2025 MLB Draft

It appears Sam Miller (shortstop transfer from Columbia) was not drafted.

 

I’m not going to start a thread just to say this but I am going to say this with regards to the 2025 MLB AllStar game—

THANK GOD FOR THE MUTE BUTTON!

 

Deric Fabian has signed a deal w/ Rockies.

 

Worse than HR derby broadcast?

 

I didn’t watch that.

It once was the greatest players in the game on the field at the same time.

Now, sadly—it has been drug down to the same low levels our society is mired in. A red carpet complete with earrings and Mr. T starter sets (I didn’t watch it but it’s hard to miss the highlights). I’m done with the “All Star” game….

 

I quit watching after Ryan O'Hearns at bat.. Who is oppo of all that..lol

 

I watched a few minutes and I was bored and switched it off.

The original intent is long gone. It was a way to fund the retirement fund for players. Teams used to put some old guys on their extended roster late in the season so that they could have time enough to qualify for a pension. Now they make way too much money and it has lost its original purpose.

 

Agree 100%.

 

Today’s hitters: “He threw inside on me!”

Me: “Hold my beer and watch this!” My entire playing career brush back was just that. Knock down was your best FB right at the hitter’s front armpit. You can’t duck it or jump it. Just spin and wear it. It was used more for protecting your own infielders from dirty slides.
PS—I played my whole career during the pitchers hit days. Taking my turn to hit didn’t bother me one bit.

 

Those were the days. Now we have way too many players who want to act like pimps rather than ballplayers.

 

I don’t know, guys. I think if you sent Aaron Judge back in time to play ball in the 60’s half the league would run screaming in terror from the horrifying giant hitting baseballs faster than they ever thought a human being was capable of hitting them.

 

I get your humor and it’s funny but I have to say sending Judge back into the ‘60’s — well, he would be facing a pitching mentality like he’s never faced before too.

 

Agree - I would love to see Judge facing Bob Gibson.

 

The best players from any era likely would be able to compete against each other pretty well. Judge would be a tough out in the '60s or '20s against Bob Gibson or Walter Johnson, but it would be a difficult AB against either.

 

Please remove the Steriod Era from the list of any eras.

 

I grew up as a kid watching guys like Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale and Sal "The Barber" Maglie pitch inside.

As an older fan I watched Pedro Martinez, Mario Soto and Fernando Valenzuela throw "purpose pitches".

Back in the day the batter had a pretty good idea when such a pitch was coming and was prepared for it.

I have told this story many times but I was at Riverfront when Soto was facing Valenzuela and a guy hit a home run. Next time up first pitch was a strike and I told my friends at the game "Next pitch he is going down." The batter knew it and I knew it and every player in the game knew it.

And he did.

They all looked at me with a "How did you know that?" look.

They never played baseball they way it used to be played.