2023 MLB (non-Tigers) catch all thread

[oblong]

2 hours ago, Longgone said:

Live life and do what, play video games? Striving for something, anything, is living life, and those lessons, even if you fail and come up short, are invaluable.

Yes. That’s the only other option that exists. 

[Longgone]

5 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Striving for something is great if you are doing something that you love.  Video games are not my thing, but studies have show that they do develop skills that can be useful in life.  Travel sports are probably great for some kids too.  I think for most youth, the pressure of obsessing over one sport is not the best experience especially if it's under the supervision of over ambitious adults.  Playing a variety of different sports and other activities is probably a better experience for most. 

Sure, it doesn’t have to be sports, whatever you love and are passionate about. Go for it.

[1776]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

I think for most youth, the pressure of obsessing over one sport is not the best experience especially if it's under the supervision of over ambitious adults.  Playing a variety of different sports and other activities is probably a better experience for most. 

We have friends that have a grandson that has played baseball on a travel team the past couple of years. They live in the Raleigh, NC area. They’ve done weekend tournaments in Atlanta, Charleston, SC to name just two. Their life is literally about baseball travel during the season. I don’t see how they do it. The costs for parents/grandparents is a lot! Travel, lodging, meals are just the beginning. These teams pay fees to enter these tournaments and the parents have to write that check as well. 

 

Edited January 27, 2024 by 1776

[oblong]

2 hours ago, 1776 said:

We have friends that have a grandson that has played baseball on a travel team the past couple of years. They live in the Raleigh, NC area. They’ve done weekend tournaments in Atlanta, Charleston, SC to name just two. Their life is literally about baseball travel during the season. I don’t see how they do it. The costs for parents/grandparents is a lot! Travel, lodging, meals are just the beginning. These teams pay fees to enter these tournaments and the parents have to write that check as well. 

 

It’s also a dark side because sometimes making a team is contingent upon going to X camp run by Y person and that camp costs a lot of money. 
 

a co worker would tell me stories of hockey tournaments. Kids all huddled in a few rooms playing video games. Parents huddled in other rooms getting drunk. 

[Tenacious D]

I coached travel for my youngest son (only one season—the parents were miserable to deal with).  Many years of traveling/tournaments for my oldest—it is a summer-long commitment.  The teams typically only carry 12 players, because the coaches don’t want to deal with parents complaining about playing time for their son when they shelled out $2000 to be on the team, plus travel expenses and time commitment.  As such, the coaches expect everyone attend every game (they need the pitchers/innings), and be flexible if they choose to add additional last minute tournaments at their discretion.

 

[casimir]

Quote

 

MILWAUKEE – Bob Uecker can still land a one-liner. Like this, on the eve of his 90th birthday: 

“I can’t believe I got to my batting average,” he said. 

 

In case you missed Ueck's birthday.

[Jim Cowan]

10 hours ago, casimir said:

In case you missed Ueck's birthday.

Lol!!! According to the late Norm Mcdonald nobody has a worse potty mouth than Uecker, which in my mind somehow makes him even funnier.

[Sports_Freak]

This guy seems pretty excited for the Orioles. Gonna get his heart ripped out but whatever....

 

[Tigeraholic1]

I had no idea you could trade draft picks in MLB

 

[1776]

nm

Edited February 2, 2024 by 1776

[casimir]

9 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

I had no idea you could trade draft picks in MLB

 

Its one of the competitive balance round picks that is being traded.  Those are fair game for trades.

[Tigeraholic1]

15 minutes ago, casimir said:

Its one of the competitive balance round picks that is being traded.  Those are fair game for trades.

I see. They should just let them trade any pick. Look how it has helped the Pistons.

[LongLiveMaroth]

10 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

I had no idea you could trade draft picks in MLB

 

Burnes is obviously a good pitcher but that seems like a lot for a 1 year rental.

Edited February 2, 2024 by LongLiveMaroth

[1776]

The ‘Win Now’ mode.

[SoCalTiger]

Great trade for the O's. They had to get another solid starter for that team. 

[4hzglory]

5 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Burnes is obviously a good pitcher but that seems like a lot for a 1 year rental.

By trading for him now, they will at least get a draft pick if he leaves.  (He would obviously get a qualifying offer)

[chasfh]

Whoa, indeed 

 

[Tiger337]

9 hours ago, chasfh said:

Whoa, indeed 

 

Should of kept.   Stupid Harris.

[SoCalTiger]

Bobby Witt just got paid. Wow. KC making it hard on all teams to get early deals done. 

[casimir]

[RandyMarsh]

On 2/6/2024 at 1:19 AM, SoCalTiger said:

Bobby Witt just got paid. Wow. KC making it hard on all teams to get early deals done. 

I saw that and personally from the Royals perspective I wasn't that big of fan of it due to all the opt outs. They basically gave him opts out on every one of his would be FA deals so KC is taking on all the risk now without being able to reap any possible rewards if in 5 years Witt is viewed as a top 5 player and viewed as a guy that could get 400 million on the open market.

Without the opt outs they would be reaping some rewards by getting him at "only" some 35 million a year but with them he will just opt out or re work the contract where he is paid his worth if he ends up being a top tier superstar. OTOH if he completely flames out and never hits his full potential then KC is on the hook for nearly 300 million dolllars. 

[SoCalTiger]

Nobody wants The "Fisher cheapskate " in their town. He should sell to someone who will keep the team in Oakland. 

[1776]

1 hour ago, SoCalTiger said:

Nobody wants The "Fisher cheapskate " in their town. He should sell to someone who will keep the team in Oakland. 

There will always be owners and officers of his ilk. The issue that concerns me is that nobody in the game opposes him. Manfred and all the remaining owners are blessing this move. It sucks for the game.

[chasfh]

21 hours ago, SoCalTiger said:

Nobody wants The "Fisher cheapskate " in their town. He should sell to someone who will keep the team in Oakland. 

Big league team in town >>> Fisher cheapskate in town

[chasfh]

19 hours ago, 1776 said:

There will always be owners and officers of his ilk. The issue that concerns me is that nobody in the game opposes him. Manfred and all the remaining owners are blessing this move. It sucks for the game.

It doesn’t suck for the business, though. 😢