View: https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1383305422870704130Orsillo seemed weirdly excited about the benches clearing.
too soonDavid Price with his first Save since 2008 ALCS Game 7.
The starting price is 342M. Have fun.Seager to SS (8/$200m), Xander to 3rd, Devers to 2nd.
DO is a treasure.View: https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1383305422870704130
View: https://twitter.com/josebouquett/status/1383305510523314183
That is a wee bit of an Understatement
It's too bad he couldn't figure out how to take off his cap while delivering each pitch. Maybe he could study some Jim Abbott video for some ideas.Meanwhile, Pablo #2 a/k/a Willians Astudillo was throwing 46 mph in a shutdown inning v. the Angels.
View: https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1383281717272739841
It would be pretty simple to put in a rule to the effect of anyone leaving the bullpen is an automatic suspension of x games. Let the guys in the dugouts provide all the milling about doing nothing entertainment.DO is a treasure.
I do think the whole benchs and bullpens emptying so everyone can posture and mug and delay the game for 10 minutes is stupid though. I get that tempers will flare and things will be said, but when has the bullpen running in ever solved anything? It's as archaic as the whole throw-at-a-guy-in-retaliation-for-some-broken-unwritten-rule nonsense. Actually kinda surprised that something resulting in 60 guys milling around in close contact while shouting/spitting at each other isn't dealt with more severely with all the COVID protocols in place these days. Between this and the Adam Eaton shoving thing the other day, I'm surprised it hasn't come up.
I'd say that people coming out of the dugouts should be subject to suspension too, like it is in most other sports. But then you're getting into "fair fight" territory when you have nine guys on the field for one team and only between one and five (if you want to count the guy on deck as not in the dugout) for the other.It would be pretty simple to put in a rule to the effect of anyone leaving the bullpen is an automatic suspension of x games. Let the guys in the dugouts provide all the milling about doing nothing entertainment.
I’ll admit it - I like a good baseball brawl every so often. Let the dugouts empty, keep the bullpen guys where they are. Not having Arod/Tek would be sad.I'd say that people coming out of the dugouts should be subject to suspension too, like it is in most other sports. But then you're getting into "fair fight" territory when you have nine guys on the field for one team and only between one and five (if you want to count the guy on deck as not in the dugout) for the other.
Then again, if a guy charging the mound has to consider that he might be taking on the whole team without any back-up, maybe we wouldn't have so many incidents. Like would A-Rod have been so mouthy to Arroyo and Varitek that day if he knew the rest of the Yankees couldn't leave the dugout?
I love this stuff. The record for longest time between MLB appearances is Paul Schreiber, who came out of the Yankees bullpen in 1945 for two appearances 22 years after he'd last pitched for the Dodgers as a 20-year-old. However, Schreiber was employed as New York's batting practice pitcher and hadn't been an active player for over 13 years. His return to the majors only happened because of the depleted major league rosters during World War II. Next on the list is Charley O'Leary at 21 years, but he was also a coach with a history in Vaudville, he came off the bench for the Browns once as a novelty at the age of 58, but to his credit, he became the oldest player ever to get a hit and then also scored a run. Then you have a similar story with Gabby Street, who called upon himself as a pinch-hitter while managing the Cardinals 19 years after he'd retired as a player.Atlanta is calling up 36-year-old infielder Sean Kazmar Jr., who last appeared in a MLB game in 2008 and has spent the past 12 years in AAA.
That’s some serious dedication to the game. Jeff Passon has a good thread about this.
View: https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1383433722561654795?s=21
Brawl? Sure. Who doesn't enjoy one of those every once in a while?I’ll admit it - I like a good baseball brawl every so often. Let the dugouts empty, keep the bullpen guys where they are. Not having Arod/Tek would be sad.
They'll start resting people in August.The Dodgers are going to win 117+
True enough but the staff gave up 0 and 2 runs the past two days. Scherzer was Scherzer yesterday and Fedde was good today over five. Joe Ross pitched well his last start too. They need those guys to help out the big 3 and see what Lester gives them.The only way this Nats team works is if Scherzer, Strasburg, and Corbin are good. Not an encouraging start.
And he's about to lose the game, so he's hitting all his high spots.DeGrom just struck out nine guys in a row.
They are resting people now.They'll start resting people in August.
But another 90-30 start like 2017? On the table.
This needs some love ... Gold!It's too bad he couldn't figure out how to take off his cap while delivering each pitch. Maybe he could study some Jim Abbott video for some ideas.
View: https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1383631914779615242Just wow that game ending catch from Mookie
Well, with Strasburg missing last year due to carpal tunnel, and him going to the 10 day injury list with shoulder inflammation after being lit up his last start, the Nats have $210 million in costs for him through 2026 and $106 million in Patrick Corbin through 2024. If you can only vote for one worst contract, MadBum might benefit from Nats fans splitting their votesMadBum's contract with the DBacks is headed toward being an all-timer. They are paying him $19m this year, then owe him $60m over the next three years.
Last year he had 9 starts, threw 41.2 IP with a 6.48 ERA and 1.4 WHIP.
This year, in three starts, his WHIP is 2.195 and he's only managed to go 13.2 IP.
He's 31, by the way.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but neither Tim Lincecum nor Matt Cain pitched an MLB game after age 32.
Am I only the one who’s more than tired of these “clever” barbs? I *love* Mookie and was irate that they painted themselves into the payroll corner they did, but enough already. I don’t need to imagine the catch “financial flexibility” would have made, because I watched Alex Verdugo make nearly as good a game saving catch three days ago.View: https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1383631914779615242
Lindsey Adler on Twitter: Imagine the catch Financial Flexibility would have made in this spot though
Sports commentator snark is past its primeAm I only the one who’s more than tired of these “clever” barbs? I *love* Mookie and was irate that they painted themselves into the payroll corner they did, but enough already. I don’t need to imagine the catch “financial flexibility” would have made, because I watched Alex Verdugo make nearly as good a game saving catch three days ago.
Yup. This shit is getting Tiresome. It was pretty clear he did not want to be hereAm I only the one who’s more than tired of these “clever” barbs? I *love* Mookie and was irate that they painted themselves into the payroll corner they did, but enough already. I don’t need to imagine the catch “financial flexibility” would have made, because I watched Alex Verdugo make nearly as good a game saving catch three days ago.
Also Covid changed things last year. If not for Covid Mookie is looking for the Tatis/Lindor deal and probably gets it. Do the Red Sox pay that?Yup. This shit is getting Tiresome. It was pretty clear he did not want to be here