Sports 2017 MLB thread

[HEATH VON DOOM]

Its always nice to wake up in the morning with your pockets weighed down with 250 bucks you didnt have last night.

I couldnt watch the games because I was a jinx on the Asteos when I did. Turned on last night in the first when Altuve grounded out and 2nd run scored then the immediately got the last 2 and dodgers loaded the bases with Joc coming to bat.

Turned channel at that point and only briefly switched back to check scores till I fell asleep. Woke up hoping the Asteo bullpen held up and wasnt disappointed.

 

[Hauler]

Indians will win in 2018.

Close. They'll lose to the Reds.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Close. They'll lose to the Reds.

K

 

[Hauler]

K

I'm looking at MLB futures tonight. I'm sure a Reds over Indians WS ticket should get me pretty good odds.

 

[silentsinger]

Ha. Nicely predicted, Sports Illustrated.
OK maybe ‘Sports Illustrated’ was right about the 2017 Astros

 

[Robbie Hart]

I'm looking at MLB futures tonight. I'm sure a Reds over Indians WS ticket should get me pretty good odds.

Do it man thanks for letting me know as I know fuck all anymore but will still be a trouble maker

 

[mysticmac]

National League pitchers hit since it's real baseball.

This is completely false. NL pitchers hit because the batters in that league suck anyway.

 

[Hauler]

This is completely false. NL pitchers hit because the batters in that league suck anyway.

I was wondering if anyone was going to catch that little dig.

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

I was wondering if anyone was going to catch that little dig.

I let it go because the guys from the league that don't play real baseball just won the world series in a game where they had to play real baseball.

 

[mysticmac]

Hey fudge packers! Go opt into secret santa!

General - Secret Santa 2017 | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum

Except you, Throbbie.

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

Hey fudge packers! Go opt into secret santa!

General - Secret Santa 2017 | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum

Except you, Throbbie.

Where I come from, we didn't celebrate Christmas. Not because we were Jewish, but because my dad was a worthless-coward fucking asshole whose idea of a present was a daily punch to the back of the head.

 

[mysticmac]

Where I come from, we didn't celebrate Christmas. Not because we were Jewish, but because my dad was a worthless-coward fucking asshole whose idea of a present was a daily punch to the back of the head.

All past tense. Join in on the fun!

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

Byron Buxton is a gold glove center fielder. Dozier got one too, surprised me.

 

[Hauler]

Nice to see Tucker Barnhart get some love even though he plays on a shit team. Dude is a great defensive catcher - and very few people know about him. Glad he got the hardware, beating out Buster Posey and Yadier Molina.

He led the NL by throwing out 44% of attempted steals. He also led the league with 661 blocked pitches - the Reds shitty staff kept him busy.

In 926.3 innings he totaled 1 error.

 

[Hauler]

It's hard to imagine anyone playing a better CF than Billy Hamilton, but I can't knock Inciarte. Dude can play. But let's not kid ourselves, it helps that he is a way better hitter than Hamilton is. Gold Glove is a defensive award, but offensive stats certainly have an impact.

Better luck next year, Billy!

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

It's hard to imagine anyone playing a better CF than Billy Hamilton, but I can't knock Inciarte. Dude can play. But let's not kid ourselves, it helps that he is a way better hitter than Hamilton is. Gold Glove is a defensive award, but offensive stats certainly have an impact.

Better luck next year, Billy!

Gotta wonder if Bux didn't get hot second half. His offensive numbers before the break were BAD.

 

[BJTT-Rizzo]

AL Manager of the year- Paul Molitor, Minnesota.

NL Manager of the Year- Torey Lovullo, Arizona.

AL Rookie of the Year- Aaron Judge, New York.

NL Rookie of the Year- Cody Bellanger, Los Angeles.

AL Cy Young- Corey Kluber, Clevland.

NL Cy Young- Max Sherzer, Washington.

AL/NL MVPs announced tomorrow.

 

[Hauler]

Gotta wonder if Bux didn't get hot second half. His offensive numbers before the break were BAD.

Yeah. At .216 I'm sure there was some talk about sitting him down.

 

[Hauler]

AL Manager of the year- Paul Molitor, Minnesota.

NL Manager of the Year- Torey Lovullo, Arizona.

AL Rookie of the Year- Aaron Judge, New York.

NL Rookie of the Year- Cody Bellanger, Los Angeles.

AL Cy Young- Corey Kluber, Clevland.

NL Cy Young- Max Sherzer, Washington.

AL/NL MVPs announced tomorrow.

I wish they'd announce them all in one day. stringing them out over a couple weeks is stupid.

 

[HEATH VON DOOM]

Where I come from, we didn't celebrate Christmas. Not because we were Jewish, but because my dad was a worthless-coward fucking asshole whose idea of a present was a daily punch to the back of the head.

I cant believe non of the degenerates in this thread knew about Bad Santa.

 

[Truck Party]

I cant believe non of the degenerates in this thread knew about Bad Santa.

if it restores your faith in the thread, I gamble on sports for a living & I have zero clue what a bad santa is or what he was talking about

 

[HEATH VON DOOM]

if it restores your faith in the thread, I gamble on sports for a living & I have zero clue what a bad santa is or what he was talking about

It's only the greatest Santa movie ever

 

[HEATH VON DOOM]

if it restores your faith in the thread, I gamble on sports for a living & I have zero clue what a bad santa is or what he was talking about

Sports bet for a living? Interesting. Whats you personal theory for picking winners and betting?

 

[Truck Party]

Sports bet for a living? Interesting. Whats you personal theory for picking winners and betting?

Play daily fantasy b/c Vegas will always have more info & resources than you. after that it's really a matter of studying advanced stats & separating signals from noise. then, just play the right plays & don't bet more than a few percent of your bankroll. I've seen Mike Trout go 0-5 against the worst pitcher in baseball when I played him, I've seen Ray Allen shoot >10% on games where I had him on 10+ wide open threes. there's too much variance for anything to be close to a sure thing. know it's a roller coaster & go from there

i guess my personal theory is this, study the advanced stats & use all the resources available, & most importantly don't try to beat Vegas just try to beat the public

 

[HEATH VON DOOM]

Play daily fantasy b/c Vegas will always have more info & resources than you. after that it's really a matter of studying advanced stats & separating signals from noise. then, just play the right plays & don't bet more than a few percent of your bankroll. I've seen Mike Trout go 0-5 against the worst pitcher in baseball when I played him, I've seen Ray Allen shoot >10% on games where I had him on 10+ wide open threes. there's too much variance for anything to be close to a sure thing. know it's a roller coaster & go from there

i guess my personal theory is this, study the advanced stats & use all the resources available, & most importantly don't try to beat Vegas just try to beat the public

I wish I had more time to dedicate to stats. But I totally agree with not trying to beat vegas