The Official 2020 MLB Random Thoughts Thread

[Rell Lauren]

 

[Remote]

Albert Pujols has now played 19 seasons in the major leagues.
He has never struck out 100 times in a season and has more career walks than strikeouts (1,322 walks, 1,279 strikeouts)
All of this while hitting .300/.379/.549 with 656 home runs

Amazing

 

[Remote]

Miguel Cabrera is 185 hits away from 3,000

 

[Professor K.]

Albert Pujols has now played 19 seasons in the major leagues.
He has never struck out 100 times in a season and has more career walks than strikeouts (1,322 walks, 1,279 strikeouts)
All of this while hitting .300/.379/.549 with 656 home runs

Amazing

It's insane how good his numbers are given he's been in Anaheim about as long as St. Louis and been seemingly trash his entire time there

 

[Remote]

The active leader in Stolen Bases is Rajai Davis with 415. Davis is 39 years old.

Rickey Henderson had 427 stolen bases by age 24.

 

[Remote]

I wonder if Clayton Kershaw is finished as an elite pitcher.

While his ERA was a very good 3.03 last season, he has now failed to break 200 IP in a season for 4 straight years and just turned 32 years old.
That decline can accelerate quite quickly. Let's see...

 

[Regular_P]

Miguel Cabrera is 185 hits away from 3,000

23 HRs from 500 too.

 

[Da_Eggman]

I wonder if Clayton Kershaw is finished as an elite pitcher.

While his ERA was a very good 3.03 last season, he has now failed to break 200 IP in a season for 4 straight years and just turned 32 years old.
That decline can accelerate quite quickly. Let's see...

Elite yes but he can still be good

his deception is still elite

 

[Rell Lauren]

Embarrassing day for baseball

 

[Da_Eggman]

Baseball looking horrible during this

 

[Professor K.]

Be a professional athlete and get paid less than out-of-work customer service workers on unemployment brehs

 

[HHR]

fukk. This sucks. The owners suck.

 

[Rell Lauren]

 

[HHR]

This is awesome

 

[Rell Lauren]