Worst Season Ever?

JohnnyHatesJazz · 08-21-2022, 06:52 PM

Wander Out, mikey injured much of the year, soto off season, Tatis injury/suspension, Acuna no power, Vlad so so year...

Congrats to the Judge Bois though. Sold my nice cards of his years ago.

OhioLawyerF5 · 08-21-2022, 06:57 PM

I'm enjoying this season.

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Remmons22 · 08-21-2022, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyHatesJazz

Wander Out, mikey injured much of the year, soto off season, Tatis injury/suspension, Acuna no power, Vlad so so year...

Congrats to the Judge Bois though. Sold my nice cards of his years ago.

Sounds like it's just the worst season for your collection.

JohnnyHatesJazz · 08-21-2022, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Remmons22

Sounds like it's just the worst season for your collection.

sold my acunas and trouts before this year. didn't have any vlads. I have mostly Soto.

Still, the fact that none of those guys broke loose this year....not good for the sport.

dashcol · 08-21-2022, 07:02 PM

The season has been a lot of fun to watch!

Do you watch baseball or just invest in cards? If you purely an investor, then sure, maybe it’s a bad season. If your a fan of baseball, then it is not a bad season.

BBases31 · 08-21-2022, 07:03 PM

Go ahead and leave out the biggest star in the league

JohnnyHatesJazz · 08-21-2022, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Go ahead and leave out the biggest star in the league

i did mention mikey.

BBases31 · 08-21-2022, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyHatesJazz

i did mention mikey.

JohnnyHatesJazz · 08-21-2022, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dashcol

The season has been a lot of fun to watch!

Do you watch baseball or just invest in cards? If you purely an investor, then sure, maybe it’s a bad season. If your a fan of baseball, then it is not a bad season.

I watch and invest. I don't get to watch as much as I used to. Thing is, I like to watch the best of the best and so far the best have been injured, suspended or having off years.

and that's any sport. I like to watch the best. If Brady, Mahomes, Rodgers and Wilson were all injured or having off years or suspended, i'd be saying the same thing.

Cardboard Dawg · 08-21-2022, 07:12 PM

Good thing there are more than 5 players in MLB

BigSlim16 · 08-21-2022, 07:12 PM

If you only care about making money then maybe.

JohnnyHatesJazz · 08-21-2022, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Trout's still the biggest star in the game. C'mon man.

dashcol · 08-21-2022, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyHatesJazz

I watch and invest. I don't get to watch as much as I used to. Thing is, I like to watch the best of the best and so far the best have been injured, suspended or having off years.

and that's any sport. I like to watch the best. If Brady, Mahomes, Rodgers and Wilson were all injured or having off years or suspended, i'd be saying the same thing.

- Aaron Judge closing in on Roger Maris
- Ohtani … well … being Shohei
- Julio Rodriguez is killing his rookie season
- The Orioles playing above 500 since, well I don’t know when, but it’s been a minute
- Sure, Soto is a little cool right now, but the Padres are stacked right now. Haven’t seen a team that stacked in a while, plus he just hit a homer so maybe he’s heating up.
- The AL Central is exciting! Not the major heavy hitters, but it is an all out race to the end, every game matters until the last!

That’s just quickly off the top of my head. There is more.

base set · 08-21-2022, 07:33 PM

Go Birds!

All I got this year.

hche · 08-21-2022, 07:35 PM

How is this worst season ever? Did you see the standing of the AL wild card race? Heck, with the way Yankees is losing now, someone may even catch them for the division title. It's always fun to root for the underdog O's.

Individually, Judge is still chasing 60 (even though he cooled off quite a bit). Goldschmidt is chasing a triple crown. Ohtani is still Ohtani. Julio's HR derby performance and good rookie season. Detmers pitched a no-hitter and an immaculate inning in the same season.

Disappointing season for some young stars? Yes. Worst season ever? I don't think so.

dream34 · 08-21-2022, 07:40 PM

EvER?!

It's been a great season. Lots of great plays, lots of great players. Tons of young players improving, All-time greats showing glimpses of what made them so special.

Vlad is having a really good year.

Acuna? Griffey got hurt and hit .258 in 1995, the next 4 years 49 HR, 56 HR, 56 HR, 48 HR.

corockies · 08-21-2022, 07:58 PM

The Goldschmidt / Arenado combo have been lights out for the Cardinals all season.

Robles Fan · 08-21-2022, 08:01 PM

Worst season ever would probably be 1968 when Carl Yastrzemski lead the league with a measly .301 BA and Mickey Mantle announced his retirement right afterward. Also, other players from the golden era like Willie Mays and Ernie Banks were getting old and in the decline. I'm sure there are other contenders for "Worst Season Ever." But I doubt 2022 is the worst.

BBases31 · 08-21-2022, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by corockies

The Goldschmidt / Arenado combo have been lights out for the Cardinals all season.

If you only collect hype card guys and don't actually follow the sport, you wouldn't know what's going on in St Louis

blackbears86 · 08-21-2022, 08:10 PM

I LOVE baseball and it's not the worst season ever, but it's not been a barnbuster by any means.

Judge: started red hot, but has cooled off significantly, like the entire Yankees team.
Julio: Nice rookie start, but he can only do so much. Hope Seattle makes some noise in the playoffs
Baltimore: Sure a great story, but where's the Orioles thread?
The sportscard market: no product has really taken off, products are over produced. and most products are delayed. Topps chrome in October? PLEASE.
AL Central: exciting regionally, but meh nationally.
Tatis: Not a good thing when one of baseball's most marketable young guys screws the pooch.
Dodgers: absolutely historic season, but not much noise being generated.
Albert: The machine is an absolute legend and his thread is a ghost town, which is a damn shame. He is one of the all time best, but an after thought.
Football: Already dominating sports talk over baseball and the season hasn't even started yet.

You all can pile on for me telling the truth, and I'll take the it. I Love MLB, but I can't sugarcoat this season. Hopefully, 2023 is a monster.

EDIT: Usually the the post season is must see. Hope this give MLB a nice late season bounce.

oddstuff · 08-21-2022, 08:11 PM

The sport, the game...is fine...hobby wise for those invested in certain stars, yes...hobby values all taking hits...but that's not because of the game but because of the economy. Put the cards in the closet if you don't have credit card bills to answer to and enjoy the games as we head into the best part of the baseball season...September and post season play. Card values will go back up sometime down the road.

soicanbefree · 08-21-2022, 08:15 PM

The answer is 2020.

Let's not overthink this.

BigSlim16 · 08-21-2022, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by blackbears86

I LOVE baseball and it's not the worst season ever, but it's not been a barnbuster by any means.

Judge: started red hot, but has cooled off significantly, like the entire Yankees team.
Julio: Nice rookie start, but he can only do so much. Hope Seattle makes some noise in the playoffs
Baltimore: Sure a great story, but where's the Orioles thread?
The sportscard market: no product has really taken off, products are over produced. and most products are delayed. Topps chrome in October? PLEASE.
AL Central: exciting regionally, but meh nationally.
Tatis: Not a good thing when one of baseball's most marketable young guys screws the pooch.
Dodgers: absolutely historic season, but not much noise being generated.
Albert: The machine is an absolute legend and his thread is a ghost town, which is a damn shame. He is one of the all time best, but an after thought.
Football: Already dominating sports talk over baseball and the season hasn't even started yet.

You all can pile on for me telling the truth, and I'll take the it. I Love MLB, but I can't sugarcoat this season. Hopefully, 2023 is a monster.

EDIT: Usually the the post season is must see. Hope this give MLB a nice late season bounce.

I don’t necessarily completely disagree with your logic, but to play devils advocate: Blowout is a small subsection of the card hobby and an even smaller microcosm of the entire fan base of baseball. Just because a thread doesn’t have 10,000 posts on Blowout doesn’t mean that there’s excitement in the 2022 season

soicanbefree · 08-21-2022, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BigSlim16

I don’t necessarily completely disagree with your logic, but to play devils advocate: Blowout is a small subsection of the card hobby and an even smaller microcosm of the entire fan base of baseball. Just because a thread doesn’t have 10,000 posts on Blowout doesn’t mean that there’s excitement in the 2022 season

Part of the reason posting is way down is there is less product to open and less cards to post.

miscus555 · 08-21-2022, 08:25 PM

the playoffs will be a dogfight especially in the NL.

08-21-2022, 06:52 PM	#1
JohnnyHatesJazz Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 7,755	Worst Season Ever? Wander Out, mikey injured much of the year, soto off season, Tatis injury/suspension, Acuna no power, Vlad so so year... Congrats to the Judge Bois though. Sold my nice cards of his years ago. __________________ "Just a good ol' boys. Never meanin' no harm. Beats all you ever saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they was born." *Captain Of The Mayeflower*

08-21-2022, 07:02 PM	#5
dashcol Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: It's complicated Posts: 7,833	The season has been a lot of fun to watch! Do you watch baseball or just invest in cards? If you purely an investor, then sure, maybe it’s a bad season. If your a fan of baseball, then it is not a bad season. __________________ “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson “Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.” Satchel Paige.

08-21-2022, 07:35 PM	#15
hche Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,304	How is this worst season ever? Did you see the standing of the AL wild card race? Heck, with the way Yankees is losing now, someone may even catch them for the division title. It's always fun to root for the underdog O's. Individually, Judge is still chasing 60 (even though he cooled off quite a bit). Goldschmidt is chasing a triple crown. Ohtani is still Ohtani. Julio's HR derby performance and good rookie season. Detmers pitched a no-hitter and an immaculate inning in the same season. Disappointing season for some young stars? Yes. Worst season ever? I don't think so. __________________ I would ban you but I have no sway or pull here.

08-21-2022, 06:57 PM	#2
OhioLawyerF5 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7,144	I'm enjoying this season. Sent from my SM-A505U using Tapatalk

08-21-2022, 07:03 PM	#6
BBases31 Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 7,603	Go ahead and leave out the biggest star in the league

08-21-2022, 07:12 PM	#10
Cardboard Dawg Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 568	Good thing there are more than 5 players in MLB

08-21-2022, 07:12 PM	#11
BigSlim16 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 4,332	If you only care about making money then maybe.

08-21-2022, 07:33 PM	#14
base set Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NW Michigan Posts: 9,583	Go Birds! All I got this year.

08-21-2022, 07:40 PM	#16
dream34 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 2,983	EvER?! It's been a great season. Lots of great plays, lots of great players. Tons of young players improving, All-time greats showing glimpses of what made them so special. Vlad is having a really good year. Acuna? Griffey got hurt and hit .258 in 1995, the next 4 years 49 HR, 56 HR, 56 HR, 48 HR.

08-21-2022, 07:58 PM	#17
corockies Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,365 corockies corockies	The Goldschmidt / Arenado combo have been lights out for the Cardinals all season.

08-21-2022, 08:01 PM	#18
Robles Fan Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Northern VA Posts: 730	Worst season ever would probably be 1968 when Carl Yastrzemski lead the league with a measly .301 BA and Mickey Mantle announced his retirement right afterward. Also, other players from the golden era like Willie Mays and Ernie Banks were getting old and in the decline. I'm sure there are other contenders for "Worst Season Ever." But I doubt 2022 is the worst.

08-21-2022, 08:10 PM	#20
blackbears86 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: maine Posts: 17,267 blackbears86	I LOVE baseball and it's not the worst season ever, but it's not been a barnbuster by any means. Judge: started red hot, but has cooled off significantly, like the entire Yankees team. Julio: Nice rookie start, but he can only do so much. Hope Seattle makes some noise in the playoffs Baltimore: Sure a great story, but where's the Orioles thread? The sportscard market: no product has really taken off, products are over produced. and most products are delayed. Topps chrome in October? PLEASE. AL Central: exciting regionally, but meh nationally. Tatis: Not a good thing when one of baseball's most marketable young guys screws the pooch. Dodgers: absolutely historic season, but not much noise being generated. Albert: The machine is an absolute legend and his thread is a ghost town, which is a damn shame. He is one of the all time best, but an after thought. Football: Already dominating sports talk over baseball and the season hasn't even started yet. You all can pile on for me telling the truth, and I'll take the it. I Love MLB, but I can't sugarcoat this season. Hopefully, 2023 is a monster. EDIT: Usually the the post season is must see. Hope this give MLB a nice late season bounce.

08-21-2022, 08:11 PM	#21
oddstuff Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: CA Posts: 5,238	The sport, the game...is fine...hobby wise for those invested in certain stars, yes...hobby values all taking hits...but that's not because of the game but because of the economy. Put the cards in the closet if you don't have credit card bills to answer to and enjoy the games as we head into the best part of the baseball season...September and post season play. Card values will go back up sometime down the road.

08-21-2022, 08:15 PM	#22
soicanbefree Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 725	The answer is 2020. Let's not overthink this.

08-21-2022, 08:25 PM	#25
miscus555 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 664	the playoffs will be a dogfight especially in the NL.