MLB 2021 Official Thread

**BmillsSkier** · 06-30-2021, 08:20 PM

Congrats to Canuck Joe Votto on his 1,000th RBI, done in fantastic fashion on a bomb to right.

Always liked the way that guy plays.

**Woodsy** · 06-30-2021, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

Congrats to Canuck Joe Votto on his 1,000th RBI, done in fantastic fashion on a bomb to right.

Always liked the way that guy plays.

Canada day started early

**stealurface831** · 07-01-2021, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by ml242

almost a shame the Yanks decided to show up tonight.

this comment has not aged well.

**ex-powderbroker** · 07-01-2021, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by stealurface831

this comment has not aged well.

i don’t get it, chapman’s in postseason form already.

**Timberridge** · 07-01-2021, 07:03 AM

Trevor Bauer is one kinky dude. I guess that's to be expected.

**Supermoon** · 07-01-2021, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by stealurface831

this comment has not aged well.

Oof. Giving up a seven spot at home in the ninth. That’s some little league shit right there.

**Supermoon** · 07-01-2021, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

Trevor Bauer is one rapey dude. I guess that's to be expected.

FIFY

**TNKen** · 07-01-2021, 07:21 AM

Mets took a chopping last night 20-2.

Several of the Mets players that were with my ex-son-in-law saw playing time last night. Pitcher Tom Szapucki made his major league start and gave them several innings. Szapucki and Anthony were roomies for a while. He had TJ surgery and got dinged several times for breaking rules. Catcher Patrick Mazika as well.

**Benny Profane** · 07-01-2021, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

Trevor Bauer is one kinky dude. I guess that's to be expected.

You wonder if he washed that sticky stuff off his fingers before he started beating her up.

**Timberridge** · 07-01-2021, 07:46 AM

He probably learned all this stuff in Cleveland.

**BmillsSkier** · 07-01-2021, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

He probably learned all this stuff in Cleveland.

If you've ever seen what comes out of the clubs in The Flats at 3am you'd develop a kink too I'm guessing.

**Woodsy** · 07-01-2021, 09:19 AM

Safe word was Spidertak

**Brock Landers** · 07-01-2021, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

If you've ever seen what comes out of the clubs in The Flats at 3am you'd develop a kink too I'm guessing.

Heard they call BMills the mayor in The Flats

**Danno** · 07-01-2021, 12:19 PM

hard to utter a safe word when you're being strangled.

**Brock Landers** · 07-01-2021, 12:36 PM

Is it “strangled” if you like it?

**Danno** · 07-01-2021, 12:49 PM

well, hard to utter a safe word when someone's hands are squeezed around your neck/throat blocking your windpipe.

**BmillsSkier** · 07-01-2021, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Brock Landers

Heard they call BMills the mayor in The Flats

Been a couple decades since I spent any serious time down there, but back in the late 90s it was a wild place to be.

**BmillsSkier** · 07-01-2021, 01:31 PM

I can't believe no one has wished Danno a happy Bobby Bonilla Day yet!

**Danno** · 07-01-2021, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

I can't believe no one has wished Danno a happy Bobby Bonilla Day yet!

Brought to you by Bernie Madoff!

**Benny Profane** · 07-01-2021, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Brought to you by Bernie Madoff!

Bernie greased that wheel, but, it really wasn't a bad deal. Basic economics. Long term thinking. Which is in short supply in most jock's minds.

**Danno** · 07-01-2021, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Bernie greased that wheel, but, it really wasn't a bad deal. Basic economics. Long term thinking. Which is in short supply in most jock's minds.

It was a great deal for Bonilla. But the Wilpons made that deal because they thought their returns with Madoff were money in the bank, and if they were making guaranteed returns, it was easy to amortize the payment to Bonilla, and required very little money in then-present day dollars. They thought they were getting a steal when Bonilla agreed to that.

**Brock Landers** · 07-01-2021, 03:01 PM

Greased the wheel? It wouldn’t have happened if the Wilpons weren’t getting the (paper) returns from Bernie. Not just the amount on return which wasn’t very crazy but the consistency.

**Benny Profane** · 07-01-2021, 03:04 PM

Not really. Listen to that Planet Money podcast I posted above. Bonilla's deal was based on an 8% return on the money, which is what a lot of state pension funds base their calculations on. Well, maybe 7% these days, but, still, you get my drift. Bernie may have been a Ponzi, but one of his smart moves was returning "only" 10-12% a year, year after year, which really wasn't that much better than a 70/30 stock/bond return during the same time. The Wilpons were dumb enough to concentrate so much of their money with one guy.

As The Planet Money guys emphasize, the fact that most think this was a bad deal just proves how financially illiterate a very large majority of Americans are. Especially Met fans. Heh.