Bear Down Wildcats

Trade deadline:

Juan Soto: Nationals > Padres
Eric Hosmer: Padres > Red Sox via trade clause
Legions of Prospects/Pitchers: Padres/Red Sox > Nationals

Scared the shit out of me.

In robotics, there's something called The Uncanny Valley, which is where things are close enough to what you expect that you're somewhat sucked into the fantasy, but they're just off enough that the whole thing leaves you feeling uneasy and a little creeped out. Most wax museums and the Abraham Lincoln and Johnny Depp animatronics at Disneyland are good examples. Harry Caray now joins that pantheon. BTW, when I lived outside Chicago a zillion years ago, Harry was doing White Sox games on a low-power snowy UHF TV station. For a day game, 15K would be a good crowd. He'd go out to center field, where they had a crappy plywood table and old microphone for him. He'd carry a briefcase out there, whip off his shirt (yikes), open the briefcase, and throw cans of cold Bud out to the bleacher creatures, who went absolutely crazy. Lotta fun.

Haha. The Padres made a big move to get Soto and Bell at the end of the trading deadline and were pretty excited about making a strong postseason run.

Tatis Jr. just popped their balloon.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:59 pm

This contract could do some serious damage to all young players looking to get paid a lot more during their arbitration years. First he is injured in the offseason in a motorcycle accident and now he is suspended into next year for doping. It is not very often you have teammates disparaging a teammate who is the face of the franchise like you do with the Padres teammates as well as their manager.

What a dick.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 1:53 pm

I don't include Bonds and Rodriguez. The only reason they are on that list is because of PEDS.

Catintheheat wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 8:38 am I don't include Bonds and Rodriguez. The only reason they are on that list is because of PEDS.

Same with Sosa and McGuire for the season records.

Can we now stop having managers and coaches wear uniforms?

Wow!

Lol. Nicely played.

Anyone have an opinion about Buck checking Musgrove for illegal substances at the start of the bottom of the 6th? I had flashbacks to '88 where Davey Johnson got Jay Howell suspended for pine tar on his glove.

Fucking Astros

Ditto...Fucking Astros.

Astros just scored the first run of the game in the top of the 18th inning.

Let's play 2 (in 1)!

Fuck

Seattle was my favorite this playoff season. That is a team that has had some of the greatest players in the game and never made it to the World Series.

I guess I'm rooting for the Padres

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:57 am I guess I'm rooting for the Padres

Aren't you "The Cooler" of fandom?

Poor Padres.

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:42 am

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:57 am I guess I'm rooting for the Padres

Aren't you "The Cooler" of fandom?

Poor Padres.

You are right... Go Yankees!!!!!

Peace out Padres.

So we're looking at a Phillies/Astros ws? Man ratings are going to suck

Shall we send Chicat a consolation bouquet or a muffin basket or something?

Buh bye Blankees.

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:53 pm

Who was that? Celebrating a quarterfinal was it?

Shit, you still have to win 8 (or 7 if the semi's are best of 5) games before you can celebrate big time like that. Sure - go ahead and be happy, but pretending you are done just doesn't cut it.

In my opinion, that is cheap ass kids stuff - not chilling at all.

As a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, I send a heartfelt "suck it" to the Yankees.