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Incoming 3ip/6er Berrios start

As expected

Nope. If the prospect ended up not panning out, people would complain literally every single time whatever new SS we have strikes out. Are you forgetting about Varsho last year? And if he continues to be bad this year.... yeesh

Who gets the GDT today??? Does anyone have dibs

Yeah im not really understanding how Philly got cancelled so early yet Baltimore is still on. They’re like an hour apart.

I can’t remember the last time we got rained out on opening day. #blessed

Probably longer, you know there’s gonna be a bunch of extra ceremony stuff due to the bridge disaster

That sucks

Boras will have to settle for NOT buying that new mansion he wanted this summer.

On the last day of spring training too lol what a buffoon.

Its possible. IF it turns out he was lying about this I hope it blows up in his face and he gets booed into oblivion.

https://content.mlb.com/documents/8/2/2/296982822/Major_League_Rule_21.pdf He pretty plainly broke rule 3: (3) Any player, umpire, or Club or League official or employee who places bets with illegal book makers, or agents for illegal book makers, shall be subject to such penalty as the Commissioner deems appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances of the conduct. Any player, umpire, or Club or League official or employee who operates or works for an illegal bookmaking business shall be subject to a minimum of a one-year suspension by the Commissioner. For purposes of this provision, an illegal bookmaker is an individual who accepts, places or handles wagers on sporting events from members of the public as part of a gaming operation that is unlawful in the jurisdiction in which the bets are accepted. Now, there is a line in there stating "in light of the facts and circumstances of the conduct" which could definitely have him in the clear even if he payed off the debt knowingly. But I suppose if he confirms that he verified the payment then he could be opening himself up to more questions about if he was actually the one gambling or not.

Right, exactly. Very convenient to claim he had no idea, which even at face value doesn’t make any sense since the 2 dudes basically said they were brothers/best friends. They pretty much spent ever day together on and off the field. Most plausible explanation is that Ohtani agreed to pay off the bets, but Ippei never explained it was an illegal betting company and now Ohtani is pissed because he’s technically on the hook for legal ramifications. Also directly broke MLB rules, so his only defense is… to destroy his best friend’s life by throwing him under the bus saying he stole from him.

So basically Ohtani is a confirmed POS?? Going full steam ahead with the narrative that Ippei STOLE his money, when we already heard from other reports that Ohtani paid off his dept willingly.

2021 was his dead cat bounce. You don't get 2

I really don't feel that Lukes' bat is comparable to Vogelbach.

Were you born yesterday? How many times do we hear this each year about 90% of players

Thank you!

I don't think Votto was ever making the team out of ST unless he put on a clinic in addition to both Voggy and Horwitz bombing

f*** it, let Gausman make his next start for the Jays. 4-5 innings who cares. He looks sharp

Maybe i'll start making more threads. Problem though is alot of the times, Mods decide to merge it into the around baseball or general discussion thread.

FTFY. Why don't we sign Albert f***IN Pujols while we're at it?

LOL announcer just called IKF Kiner-Falafel

2 triples in a row by KK and Biggio lol

Disagree, you guys are completely ignoring the projections on Vogelbach's bat. We need pop in the lineup and he gives you the best chance at leaving the yard, plus a good option off the bench. He's used to the role. And Votto sucks, he won't do anything this year. You guys are living in the past.