MLB 2026 Official Thread

[HighEyeCue]

on the eve of the season and Infinite is still MIA

hope you are ok homie

[Sccit]

on the eve of the season and Infinite is still MIA

hope you are ok homie

 

[HighEyeCue]

the Mets new hitting approach looked good today knocking Skenes out in the 1st

[m.kiLLA]

[m.kiLLA]

[HighEyeCue]

this is one of the great logos in sports history

[TraceOneInfinite]

on the eve of the season and Infinite is still MIA

hope you are ok homie

BTN Resurrection !!!

As for MLB... the Royals look great to start the season.  Their starters just went through the entire starting rotation and only gave up 2 run total! Crafty vets Lugo, Wacha, Bubic put up zeroes, and then Cameron, Ragans only gave up one run.  So that's 2 runs total in a 5 day stint thru the rotation.

So our record should be 5-1 but it's actually 3-3.

The problem is Carlos Estevez led the league in saves last year and his arm looks blown.  Also, the offense is off to a sluggish start.  But Lucas Erceg has been more than capable filling in at closer, and when your pitching is as good as the Royals you don't need a lot of hitting.  Garcia, Witt, and Vinnie Paz lead the order and that should be enough, and the rest of the lineup all depends on our 2 big prospects Jac Cag and Carter Jenson and God knows what will happen with those two.

But bottom line our starting pitching is lights out and we still have legit Triple AAA arms waiting in the wings—so it's been a promising start to the year to see Lugo, Ragans, and Bubic come back and look healthy and dominant again off of injury. 

How do the Mets and Dodgers look so far?

[HighEyeCue]

BTN Resurrection !!!

As for MLB... the Royals look great to start the season.  Their starters just went through the entire starting rotation and only gave up 2 run total! Crafty vets Lugo, Wacha, Bubic put up zeroes, and then Cameron, Ragans only gave up one run.  So that's 2 runs total in a 5 day stint thru the rotation.

So our record should be 5-1 but it's actually 3-3.

The problem is Carlos Estevez led the league in saves last year and his arm looks blown.  Also, the offense is off to a sluggish start.  But Lucas Erceg has been more than capable filling in at closer, and when your pitching is as good as the Royals you don't need a lot of hitting.  Garcia, Witt, and Vinnie Paz lead the order and that should be enough, and the rest of the lineup all depends on our 2 big prospects Jac Cag and Carter Jenson and God knows what will happen with those two.

But bottom line our starting pitching is lights out and we still have legit Triple AAA arms waiting in the wings—so it's been a promising start to the year to see Lugo, Ragans, and Bubic come back and look healthy and dominant again off of injury. 

How do the Mets and Dodgers look so far?

great to have you back Infinite

the Mets are 4-4...so far the pitching has been a bright spot and Soto is Soto and our catcher Alvarez may finally live up to his hype he has 3 homers already....the rest of the lineup isn't doing much but I'm not going to go crazy after a week plus of games...but something to watch is how they replace Pete Alonso producton at 1st base

[HighEyeCue]

great to have you back Infinite

the Mets are 4-4...so far the pitching has been a bright spot and Soto is Soto and our catcher Alvarez may finally live up to his hype he has 3 homers already....the rest of the lineup isn't doing much but I'm not going to go crazy after a week plus of games...but something to watch is how they replace Pete Alonso producton at 1st base

like clockwork they go out and score 9 runs last night

thats baseball

[HighEyeCue]

Infinite whats your opinion on these new City Connects? I'm not really feeling the colors...the Braves one is nice though

[HighEyeCue]

Mets and Dodgers in an early season series

what a mismatch

[TraceOneInfinite]

More of the same from the Royals. 

--Record 7-10
--Great Starting Pitching
--Can't Hit Worth Shit
--Top Players:  Starting Rotation, Bobby Witt, Mikael Garcia

Our 3rd basemen (Mikael Garcia) and Shortstop (Bobby Witt) are both stars in the game and playing like it. 

...after those guys the whole lineup is a disaster.  We got one rookie back-up catcher Carter Jenson who looks solid but not spectacular.  Jac Cag is still an over-promised and under-performing bat in the lineup.  Sal Perez is old and falling off the cliff.  Vinnie Paz is a consistent 30 homerun and 100 RBI guy and they just keep saying "be patient" but so far he's been well below the Mendoza line.

Record is 7-10 and I don't know how long our starting rotation can keep this up.  Our backups starting pitchers Ryan Bergert and Kolek already got injured so if anyone in the starting rotation goes down we could be in trouble.  Then again, Vinnie could get hot and suddenly we become a winning team.  But so far, our starters are pitching lights out and then the bullpen gives up a couple runs and we lose because we can't score. 

[TraceOneInfinite]

Mets and Dodgers in an early season series

HighEyeCue... I introduce you to x-Royal prospect turned bust--M.J. Melendez.   He was the kind of guy that could run into one every now and then.  The talent is there and he is a great clubhouse guy.  I would say he just closed his eyes and swung, but it was two hits off Ohtani, so what the hell, maybe your hitting coach (is better than the one in KC) can finally unlock this guy.



I also noticed you guys picked up another X-Royal aging veteran Tommy Pham.  He was still good a couple years ago when he played for the Royals in the playoffs. The moment wasn't too big for him—he was one of our best players in the Yankees series 2024. 

[HighEyeCue]

HighEyeCue... I introduce you to x-Royal prospect turned bust--M.J. Melendez.   He was the kind of guy that could run into one every now and then.  The talent is there and he is a great clubhouse guy.  I would say he just closed his eyes and swung, but it was two hits off Ohtani, so what the hell, maybe your hitting coach (is better than the one in KC) can finally unlock this guy.



I also noticed you guys picked up another X-Royal aging veteran Tommy Pham.  He was still good a couple years ago when he played for the Royals in the playoffs. The moment wasn't too big for him—he was one of our best players in the Yankees series 2024.

yeah man I liked this guy Melendez in spring training and thought he should have made the team, I think we might have something here...as for Pham he didn't look too great in LA but to be fair he just signed so he didn't have the proper ABs in the minors so it might take him a little time to find his swing

[TraceOneInfinite]

yeah man I liked this guy Melendez in spring training and thought he should have made the team, I think we might have something here...as for Pham he didn't look too great in LA but to be fair he just signed so he didn't have the proper ABs in the minors so it might take him a little time to find his swing

the problem with Pham is his age.  At some point guys just can't do it anymore.  But, I really wish the Royals would have kept him after 2024.  And if you are talking about only this year, then for 2026 I think having a trusted veteran like Tommy Pham is better for you than playing some young Triple AAA guy.  Maybe for the future of the Mets it's better to play the young guy—but if the Mets end up in some big games down the stretch, having Tommy Pham at the plate isn't the worst thing in the world—he can rise to the occasion.

It's like that great Cus D'amato line, he said, "Every great (boxer) has one last great fight left in him." 

I also checked the Mets record--looks like they are struggling a bit.  Royals have the same record, but the signs are there that our team is going to be good if 30 homer/100 RBI guys like Vinnie Paz and Sal Perez start playing up to their usual standard.  Because the team just might have grown internally without spending any money or making any moves—its looking like our prospects Carter Jenson and Jac Caglione have finally arrived.