MLB Daily Thread: 06-05-17: Stros are the best team in MLB. Clinched AL West Already

[bksballer89]

13.5 up on June 5th. Must be nice to know you're already a lock for the playoffs on June 5th. Same for the Nats who are 10 up.

 

[bksballer89]

Huge series in the Bronx tomorrow. Yanks vs Boston. Yanks currently with a 2 game lead in the division.

Pomeranz vs Tanaka
Porcello vs Sabathia
Price vs Pineda

 

[molsaniceman]

13.5 up on June 5th. Must be nice to know you're already a lock for the playoffs on June 5th. Same for the Nats who are 10 up.

Last team to be this much ahead at this time was the 2001 Mariners (44-12 16.5 up)
Howd that work out for them?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Crazy how good they are, and apparently will be on in all the available top starters this July

If the good Tanaka shows up, the Yanks should have the pitching edge in each of the matchups

 

[bksballer89]

Crazy how good they are, and apparently will be on in all the available top starters this July

If the good Tanaka shows up, the Yanks should have the pitching edge in each of the matchups

Chances of the good Tanaka showing up though?

 

[redseat]

Huge series in the Bronx tomorrow. Yanks vs Boston. Yanks currently with a 2 game lead in the division.

Pomeranz vs Tanaka
Porcello vs Sabathia
Price vs Pineda

Yanks take 2 out of 3 with that pitching match-up... I don't have confidence in Pomeranz,Porcello has been getting lit up but Price could be on the right path.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Chances of the good Tanaka showing up though?

Well, if we have one thing going, his best start this season was @ Boston

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Going on record

Justin Smoak will fail a test this season

GTFO with that guy

 

[redseat]

Going on record

Justin Smoak will fail a test this season

GTFO with that guy

Jed Lowrie too

 

[molsaniceman]

Jed Lowrie too

whole league is on roids
In 1686 games 2079 HRs on pace for 5972
thats 300 more than last year

 

[redseat]

whole league is on roids
In 1686 games 2079 HRs on pace for 5972
thats 300 more than last year

Yeah I wouldn't be shocked if that was the case.

 

[bksballer89]

Is it time to break up the Giants?

 

[redseat]

Put this in the no sh*t department:

AL GM saying Harper will earn over $400 million in FA

 

[Chewbaccer]

The Braves were 10 games back at one point in 1991 and came back to win the NL West for their worst to first season.

It's gonna happen again this year.

The Nats are an even year playoff team.

 

[redseat]

The Braves were 10 games back at one point in 1991 and came back to win the NL West for their worst to first season.

It's gonna happen again this year.

The Nats are an even year playoff team.

i'll hold ya to it... But it could happen. I mean no one thought the Cubs would be as "bad" as they are right now so the Nats could fall apart too

 

[Chewbaccer]

i'll hold ya to it... But it could happen. I mean no one thought the Cubs would be as "bad" as they are right now so the Nats could fall apart too

It's basically a given the Nats fall apart in odd years.

 

[redseat]

It's basically a given the Nats fall apart in odd years.

For your sake, hope you're right

 

[Chewbaccer]

For your sake, hope you're right

I go with trends until they're broken.

2012 Nats- 98-64 NL East Champs
2013 Nats- 86-76 no playoffs, 10 games behind the Braves
2014 Nats- 96-66 NL East Champs
2015 Nats- 83-79 no playoffs, 7 games behind the Mets
2016 Nats- 95-67 NL East Champs

Braves might not be the beneficiary, but Nats won't win the division this year.

 

[redseat]

I go with trends until they're broken.

2012 Nats- 98-64 NL East Champs
2013 Nats- 86-76 no playoffs, 10 games behind the Braves
2014 Nats- 96-66 NL East Champs
2015 Nats- 83-79 no playoffs, 7 games behind the Mets
2016 Nats- 95-67 NL East Champs

Braves might not be the beneficiary, but Nats won't win the division this year.

Damn you and stats! LOL

 

[msgkings322]

I go with trends until they're broken.

2012 Nats- 98-64 NL East Champs
2013 Nats- 86-76 no playoffs, 10 games behind the Braves
2014 Nats- 96-66 NL East Champs
2015 Nats- 83-79 no playoffs, 7 games behind the Mets
2016 Nats- 95-67 NL East Champs

Braves might not be the beneficiary, but Nats won't win the division this year.

So you had the Giants winning it all in 2016 again I presume