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MLB Off-season Thread 2015-2016 IOTI Back to the Future was a lie
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if you don't mind reading I would just read through the rest of season 1 in manga form. You can skip to season 2 without missing to much, but it will lack some of the impact given what happens at the end of season 1.
yeah it started coming out a little over a year ago. not a lot of it is translated though.
It follows Goro and Toshiya's sons. I believe it is a weekly manga though so there should be 50 or so chapters so they might be able to make it into an anime soon, my guess would be spring 2017.
there is barely any meat in that
to be fair it's nearly impossible to find a burger in the park so it's not surprising it's hard for them to put beef in anything as all they have is pork sausage/ hot dogs :/
The Elite
BOSS
Raise the Bar.
chicagocubsfan
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https://twitter.com/DOBrienAJC/status/714617192189394945
I hope at least some of this translates to the regular season for Olivera.
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
@AdamRubinESPN
Matt Harvey had blood clots in bladder. Everything is fine now. Daily News first reported. http://es.pn/1RHE2JD
Matt Harvey had blood clots in bladder. Everything is fine now. Daily News first reported. http://es.pn/1RHE2JD
LyleLanley
Banned
"Harvey had blood clots in his bladder. He has passed them. #mets" - @Ackert_NYDN
Looks like that's that.
Looks like that's that.
😬 😬 😬
CosmicQueso
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You have to remember, Toronto hasn't thought about the Jays since the last game ended. Now that it's back, it'll take Jays fan a few days to get back in the swing of things.
What really trips them up is when they have to remember the baseball is round and white instead of flat and black.
Silver Arrows
Banned
I admit, I laughed, but yeah, expect more bandwagoners for a while.
It will be especially frustrating when those dipshits think shagging balls that are still live for a souvenir is A-OK.
The Elite
BOSS
Silver Arrows
Banned
Indeed. How every stadium has the same dimensions, but how they do it is up to them.
Teams can have different dimensions.
The only thing I really care about is real grass or at the very least top grade turf.
No fucking carpet on concrete like at the astrodome.
bonesmccoy
Banned
A's to sign Delabar
CosmicQueso
Member
Jays West here we go
Grover Cleveland
Member
Dave Price named Sox opening day starter.
Price
Buchholz
Kelly
Porcello
Wright
I guess when Eduardo Rodriguez is healthy, he replaces Wright
Holt is starting in LF. Castillo on the bench
Now we wait to see what happens with Pablo
Red Sox should just have a Panda Express or chipotle on a barge, trap him and send him to iceland or something.
MultiJhonny
Banned
Royals looking to retaliate apparently on opening night against Syndergaard for his brush back in the WS.
Cuz you know $240 mil ain't enough motivation.
Silver Arrows
Banned
Soon to be added: James Paxton
Tragicomedy
Member
Where are you reading this? They already retaliated when they kicked the Mets' asses in the World Series.
MultiJhonny
Banned
I got an update on my phone about it. Let me see if I can link the source
Marc Carig of Newsday is reporting it. Idk who that is so idk what to think
Retaliate for a brush back?
I only see one or two names I'm sad about. Everyone else? Good riddance
Tragicomedy
Member
I mean, it's whatever at this point. It didn't work. Escobar got more hits in the series than anyone on the Mets roster, to include a double, triple, inside the park homerun, and 4 RBIs. I thought it was a shit tactic considering they openly acknowledged they were going to do it and laughed about it in the bullpen when it happened. deGrom in particular was hilarious, since he got worked the previous game. Go get it, young guy!
You know the best way to deal with a guy who is destroying you by swinging at the first pitch? Maybe, I dunno, throw a breaking ball in the dirt or something? It's not rocket science. He'll swing at it, don't give him something to hit like Harvey and deGrom did.
Mets have the foundation of a good team, particularly on the mound. I think they're better off figuring out how they are going to get out of jams against good contact hitters. Their fielding was atrocious that series, so there's room to improve there. I expect a good opening series from both sides.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
I wouldn't be surprised at all if this happens, seemed like the Royals were wanting to fight just about every single team last season
You see this Rando? We should be friends not enemies.
Tragicomedy
Member
That's a fairly reductionist view of it. Teams started a bunch of shit with the Royals early on and the team retaliated. If you blame that on the Royals, that's fine. There was a pretty clear cut cause-and-effect cycle taking place and we discussed it a ton last season. Brett Lawrie started the Oakland beef, very clearly. Then they came out and said we're defending ALCS champs, and not baking down from anyone. Teams pushed and the Royals overreacted.
I personally hate the whole macho bullshit in baseball, and wish the Royals wouldn't have responded to cheap shit going down. But they did. I blame Ventura for the shit with Eaton and the White Sox. Maybe Drake LaRoche was disrespecting him from the dugout.
I rather keep Pablo at this stage. I'm fine eating money in a deal. If he doesn't bitch and here for depth / performance that is fine.
Shields deal sounds awful.
Holt getting his due is nice
Tragicomedy
Member
Lol, Mets' staff throws 95+. Retaliate so that they can aim another ball your way, Royals.
The Royals have two guys who throw faster than anyone on the Mets' staff in Ventura and Herrera. And nobody is "scared" of heat at this level of play. I'm more than happy with the umps doing a pre-game warning to both sides and just playing the damn game. Anyone hitting or aiming for the other side should get an immediate ejection and we can all move on.
The Royals just happened to be the best fastball hitting team in all of baseball last year, which your staff of speed demons got to witness first-hand. Hilarious watching deGrom lose his cool over and over again when he couldn't strike anyone out with his WICKED HEAT. Familia got absolutely torched.
Now just get Uggla back
My point is, if the Royals want to retaliate, the Mets won't (or shouldn't) take it and I'm sure they will be happy to respond in kind.
You had to know this was going to happen.
Tragicomedy
Member
Which would be perfectly fine, although it doesn't work according to the UNWRITTEN RULES OF BASEBALL! Baseball fans watched the World Series and saw who instigated shit. I think it's ridiculous for the Royals to do anything at this point to respond, but it would be well within their "right" to do so. For all I know, Ned Yost told them to not do anything during the World Series that could jeopardize the outcome, and save it for this year.
If the Mets turn around and do a retaliation, you're talking about a game of brinkmanship that never works out for anyone. You don't get to throw a pitch at a dude's head, then act butthurt when someone tosses one back. Too many dudes out there acting like they have to defend their honor or teammates or whatever.
The Royals need to act like professionals who got their revenge on the scoreboard last year and move on. The umps should give clear pregame instructions and eject the first dude that does anything intentional. Simple fix. Let the best team on the field win the game.
CosmicQueso
Member
This is Oakland.
Kelly Green.
Fort Knox Gold.
Wedding Gown White.
The best home field advantage in baseball.
LET'S GO
OAKLAND!!
Kelly Green.
Fort Knox Gold.
Wedding Gown White.
The best home field advantage in baseball.
LET'S GO
JAYS WEST I MEAN
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
A home record of just 2 games over .500 over the last 2 seasons is the best home field advantage?