2016 MLB Thread

[Bort]

If there's one thing the Internet has taught me, it's that when you're aggressively wrong, it's time to double down.

*que terrible Gil meme about the KFC double down*

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

File this one under my own mental disabilities (of which there are many) but I find it too stressful to watch Jake pitch lately. He's raised the bar so much to me that when he "struggles" (i.e., pitches better than 95% of the league) I get anxious. I realize I need to get over it, since I'm stressing out over one of, if not the greatest ongoing performances in the history of the game.

I have this same anxiety. Like the outside baseball world is waiting for him to have an outing like Matt Harvey did last night so they can laugh at him. Don't laugh at Jake. It makes me sad.

To be fair, Harvey has mostly sucked all year long, he's clearly put on weight, and his fastball velocity is way down. He also took a huge hit in the press last year with the whole "I want to be shut down in the middle of a pennant race" thing and also the "railroaded his manager into leaving him in a world series game which he then blew" thing. I doubt there's quite as much vitriol people are holding in for Jake, although I'm sure there's a decent amount anyway just from jealousy.

And, as cocky as Jake is, he'd still never self-prescribe "The Dark Knight" as a nickname.

Wait. He gave himself that nickname? I thought it was bad enough when I thought Mets fans came up with it. Fuck that guy.

Yes, he did. It's the best part. I also did a quick "Matt Harvey" search on the twitter GIF pile and there's one of him naked, holding his junk with a baseball mitt.

What an odious man he is.

Best thing is, there's probably not a team in baseball that would give up a bucket of sunflower seeds for him. The Mets are stuck with him.

A 27 year old with a 2.86 career ERA and two more years of control after this year? If the Cubs traded for him tomorrow you'd be telling everyone how quickly Bosio was going to right the ship and turn him into Jake Arrieta 2.0

What in the world makes you think he'd ever listen to Bosio?

Of course that's the part you focus on.

His career numbers and contract control are all fine and good, but he sucks now, and is trending downward...and what's the value in controlling shit?

Because it's entirely possible he's fixable, and 9 starts don't define a career? I mean, I don't want to defend the guy, I absolutely hope he's done because fuck him and fuck the Mets, but "nobody would trade for him" is laughable. A guy with his track record and potential? Somebody would take a chance on him. For fuck's sake the Cubs reigning Cy Young winner had a 5.46 ERA in 63 starts and still netted a middle of the rotation starter in a trade.

People will always gamble on a guy like that finding his shit again.

Arrieta is a terrible comparison. The book on him was that he had great stuff, and just needed to put it together. Harvey has lost velocity, so he has less stuff than he used to have.  TIME TO DOUBLE DOWN.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

If there's one thing the Internet has taught me, it's that when you're aggressively wrong, it's time to double down.

*que terrible Gil meme about the KFC double down*

Holy fuckballs I was just DOUBLEDOWNFACED by Bort.

[Bort]

Holy fuckballs, I was almost DOUBLEDOWNFACEFACED by Huey.

[InternetApex]

I fucking love this messageboard.

[CT III]

Holy fuckballs, I was almost DOUBLEDOWNFACEFACED by Huey.

Probably the 2nd greatest FACE in the history of this messageboard.

http://desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7056.msg223573#msg223573

[PenFoe]

[Bort]

Thanks, PenFork.

[Oleg]

It's not even the end of May and Clayton Kershaw has been worth 4 wins already (f or b; BR has him at just north of 3).

That seems 'holy shit is that amazing' good.  Is it?  I mean, holy shit is that amazing.

[InternetApex]

It's not even the end of May and Clayton Kershaw has been worth 4 wins already (f or b; BR has him at just north of 3).

That seems 'holy shit is that amazing' good.  Is it?  I mean, holy shit is that amazing.

Meh. They can finish third with or without him.

[SKO]

It's not even the end of May and Clayton Kershaw has been worth 4 wins already (f or b; BR has him at just north of 3).

That seems 'holy shit is that amazing' good.  Is it?  I mean, holy shit is that amazing.

Meh. They can finish third with or without him.

Looking forward to see how much of a ding Friedman takes in Chuck's datase if his $200+ million dollar team wins 79 games, with Kershaw being worth 10 wins by himself.

[SKO]

I want the Dodgers/Mets to be the wildcards. Kershaw narrowly outduels Syndegaard, and then the Cubs win the NLDS over them in 4 games with Kershaw's meaningless game 3 victory the only Dodgers highlight as the Cubs crush Kenta Maeda and their revolving door of #4 starters.

Then the Cubs take down the Giants in the NLCS, scoring 6 runs off Snork in 3 1/3 to clinch the pennant.

[Quality Start Machine]

Matt Harvey still sucks.

[InternetApex]

Matt Harvey still sucks.

I believe his problems are mechanical and fixable. If I were you I wouldn't ride this donkey much longer.

[SKO]

Matt Harvey still sucks.

I believe his problems are mechanical and fixable. If I were you I wouldn't ride this donkey much longer.

I don't even care if they are mechanical and fixable, I hope he sucks, the hill Fork chose to die on was that the Mets "couldn't move him if they tried", so we can all laugh heartily at him when Harvey's traded in the offseason, regardless of the package.