This dude is fast af
This is where it all turns around!
Hell yeah, Higgy!
Wild and exciting game. Loved the technicality that led to that ending. Very baseball
100% Ippei’s his best friend! That’s how you know Ippei’s a real one. Only a best friend would fall on his sword like that
Best case scenario as a Yankees fan. Those Astros rumors were making me nervous. I didn’t want the Yankees to sign him but I sure as hell didn’t want the Astros to land him either.
Pre-season stats matter very little for pitchers but I agree, the rotation looks bleak without Cole.
There’s no way this isn’t a TJ situation right? I mean, I guess Tanaka pitched with a partially torn UCL but I’m not hopeful. My guess is that they’re holding off on announcing for as long as possible so they don’t hurt ticket sales.
Absolutely brutal loss. The Yankees won’t win finish above 3rd place without their ace.
Positives:
Negatives:
Neutrals
All in all…I’m torn. I appreciate some rule changes that shorten game time without affecting the all holy numbers. But I don’t really like the standardization he’s brought to the game. Some of my favorite things about baseball are the unique characteristics of each team, city, and stadium. Baseball is a local game, not a national one like the other major sports. I’m intensely invested in my team’s division and, to a lesser extent, those in my league.
Considering I’m both a Yankees fan and a big baseball fan generally, I’m torn. I could see myself hate watching this for sure.
As far as dramatization goes, I think you’d be hard pressed to find a sport that lends itself to drama more than baseball. How can you not be romantic and all. Then again, the season is long and players are always coming up with whacky ways to entertain themselves in the dugouts so IDK how they’ll be able to spin that with a straight face.
All in all it sounds like a good way to attract new fans to the sport which I’m all for!
Love to see the young guys get signed long time to their home club. I hope the trend continues
I’m here for it! Welcome to America’s past time!
Serious question: what value does the NCAA really provide to college football?
I guess he got what he came for. He’s go no reason to stick around except to get sanctioned.
Definitely a worthy class. Congrats to them all!
I was looking through some of Todd Helton’s stats and noticed something wild (to me at least). In the 2000 season, Helton led the NL in WAR, H, and OBP. He led both leagues in 2B, RBI, AVG, SLG, OPS, and TB. Still somehow, he finished fifth in NL MVP voting! Crazy times.
I guess the committee knew what they were talking about with FSU, huh
Good for him. I wish him all the best. I don’t hate IKF, I hate Cashman for choosing IKF and pretending like he was better than he is.
Incredibly disappointing but not unexpected. The Yankees never had a chance against a West Coast team anyway.
What we need to do is invest in some farm team infrastructure in Kenya or Chad. Build our own Nippon Professional Baseball League in Africa. But alas, Hal is a coward with no vision.
It’s worth the trip!
Beautiful! How old?