June MLB Game Thread
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They're running an infirmary right now, but also the youth (very youth) movement they leaned into for this year hasn't exactly panned out. They got rid of Meadows with the plan of at least one of J Lowe, Brujan, Walls breaking out. They didn't want Meadows around blocking the young'uns and they didn't want to use him as a fourth outfielder. Instead, the young guys have all fallen pretty flat so far and you've got Brett Phillips getting a ton of playing time.
And, shockingly, shut out 1-0. Brett Phillips getting important at bats for some mystifying reason.
Did they just completely give up on Josh Lowe already? I know he looked bad in his few weeks up, but he seems to have gotten whatever was ailing him figured out. Up over .300, showing that power speed combo again, and up until his last two games the K rate seemed to have stabilized. I love Brett Phillips the person, but I have to think Lowe or Aranda is a better player at this point than him, right?
Speaking as someone with some dynasty league stake in him, how long do you think they need Josh Lowe to show improvement in AAA before they give him another shot? His K/BB rates have been pretty damn good since the start of June, and I thought he was supposed to be pretty good defensively too. Why the hell is Brett Phillips getting sent out there every day over him.
Edit: Looks like great minds were thinking alike at the same time @LogansDad
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Here's something unusual - Cubs botch a simple popup but get a double play out of it because of Braves first base coach interference.
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Daniel Bard is having a great season. Got himself into some trouble in the 9th but struck out Machado and got pig face Voit to ground out. 14/16 saves, 1.98 ERA, 0.99 WHIP.
Betts going on DL with hurt rib in collision with Bellinger on Wednesday
Want to say F Cody but CF has right of way there
Unfortunate (as a Mookie lover)
Want to say F Cody but CF has right of way there
Unfortunate (as a Mookie lover)
Lorenzo Cain DFA by the Brewers. They were good enough to wait until he reached the ten-year mark, so he wouldn't lose out on his pension.
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Kimbrel just single-handedly put Cleveland ahead in the ninth. As awful as our pen is, I do not miss that guy at all.
It really cut down on the stress knowing the Guardians were going to win as soon as Kimbrel entered a tie game.
Last 30 days: 3 of the top 4 offenses in MLB (using WAR) are from the AL East. (Baltimore is 18th and TB 25th)
Trout vs. Mariners, career: .325/.428/.668, 201 hits, 36 doubles, 10 triples, 52 home runs, 130 RBIs, 137 runs scored in 747 PA
Trout at Safeco/T-Mobile, career: .332/.428/.716, 110 hits, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 33 home runs, 79 RBIs, 76 runs scored in 393 PA
Trout at Safeco/T-Mobile, career: .332/.428/.716, 110 hits, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 33 home runs, 79 RBIs, 76 runs scored in 393 PA
Pirates rookie Jack Suwinski hits 3 home runs, including a walk-off, and makes a list he might not really want to be on – players with a 3 homer game within the first 50 games of their MLB career.
@VORP Speed is the TB expert, but they are basically literally always in sell mode, they traded Austin Meadows before the season and he had been in the top 20 in the MVP voting in the previous two full-length seasons (2019/2021). Who were you thinking about specifically?
They tried to dump Kiermaier all winter with no takers and now he’s having hip troubles. He’s gone after the season. The mistake they made was not just eating his contract and dumping him over the winter so they could have held onto Meadows. Yandy is solid, cheap and plays very good 1B and 3B so no reason to move him. They’re in the wildcard mix while basically sending their AAA team out there so they’re not going to punt the season unless they totally collapse over the next 6 weeks. Baz just got back, the pitching is looking good, if they can get the position players healthy and squeak into the playoffs, they can make some noise.
My brother and his son were in PNC Park on Sunday for a walkoff win by the Pirates. They were in Truist Park for a walkoff win by the Braves last night.
Tonight they are in Tropicana Field for the game. It might be a better bet to put money on a Rays walkoff win.
View: https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/1539451006991446018
Dusty baker is yelling at clouds over Siri pimping his homer
Dusty baker is yelling at clouds over Siri pimping his homer
He is having a day. 3/4 with two 3-run HR and 7 RBI total. Obviously the one in the picture tied it in the bottom of the 9th. He's due up third in the bottom of the 11th...Ohtani is a cheat code
View: https://twitter.com/IE_MLB/status/1539474689785053186
This is my favorite old tweet about the Ohtani/Trout Angels.
View: https://twitter.com/matttomic/status/1394498097254965249
View: https://twitter.com/matttomic/status/1394498097254965249
I had no idea Cruz was 6'7". As one article notes, it's like Giannis plays baseball.
3 innings into his 2022 debut, Oneil Cruz has registered:
- The hardest throw by an infielder in this year (96.7 mph)
- The hardest hit ball of the year by a Pirate (112.9)
- The 3 fastest sprint speeds of the year by a Pirate (31.5, 30.7, 30.3)
View: https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1539045418172092418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Wait he is 6'7"? That has got to be the tallest conventional shortstop in history. That's crazy.
This is one of the worst report cards I've ever seen.
View: https://twitter.com/UmpScorecards/status/1539618326346960899?t=iALniC-d0l2WJ9NUV-HBPQ&s=19
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Yeah, his physical attributes are insane. However, just watching the clips of him playing SS makes my knees ache.
He'll be great to watch but I wonder how long he can stay there.
I think players can deal with an ump like that. He was calling a giant zone, so they had to swing. The funny thing is that the score was 7-6, so it's not like all those extra strikes turned the game into a pitchers' duel.
Heh, not sure the players or coaches were as easygoing about this as you suggest:
View: https://twitter.com/BenVerlander/status/1539675487080833024
Every once in a while you can feel good about the human race.
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This fan caught a baseball and gave it to a kid. Later in the game, the kid got another ball, so he returned the favor (via
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This fan caught a baseball and gave it to a kid. Later in the game, the kid got another ball, so he returned the favor (via
@MLB
)
Ohtani 24 up 24 down after two leadoff singles in the 1st (1 walk in 6th, DP right after), 13 K. Not going to go out for the 9th (108 pitches), but probably could have.