RIPPA Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I mean PGH was the official abbreviation until the Post Office stop recognizing them so at least there is a reason as opposed to whatever god awful things the youth these days abbreviated cities too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Terry Francona did not manager last night's game going to the hospital to undergo precautionary tests after feeling poorly Bench coach DeMarlo Hale managed the Guardians and said Francona told him 15 minutes before first pitch Francona spent the night and Cleveland has provided no further details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Francona likely won't manage tomorrow either because it's a day game that'll be taking place in a 100+ degree heat index (partly because Cleveland plays a day game on Friday at Wrigley) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Domingo German has thrown a perfect game against the Athletics. 24th ever, first since Felix Hernandez in 2012. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, John from Cincinnati said: Domingo German has thrown a perfect game against the Athletics. 24th ever, first since Felix Hernandez in 2012. 1/6 of all perfect games have been thrown by the Yankees - Larsen, Cone, Wells, and German. Edited June 29, 2023 by Tabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 German became the first pitcher to throw a perfect game after allowing 10+ runs in his previous start He is also the 2nd pitcher to throw a perfect game after starting the game with an ERA north of 5.00. The other one... David Wells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Tabe said: 1/6 of all perfect games have been thrown by the Yankees - Larsen, Cone, Wells, and German. The Yanks won the World Series the three other times it happened. I think safe money is on that streak ending this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: The Yanks won the World Series the three other times it happened. I think safe money is on that streak ending this time That works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Jose Ramirez stealing home vs Aroldis Chapman to take the lead in extra innings don't worry, Cleveland lost the game after the Royals backup catcher knocked in 2 runs with a pinch-hit double 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Speaking of Chapman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 As someone regularly watching Royals games.. I'm not thrilled with the return. I think they moved because they didn't want to be left holding the bag if Chapman got hurt, which means they traded him for a guy who's on a 40 man roster and a 17 year old who has never played professional baseball outside of the Dominican Republic. For a team that has lost a lot of games, they sure do love trying to aim for major league readiness in their trades. Like they think that getting a 25 year old for 3 months of Chapman is gonna move the needle much for this team in the near term. And that was their best trade piece that got them a 25 year old on the 40 man and a 17 year old. The rest: Barlow has declined a bit over the last two years, the rest of the relievers are mostly bad or below average, and they have a bunch of youngish position players that they wouldn't dare to trade. Also, Salvador Perez and Zack Greinke have no trade clauses and Jordan Lyles has as much value as Chernobyl tapwater. This happens when you keep almost the entire front office that has been terrible for 5 years except for the GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 here's the ASG rosters https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-mlb-all-star-pitchers-reserves-complete-rosters Quote AMERICAN LEAGUE STARTERS C: Jonah Heim (TEX) 1B: Yandy Díaz (TB) 2B: Marcus Semien (TEX) 3B: Josh Jung (TEX) SS: Corey Seager (TEX) OF: Mike Trout (LAA) OF: Randy Arozarena (TB) OF: Aaron Judge (NYY) DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAA) NATIONAL LEAGUE STARTERS C: Sean Murphy (ATL) 1B: Freddie Freeman (LAD) 2B: Luis Arraez (MIA) 3B: Nolan Arenado (STL) SS: Orlando Arcia (ATL) OF: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) OF: Mookie Betts (LAD) OF: Corbin Carroll (AZ) DH: J.D. Martinez (LAD) Below are the pitchers and reserve players: NL pitchers Zac Gallen (AZ) Spencer Strider (ATL) Bryce Elder (ATL) Justin Steele (CHC) Mitch Keller (PIT) Josiah Gray (WSH) Clayton Kershaw (LAD) Marcus Stroman (CHC) Alexis Díaz (CIN) Josh Hader (SD) Devin Williams (MIL) Camilo Doval (SF) AL pitchers Shohei Ohtani (LAA) Gerrit Cole (NYY) Luis Castillo (SEA) Sonny Gray (MIN) Nathan Eovaldi (TEX) Kevin Gausman (TOR) Shane McClanahan (TB) Framber Valdez (HOU) Michael Lorenzen (DET) Kenley Jansen (BOS) Emmanuel Clase (CLE) Félix Bautista (BAL) Yennier Cano (BAL) NL reserves Matt Olson (ATL) Ozzie Albies (ATL) Austin Riley (ATL) Dansby Swanson (CHC) Pete Alonso (NYM) Will Smith (LAD) Elias Díaz (COL) Jorge Soler (MIA) Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (AZ) Nick Castellanos (PHI) Juan Soto (SD) AL reserves Salvador Perez (KC) Adley Rutschman (BAL) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) Whit Merrifield (TOR) Bo Bichette (TOR) José Ramírez (CLE) Brent Rooker (OAK) Luis Robert Jr. (CWS) Austin Hays (BAL) Yordan Alvarez (HOU) Adolis García (TEX) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Counting my blessings that the mob of Jays fans didn’t get anyone over the line in fan voting, as they get knocked for that every year. Emotionally, Vlad Jr even making the reserves feels like BS given expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Whit Merrifield making the ASG in 2023 was getting dumped on by some people I read on Reddit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Yankees announcer Michael Kay says Wilson Contreras was pulled from behind the plate earlier this year because he was calling for pitches that were not in the repertoire of the pitcher on the mound. That's...bad. https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/cardinals-removed-willson-contreras-catcher-reason/617076 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 10 hours ago, Tabe said: Yankees announcer Michael Kay says Wilson Contreras was pulled from behind the plate earlier this year because he was calling for pitches that were not in the repertoire of the pitcher on the mound. That's...bad. https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/cardinals-removed-willson-contreras-catcher-reason/617076 Alright, gimmee the ol' spitball. . . no eephus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 So which team is more of PR dumpster fire this the Mets or the Blue Jays? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 12 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: Whit Merrifield making the ASG in 2023 was getting dumped on by some people I read on Reddit I wouldn't have put it beyond Dusty Baker to include Whit because he thought he was still on the Royals and that would be their rep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: I wouldn't have put it beyond Dusty Baker to include Whit because he thought he was still on the Royals and that would be their rep for the record, the voting method includes a feature where if the fans and players vote for the same player, the players second place finisher also makes the ASG, which is why Whit Merrifield and Brent Rooker made the AL All-Star Team (Rooker finished 2nd in AL DH Player voting, 400 votes behind Ohtani) But from what I can tell, Salvador Perez was a commissioners pick (while also being one of the best hitters on the Royals) Edited July 3, 2023 by Cobra Commander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 The Mets acquired reliever Trevor Gott from the Mariners. Or to put it another way: the Mets got Gott 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, BrianS81177 said: The Mets acquired reliever Trevor Gott from the Mariners. Or to put it another way: the Mets got Gott That deal is cute because the Mets also got Chris Flexen who Seattle had just DFAed... and then promptly DFAed him themselves Basically - they took on the salary to make it easier to get Gott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Astros/Rangers was a wild one. Astros took a 10-2 lead, Rangers came back to take a 11-10 lead, and then the Astros scored 2 in the 9th to win 12-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: That deal is cute because the Mets also got Chris Flexen who Seattle had just DFAed... and then promptly DFAed him themselves Basically - they took on the salary to make it easier to get Gott I'm a little surprised by the Flexen part. He was servicable enough the past couple years, you'd think they would at least want to see if he can turn it around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 DFAing Flexen would open the door to the Mets maybe acquiring a random part if some other team wants Flexen that bad? basically a delayed three way trade now if Manfred wanted to meddle, then there could be a rules change about not being able to immediately DFA people you acquire, instead making teams wait for a day or something. But that's probably not something that happens so often that changes need to be made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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