguing balls and strikes.

2008 The Chiefs and Dragons bench-clearing brawl, which results in 15 players being ejected, although some will be allowed back into the game so that the teams could complete the Midwest League contest, starts when Peoria right-hander Julio Castillo fires a ball toward the Dayton dugout, causing both teams to charge the Fifth Third Field. The 20 year-old Dominican starter will be arrested on a felony assault charge because his errant throw ricochets into the crowd, hitting a male fan.



2011 In New York's 4-2 loss to Colorado, A.J. Burnett becomes the first Yankee hurler to strike out four hitters in one inning. The right-hander starts the sixth frame by whiffing Rockies batters Chris Iannetta and Carlos Gonzalez and when Chris Nelson reaches first base after swinging at a wild pitch for a third strike, he faces Todd Helton and strikes him out swinging to end the inning.

2011 Michael Kacer, a 29 year-old veteran who lost his arm during a rocket attack in Afghanistan, makes an amazing grab of Curtis Granderson's foul ball at Yankee Stadium. The event attracts national attention when the video of the catch becomes viral on the web, and with ESPN including it in its top plays segment on SportsCenter.



2011 The Nationals name bench coach John McLaren as the interim manager to replace the departed Jim Riggleman, who surprised the team by quitting yesterday. Washington GM Mike Rizzo indicates the appointment is just for a few games, and will name Davey Johnson as the long-term replacement in the next few days.

2011 For the second time in two years a club plays as a road team in their own ballpark when the Marlins' three-game series with the Mariners is shifted to Safeco Field due to preparations at Sun Life Stadium for a U2 concert to be held in Miami. Last season, MLB moved the Blue Jays home series against the Phillies, scheduled to be played at Rogers Centre, due to security concerns raised because of protests at the G20 Summit that was being held near the Toronto stadium.

2011 In their 5-1 inter-league loss to the Rays at Minute Maid Park, the Astros become the first team to use three pitchers with the same last name in a single game. Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez is followed to the mound by Fernando Rodriguez in the seventh and eighth with Aneury Rodriguez tossing a scoreless ninth frame.

2013 At Tropicana Field, the Rays halt the Blue Jays' 11-game winning streak, 4-3, thanks to back-to-back-to-back home runs in the second inning by James Loney, Wil Myers, and Sam Fuld. It is the second time in franchise history that the team has hit three consecutive home runs; Evan Longoria, Willy Aybar and Dioner Navarro accomplished the feat in Anaheim in 2008.


Randy Johnson 19 strikeouts and Mark McGwire's longest home run in same game :x

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The Myth of the 500-Foot Home Run
Do men always exaggerate the length of their long balls?
By John Pastier

On June 24, fans at Seattle's Kingdome witnessed one of the most dramatic pitcher-hitter confrontations since Walter Johnson faced Babe Ruth. On the mound, the Mariner's Big Unit, 6'-10" Randy Johnson, the tallest man ever to play in the majors, and the most proficient strikeout pitcher in history. At the plate, Oakland's Mark McGwire, the best and strongest home-run hitter since Ruth.

On the radio, Mariner announcer Dave Niehaus marveled, "A high fly ball, belted, and I mean belted, deep to left field, into the upper deck! My, oh my, what a shot by Mark McGwire! That is probably the longest home run ever hit here. ... It will be interesting to see how far that ball will be guesstimated. ... We have often wondered if McGwire got ahold of a Randy Johnson fastball how far he could hit it, and I think we just saw it."

Shortly after, Niehaus gave the estimated distance: "538 feet--unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable. The longest home run ever hit here in Seattle ... the longest home run I think I have ever seen hit." Not only that, it seems to be the longest ball hit since 1988, when the distance of major-league home runs was first estimated on a wide scale. Sports pages and broadcasters across the country are still heralding McGwire's homer as one of the great feats in slugging history.

But there's a catch: The 538-feet figure, announced by the Mariners about 40 seconds after the ball landed, was an overstatement worthy of P.T. Barnum. According to three physicists who have worked independently and have written extensively on the science of baseball, the human limit for hitting a baseball at sea level, under normal temperatures and with no wind, is somewhere between 450 feet and 470 feet.

Curious that anyone could hit a ball 538 feet in an indoor park near sea level, I called the Mariners to see how they devised such a spectacular number. The team repeatedly refused to explain how they arrived at the figure or to allow me to speak to whoever made the estimate. Mariners PR Director Dave Aust stresses that the figure is "a guesstimate." "We don't really believe in the process," Aust says, distancing the team from the McGwire number.

That "process" has evolved over time. In 1988, IBM established the "Tale of the Tape" program, devising a system by which home-run distances could be estimated. Sponsorship of the Major League Baseball-licensed program was assumed by telecom giant MCI in 1992 and redubbed the "MCI Home Run Program." The program's Web site lists the 10 longest home runs of the year and provides a searchable database of the home runs of the previous two years.

"We do not measure the home runs," says MCI spokesman Cal Jackson. The distances are estimated by the individual clubs and then provided to MCI. "We act as a warehouse for the numbers that Major League Baseball sends us."

U nsatisfied with the 538-feet number, I did my own figuring. I consulted the 1976 Kingdome blueprints, a more recent laser-survey diagram of the stadium, and the Seattle Times game story, and visited the park twice. Here are the facts: McGwire's homer landed in the eighth row of the left side of section 240 in the second deck--439 feet (measured horizontally) from home plate and 59 feet above the playing field.
 
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I rather he treat this like a low budget team if it meant him finding diamonds in the rough or just not spending money on guys past their prime. in cuddyer and granderson he signed 2 dudes that aren't even moneyball players w expensive contracts after the age of 32. i dont get that at all. we're paying grand 16 million. 16 million for a guy past his prime that hits a homerun every 2 weeks. cmon now.

I am fine if he treated this like a low budget team. The problem is that Alderson shouldn't have done like offering Cuddyer and Grandy big bucks. That's why I feel like low budge teams suit him better where he doesn't make a stupid move like the signings of Cuddyer and Grandy. We need a guy who understands how to use money. Just like Minaya. Beltran, Wagner, Lo Duca and Pedro Martinez.
 
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ideal for me would be finding a way to dump grandy and cuddyer. make a move for reddick and sign justin upton in the offseason. unless they think conforto is ready to be a star, but who even knows anymore w our position player prospects.

i wish we'd draft and develop guys like joe panik and matt carpenter.
 
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