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RIPPA Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Of course the no hitter will probably get overlooked due to people screaming about Anthony Rendon hitting lefty (the Rays put a position player on the mound so Rendon batted lefty… and hit a HR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 And we have our first COVID postponement of the year (oh what? You thought this wouldn't happen?) White Sox at Guardians is off due to several positives on Cleveland's side Terry Francona is one of the positives. Bench coach DeMarlo Hale was supposed to take over but he tested positive too. It appears the reason the game was postponed was because the results came in so late, Cleveland doesn't have the ability to replace all the players necessary today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Christian Yelich just became only the 5th player since 1901 to hit for 3 cycles. EDIT -- Also notable, all three of Yelich's cycles have come against the Reds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 What is also wild is 2 of the 5 are current players (Yelich and Trea Turner) and a 3rd could probably still be playing (Adrian Beltre) Then you have to go back to like 1920 for the other 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Something I just noticed The entire NL West is over .500 The NL East and Central COMBINED have 3 teams over .500 (And one of those teams - the Cardinals - has lost 3 straight and another of those teams - the Brewers - just lost 2 out of 3 to the Reds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 well, bear in mind the West largely hasn't started playing itself yet. but it is a fun little flex for the time being (NL Best, toughest division in baseball, etc) DBacks seem to be better than a lot of folks would've figured they'd be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 Oh it’s not gonna last more than a few more days. The Rockies are starting to crater. They are only 2 games over .500 and had a run differential of -23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 Bryce Harper has a small UCL tear and will not be able to throw for 4 weeks However, he can still swing a bat so he will continue to DH for the Phillies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 This happened a couple of days ago but Padres manager Bob Melvin is on a leave of absence as he is having prostate surgery. Melvin said he doesn't believe it is cancer but doctor's won't know until after the surgery. The team said that it doesn't expect to have updates until next week. Bench coach Ryan Christenson will be the interim manager. Melvin is hoping to only have to miss the first 6 games of the Padres 9 game road trip that starts tonight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 4 hours ago, RIPPA said: Melvin said he doesn't believe it is cancer but doctor's won't know until after the surgery. The team said that it doesn't expect to have updates until next week. Turns out there was an update and that Melvin was right Padres announced that no cancer was found during Melvin's surgery and he (Melvin) is resting at home 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Mariners finally put Kelenic out of his misery and sent him down to AAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 From the things that were definitely gonna happen category Shohei Ohtani became the 3rd Japanese born player to hit 100 HRs in the majors He also became only the 2nd player ever - besides Babe Ruth - to have 100 HRs (as hitter) and 250 Ks (as pitcher) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 Reds pitchers Hunter Greene and Art Warren just threw a combined no hitter Only problem is the Reds lost 1-0 to the Pirates 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 16 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Reds pitchers Hunter Greene and Art Warren just threw a combined no hitter Only problem is the Reds lost 1-0 to the Pirates The Reds could have gotten a win if only their fans would pony up some dough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 As a reminder - neither pitcher will be credited with a no hitter since the team lost And the Reds became the 6th team in MLB history to lose despite not allowing a hit Last time that happened was 2008 when Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels "no-hit" the Dodgers And another quirky stat - Hunter Greene became the first pitcher since 1992 to throw 7 hitless innings and take the loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 Former pitcher David West passed away from brain cancer this weekend at the age of 57 This had lead to another round of "Veteran Stadium gave everyone brain cancer!" internet fodder (partly fueled by former Phillies like Dickie Noles and Larry Bowa) since West is the 6th Phillie since 2003 to pass away due to glioblastoma (brain cancer) Now more likely if there is any link it would be more attributed to Astroturf than one specific stadium (especially since some of the Phillies on the list were only there a year or so). Looking at Astroturf would add names like Gary Carter, Dan Quisenberry, Dick Howser and Bobby Mercer. All this being said - more likely it is the simple notion that a lot of fucking people played baseball and a lot of fucking people get cancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 yeah, i've heard the same sort of theory involving various Royals and astroturf and cancer then there's guys like Ken Brett who spent a year at the Vet, 2 years at Three Rivers, and 2 years at Royals Stadium, while also playing for 7 other teams, and then died of brain cancer at 55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 The Cavan Biggio dream is dead (for now) as the Jays have sent him down to AAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 15 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: yeah, i've heard the same sort of theory involving various Royals and astroturf and cancer then there's guys like Ken Brett who spent a year at the Vet, 2 years at Three Rivers, and 2 years at Royals Stadium, while also playing for 7 other teams, and then died of brain cancer at 55. It wouldn't surprise me if there's a link but, like Rippa said, it could also just be the law of averages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Matt Harvey was just given 60 games for his 'violation of the joint drug agreement.' (Harvey is in Baltimore's MiLB system.) Which, I think is code for giving drugs to Tyler Skaggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 35 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Matt Harvey was just given 60 games for his 'violation of the joint drug agreement.' (Harvey is in Baltimore's MiLB system.) Which, I think is code for giving drugs to Tyler Skaggs. That is exactly why he was suspended Suspension is retroactive to April 29 when he first signed with the Orioles. He is eligible to return in late June Based on their statements - Baltimore was aware (for the most part) of what the suspension would be before they signed him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 9 hours ago, RIPPA said: The Cavan Biggio dream is dead (for now) as the Jays have sent him down to AAA The biggest positive surprise in the Jays season so far has undoubtably been Espinal learning how to hit. Dude was always a great defender but now he's actually looking like an every day player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 Not that I am shedding any tears for them but when things go bad for the Red Sox - they go bad quickly Nathan Eovaldi became just the 3rd pitcher in history to give up 5 home runs in an inning It was the first time Houston hit 5 HRs in an inning and the first time Boston allowed 5 HRs in an inning The Red Sox are currently 14-22 and only a half game ahead of the Orioles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 5 hours ago, RIPPA said: It was the first time Houston hit 5 HRs in an inning and the first time Boston allowed 5 HRs in an inning That's incredible. How have they not given up 5 in an inning before now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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