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The Walrus posted:stroman will be available soon. Sanchez is more likely since he's a Boras guy. Also happy America Day! https://youtu.be/Vmh6jzy3TmQ
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Maybe Angel Hernandez actually is good umpire and we're all just blind to our racism and confirmation biases 
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seiferguy posted:Another thing to consider: how could Angel Hernandez see race if he can't see balls and strikes? Oh my god
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Comptroll The Forums posted:Maybe Angel Hernandez actually is good umpire and we're all just blind to our racism and confirmation biases I hate umps equally. CB Bucknor, Joe West and Angel Hernandez.
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It's always the best when you go to a game and don't recognize any of the umpire's names.
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Popete posted:I hate umps equally. CB Bucknor, Joe West and Angel Hernandez. This is where I think he had a point. Joe West is a crew chief and works the world series yet is just as bad as Angel and has way more of an ego and desire for attention.
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Don't forget Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire. I think Jerry Meals did some dumb call that makes me remember him once but I don't remember what it was. I also know Hunter Wendelstedt because, well, look at that name. Also Tom Hallion has a great strike three call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMQpMhZW8_s
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John Wilkes Booth posted:Don't forget Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire. jerry meals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnGomyAGYJQ
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Jul 4, 2017 17:15
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baseball player names have crossed a rubicon, welcome your newest Cub
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Thanks, this was it. Also recalled Laz Diaz getting attacked by some drunk idiot. And Fieldin Culbreth is another 80 grade name.
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R.D. Mangles posted:baseball player names have crossed a rubicon, welcome your newest Cub Please do not call him Leatherdaddy
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Freddie Freeman activated and will start at 3B against the astros tonight
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Joey Freshwater posted:Freddie Freeman activated and will start at 3B against the astros tonight  edit: apparently Sean Rodriguez may be starting a rehab assignment at Rome tonight too? Surprised, thought word was he'd be out all year. elentar fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Jul 4, 2017 |
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Joey Freshwater posted:Freddie Freeman activated and will start at 3B against the astros tonight Yes, my Cody Bellinger/Freddie Freeman corner infield looks good this year 
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elentar posted:
All those Tommy John ligaments we collected over the years and put into injury research are really starting to pay off.
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My Rays roadtrip adventure got me to my first game in Wrigley. Jesus loving Christ make Boxberger the closer. E: Here have a photo 
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The loving Royals have won 7 of their last 8 series. What the hell is going on? Baseball is a weird sport.
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alpha_destroy posted:The loving Royals have won 7 of their last 8 series. What the hell is going on? Baseball is a weird sport. Long seasons own
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N: https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/882466008581013504 V: 
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cis autodrag posted:This is where I think he had a point. Joe West is a crew chief and works the world series yet is just as bad as Angel and has way more of an ego and desire for attention. Joe West is also head of the umpiring union which I imagine has something to do with his post season assignments.
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The Walrus posted:stroman will be available soon. Destined to end up in Houston and be forever called Astroman
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Is Jim Joyce still umping? He was the only guy I could identify at home plate through sound alone.
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Julio Cruz posted:Is Jim Joyce still umping? He was the only guy I could identify at home plate through sound alone. He retired at the end of last season
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alpha_destroy posted:The loving Royals have won 7 of their last 8 series. What the hell is going on? Baseball is a weird sport. Do you remember how bad the offense was in April? It was extraordinary. That being said Alcides Escobar is still dominating the "worst hitter in MLB" contest but Alex Gordon might still beat him depending on how long this recent hot streak lasts.
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cis autodrag posted:are the ASG things blacked out on MLB.TV? I'm going to be driving through the scenic cornfields of these united states during most of the all star weekend so I'll probably miss them otherwise. I really thought you could but I looked it up and: "Regular Season Weekend U.S. National Live Blackout: National. Due to MLB exclusivities, live national broadcasts of Major League Baseball events, such as the All-Star Game, and select live national broadcasts of MLB games, including those broadcast by ESPN on Sundays, will be blacked out in the United States (including the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands)."
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N: Logan Morrison is mad that he's not in the Home Run Derbyquote:"I remember when I had 14 home runs,'' Morrison said. "That was a month and a half ago.'' V: Logan Morrison owns and I agree with him.
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IcePhoenix posted:N: Logan Morrison is mad that he's not in the Home Run Derby While it's true that LoMo has more homers I don't think many people would choose to watch him in the HRD over Sanchez.
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Julio Cruz posted:While it's true that LoMo has more homers I don't think many people would choose to watch him in the HRD over Sanchez. With Judge already in the derby, Sanchez isn't really moving the needle. Morrison probably gets more people that weren't already tuning in to do so as a result. I don't really care either way but I do remember him being a pro twitter follow in the past so it would have been a cool nod for him.
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The HRD is a glorified popularity contest because they need to sell tickets and use it to promote the sport. "Young Yankees Sluggers Judge and Sanchez go head-to-head" is a better headline than Morrison. It sucks but that's how it is. In any case, all will be forgiven if MLB listens to the players' request and invites Ichiro.
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Comptroll The Forums posted:This, but only if they change the rules to allow inside-the-park home runs Ok.. given that HRD is now time based, and you assume they still have the child outfielders... Does Billy Hamilton have the stamina to complete enough inside the parks to win?
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IcePhoenix posted:N: Logan Morrison is mad that he's not in the Home Run Derby Logan Morrison is kind of a toolbag bug he kind of does have a case here. Sanchez' reaction to his complaint is pretty great too, though. https://twitter.com/eboland11/status/882615711578959872 EDIT: Also, all of that said, if you look at the Final Vote results, clearly LoMo is not a popular player. Inspector_666 fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Jul 5, 2017 |
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CUBS POSTERS I'll be in Chicago visiting an old friend this weekend and we are planning to catch the game on Saturday. Judging by stubhub I maybe should have bought tickets a few weeks ago. What is the best way for three of us to get seats that aren't behind a support post or laughably expensive at this point? Three is like the worst number of seats to look for so I'm not optimistic.
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bawfuls posted:CUBS POSTERS Good luck. But seriously, if they aren't out of your price range I would highly recommend getting bleacher seats. Just arrive early and you'll be able to sit together the whole game, try and grab a front row bench. Bleachers are my favourite place to sit in the whole park and everyone is pretty friendly out there.
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Inspector_666 posted:EDIT: Also, all of that said, if you look at the Final Vote results, clearly LoMo is not a popular player. Only because they don't let praying mantises vote. 
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alpha_destroy posted:The loving Royals have won 7 of their last 8 series. What the hell is going on? Baseball is a weird sport. The Royals aren't nearly as bad of a team as they were in April. They're just a boring average team that will finish with 80-85 wins. They probably would've been better off being super terrible, though, so at least they could get a little return for some of their good players at the deadline. Keeping the core of a team to compete for the second wildcard and is going to leave anyway doesn't seem like a great long-term strategy.
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Blind Pineapple posted:The Royals aren't nearly as bad of a team as they were in April. They're just a boring average team that will finish with 80-85 wins. They probably would've been better off being super terrible, though, so at least they could get a little return for some of their good players at the deadline. Keeping the core of a team to compete for the second wildcard and is going to leave anyway doesn't seem like a great long-term strategy. The team is pretty cooked after this year no matter what; I'd just as soon they buy one more ticket to the lottery known as the MLB playoffs rather than blow it up a year in advance. That said in neither case do the Kennedy or Gordon contracts make sense.
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