RIPPA Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Bartolo Colon is officially retiring That's right folks... the 50 year old Colon had never retired despite not pitching in the bigs since 2018 The Mets will host an official retirement ceremony for him in late August when they are playing the Angels (the team with who Colon won his Cy Young with) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 15 hours ago, odessasteps said: One of the most famous college baseball plays ever. So well executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 to put it in wrestling terms, the WWE PPV that aired a few weeks before Singleton's last MLB game had Seth Rollins vs Sting, Wyatt Family vs Ambrose/Reigns/Chris Jericho, Dudleys vs New Day, and Ryback losing the IC title to Kevin Owens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: This makes it sound like they've put him in a sci-fi pod for years of hypersleep. "the club lacks any sort of disability insurance of Strasburg’s megadeal" That is mind-boggling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 52 minutes ago, Tabe said: "the club lacks any sort of disability insurance of Strasburg’s megadeal" That is mind-boggling. The 4 letter article on the subject said that given his injury history, IF they could have found an insurer, it would have been mega expensive. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Kuetsar said: The 4 letter article on the subject said that given his injury history, IF they could have found an insurer, it would have been mega expensive. . . . Presumably less than $245m though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Just now, Tabe said: Presumably less than $245m though Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Here is the blurb from the Post article Quote Beyond 2023, Strasburg still has three seasons left on the seven-year, $245 million contract he signed in December 2019, right after he won World Series MVP. But the Nationals do not have any disability insurance on Strasburg’s contract, according to four people familiar with the situation. The premiums would have been extremely high, two people explained, and that’s assuming the team and a company could have agreed on a policy given Strasburg’s age and extensive injury history. And three people familiar with the situation doubt ownership would have spent on top of the $245 million, even if it provided some financial protection in a worst-case scenario. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhock Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) The White Sox walk it off courtesy of a fastball thrown straight into the home plate ump’s facemask; he slumps over as if shot and the Tigers catcher understandably loses track of the ball, allowing the winning run to score. Ump is okay; all three runs scored today via wild pitches/passed balls. Edited June 3, 2023 by Hamhock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 what level of health do you think Stephen Strasburg has to be to become a relief pitcher? obviously he would be way overpaid as a reliever but something is more than nothing value-wise someone like John Smoltz was throwing 900-1100 pitches a year during his time as a closer post TJS. Chapman has been around 900 pitches a year most of his seasons. Strasburg hasn't thrown 400 pitches in a season since 2019. So it'd a bit of a project to make this idea work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 and since this is baseball, we get a reminder that since Judge's foot touched in the bullpen then, the runner on first goes to 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Royce Lewis landed on his head after colliding with Gabriel Arias while running to first and I’m amazed he’s still able to walk. Very scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dolfan in NYC Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Former SF manager Roger Craig died today at the age of 93. This now leaves Sandy Koufax and Carl Erskine as the final members of the World Champion '55 Dodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Former SF manager Roger Craig died today at the age of 93. This now leaves Sandy Koufax and Carl Erskine as the final members of the World Champion '55 Dodgers. His other claim to fame is as the starting pitcher in the first game in Mets history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 7 hours ago, John from Cincinnati said: Royce Lewis landed on his head after colliding with Gabriel Arias while running to first and I’m amazed he’s still able to walk. Very scary. That play is a perfect example of why I said they should go with the slow pitch double first base to reduce injuries instead of increasing the base size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 17 minutes ago, sabremike said: His other claim to fame is as the starting pitcher in the first game in Mets history. Detroit fans know him as the pitching coach of the 84 champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: This now leaves Sandy Koufax and Carl Erskine as the final members of the World Champion '55 Dodgers. Sandy Koufax was just the featured article on Wikipedia yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 As a kid - Roger Craig managing the Giants while Roger Craig played for the Niners always gave me a chuckle 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Follow up to the Aaron Judge catch He missed last night's game and is now due to have X-rays and a MRI when the Yanks get back to NY. There is talk that he might have broken a toe. And combine that with Nestor Cortes going on the IL with a "shoulder issue" - this season continues to go swimmingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 12 hours ago, RIPPA said: As a kid - Roger Craig managing the Giants while Roger Craig played for the Niners always gave me a chuckle they also both wore #33 at the time by pure* coincidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Elly De La Cruz debut tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 And the A's situation just got complicated. And hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Blue Jays finally send Manoah down to the Florida Complex League. Comes after going 0.1 inning and allowing 6 runs last night. Been a while since I’ve seen someone with that much ego just melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 We should have all seen this coming Jacob DeGrom will have Tommy John surgery This will be the second time he has had that operation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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