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mcmagic posted:https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1529941765679202349 This is probably addition by subtraction. Hicks has been terrible in the field as well. I swear he lets balls that used to be catchable drop in front of him. His arm isn’t even good anymore after getting TJS.
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May 26, 2022 23:50
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lmao that the bloodiest battle in all of baseball right now is between the Pirates, Reds, and Cubs for who can pick up third place in the NL Central. There can only be one king of this pile of rebuilding poo poo. I would like to know why Votto suddenly decided this was the series he was going to be a weird belligerent rear end in a top hat and scream at the Cubs dugout over literally nothing in back to back games.
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May 26, 2022 23:57
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Votto has pretty openly loathed the Cubs for his entire career; it's not that surprising or random of him.
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I swear he can't catch a break. It feels like he's spent half of his career on the injured list.
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May 26, 2022 23:59
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To be fair to the Cubs 5 of those runs were on Andrelton Simmons 45 MPH lob balls.
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https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1529955869428965379 Scrolling down the comments because I love getting mad at assholes for some reason.
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Abner Assington posted:https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1529955869428965379 WhY cAnT yOu StICk ToO sPoRtz
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Abner Assington posted:https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1529955869428965379 This is so tepid too lol. Nothing controversial at all.
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mcmagic posted:This is so tepid too lol. Nothing controversial at all. I initially took it as them doing this instead of broadcasting the game but they are just tweeting. Better than nothing, I guess.
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Ohhhhhhhh Johnny! https://twitter.com/jacko2323/status/1529963963563270151?s=21&t=m6J24JKU2VwZQ-IlwySqug
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davecrazy posted:WhY cAnT yOu StICk ToO sPoRtz Does anyone need to be lectured about issues by loving Michael Kay, lets be real Maybe if it was on something like the perfect chicken parm, but anything else god no
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Sydin posted:lmao that the bloodiest battle in all of baseball right now is between the Pirates, Reds, and Cubs for who can pick up third place in the NL Central. There can only be one king of this pile of rebuilding poo poo. The Pirates horrify me every time I look at the standings. I see that run differential and my mind conjures up images of a Jenga tower rocking back and forth. Though on the other hand, the Pirates were also responsible for the 1960 World Series, so maybe this is precedented.
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Sydin posted:lmao that the bloodiest battle in all of baseball right now is between the Pirates, Reds, and Cubs for who can pick up third place in the NL Central. There can only be one king of this pile of rebuilding poo poo. At most one of those teams is rebuilding
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Gorman Thomas posted:Rays are just training in 2x gravity environment. Just wait until Bezos buys the franchise in 2029 and ships it to Charlotte with a $300m payroll. You don't even have to wait to see what the Rays would look like a decent payroll. Just follow the Dodgers or the Giants. The Rays' online presence is nice because the average fan is some old lady posting that Phillips seems like a swell young boy, to nobody in particular. Meanwhile mcmagic is above average for a Yankees fan.
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Redeye Flight posted:N: The Chicago Cubs In honor of Ray Liotta: "The way I saw it, everybody takes a beating sometime."
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Sydin posted:I would like to know why Votto suddenly decided this was the series he was going to be a weird belligerent rear end in a top hat and scream at the Cubs dugout over literally nothing in back to back games. He was probably upset that he didn't get a hit despite his team scoring 20 runs. Kevlar v2.0 fucked around with this message at 01:01 on May 27, 2022 |
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davecrazy posted:Ohhhhhhhh Johnny! Sounds like 21 people are dead in Texas and there's a deep drive to left by Nick Castellanos and it's a 4-0 ballgame.
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:He was probably upset that he didn't get a hit despite his team scoring 20 runs. He got plenty of hits yesterday and still pissed and moaned at Wick and the Cubs dugout to the point that it almost made the benches clear because... Wick was mad about walking him, I think? It was supremely dumb and ended up getting two of our batters plunked, it sucks. more falafel please posted:At most one of those teams is rebuilding The Cubs are rebuilding even if Jed refuses to admit it, the Pirates are rebuilding intentionally or not because Nutting's insane cheapness keeps tanking their record and getting them great picks, and the Reds just tore it down to the studs so there's nothing left to do but rebuild.
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This one is a scream: https://twitter.com/os_mote/status/1529971090490941442?s=21
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Sydin posted:The Cubs are rebuilding even if Jed refuses to admit it, the Pirates are rebuilding intentionally or not because Nutting's insane cheapness keeps tanking their record and getting them great picks, and the Reds just tore it down to the studs so there's nothing left to do but rebuild. Oh, yeah, they're all torn down, but the Cubs are the only team that might be trying to rebuild. The Pirates and Reds are just like this.
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mcmagic posted:The only way the deal will work out for Franco is if he ends up being like the 700 OPS player he is right now. If he's any amount better than that substantially he's going to regret that contract very soon. I get your point, but I'm pretty sure a .700 ops is actually kinda good for 2022 baseball
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I can't believe it's possible to give up 20 runs to the 2022 Reds
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:I get your point, but I'm pretty sure a .700 ops is actually kinda good for 2022 baseball That isn't what he was sold as and I'm sure that isn't what the Rays are expecting him to be.
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mcmagic posted:That isn't what he was sold as and I'm sure that isn't what the Rays are expecting him to be. He's on pace for 4 WAR at 21 lol
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more falafel please posted:Oh, yeah, they're all torn down, but the Cubs are the only team that might be trying to rebuild. The Pirates and Reds are just like this.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:He's on pace for 4 WAR at 21 lol He's no Jeremy Pena
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Cubs and Sox both getting in on position players pitching while getting blown out on the same day. Beautiful.
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Is using position players to pitch in blowouts a fairly recent development? I feel like when I last paid close attention to baseball (20+ years ago) that sort of thing was super novel when it happened. Like, I don't remember the Mariners having Rich Amaral or Willie Bloomquist go throw "we basically forfeit" pitches (we had Bobby Ayala for that  ), but that sort of thing gets posted in this thread all the time.
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bawfuls posted:the verb for what the Reds and Pirates are doing is "Nutting" *Meg Rowley sigh*
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It happened from time to time but you didn't get fun stuff like guys batting from the wrong side and everyone having a good laugh about it There's a lot more embracing of the fun aspect of the game these days
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Cubs broadcast was talking about how position players pitching has gone up a ton in recent years. Not sure what the reasoning was but maybe because of the dichotomy between teams who are intentionally tanking hard going up against juggernauts like the Dodgers? EDIT: Fangraphs has an article here 
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I think there's multiple reasons, including tanking and embracing "having fun" as has been pointed out. But I do think an obvious reason for the rise in position player pitching is the same reason there's a rise in the number of pitchers used throughout a season: pitchers throw faster than ever, with nastier stuff than ever. It has the most pronounced effect on starting pitchers, but relievers also get shuffled up and down and in and out of the IL at a breakneck pace. Throwing a position player sacrifice on the mound to try and prevent injuries to bullpen guys in games you are very unlikely to win is the right move for long-term health of a team.
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The Dodgers had a position player pitch and a relief pitcher hit tonight. I'm curious how many PAs non-Ohtani pitchers have had this year.
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MLB N/V 2022: Guns saved us from becoming communism
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