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So yeah... the Phillies are probably gonna have to do something about their pitching

They gave up 16 and 11 in two of their games against Texas

Tonight - they have already given up 8 to the Yanks 

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5 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

And Manny just got run for arguing after a pitch clock violation gave him a strike out and ended an inning.

... As he was asking for a timeout.  Cool. 

I honestly don't get the stepping out of the batters box thing and why it was ever allowed. You have all day to stand around, adjust your gloves, or reposition your nutsack.  When you're up to bat you have to be in the batters box, do all that other shit in the on deck circle. 

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Aroldis Chapman season update: he just knocked the first base umpire to the ground on a play where the First Baseman recorded the forceout unassisted.

Then he got charged with a ball for trying to work too quickly.

Chapman also hit 104 on the radar gun later in this outing.

Here's the main angle of the Chapman/Carapazza play:

 

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Tim Anderson got run because he asked for timeout and didn't get it and wasn't thrilled:

Can't find the actual toss, but he was already back in the dugout when the ump sent him packing.

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18 hours ago, John from Cincinnati said:

Alek Manoah and Alex Verdugo have decided to engage in petty beef. Between that and Manoah's previous comments about Gerrit Cole, he's 100% gonna cause some stupid bench clearer this year. 

I like Manoah because he happens to be on my team but literally everything about his personality screams red flag. Fucking great player though.

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7 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

Mets home opener tomorrow vs. Miami has been postponed to Friday due to tomorrows weather. 

4 games total have been moved for the same reason

  • Yanks at Os
  • Reds at Phillies
  • Stros at Twins

are the other three

It could be more as Detroit, Chicago (AL) and Atlanta all have home games (though I think Atlanta is supposed to be fine until the weekend based on reports for the Masters)

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Now we have what feels like a reverse Tungsten Arm O'Doyle

Shohei Ohtani became the first player to be called for a pitch clock violation as a pitcher and hitter in the same game

But Ohtani drove in a run and got the win

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22 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

Tim Anderson got run because he asked for timeout and didn't get it and wasn't thrilled:

Can't find the actual toss, but he was already back in the dugout when the ump sent him packing.

That's a weird one. He clearly says something but it doesn't look like time. He points to his eyes like he wasn't ready but he clearly was. 

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On 4/4/2023 at 1:40 PM, Dolfan in NYC said:

And Manny just got run for arguing after a pitch clock violation gave him a strike out and ended an inning.

... As he was asking for a timeout.  Cool. 

Timeouts aren't guaranteed. And don't have to be granted if the reason you're asking is that you're farting around. That AB was a textbook example of what they're trying to eliminate. 

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40 minutes ago, Tabe said:

Timeouts aren't guaranteed. And don't have to be granted if the reason you're asking is that you're farting around. That AB was a textbook example of what they're trying to eliminate. 

Yeah,  neither the Machado or the Anderson timeout should have been granted. They were both just eating time. I'm currently reading Bill James Baseball Abstract and one of this rule changes he proposed was not granting a batter timeout without reason.  It took 20 years,  but it made sense then and it makes sense now. There is literally no reason why we ever let batters step in and out of the box or grant a timeout,  because they want to stand around and do nothing. When you are up to bat,  stand in the box ready to hit. It's not too much to ask. If you shoe is untied or some shit,  cool call time,  but if you just want to readjust your batting gloves or grab your crotch, it should be a strike every time you delay the game with your bullshit. 

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