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They said after the game he should be able to make his next start.
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Short season ball would not have started yet anyway.
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He's 19 and has a 110 wRC+ lol. He's doing fine, right on track.
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Dude thinks he runs the show around here.
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Randy Dobnak extension is going excellently.
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Wow
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Pete Alonso is suggesting that MLB is changing the ball based on the strength of free agency classes, perhaps to drive down the prices of star players? Haven't really thought of it like that before.
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Holy f*** the Avs are shifting the bed hard. It's a travesty that this series isn't the cup finals or conference finals. The NHL is embarrassing. Both teams are worthy of moving on far more than Montreal is.
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Lol, the OHL is a massive old boys club. There's nothing activist about the OHL draft. She played a high level of hockey and did well and was deserving of getting picked.
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Currie probably would have gone higher if she wasn't committed to the NCAA route. It doesn't make sense for her to go the OHL route anyway. She was definitely deserving of being picked. The OHL Draft is full of friendly/family favours, parents throwing $$$ around, nepotism and general corruption. And I say this as someone who used to work in the league. I was glad to see she got picked but I do think it would have been funny if she went undrafted after the OHL spent weeks hyping her up as the first girl to ever be picked. People were melting down when she wasn't taken in the first few rounds. There would have been serious outrage if she didn't get picked.
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DJ LeMahieu is dogshit again.
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I swear these calls happen in every game these days. I've never been one to hate on umpires, but it's been terrible this season. The Odor strike doesn't make any sense. How could a major league umpire make this call? Is he seeing double? In what world is does that cross the strikezone? It's mind-numbing.
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I would buy that he stopped using it completely. MLB is trying to make him the scape goat. I think he knows they'll be watching him more closely than any other player.
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Yeah Bauer is taking a massive W here. He may be a massive tool but he's not an idiot.
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Jesse Winker is unconscious.
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What about SRF
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Just filed to ESPN: Under the plan being swiftly advanced through MLB, umpires will be repeatedly and randomly check pitchers for foreign substances, in a push that could begin within two weeks. Estimates are there could be 8-10 checks per game -- as pitchers depart games. One of the really interesting details: MLB has essentially built specific foreign-substance scouting reports on pitchers throughout the sport, using video -- some sent in by opposing players. Such as "On his belt, left side." One penalty being discussed: 10 days without pay. The hope in baseball is that the gentlemen's agreement culture around foreign substances will disappear once umpires start checking pitchers -- and position players -- and that opposing teams will aggressively police each other using video. The random checks of pitchers could happen as the pitcher leaves the mound from an inning or outing, perhaps reducing the potential impact on pace of play.
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I'm not sure what a reasonable way to enforce this is. I like the idea of umpires checking the hat/glove/wrist of a player before they start an inning. You would think this would be commonplace already, especially for relievers coming out of the bullpen. Imagine how many pitchers would be caught right away? Except for this guy: Maybe do irregular checks of the 1B and catcher as well. It's kind of mindnumbing. How are umpires not already instructed to check on, at minimum, relievers coming out of the bullpen before they throw a pitch? You would catch every cheater redhanded.
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Didn't mean to say the juiced ball was cheating. I just mean that in a similar way some hitters propelled themselves to new heights and secured contracts that they probably don't deserve/would not have earned otherwise. It's more Manfred's fault than anything. I still think it's s***** for the game.
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Man, all these "cheating" schemes feel like a blackmark on the game. I feel like it's an elephant in the room that people don't really discuss. Gerrit Cole went from a good, above average pitcher to a mega-ace increasing his spin in Houston and secured a 300 million dollar contract. Who knows how many other pitchers have benefited statistically and financially from it. I'm sure many, especially relievers. On the hitter side, you've got contact hitters hitting home runs with the (previously) juiced ball and look like superstars when in reality they just aren't that. Lindor secured the bag just in time for his power numbers to crash. I don't know how anyone else feels, but I don't feel great about it..
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This crackdown is going to be interesting. I mean we all know that 70-80% of pitchers are using it. I am glad they are shutting down foreign substances. I don't really have faith in the umpires to police it properly but I hope they can make it work.
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It 100% makes a sense. The hit was malicious and he had tons of time to think about what he was doing. Not to mention he flew in with an elbow right to the f***ing dome as well. Dirtiest hit I've seen in a while. You can't just go full boar like that, picking up as much speed as you can across all 3 zones and then flying in with an elbow. It's f***ing insane.
