Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Top 50 Starting Pitchers Heading Into 2026 cre TJStats
Top 50 Starting Pitchers Heading Into 2026 cre TJStats
Blue Jays unveil 50th anniversary logo
Blue Jays unveil 50th anniversary logo
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[General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index – 1/20/26
So what's this thread for? Discussion of yesterday's games Excitement for today's games General questions Mildly interesting facts…
Barry Bonds doesn’t appear in several 2000s video games as he refused to sign the MLBPA licensing agreement. Devs replaced him with generic players like ‘Jon Dowd’ in MVP Baseball 2005.
From Bonds’ Wikipedia page: “In 2003, Bonds withdrew from the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) licensing agreement because he…
![[Langs] If Bo Bichette starts at 3B & Jorge Polanco starts at 1B for the Mets on Opening Day, the Mets will be the 2nd team in the last 100 years to start 2 non-rookie INFs with 1 or 0 gms of experience at that position on Opening Day. They’d join the 1948 Dodgers.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/aGV4ZTLbMJevEtJ8ptdkLXLXWYxXxid_kj-xBVrB2H0-380x220.jpeg)
[Langs] If Bo Bichette starts at 3B & Jorge Polanco starts at 1B for the Mets on Opening Day, the Mets will be the 2nd team in the last 100 years to start 2 non-rookie INFs with 1 or 0 gms of experience at that position on Opening Day. They’d join the 1948 Dodgers.
[Langs] If Bo Bichette starts at 3B & Jorge Polanco starts at 1B for the Mets on Opening…
![[Harper] Strong reaction in Philly over Mets swooping in to sign Bichette, as Phillies thought they had a deal. From The Phillies Show podcast, Jim Salisbury: "It feels like the Lufthansa heist at JFK from Goodfellas.'' And Todd Zolecki: "The word livid was used in the front office."](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/LFyk6XvgC0SUOGhuNW09GIv96sYDNkA9d6KfrnOx0_E-380x220.jpeg)
[Harper] Strong reaction in Philly over Mets swooping in to sign Bichette, as Phillies thought they had a deal. From The Phillies Show podcast, Jim Salisbury: “It feels like the Lufthansa heist at JFK from Goodfellas.” And Todd Zolecki: “The word livid was used in the front office.”
[Harper] Strong reaction in Philly over Mets swooping in to sign Bichette, as Phillies thought they had a…
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[General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index – 1/19/26
So what's this thread for? Discussion of yesterday's games Excitement for today's games General questions Mildly interesting facts…
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[General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index – 1/18/26
So what's this thread for? Discussion of yesterday's games Excitement for today's games General questions Mildly interesting facts…
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[Maguire] Mookie Betts to retire after 2032 season
[Maguire] Mookie Betts to retire after 2032 season