MLB 2022 thread - Page 5

Dru Edwards · #61 05-23-2022, 10:51 AM

What are the Red Sox doing to us fans? They were out of the race but now they're pulling at our heart strings again by winning 8 of 10 and only 3 games back of the final wild card. Walk off 10th inning grand slam yesterday is exciting but the bullpen gave up the lead in the 9th.

How's your team making out this season? We're at the 25% mark (about 40 games).

westview · #62 05-23-2022, 12:21 PM

Angels are hanging with the Astros in the west. Definitely a better team this year.
Still a lot of baseball to be played. Yankees have to cool off sometime.
I expect the AL east to tighten up. Those teams are too good to let the Yankees run away (maybe?).

Dru Edwards · #63 05-23-2022, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by westview

Angels are hanging with the Astros in the west. Definitely a better team this year.
Still a lot of baseball to be played. Yankees have to cool off sometime.
I expect the AL east to tighten up. Those teams are too good to let the Yankees run away (maybe?).

Angels are doing great as is Trout.

Yankees have now lost 3 of 4 but they're still the only .700 team. Unfortunately, I think they're the team to beat this year along with (again) the Dodgers.

What's happened to the Blue Jays? They cooled off.

westview · #64 05-23-2022, 03:32 PM

Blue Jays bats need to warm up. Especially Bichette, Guerrero, and Chapman.
They got a taste of a playoff race last year. They'll warm up with the weather.

Jim Owen · #65 05-24-2022, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

What are the Red Sox doing to us fans? They were out of the race but now they're pulling at our heart strings again by winning 8 of 10 and only 3 games back of the final wild card. Walk off 10th inning grand slam yesterday is exciting but the bullpen gave up the lead in the 9th.

How's your team making out this season? We're at the 25% mark (about 40 games).

I think it takes about 60 games to figure out what you have. The limited data I have thus far indicate that the Redsox are better than the Orioles. I also don’t believe the Yanks will continue their streak of good fortune.

frankmcr · #66 05-26-2022, 04:53 PM

I'm really looking forward to "The Playoffs", when all the teams
that bothered to show up for more than 50% of their games
during the Playoff Qualifying Round get in.

It's gonna be a thrillaminute, you betcha!

Gasworker · #67 05-27-2022, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

Angels are doing great as is Trout.

Yankees have now lost 3 of 4 but they're still the only .700 team. Unfortunately, I think they're the team to beat this year along with (again) the Dodgers.

What's happened to the Blue Jays? They cooled off.

Blue Jays rose to the occasion last night handling Ohtani and the Angles.

Dru Edwards · #68 05-27-2022, 10:42 AM

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Blue Jays rose to the occasion last night handling Ohtani and the Angles.

I've never cheered for the Blue Jays before but I must be getting old because I would like to see them go far this year... only if the Red Sox don't.

I can't recall but are you in the Hamilton area? Do you ever make it to the SkyDome / Rogers Center? I haven't been there in 20 years.

Bob from Brooklyn · #69 05-27-2022, 11:57 AM

Anybody else have a problem with MVP talk in May?

Dru Edwards · #70 05-27-2022, 12:05 PM

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Anybody else have a problem with MVP talk in May?

Hey Bob, very early but I see it as the 25% through the season talk so I'm ok with the very early returns for the first quarter. Thinking that Verlander will still be there at the end of the season.

Gasworker · #71 05-29-2022, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

I've never cheered for the Blue Jays before but I must be getting old because I would like to see them go far this year... only if the Red Sox don't.

I can't recall but are you in the Hamilton area? Do you ever make it to the SkyDome / Rogers Center? I haven't been there in 20 years.

Yes pre COVID we took in 10 or 12 games a year. My daughter was on the on field MLB broadcast crew so we went and watched. It was fun. We are heading down June 2nd for Chicago and Manoah is pitching. Looking forward to it.

westview · #72 05-29-2022, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by westview

Blue Jays bats need to warm up. Especially Bichette, Guerrero, and Chapman.
They got a taste of a playoff race last year. They'll warm up with the weather.

I spoke too soon. The Jays came to California and spanked the Angels 3 in a row.
The 4th game of the series is today (Sunday). I hope the Angels salvage 1 game.

Bob from Brooklyn · #73 05-30-2022, 02:49 PM

Memorial Day, the traditional end of the first marking period. How's your team doing? Mine is up a cautious 8 1/2 games.

Dru Edwards · #74 06-02-2022, 10:10 AM

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Memorial Day, the traditional end of the first marking period. How's your team doing? Mine is up a cautious 8 1/2 games.

lol. Mets have a 10.5 game lead over the Braves now. 2nd best record in MLB, behind the Yankees.

Red Sox are 11 games back but just 3.5 games back in the wildcard with 4 teams to catch up to.

What happened to the Angels? They've lost 6 in a row now after a great start.

Borderdon · #75 06-02-2022, 10:18 AM

Jays starting to show some of that pre- season promise, bats heating up, starting pitching mostly very good, but sounds like Ryu is now a question mark.