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Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Timby posted:

Man, Jon Lieber and Julian Tavarez were loving beasts for me in that year's High Heat Baseball... :sigh:

Edit: Jesus, was Lieber the Cubs' last 20-game winner until Arrieta in '15?

Julian Tavarez ruled. I still remember Manny giving him a scalp massage and him bowling a comebacker over to first.

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Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Inspector_666 posted:

https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/871744403823616001

This was the PTBNL that completes the Thornburg/Shaw trade.

Tyler Thornburg: On the 60-day DL with what the Sox think is a nerve issue in his shoulder.
Red Sox 3B have combined for 54 wRC+ and -0.6 WAR so far this season.

Travis Shaw has a 123 wRC+ and 1.3 WAR.

:gary:

EDIT: Oh and the Brewers also got Mauricio Dubon, IF who is hitting .294/.346/.383 with 25 steals in AA.

Ugh, I hated that trade when I heard about it but this adds a new level of sting. :(

edit: On the bright side, Pablo is looking sort of OK since coming back.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Niwrad posted:

Please tell me this isn't staged.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVJGe4_FBvB/

He has the wheels of a wild jungle cat!

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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1) Being MLB-level good at baseball is a < 1 in 1,000,000 quality.
2) Being taller than 6'6 is probably like 1 in 200 or so?
3) The intersection of these sets is small.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Pungry posted:

What are they going to rename it to? Safeco Field was such a good name for a ballpark.

Let's put it to the internet.

And the winner is...

*sigh*

a tie between Fieldy McParkFace and the Seattle Holocaust Center.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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They just mentioned on the Red Sox broadcast that Manny's contract in Japan stipulates:

- A Mercedes with a driver
- That he never has to practice
- Unlimited free sushi

:allears: I miss you buddy.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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He looks like the fat kid from The Sandlot.

e: Or Season 1 AJ Soprano.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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The NBA did this but it was doomed to lameness when Mario Chalmers' jersey read "Rio" rather than "Super Nintendo".

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Inspector_666 posted:

I hope Didi goes with "Sir Didi" or something. The fact that he's an actual knight is the best.

Judge can be The Mountain that Rakes.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Poque posted:

they sure do



Load Bearingcross

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Red Sox in first. Thanks for making GBS threads your pants, bed, and rear end recently Yankees.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Hotdog In A Hallway posted:

That was his dad's name. He's named after him, they just reversed it instead of doing the traditional "Jr.".

Pretty sure Nomar was the same deal.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Most of the worst calls are either on awful framing, check swings, or attempts to throw out a runner. It's so frustrating when a good pitch gets check swung on and the ump's brain just shifts down the decision tree into "was that a swing, Y/N" without considering it should be a called strike.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Cuba should be blown up a bit on that map.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Inspector_666 posted:

In other bullpen news, Farrell didn't bring Kimbrel into the Sox/Royals game because "it wasn't his inning" and the Sox lost so :lol:

I am so loving sick of this inane "closer" essentialism.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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bawfuls posted:

Aaron Judge is 4 years older than Cody Bellinger. That depresses his career counting stat projections significantly.

I have it on good authority that age is just a number.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Still got nothing Lloyd McClennon (sp?) doing a soldier crawl to the mound and throwing the rosin bag like a grenade.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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ihatepants posted:

Yankees called up 22 year old 3B prospect Miguel Andujar to probably sit on the bench while Girardi continues to play Headley instead. It's weird to see so many young players on the Yankees.

This reminds me of Joaquin Andujar and the fact that I called him Walking Underwear as a child. :allears:

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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Inspector_666 posted:

Are you loving kidding me? There isn't even netting there?

What the gently caress are the White Sox doing.

Home field advantage.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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I saw the truncated URL and was hoping it would be about what Carl Everett is doing in retirement.

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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I just got a push notification that David Price and Eck got in an altercation. :stare:

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Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

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"Price-y kid, you gotta party with the cheese with some hair on it. I know you "gotta have it" but if you keep picking at the edges those guys are going to go bridge all the time."

*gets shoved*

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