Red Comet Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Imagine being an all-time great talent and all you can show for it is getting swept by one of baseball’s usual laughingstocks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Matthew24 said: okay... I'm gonna just move on from this... Never said I have a great opinion, it was my opinion. That all I will say. It's not an opinion. MarINERS =/= MarLINS 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Mike Trout is not an all time great. I have nothing against him taking money to play in a place where nothing matters and there’s no pressure - I’d absolutely do that too. But winning matters, and if you’re not winning, it’s simply more important (and much harder) to play in certain cities to make a real impact. Mike Trout has completely empty stats, and much like our discussion re: Phillip Rivers, Mike Trout simply doesn’t matter in any way shape or form. that can certainly change between now and when he retires. 3 Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Heck, Phillip Rivers’ biggest stats are his work for the Quiverfull movement (i.e., the Duggars). 1 Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Hot take: Baseball postseason is a giant plinko game anyway, so why should we care so much about it when evaluating individual performances. 1 Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 8:35 PM, SFGiants58 said: I stand by my weird takes, Mike Trout bashing and all. That’s entirely fair, but don’t call him an all-time great when he anonymously compiled stats on a team he knew would struggle to get to .500. At least Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, and the aforementioned pre-playoffs baseball stars could sniff contention on a regular basis. At least those guys had more personality than the milquetoast Mike. Baseball needs somebody compelling like Jeter, Bonds, or even Bryce Harper to be the best player. Even guys like Brady and LeBron, as machine-like as they are, never were the boredom that was Mike Trout. But back to the Rays - Stu seemed so broken-hearted when MLB told him to shove his plan up his intestinum crassum. So he hasn't put up the numbers that he has because it's on a non-winning team? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. One could make the argument if someone put up outstanding numbers only against bad teams. But that's not the case here. He doesn't play against his own "bad" teammates. He plays against good teams (and bad) and puts up all-time great numbers. He'll go down as one of the greatest players ever, first ballot Hall of Famer and probably a unanimous selection. Why? Because he's an all-time great player, regardless of what team he plays on. 2 Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 OK.... this thread is starting to flounder 2 Quote I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Yeah this isn't a thread about Mike Trout or which MLB teams should have been contracted in the 90s. 1 Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 5:20 PM, BBTV said: Mike Trout is not an all time great. I have nothing against him taking money to play in a place where nothing matters and there’s no pressure - I’d absolutely do that too. But winning matters, and if you’re not winning, it’s simply more important (and much harder) to play in certain cities to make a real impact. Mike Trout has completely empty stats, and much like our discussion re: Phillip Rivers, Mike Trout simply doesn’t matter in any way shape or form. that can certainly change between now and when he retires. Individual players in baseball probably have the lowest impact on the game of any sport. You could get on base every time you're up to bat, but you still need teammates who can bring you home. You can crush a home run, then the next inning watch your pitcher get shelled from the outfield. Baseball also has the lowest percentage of teams who get into the playoffs. Obviously winning would be huge for Trout's legacy, but you can't just write him off because he hasn't won. Ken Griffey Jr. never got to a World Series, but his impact on the game is still felt. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 23 hours ago, IceCap said: Yeah this isn't a thread about Mike Trout or which MLB teams should have been contracted in the 90s. Bus driver: Don't make me tap the sign.... 1 Quote I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 1 hour ago, spartacat_12 said: Individual players in baseball probably have the lowest impact on the game of any sport. You could get on base every time you're up to bat, but you still need teammates who can bring you home. You can crush a home run, then the next inning watch your pitcher get shelled from the outfield. Baseball also has the lowest percentage of teams who get into the playoffs. Obviously winning would be huge for Trout's legacy, but you can't just write him off because he hasn't won. Ken Griffey Jr. never got to a World Series, but his impact on the game is still felt. This is 100% correct. And such criticism is somewhat unfair because of it. But at the same time, whether it's justified or not won't stop it from becoming a narrative through-line for his career story, the same way it was for Barry Bonds before him, Dan Marino in the NFL or Charles Barkley in the NBA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings2 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 6:16 AM, DEAD! said: OK.... this thread is starting to flounder Trout or flounder?......sorry I need 5 more minutes to decide. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 13 hours ago, Wings2 said: Trout or flounder?......sorry I need 5 more minutes to decide. I'm a salmon guy, myself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 42 minutes ago, JayMac said: I'm a salmon guy, myself. Crappie. 2 Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, JayMac said: 15 hours ago, Wings2 said: Trout or flounder?......sorry I need 5 more minutes to decide. I'm a salmon guy, myself. Big Tuna. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, JayMac said: I'm a salmon guy, myself. Or if you want something more freshwater... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 16 hours ago, Wings2 said: Trout or flounder?......sorry I need 5 more minutes to decide. Get me the catfish with brown rice and hushpuppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Red Comet said: Get me the catfish with brown rice and hushpuppies. . . . or perhaps you prefer a mudcat . . . 3 Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 You can also buy tickets for a Perch. https://www.mlb.com/orioles/tickets/group-tickets/picnic-perch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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