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[BTS]

Orioles ace Dean Kremer has given up 5 runs in 5 innings to Washington, his ERA is up to 6.93, and the team is about to fall 4 games under 0.500. Life is good as an Orioles superhater. 

[Spanky__99]

5 minutes ago, BTS said:

Orioles ace Dean Kremer has given up 5 runs in 5 innings to Washington, his ERA is up to 6.93, and the team is about to fall 4 games under 0.500. Life is good as an Orioles superhater. 

They need Gibson, badly... 😅

[jaysblue]

 

[hanton]

Snell shut down, this is the 12 pitcher to go on the IL

[Spanky__99]

1 hour ago, hanton said:

Snell shut down, this is the 12 pitcher to go on the IL

He was already in the IL, but needing more imaging can't be good.

[Spanky__99]

Sugano was rocked for 2 bombs in the 1st... 😎

[Pendleton]

 

[Brownie19]

12 hours ago, Pendleton said:

Cute of Cutch to pretend their season wasn't over before it started, but it was.  Fangraphs says they have a 7% chance of making the playoffs right now, which is simply the outside chance that everything that could go wrong, does go wrong in the NL. 

This is sad, but Cutch might be a guy to help the Jays right now.  It's been less pronounced the last couple of years, but he always hit lefties well.  Fully expect he's just doing his final lap in Pittsburgh though before he retires.

[Brownie19]

Looks like Pete Crow Armstrong is having a big breakout season.

DeRosa does a nice job breaking down the adjustments he's made here:

 

The kid is an incredible talent and should be a stud in CF for the Cubs for the foreseeable future.  Must be nice.

[Brownie19]

I asked this before and was tared and feathered, but is Torkelson back or breaking out finally?  Those numbers are starting to stabilize and his statcast page is red hot.

Seems like a crazy turnaround from a guy they were considering sending to AAA to start the year, but it's exactly what the Tigers needed to happen.

Greene, Carpenter, Tork and Torres is a pretty nice little grouping at the top of their lineup.

Fun stat - Tommy Kahnle is throwing his changeup 85% of the time so far this year....

[Pendleton]

2 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

Looks like Pete Crow Armstrong is having a big breakout season.

DeRosa does a nice job breaking down the adjustments he's made here:

 

The kid is an incredible talent and should be a stud in CF for the Cubs for the foreseeable future.  Must be nice.

Watching some of the game last night, can clearly see this guy has or has developed the confidence of a star player, carries himself with some swagger 

[Jimcanuck]

The power from PCA is the biggest surprise.  30 HR bat, who knew.

[Orgfiller]

18 minutes ago, Jimcanuck said:

The power from PCA is the biggest surprise.  30 HR bat, who knew.

Not buying that at all just yet. His top end exit velos aren't that good, and he's overperforming his xWOBA pretty significantly. He's probably a true talent 15-20 HR bat unless he significantly alters his approach. His K/BB rates are pretty bad and I don't know if he has a Bichette hit tool or Javy Baez bat speed + power tool to make up for it.

[Orgfiller]

Crochet struggling with his command and the M's broadcast is picking up every single F bomb he's dropping clear as day lol.

[Spanky__99]

Waaaaahhhh... I was hoping we were in on this guy, go get Robertson Ross Godammit...
 

 

[jaysblue]

 

[Spanky__99]

Dylan Moore is having a studly start to this season. .929 OPS with 6 bombs? 🤔
 

 

[Spanky__99]

Welp...

 

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Gilbert was removed from his start Friday against the Marlins due to right forearm tightness.

Analysis

Gilbert made it through three perfect innings before his forearm forced him to depart early, striking out three batters in the process. Two off days for the Mariners within the next week will give the 27-year-old extra time to recover before he's due to start again, but future updates from the team will help determine if he'll be able to do so.

 

[jaysblue]

10 hours ago, Spanky99 said:

Dylan Moore is having a studly start to this season. .929 OPS with 6 bombs? 🤔
 

 

Dylan Moore being 32 as well. If he was younger like 27 or 28, might be a little bit more believable. 

I remember Chris Shelton going off in early 2006 haha. Never heard from him again. 

[Jimcanuck]

Keaschall getting his forearm fractured 3 games into his MLB career.  Twinkies luck.

[hanton]

Some history here.....

Eugenio Suarez 4 home runs in 4 at bats, his 4th came in the bottom of the 9th off Iglesias to send the game to extra innings, but the Braves win it in 10

[jaysblue]

4 minutes ago, hanton said:

Some history here.....

Eugenio Suarez 4 home runs in 4 at bats, his 4th came in the bottom of the 9th off Iglesias to send the game to extra innings, but the Braves win it in 10

Crazy game. Caught the end of the game after the Leafs/Sens game. 

Braves have won 7 of their last 8. The Braves are in shambles as Spanky said. 

[Brownie19]

12 hours ago, jaysblue said:

Crazy game. Caught the end of the game after the Leafs/Sens game. 

Braves have won 7 of their last 8. The Braves are in shambles as Spanky said. 

It's almost like the saying "it's still too early to panic" is true.  Interesting, as there are some here who regularly blame Atkins for not taking action promptly to make changes if they go through a rough patch.

I don't think anyone actually thought the Braves were screwed after that slow start.  I think we all knew there was a good chance they'd crawl back into it.  They're a good team if their SPing can stay healthy.

[jaysblue]

2 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

It's almost like the saying "it's still too early to panic" is true.  Interesting, as there are some here who regularly blame Atkins for not taking action promptly to make changes if they go through a rough patch.

I don't think anyone actually thought the Braves were screwed after that slow start.  I think we all knew there was a good chance they'd crawl back into it.  They're a good team if their SPing can stay healthy.

Agreed to an extent, but at least the Braves have proven bats whereas the Jays are pretty much running a bunch of #8-9 hitters for more than half of their lineup.

Braves also are still without Acuna and have been without Strider & Lopez for majority of the season to date. They also were without Murphy for a while. So considering all the challenges they've had thus far, being just two games under .500 isn't all that bad. 

[hanton]

Glassnow removed from game after throwing a few warmup pitches going into the 2nd.

 

[Spanky__99]

16 hours ago, jaysblue said:

Agreed to an extent, but at least the Braves have proven bats whereas the Jays are pretty much running a bunch of #8-9 hitters for more than half of their lineup.

Braves also are still without Acuna and have been without Strider & Lopez for majority of the season to date. They also were without Murphy for a while 🙄. So considering all the challenges they've had thus far, being just two games under .500 isn't all that bad. 

Shambles were in reference to their injuries you dumbass.   🤔🙄

[Terminator]

Two things on this whole Jarren Duran trying to fight a heckler thing.

1. Any Red Sox fan showing any indignation over the heckler is rich given the vile filth that is flying out of the majority of their fans’ mouths on a nightly basis. Very nasty people.

2. With the Sox coming to town this week and the Jays scuffling I would like to remind all Jays fans to remain polite and respectful. That is until Duran comes to the plate in a big spot at which point we need a few courageous fans to unleash on him. Yeah you’re probably getting kicked out of the game but we absolutely cannot fall any further behind in the standings right now.

[BB17]

20 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Two things on this whole Jarren Duran trying to fight a heckler thing.

1. Any Red Sox fan showing any indignation over the heckler is rich given the vile filth that is flying out of the majority of their fans’ mouths on a nightly basis. Very nasty people.

2. With the Sox coming to town this week and the Jays scuffling I would like to remind all Jays fans to remain polite and respectful. That is until Duran comes to the plate in a big spot at which point we need a few courageous fans to unleash on him. Yeah you’re probably getting kicked out of the game but we absolutely cannot fall any further behind in the standings right now.

There might not even be 15k people at the dome on Tuesday with the Leafs game same night lol.

[Terminator]

11 minutes ago, BB17 said:

There might not even be 15k people at the dome on Tuesday with the Leafs game same night lol.

So you’re saying a single heckler’s voice will carry throughout the dome?

All it takes is one hero to stand up, do the right thing, and possibly turn this season around.

Who will have the courage?

[Terminator]

Spanky are you off probation yet?

I’d do it but my probation officer won’t let me leave the state of Florida anytime soon.