Pariah Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 A bit premature? Maybe. But it looks like there will definitely probably be baseball at both the Major League and Minor League levels in 2021, so why not star the thread now? It's only 61 days until pitchers and catchers report.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 The HIllsboro Hops got promoted this off-season. Previously they played a three-month season in the Short-Season A Northwest League. Now they have been promoted to full season A Advanced. It is unclear which league they will be in, or whether the Northwest League will be promoted with them. One team that was not in voted into the new minor league system was Salem-Keizer, Which is south on I-5 in the Oregon state capital of Salem. Apparently that team would have to fold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 I was pondering starting a new baseball thread, but given that the CBA expires at midnight tonight, it hardly seems worthwhile now. MLB lockout likely as league halts last-minute talks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Four former minor league franchises, who lost their major league affiliations in last year's reorganization, are suing Major League Baseball for anti-trust violations. MLB's antitrust exemption facing legal challenge as former minor-league teams sue over MiLB overhaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Still no baseball. >sigh< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Good article here:https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-lockout-four-things-to-know-as-talks-between-owners-and-players-get-serious-in-january/ What worries me, tho, is the players are asking for a LOT. The owners have gamed the agreement a fair bit, and they won't want to change very much of it. And things like the way vets are often *seriously* overpaid when they're just mediocre...just because they've been around...that's not a baseball issue, I don't think. it's in every sport. That's going to be an very intransigent issue. Rookie deals...the killer to me is, SO MANY rookies bomb out. So the base salary probably shouldn't be the issue. The obvious alternative is performance incentives...but that just begs the front office to game the system. So I wouldn't be surprised if this goes on an uncomfortably long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Well, pictures and catchers usually report about 6 weeks from now. I can't envision that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Six week is an eternity if both sides want to get it done and are willing to compromise. But we wouldn't be here if that was the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Six weeks isn't that long with the kinds of issues, and I suspect the level of divide, that are at the heart of the problem here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Nothing would prod the owners more than if actual club teams, one-player-one-share player-owned clubs, formed and started playing. Probably not going to happen this year with the pandemic still raging, but it's an idea I would support. Might even buy tickets for the first time in years. Heck, they could make themselves even more popular by rolling back to the rules as they were pre-1973. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Some of these are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Sounds like the Cubs are in league with alien invaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 In fairness, there really hasn't been a memorable hairdo amongst the Rockies since Dante Bichette's mullet back in the 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 By contrast, the Seattle Mariners entry makes too much sense in comparison with what their front office does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 8:52 AM, Cancer said: Nothing would prod the owners more than if actual club teams, one-player-one-share player-owned clubs, formed and started playing. Probably not going to happen this year with the pandemic still raging, but it's an idea I would support. Might even buy tickets for the first time in years. Heck, they could make themselves even more popular by rolling back to the rules as they were pre-1973. This would be much harder to pull off than the USFL, at least in terms of getting high-quality players. In addition to the majors, there's at least AAA, and possibly even AA to consider, where pretty clear paths to MLB and success exist. Also, when would such a league play? The USFL is smartly NOT trying to go head-to-head; the Arena League didn't, either. Would that even be feasible with baseball? No...or, worse, this'd be competing with football. Dream on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Mets announce they'll retire Keith Hernandez' number, IIRC in June. All I have to say is...what the HECK took so long???? Granted, he spent more time in St. Louis, but in 6+ years, he hit just under .300 with 80 homers and 468 RBI. 3 time All Star. 5 time Gold Glove. 2nd and 4th in MVP balloting. All in that time frame. Went into the Mets Hall of Fame in '97; voted the Mets top all-time first baseman. He's not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but the voters have always favored strikeouts and sluggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 CW: Suicide https://www.yahoo.com/sports/tampa-bay-rays-bullpen-catcher-180332963.html Logan D. Hurricanes and slikmar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Hopefully we'll be able to commemorate some of these remarkable events by actually having a baseball season this year. How baseball changed forever in 1972: A timeline of MLB's most memorable events, 50 years later slikmar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Pariah said: Hopefully we'll be able to commemorate some of these remarkable events by actually having a baseball season this year. How baseball changed forever in 1972: A timeline of MLB's most memorable events, 50 years later Hank Aaron signs the first $200K contract. For reference, that would be about $1.3M today. I still fear that the timing is really poor for avoiding a strike this year, unlike 1972. The antagonism level between players and owners has become exceptionally high. I vaguely remember the Flood case, but pretty sure it didn't make a whole lot of sense at the time. I'd forgotten the Carlton trade. Not Carlton; arguably the best lefty slider I can ever recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 19 hours ago, unclevlad said: Hank Aaron signs the first $200K contract. For reference, that would be about $1.3M today. I still fear that the timing is really poor for avoiding a strike this year, unlike 1972. The antagonism level between players and owners has become exceptionally high. I vaguely remember the Flood case, but pretty sure it didn't make a whole lot of sense at the time. I'd forgotten the Carlton trade. Not Carlton; arguably the best lefty slider I can ever recall. The Flood cases are possibly the most important piece of sports legislation ever. They basically began to break the dam on free agency in all the major professional sports. Curt Flood - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Curt_Flood Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 1/17/2022 at 2:17 PM, Pariah said: Hopefully we'll be able to commemorate some of these remarkable events by actually having a baseball season this year. How baseball changed forever in 1972: A timeline of MLB's most memorable events, 50 years later Not looking great. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports talks still mostly stalled, and spring training is likely to be delayed. Opening dates vary apparently, but the first ones were scheduled for the 14th. Every team had first games scheduled for the 26th. slikmar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 At this point, I will be surprised if we see baseball before June. slikmar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Jeremy Giambi dead at 47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Interesting interview with Andrew Miller, one of the players on the union's executive board. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33215992/shouting-cursing-mlbpa-rep-andrew-miller-where-mlb-labor-negotiations-stand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 This surprises me not even a little. Rob Manfred’s latest tactic to justify the MLB lockout is his most laughable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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