2024 MLB Thread

A’s sent me emails about who they drafted but I’m kinda out on baseball right now. Seems like some decent picks though. Of course, they probably won’t be able to sign them lol.
 
I gave up on baseball for awhile, but with the new rules with the pitch clock I fell back in love with the game.....

All star game 2morrow...Not much else happening....I'll be watching....

#GOAMERICANLEAGUE
 
Baseball? Well I was thinking back to my youth in San Francisco and realized i had the fortune to see so many of the greatest players in MLB history. Saw these all in person in no particular order:

Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Juan Marichal
Mickey Mantle (only once)
Roger Maris (only once)
Stan Musial
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
Ernie Banks
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Garlord Perry
Johnny Bench
Harold Reynolds
Pete Rose
Randy Johnson (arguably the ugliest human being on earth)
Ricky Henderson
Mike Schmidt
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Barry Bonds
Bob Gibson

Whatcha say? Fair list right there and I feel blessed to have seen them all.

Who’s gonna add to the list? I know I have forgotten a few.
 
Crossbones said:
Baseball? Well I was thinking back to my youth in San Francisco and realized i had the fortune to see so many of the greatest players in MLB history. Saw these all in person in no particular order:

Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Juan Marichal
Mickey Mantle (only once)
Roger Maris (only once)
Stan Musial
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
Ernie Banks
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Garlord Perry
Johnny Bench
Harold Reynolds
Pete Rose
Randy Johnson (arguably the ugliest human being on earth)
Ricky Henderson
Mike Schmidt
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Barry Bonds
Bob Gibson

Whatcha say? Fair list right there and I feel blessed to have seen them all.

Who’s gonna add to the list? I know I have forgotten a few.
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Rickey Henderson is my favorite player all time. I miss the era of the stolen base.

I'd add Eckersley to the list... maybe Catfish.
 
I’d also that that little pip squeak Maury Wills.
 
Crossbones said:
Baseball? Well I was thinking back to my youth in San Francisco and realized i had the fortune to see so many of the greatest players in MLB history. Saw these all in person in no particular order:

Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Juan Marichal
Mickey Mantle (only once)
Roger Maris (only once)
Stan Musial
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
Ernie Banks
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Garlord Perry
Johnny Bench
Harold Reynolds
Pete Rose
Randy Johnson (arguably the ugliest human being on earth)
Ricky Henderson
Mike Schmidt
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Barry Bonds
Bob Gibson

Whatcha say? Fair list right there and I feel blessed to have seen them all.

Who’s gonna add to the list? I know I have forgotten a few.
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Aren't you forgetting the 1800s studs?

Like Buck Ewing and King Kelly?
 
Crossbones said:
Baseball? Well I was thinking back to my youth in San Francisco and realized i had the fortune to see so many of the greatest players in MLB history. Saw these all in person in no particular order:

Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Juan Marichal
Mickey Mantle (only once)
Roger Maris (only once)
Stan Musial
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
Ernie Banks
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Garlord Perry
Johnny Bench
Harold Reynolds
Pete Rose
Randy Johnson (arguably the ugliest human being on earth)
Ricky Henderson
Mike Schmidt
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Barry Bonds
Bob Gibson

Whatcha say? Fair list right there and I feel blessed to have seen them all.

Who’s gonna add to the list? I know I have forgotten a few.
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Joe Morgan
Nolan Ryan
Tom Seaver
 
Good catches. I’m not sure I ever saw Nolan Ryan. (Senior moment).
 
TIBERIUS said:
I gave up on baseball for awhile, but with the new rules with the pitch clock I fell back in love with the game.....

All star game 2morrow...Not much else happening....I'll be watching....

#GOAMERICANLEAGUE
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Not many appreciate the pitch clock.

It was definitely a problem that needed to be addressed. I'm not sure the current pitch clock is the perfect solution, but it's better than watching the Manny Machados and Nomad Garciaparras of the hitting world take 45 seconds between each pitch to adjust their hitting gloves, their elbow gear, their foot/shin guard, and their helmet. And then watching the Jon Lesters and and Jonathan Papelbons of the pitching world stare in for a solid 3 minutes before even getting set.

The pace of the game was brutal for the 10-15 years prior to the pitch clock.
 
Crossbones said:
Baseball? Well I was thinking back to my youth in San Francisco and realized i had the fortune to see so many of the greatest players in MLB history. Saw these all in person in no particular order:

Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Juan Marichal
Mickey Mantle (only once)
Roger Maris (only once)
Stan Musial
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
Ernie Banks
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Garlord Perry
Johnny Bench
Harold Reynolds
Pete Rose
Randy Johnson (arguably the ugliest human being on earth)
Ricky Henderson
Mike Schmidt
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Barry Bonds
Bob Gibson

Whatcha say? Fair list right there and I feel blessed to have seen them all.

Who’s gonna add to the list? I know I have forgotten a few.
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You Bones .....have grown up in a great place and in a great time.

Those were the days...

Cheers.
 
Crossbones said:
Baseball? Well I was thinking back to my youth in San Francisco and realized i had the fortune to see so many of the greatest players in MLB history. Saw these all in person in no particular order:

Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Orlando Cepeda
Juan Marichal
Mickey Mantle (only once)
Roger Maris (only once)
Stan Musial
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Frank Robinson
Ernie Banks
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Garlord Perry
Johnny Bench
Harold Reynolds
Pete Rose
Randy Johnson (arguably the ugliest human being on earth)
Ricky Henderson
Mike Schmidt
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Barry Bonds
Bob Gibson

Whatcha say? Fair list right there and I feel blessed to have seen them all.

Who’s gonna add to the list? I know I have forgotten a few.
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Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams ?
 
This is going out to Nobody... Which seems Ironic because it's going out to everybody...:facepalm:

I''m with ya brother.....Now if they do something about a hard cap and no work around. Time to stop buying championships and start earning them.

Stay well bra.
 
There are some players that are just born natural who would have flourished in any baseball era. Williams and Tony G were just natural born hitters.
 
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