MLB Off-Topic

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

The White Sox definitely enabled LaRoche to do this. I get that from this quote

True. It's the spoiled athlete / kiss *** organization dynamic we see time and time again. LaRoche just took it to the extreme by retiring over it.

[TripleCrown9]

It's nuts that Ruth basically hit 100 homers against every team he faced, not including the World Series.

[Speedy]

Bottom line.

It's $13MM he's giving up because work won't let his son be with him. I mean...c'mon.

My work has a "bring your child to work day" but it's one day a year.

This whole thing is beyond ridiculous.

[kehlis]

If my job allowed my employees bring their kids to work I would have much fewer attendance issues to deal with.

Maybe I'm just Goose Gossage but it makes no sense to me why anyone would think it makes sense for him to bring the kid to work everyday.

[55]

Remember, he basically had his kid drop out of school to accompany him to work every day. He's 14 and in the 8th grade and hasn't been to school since February. It's not like he has a tutor and/or is homeschooled on the road either. That is absolutely abysmal parenting any way you slice it.

[SPTO]

Quote: Originally Posted by TripleCrown9

Here's a fun list I came across. Each team's Top 5 for home runs against. Spoiler Arizona Spoiler Barry Bonds- 39 Todd Helton- 35 Adrian Gonzalez- 33 Matt Kemp- 30 Brian Giles- 27 Atlanta Spoiler Willie Mays- 83 Mel Ott- 73 Ernie Banks- 71 Willie McCovey- 71 Stan Musial- 60 Baltimore Spoiler Babe Ruth- 96 Lou Gehrig- 92 Jimmie Foxx- 87 Ted Williams- 80 Harmon Killebrew- 68 Boston Spoiler Babe Ruth- 90 Lou Gehrig- 70 Mickey Mantle- 69 Al Kaline- 62 Harmon Killebrew- 61 Chicago Cubs Spoiler Willie Mays- 92 Hank Aaron- 87 Mike Schmidt- 78 Mel Ott- 77 Stan Musial- 67 Chicago White Sox Spoiler Babe Ruth- 98 Lou Gehrig- 77 Jimmie Foxx- 75 Harmon Killebrew- 75 Mickey Mantle- 72 Cincinnati Spoiler Hank Aaron- 97 Eddie Mathews- 76 Willie Mays- 76 Duke Snider- 72 Willie McCovey- 69 Cleveland Spoiler Babe Ruth- 92 Ted Williams- 79 Lou Gehrig- 73 Jimmie Foxx- 67 Mickey Mantle- 65 Colorado Spoiler Barrry Bonds- 54 Sammy Sosa- 45 Reggie Sanders- 38 Eric Karros- 37 Matt Kemp- 36 Detroit Spoiler Babe Ruth- 123 Jimmie Foxx- 93 Ted Williams- 88 Mickey Mantle- 73 Yogi Berra- 72 Houston Spoiler Albert Pujols- 50 Hank Aaron- 46 Willie McCovey- 44 Willie Stargell- 43 Aramis Ramirez- 43 Kansas City Spoiler Alex Rodriguez- 50 Jim Thome- 49 Paul Konerko- 45 Rafael Palmeiro- 41 Reggie Jackson- 37 Manny Ramirez- 37 Cal Ripken- 37 Frank Thomas- 37 Los Angeles Angels Spoiler Alex Rodriguez- 70 Rafael Palmeiro- 49 Harmon Killebrew- 45 Reggie Jackson- 40 Cal Ripken- 38 Los Angeles Dodgers Spoiler Willie Mays- 98 Hank Aaron- 95 Stan Musial- 74 Mel Ott- 71 Ernie Banks- 64 Barry Bonds- 64 Miami Spoiler Chipper Jones- 40 Ryan Howard- 39 Andruw Jones- 31 Sammy Sosa- 30 Chase Utley- 30 Milwaukee Spoiler Reggie Jackson- 62 Sammy Sosa- 44 Albert Pujols- 42 Joe Carter- 37 Mark McGwire- 36 Aramis Ramirez- 36 Minnesota (Washington) Spoiler Babe Ruth- 89 Mickey Mantle- 72 Jimmie Foxx- 69 Jim Thome- 61 Joe DiMaggio- 58 New York Mets Spoiler Willie Stargell- 60 Chipper Jones- 49 Mike Schmidt- 49 Willie McCovey- 48 Hank Aaron- 45 New York Yankees Spoiler Jimmie Foxx- 70 Ted Williams- 62 Manny Ramirez- 55 Hank Greenberg- 53 Carl Yastrzemski- 52 Oakland (Philadelphia) Spoiler Babe Ruth- 108 Ted Williams- 91 Lou Gehrig- 79 Mickey Mantle- 77 Harmon Killebrew- 75 Philadelphia Spoiler Mel Ott- 82 Ernie Banks- 82 Hank Aaron- 76 Barry Bonds- 64 Eddie Mathews- 62 Pittsburgh Spoiler Mel Ott- 83 Hank Aaron- 78 Willie Mays- 76 Eddie Mathews- 73 Mike Schmidt- 62 San Diego Spoiler Barry Bonds- 87 Dale Murphy- 60 Larry Walker- 49 Mike Schmidt- 47 Johnny Bench- 47 San Francisco Spoiler Stan Musial- 89 Hank Aaron- 78 Eddie Mathews- 69 Dale Murphy- 58 Ernie Banks- 58 Seattle Spoiler Rafael Palmeiro- 52 Aramis Ramirez- 39 Mark Teixeira- 36 Frank Thomas-36 Juan Gonzalez-35 St. Louis Spoiler Hank Aaron- 91 Willie Mays- 79 Eddie Mathews- 66 Mel Ott- 66 Ernie Banks- 64 Tampa Bay Spoiler Alex Rodriguez- 55 David Ortiz- 49 Manny Ramirez- 41 Carlos Delgado- 32 Jason Giambi- 32 Texas Spoiler Reggie Jackson- 52 Harmon Killebrew- 48 Norm Cash- 42 Jose Canseco- 40 Boog Powell- 39 Toronto Spoiler David Ortiz- 59 Alex Rodriguez- 58 Manny Ramirez- 54 Jose Canseco- 41 Rafael Palmeiro- 38 Harold Baines- 38 Washington (Montreal) Spoiler Barry Bonds- 65 Mike Schmidt- 57 Chipper Jones- 47 Andruw Jones- 41 Ryan Howard- 41

Surprising that Baines is #5 on the Blue Jays list. You don't usually associate him with hitting the long ball too much.

[TripleCrown9]

Quote: Originally Posted by SPTO

Surprising that Baines is #5 on the Blue Jays list. You don't usually associate him with hitting the long ball too much.

Yep, he hit 1/10th of his homers against Toronto.

[TheMatrix31]

Quote: Originally Posted by CMH

What happened in that situation? This sounds like you're saying Gomez yelled at Freeman for no reason. You're sure there wasn't an exchange between both players or another player? Something that incited Gomez to talk back? If someone is saying you're wrong for your perspective for being a braves fan, I think the reason is right there. You're turning it into Gomez did something wrong by showing up the Braves without placing any blame on the Braves creating an environment for his reaction.

Yeah I'm pretty sure. If anything I think he thought he was hit by Maholm when he was a Cub or a few months before or some **** like that. I don't remember. Either way he was running around and yelling at everyone while running around. If I recall correctly the whole thing happened in the first inning of the game too.

And I have the ability to discern. I'm not some idiot who only criticizes or praises something when it involves a team I root for.

As if I've been the biggest fan of or hesitate to criticize Carlos Gomez or anyone else who has a repeated pattern of acting like a piece of crap on the field, ice, or court otherwise. Has nothing to do with the Braves, who I haven't even had a positive emotion about for like two years now anyway.