MLB Thread 2015

wm02 · October 22, 2015

SerenityNigh said:
Just reading up on Ryan via wiki, he pitched through 7 Presidents, and struck out 7 pairs of father-son baseball players.

Hmmm...thinking McRae, Griffey, Boone, Alou and running out of steam

SerenityNigh · October 22, 2015

wm02 said:
Hmmm...thinking McRae, Griffey, Boone, Alou and running out of steam

Bonds is the only one mentioned, but I think those are all good guesses... using my Google machine:

http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html

Father & Son Strikeout Victims

Sandy Sr & Roberto/Sandy Jr Alomar
Bobby & Barry Bonds
Tito & Terry Francona
Ken Sr & Ken Jr Griffey
Hal & Brian McRae
Dick Sr & Dick Jr Schofield
Maury & Bump Wills

mezzrow · October 22, 2015

wm02 said:
Supposedly, it was blisters that caused the Mets to trade Nolan Ryan. I know my father mentioning that he didn't mind losing Ryan but was absolutely gutted when Seaver was traded. One of the worst all-time trades

Right up there with Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio. What were they thinking?

Ryan really didn't develop true major league command of his pitches until he went to the Angels.

wm02 · October 22, 2015

Gah. Should have gotten Bonds. Schofields were definitely off my radar

wm02 · October 24, 2015

Pete Rose's outfit is killing me right now

barneygumble · October 24, 2015

Kansas it is! What an interesting duel!

Welton Toffee · October 24, 2015

Wasn't meant to be for the Jays

This season has been a fun ride though. Has made a nice change from the grinding, relentless disappointment of recent years! Hopefully we can keep the majority of the team together to have another crack at it next year...

barneygumble · October 27, 2015

Mets in 6.

deGrom MVP.

ItsOKImAPilot · October 27, 2015

If someone had told me a few years ago that the Royals and Mets were going to play in the World Series in 2015, I would have laughed in their face. But here we are. I'll take the Mets in this one.

barneygumble · October 28, 2015

Safe to say in my first World Series as an 'adult', I've forgotten how much i hate it.

COME ON METS.

USABlue · October 28, 2015

14 innings...has to feel awful being on the losing end of that marathon. crazy how well colon did for a while at 42

SLAVEN BILIC · October 28, 2015

Cannot give up a 2 game lead, instant response please mets.

ijjysmith · October 28, 2015

Bugger

l4toffee · October 28, 2015

Not into baseball much. but the royals being in a 2nd consecutive World Series is further proof that American sports are better than ours . The royals with one of the lowest budgets in baseball doing what there doing is something that will never happen again in English football . The only thing we do better is promotion and relegation .

barneygumble · October 28, 2015

Gutted. Absolutely gutted (and knackered).

All good runs must come to an end, and sadly for Jeurys last night, his amazing run came to an end. As soon as they tied it, and took it to extras it was game over....

Should we lose this series 4-3, I definitely think that Collins will have to have a VERY good explanation as to why Lagaras didn't start CF last night instead of Cespedes.