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Old 04-25-2022, 09:51 PM   #351
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The Mets are always on the opposite side of these improbable losses. Amazing they won that game.
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Old 04-25-2022, 09:55 PM   #352
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The Mets are always on the opposite side of these improbable losses. Amazing they won that game.

I honestly thought it was over when Cora didn't send Jankowski. I didn't have much faith in Dom Smith and then I thought they'd get him after the ridiculous play by Goldschmidt.
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Old 04-25-2022, 09:57 PM   #353
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This Mets/Cards game has been incredible, but Arenado made one of the worst errors a 3rd baseman can make which resulted in the Mets taking the lead. I have no idea what the hell he was thinking trying to make a throw while off balance after taking 5 steps.

That is a pretty normal throw for him. I didnt watch him much last year with the Cards but with the Rockies he would make plays like that look routine. It does look pretty awful when he messes them up.

The most incredible arm strength I see was when he fielded a ball on the run with all his momentum going into foul territory and blindly made a perfect throw to end the game. Fundamentally, not a sound player but he certainly has confidence in his arm.

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Old 04-27-2022, 11:10 AM   #354
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MLB's inability to manufacture a proper baseball is ridiculous. I don't care what "proper" means to them either. To paraphrase an article I read, I don't care if they are juiced, dead, slick, or sticky. Pick one and stick with it. Talking about how the ball is being manipulated one way or another every year has gotten old.
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Old 04-28-2022, 12:51 AM   #355
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I feel like each team should hire an unwritten rules fighter and those two dudes are allowed to hold a 45 second impromptu bare knuckles fisticuffs session in lieu of a bench clearing brawl.
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Old 04-28-2022, 12:56 AM   #356
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MLB's inability to manufacture a proper baseball is ridiculous. I don't care what "proper" means to them either. To paraphrase an article I read, I don't care if they are juiced, dead, slick, or sticky. Pick one and stick with it. Talking about how the ball is being manipulated one way or another every year has gotten old.

They have the means to test 5-6 balls at any given point in the minors. Surely they can fine tune something that works. I think *maybe* juice them a bit in the early cold months and then walk it back
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Old 04-28-2022, 01:35 AM   #357
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It's going to be a long, long year for Reds fans. Kyle Farmer did tie an MLB record tonight with 4 doubles in a game. Something like the 41st time in history it's been done.
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Old 04-29-2022, 02:14 PM   #358
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Old 04-29-2022, 02:43 PM   #359
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It's going to be a long, long year for Reds fans. Kyle Farmer did tie an MLB record tonight with 4 doubles in a game. Something like the 41st time in history it's been done.

Yeah, the Castellini's did a marvelous job in eliminating peaks. Hard to see that you're in a valley if you can't see anything higher.
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Old 04-29-2022, 03:39 PM   #360
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Bauer suspended for 2 seasons
Pretty shocking, esp. the length. MLB doesn't have to deal with typical jurisprudence so a suspension was expected at some point I suppose. Never having to see or hear from Bauer again is a blessing.
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Old 04-29-2022, 03:40 PM   #361
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Pretty shocking, esp. the length. MLB doesn't have to deal with typical jurisprudence so a suspension was expected at some point I suppose. Never having to see or hear from Bauer again is a blessing.

What is weird is that there are no charges and the civil suit was dropped.

What is going on?
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Old 04-29-2022, 04:11 PM   #362
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I’m guessing he’s back for spring training next year.
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Old 04-29-2022, 06:05 PM   #363
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What is weird is that there are no charges and the civil suit was dropped.

What is going on?
This is an MLB suspension, not a jail sentence. The CBA allows MLB to suspend players for any number of reasons that may or may not rise to the level of breaking the law.

Charges not being filed indicates the prosecution didn't feel they could prove the case in court successfully. It's doesn't mean some shady shit didn't go down that the MLB frowns upon.
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Old 04-29-2022, 09:33 PM   #364
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Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 04-29-2022, 09:35 PM   #365
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Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Megill's stuff has gone up a noticeable tick or 2 this year. He's looking like a legit 3 starter behind Scherzer and Degrom.
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Old 04-29-2022, 09:41 PM   #366
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Megill's stuff has gone up a noticeable tick or 2 this year. He's looking like a legit 3 starter behind Scherzer and Degrom.

He has been great and with Bassitt 4 deep.
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Old 05-01-2022, 09:58 PM   #367
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It's going to be a long, long year for Reds fans. Kyle Farmer did tie an MLB record tonight with 4 doubles in a game. Something like the 41st time in history it's been done.

Worst NL start since 1899.
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Old 05-01-2022, 10:02 PM   #368
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Worst NL start since 1899.

The lineup from today is one of the worst I've seen. You have Mets castoffs Mark Reynolds and Brandon Drury. Tommy Pham was hitting 3rd, Kyle Farmer 2nd, and a total of 2 players (not counting Reynolds and his 5abs) with a OBP over .300 and none with a OBP over .309.

They'd hard to try a bit harder for this to even be considered tanking.
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Old 05-05-2022, 12:15 PM   #369
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This is pretty fascinating/telling info. The question I have, is this going to be consistently carried through, forcing adaptation, or do teams/players wait it out to see if, suddenly, the ball becomes lively again.

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Old 05-05-2022, 12:32 PM   #370
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The lineup from today is one of the worst I've seen. You have Mets castoffs Mark Reynolds and Brandon Drury. Tommy Pham was hitting 3rd, Kyle Farmer 2nd, and a total of 2 players (not counting Reynolds and his 5abs) with a OBP over .300 and none with a OBP over .309.

They'd hard to try a bit harder for this to even be considered tanking.

I thought that Mark Reynolds(Arizona) was still playing and was amazed.
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Old 05-05-2022, 12:37 PM   #371
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the fall of Aristides Aquino has been crazy. I guess he just had one of the better months in MLB history and that was it.
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Old 05-05-2022, 01:16 PM   #372
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The Bengals have more wins in 2022 than do the Reds.
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Old 05-05-2022, 05:45 PM   #373
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I way overpaid for O'Neill and Riley by that chart.
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Old 05-05-2022, 07:50 PM   #374
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In a year when nobody can hit, the Reds have a team ERA of 6.68.
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Old 05-06-2022, 07:50 AM   #375
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Starting to believe in this Mets team....
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Old 05-06-2022, 08:05 AM   #376
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In a year when nobody can hit, the Reds have a team ERA of 6.68.

Cincinnati might as well be renamed "The Gopher Ball City"
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Old 05-06-2022, 08:07 AM   #377
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the fall of Aristides Aquino has been crazy. I guess he just had one of the better months in MLB history and that was it.

He's basically Pedro Serrano and could not hit a curve ball to save his life.
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Old 05-06-2022, 03:42 PM   #378
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Old 05-11-2022, 10:34 AM   #379
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Surprised that Maddon didn’t take out Detmers with 2 outs in the 9th cause he didn’t like the matchup.
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Old 05-11-2022, 04:44 PM   #380
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Old 05-12-2022, 11:47 AM   #381
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Taylor Ward has been studly so far. High walk rate too. Even with regression he still seems like a good bet to be one of the better hitters in the AL
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Old 05-13-2022, 01:10 PM   #382
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Tyler Stephenson has a nice swing.
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Old 05-14-2022, 12:20 PM   #383
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It’s obv way to early to write off a bunch of “top prospects” but a lot of these guys seemingly suck. Jared Kelenic has been brutal and 425 at bats isn’t a trivial amount(sub .600 ops). Jo Adell is another hot prospect that’s bombed. Cristian Pache also can’t hit at all it seems. Bobby Witt has 1 homer in 110+ AB and a .560 OPS. Spencer Torkleson has a sub .600 OPS.

Julio Rodriguez has shown some high end speed tools and is hitting for a better average, but a .635 OPS. He at least seems poised for a possible breakout over his next 100 at bats, but the rest of those guys are a dumpster fire right now.
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Old 05-14-2022, 02:20 PM   #384
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The guys only playing this year at least need to be judged vs the overall downturn in hitting. Blame it on humidors, the possibility they're using a ball that doesn't carry as far (higher stitching = more drag?), or just a lack of spring training for hitters, but the overall power numbers are staying down.

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Old 05-14-2022, 09:12 PM   #385
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It’s obv way to early to write off a bunch of “top prospects” but a lot of these guys seemingly suck. Jared Kelenic has been brutal and 425 at bats isn’t a trivial amount(sub .600 ops). Jo Adell is another hot prospect that’s bombed. Cristian Pache also can’t hit at all it seems. Bobby Witt has 1 homer in 110+ AB and a .560 OPS. Spencer Torkleson has a sub .600 OPS.

Julio Rodriguez has shown some high end speed tools and is hitting for a better average, but a .635 OPS. He at least seems poised for a possible breakout over his next 100 at bats, but the rest of those guys are a dumpster fire right now.

I think Witt and Torkelson will be ok in the long run. Both have been unlucky on balls in play. Neither is striking out enough to be a massive red flag.

Adell always had hit tool issues and hasn't been able to adjust. The hit tool issues were bad enough that he was probably overrated as a prospect.

Pache probably hasn't hit since little league and if you're a top prospect and the Braves give up on you that's a big red flag.

Kelenic is the surprising one for me. A guy with his skillset and tools should have a floor of league average outfielder but he looks lost at the plate.
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Patrick Mazeika has had one of the most frustrating evenings a catcher can have. He was called up to replace McCann when McCann broke his wrist a couple of days ago and has had communication issues with the Mets pitchers all night. Bassitt was visibly frustrated with him on the mound.

Then he comes to the plate in the bottom of the 7th after the Mets gave up 3 in the top tie the game and he homers on the first pitch he sees in the AB to the put the Mets back on top.
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Old 05-15-2022, 04:37 PM   #387
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lol

The Reds threw a no-hitter and lost.
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Old 05-15-2022, 04:41 PM   #388
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The Reds threw a no-hitter and lost.

Why in the holy hell would you send your top prospect, who has a history of arm problems, out for the 8th inning and run him up to 118 pitches?
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Old 05-18-2022, 10:14 AM   #389
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Matt Harvey got suspended because Tyler Skaggs died, right?
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Old 05-18-2022, 10:33 AM   #390
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matt Harvey is still in the league?
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Old 05-18-2022, 11:36 AM   #391
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Triple A Orioles organization, which says something in itself
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Old 05-28-2022, 09:43 AM   #392
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Last night Tommy Pham went Will Smith on Joc Pederson during batting practice due to an argument over injury list rules in their 2021 fantasy football league.
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Everything below is 100% true.

Last night Tommy Pham went Will Smith on Joc Pederson during batting practice due to an argument over injury list rules in their 2021 fantasy football league.

Imagine holding a grudge for a year over Fantasy Football as a millionaire? Guess we can add this next to strip clubs on the list of activities Tommy Pham should not participate in.
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Thanks for tipping me off to this. The interview on ESPN with Pederson is so awkward and uncomfortable, it's glorious.
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Old 05-28-2022, 08:18 PM   #396
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The Phillies outfield of Schwarber, Herrera, and Castellanos is worse than one could imagine. This is one of the worst defensive outfields I can remember seeing and this is from a fan of an organization that ignored defense for nearly a decade.
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The Phillies outfield of Schwarber, Herrera, and Castellanos is worse than one could imagine. This is one of the worst defensive outfields I can remember seeing and this is from a fan of an organization that ignored defense for nearly a decade.

It would be funny if there wasn't the legitimate concern someone was going to get seriously injured.
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Max Ferguson Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com

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This guy has the weirdest stat line I can remember.
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Last year in Rk/A .212/.382/.297/.678 15 steals/1 CS 0 homers
This year in A .219/.417/.270/.687 30 hits,46 walks, 41Ks, 34 steals, 3 CS 0 homers

It's a fairly common stat line in little league.
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