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The explanation for the bats given on the Yankee broadcast was that they noticed a trend that Volpe always hits the ball on the label so they tried making that part of bat denser and he liked it and blah blah. The announcers basically just said it probably means more jam shots/broken bats but maybe it gets batters to wait a little longer on the pitch? Then some story about how Mattingly used to be able to do that “but maybe that’s why his back always hurt.” I have no idea.
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It doesn’t matter. Any conspiracy hate they say is true. I look forward to the day the Astros fans fully move to “it was judge banging cans all along.”
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Mar 30, 2025 21:08
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I love that there’s a “controversy” about banning certain bats because one teams pitching sucked balls for one series and they didn’t like it.
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Slimy Hog posted:Yeah, I don't get it... if the bats work, just start using them? (also it wasn't the bats) It’s nonsense. The bats existed before the Yankees. Half the home runs weren’t with them. Judge didn’t use one. The Brewers just got rocked. But they cried about it and it became an online meme so now it’s a story. So dumb.
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Mar 31, 2025 18:09
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It’s at least been a narrative on sports radio and espn. Most of the response has been “no, it’s legal, this is dumb” but a Brewers pitcher called it bush league and unfair so it’s probably gonna be a thing if the Yanks stay hot. Of course the most likely scenario is the Yankees dont hit 15 home runs against their next couple of opponents and the Brewers just sucked. STAC Goat fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Mar 31, 2025 |
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Mar 31, 2025 18:19
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It’s just a thing because the Yankees had a home run derby so morons assumed they were all using a secret illegal bat.
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Mar 31, 2025 21:00
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IcePhoenix posted:I forgot to add this but I do also want to say that Giancarlo Stanton trying to blame the bat for getting hurt is really loving funny Stanton didn’t do that. All he said was that his elbow problems might have come from batting adjustments he made. Then Jason Dominguez said he used the torpedo bats last year. Then unnamed people allegedly speculated about the reason for Stanton’s problems. And then morons made an assumption.
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Mar 31, 2025 21:04
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MC Nietzche posted:Mets broadcast last night said Lindor was using variations on the torpedo bat at certain times last year. Seems like it's only really getting notice because the Yankees are publicity hounds and doing PR around this. All they did was mention why some peoples bats are different during the first broadcast of the season. It’s only a thing because the Yankees are doing it so the usual suspects are making a fuss. Meanwhile I look at the scoreboard and like half the games are 9-3. So maybe league pitching just sucks. STAC Goat fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Apr 1, 2025 |
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Traxis posted:It's only a big deal because Yankees' PR is made it a big deal because MLB is juicing Judge's balls again and they want to create a smokescreen As I said. The usual idiots.
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Apr 1, 2025 20:23
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We’re less than a week into the season so numbers mean nothing.
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Apr 1, 2025 20:52
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It’s sort of funny we get a bunch of these low cost young guy deals the same day we get that article about how salaries are up but also not.
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Apr 2, 2025 19:06
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I’m just gonna say it. Domes are ugly, retractable or otherwise. All hail nature. Layer up.
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Apr 2, 2025 20:04
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I guess I could understand how someone who has never been to New York or only there in passing might wonder why Yankee Stadium and Citifield aren’t closer because they have no concept of the Bronx or Queens. But Yankee Stadium is at the head of Manhattan Island, right across the river from Jersey, has multiple major roadways that lead to it, a ton of public transportation, and walking distance from every direction to any kind of bar or restaurant or whatever you want. There’s like a dozen different ways you can get to the Stadium for a game. Citifield is way the gently caress out an hour deep into the cities outer boroughs in the middle of nowhere. They don’t compare.
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Apr 4, 2025 19:21
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Obtani getting the Eric Adams deal to cover up his myriad of gambling crimes. Shame.
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A bunch of his baseball enemies shook Trumps hand and smiled and he’s making fat jokes. It shows you where his real priority is.
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Apr 7, 2025 19:50
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zoux posted:Maybe it's because there's so many guys, maybe it's because it's very low contact so there's less opportunity for injury, but baseball players seem to get injured in stupid ways more than other sports. I think it’s just because there’s so many guys and because baseball is a daily sport. NBA players get food poisoning and slip in the shower too. But they play a more contact sport so you don’t have to explain why they have an ankle sprain and they might miss one game or none when sick depending on the schedule. So it’s just perception and the nature of baseball.
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Apr 8, 2025 17:28
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Yeah if you’re growing neon Jalapeño peppers check your soil. I’m pretty sure someone tested a nuke at your house.
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Apr 8, 2025 18:37
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How could someone make three outs in an inning? Wouldn’t their team have to bat around twice and he’s the only one who records an out? I think you’d have to retire if that happened.
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Apr 8, 2025 22:32
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Minenfeld! posted:It does make me lol that there are Yankee fans out there that call Ottavino, the guy born and raised in NYC, too soft for NYC. What’s funnier is that most of those fans are from Jersey.
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Apr 9, 2025 16:35
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Squall posted:It's a war crime that they made him shave before saying "jk we're not doing that anymore". I hate the facial hair due as much as the next guy but I’m guessing he probably could have regrown the puberty mustache in the last few months if he wanted to. Maybe they just showed him a mirror.
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Apr 16, 2025 15:41
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I’d probably say Vlad’s contract was too much if someone else signed him. He doesn’t seem to be in the Judge/Soto/Ohtani tier. But this is a case where he’s probably worth more to Toronto than someone else and yeah they probably could have signed him for less a year or two ago or whatever but whatever. They have the money, he matters to the team, it had to be done.
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Kirios posted:It think it's legally impossible for any baseball fan to feel good about their bullpen. I feel pretty good about the Yankee bullpen. Their main problem is overwork because of the rotation. And I guess Devil Williams having hiccups but he’s a reliever. Of course he sorta sucks every 3 or 4 games.
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