2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[macbk]

Tsuyoshi Shinjo

 

[jonnyblazenyc]

Syndegaard says hello

 

[johnnyredstorm]

i remember that one amazing catch shinjo made i think in san fran when the mets were there. highlight of his career.

 

[d3si]

Spoiler: Today in Baseball History - August 6th

Today in Baseball History
August 6th​

1890 "Long John" Reilly becomes the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle in different leagues when the Reds, who moved to the National League this season, beat Pittsburgh at League Park, 16-3. The Cincinnati first baseman hit for two cycles in 1883, also a first, when the team played in the American Association and were known as the Red Stockings.

1890 Cy Young, making his major league debut, is credited with the win when the Cleveland Spiders beat the Colts in Chicago's West Side Park, 8-1. During his 22-year career, the 23 year-old right-hander will average more than 23 victories per season en route to a major league record of 511 victories, a mark believed by many to be unbreakable.

1906 At Cleveland's League Park, the Boston Americans are shut out for the fourth consecutive time, bowing to the Indians, 4-0. Combined with a scoreless three-game sweep by the White Sox, the team establishes a new American League record.

1930 During the Waco Cubs’ 18-run eighth inning eruption at Katy Park, Gene Rye hits three home runs in one inning. The Texas League outfielder’s round trippers in the minor league game include a solo shot, a two-run homer and a grand slam.

1937 The Braves become the first National League team to lead off a game with back-to-back homers. At Wrigley Field, Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler both go deep to start the first inning off Tex Carleton, but Boston's quick start isn't enough when Chicago wins the contest 12-6.

1941 Al Benton becomes the first major leaguer to have two sacrifice bunts in one inning. The Tiger right-hander accomplishes the feat in the top of third inning, a frame that features 17 batters coming to bat, in an 11-2 rout of the Indians at Cleveland's League Park.

1947 Skeeter Webb is inserted into the game to run for Fred Hutchinson, and scores a run in the Tigers' nine-run eighth inning in Detroit's 13-6 victory over Cleveland. Later in the frame, he comes to the plate and delivers an RBI sac fly, an unusual accomplishment for a pinch-runner.

1952 At the approximate age of 46, Satchel Paige becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to hurl a complete-game shutout, beating Virgil 'Fire' Trucks and the Tigers, 1-0, when Bobby Young scores the game’s only run in the 12th inning. The Browns' hurler will extend his own record at the age of 46 years and 75 days by throwing another scoreless complete game against the White Sox next month.

1962 For the fifth time, a team record, Willie Mays collects five hits in a game. In the 9-2 Giants victory over Philadelphia at Candlestick Park, the 'Say Hey Kid' hits two two-run homers in the first and second innings, and follows up with singles in the fourth, fifth, and eighth.

1967 Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson hits into his fourth career triple play, setting a major league record. The fifth inning around-the-horn triple killing (5-4-3) doesn't hurt the club as the Birds beat the White Sox at Memorial Stadium, 4-0, to complete a sweep of a twin bill.

1969 In an alley behind a Detroit bar, Twins' manager Billy Martin, intervenes in a scuffle between his starting pitcher Dave Boswell and outfielder Bob Allison, resulting in the right-hander being knocked unconscious, and in need of 20 stitches, after being pummeled by his skipper. Although he will miss several starts because of the incident, the 24 year-old Maryland native will finish the season 20-12 for the first-place Minnesota club.

1972 Hitting his 660th and 661st career homers, Hank Aaron breaks Yankee legend Babe Ruth's record for most home runs with one team. "Hammerin' Hank's" second homer of the day is a 10th inning blast which enables the Braves to beat the Reds, 4-3.

1972 The second game of the Midland Cubs and Amarillo Giants minor league doubleheader is postponed when thousands of grasshoppers begin appearing everywhere at Christensen Stadium. The massive clusters of insects, who swarmed from their nests behind the center field wall after the ballpark's light were turned on, made play impossible when infielders couldn’t see their outfielders through the hordes of fluttering invaders.

1973 Roberto Clemente becomes the first Latin-born player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The late Pirates outfielder, who died tragically on New Year's Eve in a crash that was carrying relief supplies to the victims of the earthquake in Nicaragua, was elected posthumously when the mandatory five-year waiting period was waived.

1979 After delivering the eulogy at Thurman Munson's funeral in Ohio, Bobby Murcer, a teammate and close friend of the deceased Yankee catcher, drives in all the runs in the Yankee 5-4 comeback victory over the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. The New York outfielder, with a bat he will never use again, hits a three-run home run and wins the game with two-run single in 9th inning.

1981 The players approved a split-season format necessitated by the seven-week strike. The Yankees, A's, Phillies and Dodgers are declared the first-half champions and will be automatically qualified for the divisional series.

1982 The Yankees trade 1978 play-off hero Bucky Dent to the Rangers for outfielder/first baseman Lee Mazzilli. In spite of hitting just .169, the popular Yankee infielder nearly was elected to the All-Star game by the fans.

1983 Eric Rasmussen throws a 4-0 shutout against the Red Sox in his first American League outing. The Royals starter, who also blanked the Padres as a Cardinal in his first-ever major league game in 1975, becomes the first pitcher to toss a shutout in both his National League and American League debuts.

1985 As announced three weeks ago, the Players’ Association follows through on their threat to go on strike. The second mid-season work stoppage in baseball history will last only two days, when the owners abandon their plan for a salary cap, a concept also strongly opposed by baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth.

1986 In the game that establishes a new record for bases-full homers in one game, Texas beats Baltimore, 13-11. Rangers' infielder Toby Harrah hits a second inning grand slam and Larry Sheets and Jim Dwyer both go deep with the bases loaded in the Orioles' nine-run fourth frame.

1988 Jim Gott balks three times in the eighth inning, two of which allow a runner to score from third base. The Pirates relief pitcher's poor form on the mound proves to be the difference in the Mets' 5-3 victory over the Bucs at Three Rivers Stadium.

1988 Goose Gossage becomes the second player in major league history to record 300 career saves when he faces one batter and gets the final out in the Cubs' 7-4 victory over Philadelphia at Wrigley Field. The future Hall of Fame right-handed reliever joins Rollie Fingers, who reached the milestone in 1982.

1988 Jose Canseco became the 11th player in major league history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. The A's outfielder, with 31 homers, joins the 30-30 club, stealing second base with one out in the ninth inning for his 30th as Oakland beat the Mariners, 5-4.

1988 In remembrance of the fond memories of its departed ball club and the many historical events which took place in the ballpark they called home, a plaque is dedicated behind home plate of the former Braves Field. Done on behalf of the fans of New England by Boston University, the Society for American Baseball Research, and the New England Sports Museum, the tablet includes references to the three World Series and one All-Star game played there as well as the longest game ever to take place in major league history.

1989 In a pre-game ceremony at Fenway Park, the Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski's #8. 'Yaz', recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, becomes only the fourth player in franchise history, joining Joe Cronin (4), Bobby Doerr (1), and Ted Williams (9), to be honored by having his uniform number retired by the club.

1992 Following a brief shouting match with Willie Wilson in the previous frame after the Oakland outfielder had tripled off him, Rangers right-hander Nolan Ryan hits him on the leg with a pitch with two outs in the eighth inning. The incident, that causes a ten-minute delay with both benches emptying and fans littering the field with paper, will result in the future Hall of Famer being ejected from a game for the first and only time during his 27-year major league career.

1993 Raising his average to .348, San Diego outfielder Tony Gwynn collects his 2000th career base hit, a single off Colorado hurler Bruce Ruffin in the team's 6-2 victory at Jack Murphy Stadium. Mr. Padre will reach the 3,000 hit milestone on the same date in 1999. (Our thanks to Tom Lane for sharing this event)

1998 Kevin McClatchy's vision of a baseball-only stadium in Pittsburgh starts to become more of a reality when PNC Bank strikes a deal with the Pirates calling the Bucs' new home PNC Park. The new ballpark, which will be highly praised, will host its first game in 2001.

1999 After San Diego outfielder Tony Gwynn singles off of Expo rookie right-hander Dan Smith in the first inning to get his 3000th hit, first base ump Kerwin Danley, Gwynn's college teammate, Vendella Gwynn, his mother celebrating her 64th birthday, and 13,540 Olympic Stadium fans help to celebrate the right fielder's milestone. 'Mr. Padre' finishes the night 4-for-5, passing Roberto Clemente into 21st place on the all-time career hit list.

2001 The Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, comprised of five former players, five media members and five former executives, which was established in 1953, is to be replaced by a 90-member group made up of the members of the Hall of Fame (61), the recipients of the J.G. Taylor Spink award for writers (13), the Ford C. Frick award for broadcasters (13) and current Veterans Committee members (3). The new committee will be able to elect players only once every two years and executives, umpires and managers only once every four years.

2001 Boston's backstop Scott Hatteberg hits into a triple play, but the catcher redeems himself in his next at-bat by hitting a grand slam, putting the Red Sox ahead in a 10-7 win over the Rangers. The triple killing, the third in Texas history, occurs when Hatteberg lines to shortstop Alex Rodriguez, who flips to second base, doubling up the runner on second with second baseman Randy Velarde tagging the runner arriving from first.

2002 Robb Nen becomes the 16th major leaguer to record his 300th career save when he closes the Giants' 11-10 victory over Chicago at Pacific Bell Park. The 32 year-old reliever, who will not pitch again after this season due to multiple surgeries for a torn rotator cuff, is the youngest closer to reach the milestone.

2003 Three weeks after trading for Armando Benitez with the crosstown Mets, the Yankees trade the much maligned reliever to the Mariners. In return, the Bronx Bombers get back 36 year-old Jeff Nelson for his second tour with the team.

2006 The Mets continue to make a commitment to their young players, signing 23 year-old David Wright to a $55 million, six-year contract extension. The third baseman joins shortstop Jose Reyes, also 23, who inked a long term deal with the club three days ago worth $23.25 million over the four years of the extension of the Dominican's contract.

2006 The Diamondbacks trade a pair of pitching prospects to the Nationals for veteran right-hander Livan Hernandez (9-8, 5.34). Washington had put the 31 year-old Cuban on waivers with the hopes of making a deal with any team, but Arizona blocked that option as it tries to stay in the hunt in the NL West.

2007 Batting eighth in Tony La Russa's batting order, Cardinals’ starting pitcher Braden Looper collects two hits in the fifth inning when St. Louis ties a big league record with 10 straight hits. The Redbirds use the consecutive safeties to score all their runs when they beat the visiting Padres, 10-5.

2010 In a 15-minute pre-game ceremony delayed by rain at Turner Field, the Braves retire Tom Glavine's uniform number 47. The southpaw, who won 244 of his 305 career victories with the organization, including five seasons with 20 or more wins, was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame earlier in the day at a luncheon.

 

[d3si]

Mets' bullpen scared me last night. I can't blame on Collins for this one. Eric O'Flaherty faced all 4 lefties. He didn't do his job. :x

 

[d3si]

Which rotation is baseball's best, Nationals or Mets?

Good read.

I love your articles on Dave Dombrowski, Andre Beltre and the Mets, Frank.

Dombrowski was truly amazing with the Tigers. Only if Fielder's wife didn't cheat on him. Fielder and Cabrera would be MLB's best 1-2 punches right now. I always had Andre Beltre in my fantasy or MLB 2k/The Show. He has everything I need. Indeed, the most underrated player. I remember he hit a monster home run against the Rays in the postseasons at the end of the game. @ the 80% projection. That's what makes baseball so special. Remember the 2007 Rockies made a hot run in late August and September. I think they went 20-1 in the last 21 games. No expected that happened. They swept in both NLDS and NLCS before they got swept by the Red Sox.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Thanks for reading dude, really appreciate it

Not saying it's the case this year, but FanGraphs also projected the Royals to miss the playoffs last year no algo is perfect.

I'm really happy we held on last night, blowing that game would've killed the team. Gotta go to Tampa now and take 2 out of 3.

 

[thejet]

Drew Hutch is the luckiest pitcher in the league... Oh well happy with another W

that 10-2 record is deceiving as hell.

His command is terrible. This dude is receiving an average of over 8 runs from our bats. 8 runs!

If he keeps this up he would be the 4th pitcher since 1974 to finish a season averaging 8 or more runs of support.

because of his damn luck, just give this man the Cy Young.

 

[d3si]

Kelby Tomlinson, who was called up by the Giants on Monday, dedicated his 12th-inning single against the Braves that night to the memory of 9-year-old batboy Kaiser Carlile.

Tomlinson, 25, who was a 12th-round draft pick by the Giants in the 2011 MLB draft, helped lead the amateur Bee Jays to the 2010 National Baseball Congress World Series title.

Much respect.

 

[elpablo21]

I'm about to blow another game....

 

[mr marcus]

 

[johnnyredstorm]

1 in a million chance the worst team in baseball rocks Greinke

 

[frink85]

Greinke supporting himself

 

[bigpat630]

Need gif of Grienke's bat flip.

 

[awwsome]

Phillies killing Grienke today. :x

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Need gif of Grienke's bat flip.

Word

 

[sole vintage]

 

[mr marcus]

Phillies killing Grienke today.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Dropped Soler to pickup Grichuk today and Grichuk strikes out 3 times. Damn it, Jew.

 

[jewbacca2]

Dropped Soler to pickup Grichuk today and Grichuk strikes out 3 times. Damn it, Jew.

I'll make sure to tell him he pissed JRS off the next time I see him

 

[jewbacca2]

@Cardinals: .@MichaelWacha: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 Ks (102 pitches, 63 strikes). Jonathan Broxton in to pitch.


With Grichuk, Wacha, and Carp I have to be a fan of the cardinals... SMH

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Jayson Werth has been playing baseball too long to be sliding headfirst into 1B. Probably would've been safe or made the replay tougher if he ran through it.

 

[madj55]

He's so slow now. Would've been out by a mile either way.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Joe Ross looks good again today. Probably his last start, right?

 

[madj55]

Joe Ross looks good again today. Probably his last start, right?

Not sure. During the broadcast they showed Doug Fister in the bullpen wearing cleats and he was originally scheduled to start Saturday, but now Strasburg has been given the nod for Saturday. Ross might stay in the rotation for a little bit longer.