MLB Daily Thread: 8/23/17 Red Sox Win, Sadly So do Yankees, Irving a Celtic, Judge K Streak DEAD

[DirtDirtDirt]

Wonderful, Houston may be playing for nothing at all, while MAYBE, just MAYBE, those are important games for the AL East

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

"yeah, well, Romine's better at blocking pitches"

- Girtardi

LOL......I do hate that the best hitter on the team is a catcher, i wouldnt mind if they handed Sanchez a first basemens mitt for the next decade

 

[soxfan1468927]

Brewers are there as well.

They are, and they've had a good stretch this past week, but they are 5 games under .500 since the All Star break

 

[tducey]

Noticed that Arizona and the Rockies have took a little step back as of late. Got to wonder if a Milwaukee or St.Louis can catch 1 of them for one of the NL wild card spots.

 

[cerealboi]

Busted with the side chick!

 

[soxfan1468927]

The best stretch for the Red Sox to catch them is 9/4-9/14. 9 game home stand with 2 off days in there. Against Toronto, Tampa, and Oakland. At the same time, Houston has a 10 game road trip against Seattle, Oakland, and LA.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Busted with the side chick!

Holy Shit thats awesome

 

[navamind]

Busted with the side chick!

Should have just went with it and fingered her

 

[cerealboi]

Let's compare Red Sox chicks (see above) with White Sox chicks:

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Should have just went with it and fingered her

If he wasnt busted from that quick shot on the big screen

he sure is now that it went viral

 

[redseat]

Yeah and I would much rather give it to someone 3 years younger and better.

Yeah good point... IS the MAX more for him or IT? Or would it be the same? I obvious suck at contract crap

 

[redseat]

Let's compare Red Sox chicks (see above) with White Sox chicks:

 

[redseat]

Greg Bird having a rehab like he had a spring

Lets get him and Castro up here

if they come back up and Judge starts to get back on track.. YIKES!

 

[redseat]

Here we go Boston! Here we go!

 

[redseat]

Busted with the side chick!

if you are cheating don't go to a place where there is a good chance you'll either be on the big screen on on television

 

[redseat]

Boston now has just four players on its roster from last season's team that won an East-best 53 games. That's 11 players gone from a roster that advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before bowing to the Cavaliers in five games.

Here's what we do know:

The Celtics traded:

(1) A two-time All-Star who led the Eastern Conference in scoring and finished in the top five of the MVP voting, in Thomas

(2) One of the best contracts in the NBA belonging to a player who served as a key two-way cog in Boston's rebuild after being viewed as a throw-in part of the Rajon Rondo swap, in Jae Crowder

(3) A raw 7-footer who spent last season stashed overseas -- coincidentally, spending time with former Cavs coach David Blatt in Turkey -- and could blossom into an impact player at the NBA level, in Ante Zizic

(4) A pick that, if it's anything like the 2017 version that Boston traded away, could be a gem come May

In return, the Celtics got a 25-year-old four-time All-Star with an NBA title and an Olympic gold medal on his résumé. They got a player who was brazen enough to demand to be removed from the shadow of the best player in the league, seemingly so he can show that he is ready to be the face of another franchise.

"Acquiring a 25-year-old perennial All-Star, a player that fits a timeline for us and is a fantastic offensive player, one of the best offensive players in the league, you have to pay a heavy price," Ainge said.

 

[redseat]

I'm a little surprised with the fire sale the White Sox had that Giolito wasn't part of any of them.

 

[redseat]

Noticed that Arizona and the Rockies have took a little step back as of late. Got to wonder if a Milwaukee or St.Louis can catch 1 of them for one of the NL wild card spots.

You can never count out the Cardinals.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Boston now has just four players on its roster from last season's team that won an East-best 53 games. That's 11 players gone from a roster that advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before bowing to the Cavaliers in five games.

Here's what we do know:

The Celtics traded:

(1) A two-time All-Star who led the Eastern Conference in scoring and finished in the top five of the MVP voting, in Thomas

(2) One of the best contracts in the NBA belonging to a player who served as a key two-way cog in Boston's rebuild after being viewed as a throw-in part of the Rajon Rondo swap, in Jae Crowder

(3) A raw 7-footer who spent last season stashed overseas -- coincidentally, spending time with former Cavs coach David Blatt in Turkey -- and could blossom into an impact player at the NBA level, in Ante Zizic

(4) A pick that, if it's anything like the 2017 version that Boston traded away, could be a gem come May

In return, the Celtics got a 25-year-old four-time All-Star with an NBA title and an Olympic gold medal on his résumé. They got a player who was brazen enough to demand to be removed from the shadow of the best player in the league, seemingly so he can show that he is ready to be the face of another franchise.

"Acquiring a 25-year-old perennial All-Star, a player that fits a timeline for us and is a fantastic offensive player, one of the best offensive players in the league, you have to pay a heavy price," Ainge said.

I was quite angered when I saw that trade. Celtics looking pretty damn good to come out of the East imo.

 

[navamind]

Blackmon leads MLB in runs

Pretty amazing considering that all of those players (save for Bagwell) played before 1940.

Single-Season Leaders &amp Records for Runs Scored | Baseball-Reference.com