24 MLB Season Thread

[GDAWG]

2 minutes ago, Cujo said:

Or how about this?... Mayyybe Mike Trout is just comfortable with life in Southern California and it's not about ring chasing at this time. Also knowing once he demands a trade, he's going leave a situation he actually enjoys and perhaps bounce from city to city going after a title he might not ever get. I mean, I've turned down jobs for that offer more money/benefits because I was in a good situation, so I can understand if that's Trout's thinking.

 

He also grew up in South Jersey, rooting for the Eagles, Flyers and 76ers.  

[Cujo]

4 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

He also grew up in South Jersey, rooting for the Eagles, Flyers and 76ers.  

 

NO WAY!!!!

 

Having nothing to do with where he was raised, again: Maybe Mike Trout is just comfortable with life in Southern California. 

[FiddySicks]

I think that’s where the Lebron comparison comes in. One thing that was so special about Lebron was him being proactive when it came to his place in the league. Not only did the league recognize how much he had to offer, but so did he, and he was willing to offer that. 
 

 

Mike Trout, for better or worse, has always just been along for the ride. I don’t necessarily blame him for that, as that’s just more a part of the culture of baseball than it is basketball. But it’s definitely a huge missed opportunity for a sport that really can’t afford any of those right now. 

[Sport]

Opening Day is a top 5 day in the baseball season. The day after opening day is easily the worst. 

[Sec19Row53]

4 minutes ago, Sport said:

Opening Day is a top 5 day in the baseball season. The day after opening day is easily the worst. 

Unless you were rained out yesterday, making then now. [insert Space Balls gif]

[SFGiants58]

Mike Trout just irrationally rubs me the wrong way and I’m mostly just trying to rationalize it (however flimsily). He always has and always will.
 

The only other guy who did this in baseball was Paul Goldschmidt and he eventually gave me a very good reason to despise him. 

[dont care]

2 hours ago, infrared41 said:

 

 

I added Vet to this post so you don't feel like you're being picked on. Now that we have have out of the way...

 

You're both wrong. Mike Trout's relevance and his impact on the game have nothing to do with his ability as a ball player. His lack of  "games that matter" can hardly be blamed on him. It takes a team to get to the playoffs. It's not his fault he plays for a organization.  His numbers are his numbers. They are what they are.  We can't cheer players on for taking all the money they can get and then hold it against them when the team they took the money from turns out to be terrible.

He had a choice before signing his extension. He has a choice now by demanding a trade. Players have more say now of where they play than they ever had. 

[Cujo]

Wild to see fans bent out of shape because Mike Trout won't demand a trade and refuses to ring chase.

 

I respect Trout more for wanting to play out his career with one team and not finish his career as YankSox pinch hitter just to get a ring for a team he was hardly accosicated with.

[GDAWG]

29 minutes ago, Cujo said:

Wild to see fans bent out of shape because Mike Trout won't demand a trade and refuses to ring chase.

 

I respect Trout more for wanting to play out his career with one team and not finish his career as YankSox pinch hitter just to get a ring for a team he was hardly accosicated with.

 

He's one of those guys who has a chance to be a stud in the postseason if he has a chance.  Now he didn't do well in his one series in the postseason, but I think he's one of those guys who may have a few game winning hits in the post season in him if the Angels go further and he's healthy.  Hiring Ron Washington is a slight upgrade over Phil Nevin and Washington was with the Braves the last few years, so he may have learned a thing or two since leaving as manager of the Texas Rangers in 2014 (he resigned due to personal issues that are hopefully resolved).  

 

Unless the Rangers, Astros and Mariners completely falter and the Angels get on a hot streak, Trout will be missing the playoffs again.  Now if he's content with that because it's a chance to live in Southern California then so be it.  

 

[SFGiants58]

Another solution to this whole issue would be Arte Moreno finally selling the Angels and them getting an owner who actually cares. Trout can just be a player-manager or coach as a bunch of young guys win a title for him.

[GDAWG]

Not the best championship banner raising:

 

 

[The_Admiral]

No, of course not, because everything about the Rangers is arriviste and second-rate.

[Cujo]

7 minutes ago, The_Admiral said:

No, of course not, because everything about the Rangers is arriviste and second-rate.

 

You mean like converting a ranch stable into a baseball stadium?

 

[infrared41]

2 hours ago, dont care said:

He had a choice before signing his extension. He has a choice now by demanding a trade. Players have more say now of where they play than they ever had. 

 

And he chose the Angels. I don't have an issue with that.

[DCarp1231]

Like look in at the Rockies 2024 season

[SFGiants58]

31 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said:

Like look in at the Rockies 2024 season

 

 

I was thinking this:

 

 

3 hours ago, Cujo said:

Wild to see fans bent out of shape because Mike Trout won't demand a trade and refuses to ring chase.

 

As I said, it was an irrational "rubs me the wrong way" dislike. That was just the easiest reason, for now anyway. There are plenty of people I dislike because they "rub me the wrong way" and it's totally irrational. Don't we all have at least one person we dislike for no good reason?

[Cujo]

9 hours ago, infrared41 said:

Kinda like another irrelevant superstar who played his entire career with the Cubs and never experienced a "moment that truly mattered." His name was Ernie Banks. Maybe you've heard of him

 

"How dare Robin Yount never demand a trade to the 70s Yankees or 80s Oakland A's!!"

 

His career and legacy definitely suffered by not sticking it to Milwaukee and going ring chasing...

[crashcarson15]

8 hours ago, SFGiants58 said:

Banks played the vast majority of his career in the pre-playoff expansion era. Mike Trout has only played in the wild card, two wild card, and three wild card eras. It’s an entirely different consideration.

I mean, Banks won his MVPs on teams that went 72-82 and 74-80, and the Cubs didn't finish in the first division until his age-37 season. An expanded playoff field wouldn't have changed a thing until the twilight of his career.

[DCarp1231]

I like Trout as much as the next guy, but not a fan of the times he’s been named an All Star in seasons he’s played less than half the games. Specifically 2021’s grand total of 36 games.

[SFGiants58]

13 minutes ago, Cujo said:

 

"How dare Robin Yount never demand a trade to the 70s Yankees or 80s Oakland A's!!"

 

His career and legacy definitely suffered by not sticking it to Milwaukee and going ring chasing...

 

Here's the difference - I don't get abstract "bad vibes" from Yount or any other legendary guys stuck on bad teams like I do with Trout. Mike Trout, for reasons I can't fully articulate, gives me very bad vibes. Like, everything people said about how much they hated Tom Brady applies to Mike Trout for me, even though Mike Trout has nowhere near as much to show for his career.

 

Mike Trout is one of the best ever, but can it really be said that he changed the game or shaped its history in any meaningful way since 2011? Other than increasing demands for Arte Moreno to sell the team?