Final Spring Training Trip/Crib thread

[AZOldDawg]

Our sports bar at Arizona Traditions has the lowest beer prices prices in Arizona. You might bring a sleeping bag

Hahahaha!

How much could I put in a ziploc on my checked bag?

Let me check with Ohtani’s interpreter

[Big_Maple]

Let me check with Ohtani’s interpreter

I heard he can hook you up with a used kidney if you need one.

Fire sale! Everything must go!

[AZOldDawg]

Let me check with Ohtani’s interpreter

I heard he can hook you up with a used kidney if you need one.

Fire sale! Everything must go!

Dude! I’m 78. But on zero meds

[Seattle or Bust]

After a hot start, Rojas has really fallen off the wagon.

Always good to see a Mike Ford homer. Even if its with another team.

[seth8734]

After a hot start, Rojas has really fallen off the wagon.

Always good to see a Mike Ford homer. Even if its with another team.

Guy can really swing it having a strong spring. 1 week left offense better get ready for real games. Gonna need them!

[rockycola]

Mike Ford hates the M's.
With Cincy now, he's 2-3 tonight with 2 HR's. On the spring, he's .455 \ .471 \ .727

D-MO at 1st this game.
France is okay this spring, he's .324 \ .400 \ .841 but not showing any power thus far.

Raley's 0-2, with a K. This spring, .100 \ .229 \ .100. Was he a Wong choice by JD? Certainly not carrying a Stella bat, for sure.

[D-train]

Mike Ford hates the M's.
With Cincy now, he's 2-3 tonight with 2 HR's. On the spring, he's .455 \ .471 \ .727

D-MO at 1st this game.
France is okay this spring, he's .324 \ .400 \ .841 but not showing any power thus far.

Raley's 0-2, with a K. This spring, .100 \ .229 \ .100. Was he a Wong choice by JD? Certainly not carrying a Stella bat, for sure.

Just moronic it to let Ford walk to save $1.5M

Praying Raley proves ST stats are meaningless but not looking good at all.

[Big_Maple]

Dude! I’m 78. But on zero meds

That's awesome! You've got about 20 years on me, and I'm medicated for familial hypertension. It's complicated by the fact that I am a kidney donor, so I have to be super careful with the one I've got left.

I was totally kidding about the used kidney joke. I am actually teaching a unit on the ethics and economics of organ markets right now, and was jokingly thinking that Ohtani's interpreter would be reduced to selling a vital organ to cover the gambling debts.

But dang - getting halfway through your 8th decade without meds - impressive.

[Big_Maple]

Just moronic it to let Ford walk to save $1.5M

Praying Raley proves ST stats are meaningless but not looking good at all.

I am also hoping that Raley pans out. I was looking at his MLB stats, and last year was his best, by far: .249/.490/.823

But he was batting below the Mendoza line in 2021 and 2022. That should have been a red flag. But in each of those years he only had about 60 ABs.

Like you say, maybe he's just dinking around in spring training. Baseball-reference is projecting Raley will have a much better year than Ford. Let's hope they're right.

[AZOldDawg]

Dude! I’m 78. But on zero meds

That's awesome! You've got about 20 years on me, and I'm medicated for familial hypertension. It's complicated by the fact that I am a kidney donor, so I have to be super careful with the one I've got left.

I was totally kidding about the used kidney joke. I am actually teaching a unit on the ethics and economics of organ markets right now, and was jokingly thinking that Ohtani's interpreter would be reduced to selling a vital organ to cover the gambling debts.

But dang - getting halfway through your 8th decade without meds - impressive.

Good genes. Defiant healthy living