MLB 2026 Official Thread

[HighEyeCue]

I'm back in again!!

Royals still have a really bad record but the young guy I've agonized over these last two years has finally put it together.  Jac Caglione is on fire!!  To have a young guy on a rookie contract playing this well is huge for any team.  On the open market these kind of guys are generating 100 Million dollar contracts these days.  So that's basically like he just gifted the Royals 90 Million Dollars.

It reminds me of when Mahomes was still on a rookie contract, he had a great team around him with big money guys and the Chiefs were dominant.  I'm not saying the Royals are gonna make the playoff or anything but it's enough to keep watching.

unfortunately for me the Mets are unwatchable right now...6 errors in last nights game all by the infield...with an almost 400 million dollar payroll

its not like the Jets will be any better this year either with the news that Geno Smith hits his girlfriend more than he does his receivers

[TraceOneInfinite]

unfortunately for me the Mets are unwatchable right now...6 errors in last nights game all by the infield...with an almost 400 million dollar payroll

its not like the Jets will be any better this year either with the news that Geno Smith hits his girlfriend more than he does his receivers

I don't know how the Jets could be this sorry for this many years

[HighEyeCue]

I don't know how the Jets could be this sorry for this many years

Woody Johnson might be the worst owner in the NFL...I doubt he knows anything about football and keeps on hiring incompetent GMs who then hire incompetent coaches...and don't get me started on their draft picks

[TraceOneInfinite]

Woody Johnson might be the worst owner in the NFL...I doubt he knows anything about football and keeps on hiring incompetent GMs who then hire incompetent coaches...and don't get me started on their draft picks

yeah.. no excuse for the coaches he hires.  Because players, when you draft a young QB, he's still a human so you can't guarantee he will live up to his potential.  Free Agent QB's cost a fortune and they tried to get guys like Rodgers and it still didn't work out the guy freaking blows out his knee on the first play with the Jets

but not hiring a decent coach—there is no excuse.  I mean, you always have these guys like the Harbaughs or Sean Payton, awesome coaches that still end up looking for jobs every few years.  No reason they couldn't have gotten one of those level coaches all these years

[TraceOneInfinite]

I'm back in again!!

Royals still have a really bad record but the young guy I've agonized over these last two years has finally put it together.  Jac Caglione is on fire!!  To have a young guy on a rookie contract playing this well is huge for any team.  On the open market these kind of guys are generating 100 Million dollar contracts these days.  So that's basically like he just gifted the Royals 90 Million Dollars.

It reminds me of when Mahomes was still on a rookie contract, he had a great team around him with big money guys and the Chiefs were dominant.  I'm not saying the Royals are gonna make the playoff or anything but it's enough to keep watching.

^^As soon as I made this post the Royals dropped 3 straight games, and Jac Cag went 0-16 in those games, and last night we lost 22-1 to the White Sox

[TraceOneInfinite]

^^As soon as I made this post the Royals dropped 3 straight games, and Jac Cag went 0-16 in those games, and last night we lost 22-1 to the White Sox

increase that to 5 games and 0-25

[HighEyeCue]

increase that to 5 games and 0-25

we're just as bad

and with an almost 400 million dollar payroll

[TraceOneInfinite]

increase that to 5 games and 0-25

..and now he got injured, and is on the DL... my pain is worse than yours Mets Fans

[HighEyeCue]

..and now he got injured, and is on the DL... my pain is worse than yours Mets Fans

we have exactly the same record 35-50

but our payroll is more than twice as much as the Royals

[TraceOneInfinite]

we have exactly the same record 35-50

but our payroll is more than twice as much as the Royals

That's unbelievable... so was my o.g prediction for your season correct??

Remember what I predicted was I said that you all were going into a long season with only 2-3 certifiable starters and 2 questions marks that may or may not perform.  Plus, starting pitchers often don't make it through a whole season without injuries.

So is that still the case?  In your starting 5 rotation you have 2-3 games where you feel comfortable in the week and then 2 other games where your starter doesn't give you confidence that you can win?

[HighEyeCue]

That's unbelievable... so was my o.g prediction for your season correct??

Remember what I predicted was I said that you all were going into a long season with only 2-3 certifiable starters and 2 questions marks that may or may not perform.  Plus, starting pitchers often don't make it through a whole season without injuries.

So is that still the case?  In your starting 5 rotation you have 2-3 games where you feel comfortable in the week and then 2 other games where your starter doesn't give you confidence that you can win?

yeah you were right...Nolan McLean has been the one constant but even he's been inconsistent at times

the trade for Freddy Paralta has been a complete bust...so much so that his trade value is almost nill...at this point I would cut him just to get rid off him...and this dude is looking for a 200 million plus contract at the end of this year

Clay Holmes was our most consistent starter but he went down in May with a leg injury and is probably out till August

so basically we have McLean, Peralta, and Manea in the rotation...the other 2 days we have an opener for an inning or 2 and then a bulk guy comes in for the majority, usually a guy like a Senga who was 0-7 with a 9.00ERA
as a starter this year

Oh and our manager was fired about a week ago

[TraceOneInfinite]

yeah you were right...Nolan McLean has been the one constant but even he's been inconsistent at times

the trade for Freddy Paralta has been a complete bust...so much so that his trade value is almost nill...at this point I would cut him just to get rid off him...and this dude is looking for a 200 million plus contract at the end of this year

Clay Holmes was our most consistent starter but he went down in May with a leg injury and is probably out till August

so basically we have McLean, Peralta, and Manea in the rotation...the other 2 days we have an opener for an inning or 2 and then a bulk guy comes in for the majority, usually a guy like a Senga who was 0-7 with a 9.00ERA
as a starter this year

Oh and our manager was fired about a week ago

METS

yeah, exactly as I predicted.  I think a team MUST HAVE 5 legit starters to begin the season.  A team can't have 2 question marks the way the Mets did to start the year, and just hoping they work out. 

the reason why is mostly for health reasons.  Of the 3 legit starters, one or two of them is going to go on the DL (Clay Holmes) at some point in the year or get some year ending injury like Tommy John.  Another guy may just have a down year ((Freddy Peralta) — which could also be related to his arm not being as healthy as a previous year but not officially diagnosed as an injury))

So 5 legit starters can very quickly turn into 1 legit starter — as is the case with the Mets.  Which brings your win probably down 1 out of every 5 games, or maybe you get lucky and the other team has some guy from Triple AAA on the mound and now it boosts to 2 out of 5 games.  But bottom line, it's a guaranteed losing season.

ROYALS

...The Royals entered the year with 7 legit starting pitchers.  One (Ryan Bergert) got injured before the season even started.  Former Cy Young Candidate Cole Ragans is out for the year, last years All-Star Chris Bubic is out for the year.   So, the Royals went from 7 legit starters to open the year and now down to 4.  We have a developing young guy in Luindar Ovila who has steadied the ship enough to get us back up to 5 legit starters.

But as a side note, our relievers got bombed.  Last years top closer Estevez out for the year, Lucas Erceg went from being lights out to suddenly getting nobody out, and Matt Strahm will be invited to pitch the homerun derby for the All-Star game because that all he's done is give up homeruns.  And our GM went out and got all these Quadruple AAAA level hitters supposedly "raising the floor" of our offense — Issac Collins, Lane Thomas, Starling Marte, etc.  But it ended up being that Bobby Whitt Jr. and Rookie catcher Carter Jenson have been the ONLY consistent bats in the entire lineup. 

I don't know if you've heard this phrase yet in baseball, "RAISING THE FLOOR"?  But it's bullshit.  (It means you supposedly have guys to "stabilize" the bottom of the order)

[HighEyeCue]

Infinite I'm going to the game on Thursday afternoon against the Royals

Ill have a report on what I saw afterwards

[TraceOneInfinite]

Infinite I'm going to the game on Thursday afternoon against the Royals

Ill have a report on what I saw afterwards

Yo homie... what'd you think of the first game of the series?  Did you see our young phenoms Carter Jenson and Jac Cagliogne?  Bobby Witt didn't do too much other than beating out a couple of key double plays that could've changed the game.  Your shortstop didn't field one of them cleanly.  But I think Soto made a nice play and stole a double from Salvador Perez.

It was one of our most exciting games of the year.  Seeing a bumb from Triple AAA Tyler Tolbert—the last guy on our roster—get the record for 12 consecutive hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances!!   That energized our whole team. 

16-12, what a crazy score.  Senga looks good, because you always think the Asian guys are never going to make a mistake, but we certainly got to him.  I like that your team uses an opener.  I think that strategy makes a lot of sense. 

Your lineup seems to be struggling after the top two-three guys in the lineup.

...we got to see/hear Eric Hosmer call the game as color commentator for the KC broadcast so he kept recalling memories from being in the NY stadium in 15.  It was probably the most entertaining game the Royals have had this year

I think the Royals are hot right now and energized by Tolbert.  We may sweep the series and restore some small bit of hope for our season before the All-Star break

[TraceOneInfinite]

yeah you were right...Nolan McLean has been the one constant but even he's been inconsistent at times

the trade for Freddy Paralta has been a complete bust...so much so that his trade value is almost nill...at this point I would cut him just to get rid off him...and this dude is looking for a 200 million plus contract at the end of this year

Clay Holmes was our most consistent starter but he went down in May with a leg injury and is probably out till August

so basically we have McLean, Peralta, and Manea in the rotation...the other 2 days we have an opener for an inning or 2 and then a bulk guy comes in for the majority, usually a guy like a Senga who was 0-7 with a 9.00ERA
as a starter this year

Oh and our manager was fired about a week ago

lol.. Senga is 0-7 with a 9.00ERA... damn homie, you are ruining my high from yesterday... so you mean Tyler Tolbert really isn't the next Kenny Loftin and the Royals aren't actually an offensive powerhouse?!?  Damn