Mason Saunders was roping in AZ at least three years ago

[Megatron96]

Didn't know this until a few days ago, but a good friend of mine sent me a pic of him with one 'Mason Saunders' after having won a roping contest in AZ three years ago. It was funny to both of us because my friend doesn't follow baseball so he had no idea who Madison Baumgarner was when they were roping together. When the new story broke last week, my buddy texted me asking if I knew who Madison Baumgarner was.

I told him, "yeah he was a long-time ace pitcher for the SF Giants. A HOFer when he retires."

My buddy responded with, "so he's really good at baseball?"

Crazy to think that if I'd accepted just one invite to see my buddy rope three years ago I might've been able to shake hands with Madison 'Mason Saunders' Baumgarner.

[Why Not?]

Sooooo....where’s the pic?

[TLO]

Oh, that kind of roping.

[Megatron96]

Duck it. I’m not smart enough to do this off my phone. I’ll post it when I get home.

[ghak99]

First in with, **** Joe Buck with a rusty fork for ruining my appreciation of a clutch pitcher.

[lewdog]

Yeah **** that piece of shit.

Glad you didn't meet him.

[nychief]

I wish he’d be stomped by a bull.

[Megatron96]

[dlphg9]

Honestly, Madison Baumgarner has a very small chance of going into the HOF. I think for a pitcher to get in they should have to have at least 1 Cy Young Award and he's never been in the top 3 vote getters. He's only had one season with a WAR greater than 5 and has only been in the top 10 of WAR for pitchers twice. Don't get me wrong he had a pretty good stretch, but he's not a HOFer. Not even close.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Honestly, Madison Baumgarner has a very small chance of going into the HOF. I think for a pitcher to get in they should have to have at least 1 Cy Young Award and he's never been in the top 3 vote getters. He's only had one season with a WAR greater than 5 and has only been in the top 10 of WAR for pitchers twice. Don't get me wrong he had a pretty good stretch, but he's not a HOFer. Not even close.

Eh, you could be right. Whatever;he's on the right track though. Certainly any organization would have been excited to have him on their roster just a couple years ago. I think he could be a coin flip at this point. And he still has a few prime years left. If he keeps doing what he's been doing, he probably makes it.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Eh, you could be right. Whatever;he's on the right track though. Certainly any organization would have been excited to have him on their roster just a couple years ago. I think he could be a coin flip at this point. And he still has a few prime years left. If he keeps doing what he's been doing, he probably makes it.

I can see him getting in, especially if he can continue to pitch like he did before and after the 2017 and 2018 seasons. I guess I didn't realize the reason his numbers were down for those 2 years because he was hurt. I guess I thought he was older than what he actually is lol. It feels like he's been in the league for so long that it seems like he's an old guy and should be retiring soon, but he's only 30. Gosh take my last post in here and throw it in the trash.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

I can see him getting in, especially if he can continue to pitch like he did before and after the 2017 and 2018 seasons. I guess I didn't realize the reason his numbers were down for those 2 years because he was hurt. I guess I thought he was older than what he actually is lol. It feels like he's been in the league for so long that it seems like he's an old guy and should be retiring soon, but he's only 30. Gosh take my last post in here and throw it in the trash.

I think he can make it, but I think he's got a lot of work to do. When I initially said he was a HOFer I was thinking about the fact that he's got like three rings, an MVP, and a couple other awards. I wasn't really sure how many wins he had, etc. But for baseball wins are pretty important. I think he's got maybe 6 more really prime years left, and he has to earn another, what, 100 wins? Not going to be easy. Plus a bunch of other stats. Especially playing for the D-Backs.

But I think he's a rare talent, one of the top-10 or -15 pitchers in the game, I'm guessing. So he's got a shot at it.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Honestly, Madison Baumgarner has a very small chance of going into the HOF. I think for a pitcher to get in they should have to have at least 1 Cy Young Award and he's never been in the top 3 vote getters. He's only had one season with a WAR greater than 5 and has only been in the top 10 of WAR for pitchers twice. Don't get me wrong he had a pretty good stretch, but he's not a HOFer. Not even close.

baseball players chase money, not the game.

he got his money, does it really matter?

[Hydrae]

I think his love of rodeo is part of why he signed with the Diamondbacks this year. As a fan I am quite interested to see what he still has in the tank. Not that I think the D-Backs can win the division, that is the Dodgers to lose, but maybe he can help get us to the wild card game at least.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

I think his love of rodeo is part of why he signed with the Diamondbacks this year. As a fan I am quite interested to see what he still has in the tank. Not that I think the D-Backs can win the division, that is the Dodgers to lose, but maybe he can help get us to the wild card game at least.

That would be really fun. I hope the D’backs go 160-2 this year(only losing to KC on 8-17 and 8-18 lol).