MLB 2020 Season

[Hiromi]

Cubs are starting to creep up my list of teams that might want to consider blowing it up and starting over

[WestPhillyPunisher]

The Padres finished off St. Louis and will face the Dodgers in the other half of the NLDS. As a National League fan, I have no horse in this race as I dislike Atlanta, HATE the Patient Zeroes (a.k.a. Miami) while the Dodgers constantly find new and terrible ways to choke in the postseason, so I’ll root for Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Fathers.

[Deathstroke]

Former Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson passed away at 84 after a cancer fight.

[Malvolio]

Former Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson passed away at 84 after a cancer fight.

I just looked up some of Gibson's statistics, and in 1968 "The Year of the Pitcher," Gibson led the league in ERA with 1.12 and strikeouts with 268! Could you imagine any pitcher recording stats like that today? RIP Mr. Gibson.

[Joker]

Rest easy, Bob Gibson.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Former Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson passed away at 84 after a cancer fight.

Just heard about Mr. Gibson. How sad.

[achilles]

I just looked up some of Gibson's statistics, and in 1968 "The Year of the Pitcher," Gibson led the league in ERA with 1.12 and strikeouts with 268! Could you imagine any pitcher recording stats like that today? RIP Mr. Gibson.

Well, yes. DeGrom, Cole, maybe Bauer, maybe Kershaw. Doesn't diminish one of the all time greats though, RIP Mr. Gibson.

[Malvolio]

Well, yes. DeGrom, Cole, maybe Bauer, maybe Kershaw. Doesn't diminish one of the all time greats though, RIP Mr. Gibson.

I could see any of those four recording that many strikeouts, but an ERA below 1.50? I doubt it, not with the way hitters are knocking it out of the park these days.

[Deathstroke]

I just looked up some of Gibson's statistics, and in 1968 "The Year of the Pitcher," Gibson led the league in ERA with 1.12 and strikeouts with 268! Could you imagine any pitcher recording stats like that today? RIP Mr. Gibson.

It was that season's performance that prompted MLB to change the construction of the pitcher's mode. Gibson was so overpowering that he literally made the league change the game so they could level the playing field for everyone else.

[achilles]

I could see any of those four recording that many strikeouts, but an ERA below 1.50? I doubt it, not with the way hitters are knocking it out of the park these days.

IIRC all of them have had seasons under 2.0. Which is at least in the...er...ballpark.

[Hiromi]

Phillies GM Klentak is stepping down, imagine it's one of those quitting before he finally gets fired deals

[cable guy]

Phillies GM Klentak is stepping down, imagine it's one of those quitting before he finally gets fired deals

Yeah I just heard this. Thank goodness it happened, however it went down.

[cable guy]

As an A's fan, I would like to formally invite and welcome everyone else to the bandwagon for the upcoming series against Houston. We've got beer!

Sure, why not. I'm in.

I need a team to root for and you got beer!

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Phillies GM Klentak is stepping down, imagine it's one of those quitting before he finally gets fired deals

Just heard about that. Thank goodness. As a Phillies fan, Klentak has been a train wreck as GM, the disastrous bullpen he built with it’s near 8.00 ERA and numerous blown saves cost the team a playoff slot, his poor draft picks left the minor leagues near barren and bereft of talent, and his mismanagement of the salary cap has been horrendous. I only hope the owner will bring in someone who actually knows what he’s doing.

[achilles]

Just heard about that. Thank goodness. As a Phillies fan, Klentak has been a train wreck as GM, the disastrous bullpen he built with it’s near 8.00 ERA and numerous blown saves cost the team a playoff slot, his poor draft picks left the minor leagues near barren and bereft of talent, and his mismanagement of the salary cap has been horrendous. I only hope the owner will bring in someone who actually knows what he’s doing.

I often wonder how guys like that last so long before they get canned or quit.