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[L54]

NL West is wide open and the stumbling Dodgers are back in it

 

Diamondbacks have scored the second fewest runs in the NL

 

Goldshmidt hitting an unbelievable. 198./320/.355 and is leading the league in strikeouts

 

WTF

 

Goldy goes deep!

[Jimcanuck]

3K for Harper today, and dropped a ball he should have had to score 2 runs for the padres, the difference in the 3-1 game. ruled a hit for some reason

[thatoneguy]

Sweet mother of christ...

[Orgfiller]

Sweet mother of christ...

 

Lol @ the bottom left and right.

[L54]

Sweet mother of christ...

 

There seems to be no level of accountability for these guys

[Angrioter]

BREAKING NEWS: According to dominican journalist @_acelado, Dominican born Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo will be suspended for steroid use. Will be announced tomorrow.

[John_Havok]

BREAKING NEWS: According to dominican journalist @_acelado, Dominican born Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo will be suspended for steroid use. Will be announced tomorrow.

 

What the f***?

 

The DR has journalists?

[Dr. Dinger]

Gleyber Torres goes deep AGAIN

[P2F]

Gleyber Torres goes deep AGAIN

 

The Gary Sanchez Rookie Experience 2.0.

[TheHurl]

80 games for Wee Welly!

[P2F]

My over-tired and random parting thought of the night is this: Mike Trout has walked 28 times in his last 98 PA, so why isn't he sponsored by someone like Fitbit? He's clearly the poster boy for high step counts. Seems mutually beneficial.

 

Unrelated note: Mike Trout is incredi-balls.

 

Aaaaand goodnight, friends.

[G-Snarls]

Justin Verlander off to an insanely good start to his age 35 season

[onwego]

Justin Verlander off to an insanely good start to his age 35 season

 

 

He picked up the Astros clubhouse cheat tricks readily.

 

Why baseball allows Houston this advantage is a mystery (Mike Scott was the most blatant and scot-free)

[L54]

He picked up the Astros clubhouse cheat tricks readily.

 

Why baseball allows Houston this advantage is a mystery (Mike Scott was the most blatant and scot-free)

 

What is the advantage?

[Captain Adama]

He picked up the Astros clubhouse cheat tricks readily.

 

Why baseball allows Houston this advantage is a mystery (Mike Scott was the most blatant and scot-free)

 

Scott was scuffing balls. Which BTW does not affect spin rate. If that's the apparent advantage that Houston pitchers are having.

[King]

[P2F]

Obligatory Eugenio Suarez is the f***ing man.

[jays4life19]

Obligatory Eugenio Suarez is the f***ing man.

 

I had him on the bench in one of my leagues. Stupid 12pm starts.

[G-Snarls]

MLB study confirms baseballs getting extra lift since 2015, but cause unknown

 

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1549175

[G-Snarls]

Thanks to new data, aren't hitting coaches trying to get higher launch angles from players bats by altering swing planes slightly?

 

Could that not be a contributor?

[G-Snarls]

Rays to start 3 straight relievers vs. O's; Romo gets ball Friday, Sunday

 

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1549187

[Jimcanuck]

9IP, 14K, 1BB, 121 pitches for Bundy..... ChiSox though

 

But what the f*** are the O's doing having him throw 121 pitches in a 9-3 game in favour of the O's??

Edited May 25, 2018 by Jimcanuck

[John_Havok]

9IP, 14K, 1B, 121 pitches for Bundy..... ChiSox though

 

But what the f*** are the O's doing having him throw 121 pitches in a 9-3 game in favour of the O's??

 

Because Showalter is a genius.

[Krylian]

9IP, 14K, 1BB, 121 pitches for Bundy..... ChiSox though

 

But what the f*** are the O's doing having him throw 121 pitches in a 9-3 game in favour of the O's??

 

Old school thinking is better than new school thinking.

 

He'd have his starters go 300 innings again if he could.

[BTS]

Anyone just see Deshields' f***up in CF?

[Abomination]

The Astros need to stop wasting McHugh in unimportant innings. You could make an argument that he's their best reliever. They need to either make him a starter (with them or someone else), or give him higher leverage innings in the pen.

[John_Havok]

The Astros need to stop wasting McHugh in unimportant innings. You could make an argument that he's their best reliever. They need to either make him a starter (with them or someone else), or give him higher leverage innings in the pen.

 

Yeah but who do send to the pen? Everyone in their rotation is suddenly a god

[Grant77]

Hanley Ramirez gets DFA'd. Not surprising, as he is in the midst of his second consecutive negative WAR season.

[Dr. Dinger]

Now if only the Jays can follow suit and DFA Morales.

[Terminator]

Hanley Ramirez gets DFA'd. Not surprising, as he is in the midst of his second consecutive negative WAR season.

 

I thought it could be Swihart but Hanley had a vesting option for next season so it was the right move. Still, the money owed to him is roughly the same as what we owe to Kendrys over the next two years.