Ag_07 said:

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I think that's one thing that makes baseball great. I couldn't imagine how boring it would be if every park was the exact same. No thanks

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I can. Back in the 80's there were a ton of multipurpose, cookie-cutter parks that were all the same. Think Oakland and extrapolate that over half the league. Some were lucky to have a dome, like Houston, but that was the only difference.

not to mention making a field the same as others in place such as Denver…

BadAggie said:

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I get all the quaint baseball nostalgia about every park having different dimensions but being the only sport with varying playing field dimensions is stupid, at least for a professional sport.

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Soccer fields are different dimensions

BadAggie said:

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I get all the quaint baseball nostalgia about every park having different dimensions but being the only sport with varying playing field dimensions is stupid, at least for a professional sport.

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Do you realize how unworkable this would be to get every current MLB stadium to have the same exact field dimensions? Same foul territory? The same fence heights in every part of each and every park?

For many years NHL rinks were not standardized and even today North American rinks are smaller than those required for International hockey. Soccer does not have a standardized pitch even for International matches, length can vary from 110 yards to 120 yard and width can vary from 70 to 80 yards.. Cricket pitches vary in size. What about golf? Should every course be the same? What about horse and auto racing?

Cardinals help out the cause tonight...

pin another loss on the Rays (69-48)

MLB Pipeline ranked outfielders Jacob Melton and Luis Baez the top-two prospects in the Astros' system, too. https://t.co/M9yGZyV1ic

— Kenny Van Doren (@thevandalorian) August 11, 2023

The story of how Eric Kratz made $2k taking a dive at player intros on opening day with the Astros

Is this good?

Yainer Diaz after today's game

.275 BA
.294 OBP
.521 SLG
.815 OPS
118 wRC+
15 HR
255 PA

— Tony Adams (@adams_at) August 10, 2023

Martín Maldonado has thrown out 13 runners out of 68 steal attempts (19%).

Yainer Díaz has thrown out 13 runners out of 31 steal attempts (42%). https://t.co/kcmlOFors4

— Tony Adams (@adams_at) August 10, 2023

Dies Irae said:

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The orioles are going to be scary good. In addition to their already badass team. They have 6 prospects in the top 50. Sucking for a long time has benefits

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Not for all teams.

JDUB08AG said:

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Dies Irae said:

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The orioles are going to be scary good. In addition to their already badass team. They have 6 prospects in the top 50. Sucking for a long time has benefits

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Not for all teams.

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True but the Os have smart former Astros. They've semi done this before.

Farmer1906 said:

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Is this good?

Yainer Diaz after today's game

.275 BA
.294 OBP
.521 SLG
.815 OPS
118 wRC+
15 HR
255 PA

— Tony Adams (@adams_at) August 10, 2023

Martín Maldonado has thrown out 13 runners out of 68 steal attempts (19%).

Yainer Díaz has thrown out 13 runners out of 31 steal attempts (42%). https://t.co/kcmlOFors4

— Tony Adams (@adams_at) August 10, 2023

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This places him at some of the best stats at Catcher of anybody in the league

And yet he's riding the pine because "urrrybody like da new guy, but we gotta respect the old" Dusty.

I hate to say it, but I sometimes wish Maldy would just get injured so he can't play. He can be the greatest bench cheerleader because that seems to be where his value is.

speaking of the national league...

kudos to the Phillies (64-52)...

after a rough start to the season, Philadelphia has gone 39-22 since June 1st

looking good for a wildcard spot again

could be a thorn in the side to the Braves or Dodgers in a short series

W said:

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speaking of the national league...

kudos to the Phillies (64-52)...

after a rough start to the season, Philadelphia has gone 39-22 since June 1st

looking good for a wildcard spot again

could be a thorn in the side to the Braves or Dodgers in a short series

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This is what I love about baseball. It's still the hardest championship to win. You have to combat good teams that get hot at the right time.

If Diaz is throwing guys out at twice the rate Maldy is and is hitting nearly 100 points higher than Maldy, I can't understand why guys like JV and Framber are insisting that Maldy catch for them? You would think they would value the run support and the weapon against stolen bases.

Obviously now that they’re no longer on the Astros… Rankings are stupid. https://t.co/y7ijkkwISq

— Archbishop Deshaies (@HouCounterplot) August 10, 2023

on paper the Astros have the best matchup this weekend in the West:

Rangers at Giants

Orioles at Mariners

Angels at Astros

need to take advantage

Feels like we need to shave a game off at least.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Obviously now that they’re no longer on the Astros… Rankings are stupid. https://t.co/y7ijkkwISq

— Archbishop Deshaies (@HouCounterplot) August 10, 2023

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I give minor league player rankings the same weight as I do pre-season college football rankings.

txags92 said:

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If Diaz is throwing guys out at twice the rate Maldy is and is hitting nearly 100 points higher than Maldy, I can't understand why guys like JV and Framber are insisting that Maldy catch for them? You would think they would value the run support and the weapon against stolen bases.

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For Framber I think Maldy is his emotional support animal and with his issues between his ears I have absolutely no problem with Maldy as his personal catcher.

For JV it's likely just familiarity but hopefully at some point he taps Dusty on the shoulder and says "Skip, I really need more run support. It might be time for Maldy to take a break."

he's a free agent at the end of the season

n_touch said:

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GhostWipe15 said:

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For what is worth, professional soccer stadiums vary in size too.

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The stadium may be the same size, but the actual playing dimensions on the field are all the same. I think the post is more about having the different dimensions in the playing field vs the actual stadium size.

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The penalty areas are the same, but the overall playable pitch dimensions vary.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Obviously now that they’re no longer on the Astros… Rankings are stupid. https://t.co/y7ijkkwISq

— Archbishop Deshaies (@HouCounterplot) August 10, 2023

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Clifford is the true loss here. Never as high on GIlbert as most. If we win another WS none of it matters

W said:

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he's a free agent at the end of the season

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Mr.Bond said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Obviously now that they’re no longer on the Astros… Rankings are stupid. https://t.co/y7ijkkwISq

— Archbishop Deshaies (@HouCounterplot) August 10, 2023

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Clifford is the true loss here. Never as high on GIlbert as most. If we win another WS none of it matters

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He seemed to have the higher ceiling than Gilbert for sure...would have been nice to keep him but if that's what it took to get JV and have Cohen eat a ton of that stupid contract I'm OK with it ESPECIALLY if that freed up money can go into the "Ted Fund."

Everything I've heard is that the Astros were a little underwhelmed with what they've seen from Gilbert. They don't think he'll stick in CF and they see his ceiling as an above average corner outfielder but not an All-Star type guy.

Clifford was the big loss. They did not want to give him up and it took the Mets upping how much of JV's salary they would pay for them to include him in the deal. That being said, Clifford is still extremely young and there's no telling how he pans out.

Learn something new everyday. I would have guessed they are like football fields.