May Game Thread

[brandonchristensen]

I assume there must be a lot more to this story

edit/ here we go

View: https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1393062533905494023


As usual, communication skills suck all around and people react terribly

Wait.
16???

 

[santadevil]

Wait.
16???

Apparently that was the older brother who threw the punch. So Dad was booted for vaping, people were yelling at the 16 year old and the older brother went after the guy who was yelling the most and shut him up for a second

 

[brandonchristensen]

Apparently that was the older brother who threw the punch. So Dad was booted for vaping, people were yelling at the 16 year old and the older brother went after the guy who was yelling the most and shut him up for a second

Ah. Okay. I’m 36 and was like that 16 year old has a much fuller beard than me.

 

[soxhop411]

Ohtani is just not human
View: https://twitter.com/jgroc/status/1394479967904444416


Look at where that damn pitch he hit out is!

 

[brandonchristensen]

Ohtani is just not human
View: https://twitter.com/jgroc/status/1394479967904444416


Look at where that damn pitch he hit out is!

That’s awesome.

Yankees lost today. Also awesome.

 

[DJnVa]

Cool story on bats and the difference in each one despite them all being the "same" length and weight.

'No two trees are alike': Major leaguers find that their bats may have been holding them back – The Athletic

“What sticks with me is the chance to get what they earned,” said Long, a former minor leaguer himself. “When you go up to the plate and hit a ball to the wall and the outfielder catches it at the wall, and nobody has looked at your bats, there’s only a 1 in 12 chance that you are swinging the best bat in your bag. Which means that there’s a 91% chance that you just got robbed of a home run by your bat.”

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

I'm not sure math is his best subject, but I've often wondered about quality control and consistency with a natural product like wood for such an important part of the game.

 

[jon abbey]

The Astros traded away both Ramon Laureano and Teoscar Hernandez in 2017 with full team control for very little return, what a powerhouse they'd still be without those two moves.

 

[VORP Speed]

Rays keep mashing. Come back from 5-0 to beat O’s 9-7. 6 in a row.

 

[VORP Speed]

Rays offensive renaissance continues. Mashing the F out of Baltimore again. Up 10-1 in the 9th. Randy is back to his playoff form.

 

[NYCSox]

Would it kill the friggin Rangers to score a run? My god they are pathetic. I don't know how the Sox couldn't beat these stiffs.

 

[VORP Speed]

Balls leaving the yard left and right in Dunedin. 5-5 Rays/Jays in this weird pseudo-home series.

 

[grimshaw]

The Braves are up 20-0 on the Pirates. 7 hr - 2 being grand slams.

Wilmer Difo gave up 8 runs in an inning. I don't recall a bigger beat down to a position player.

 

[shawnrbu]

Braves disrespecting the game teeing off on a position player.

 

[BornToRun]

Braves disrespecting the game teeing off on a position player.

All these home runs are ruining baseball. Or was it the strikeouts?

 

[Gdiguy]

Braves disrespecting the game teeing off on a position player.

I find this more disrespectful to be honest

 

[DeadlySplitter]

View: https://twitter.com/Jacob_Resnick/status/1395940218398773251

 

[DeadlySplitter]

View: https://twitter.com/mi_guardado/status/1395945049326821378

 

[VORP Speed]

Mejia with a grand slam in top of the 12th, after 2 intentional walks, gives Rays 9-5 lead, and they hold on to win 9-7. 8 in a row.

 

[jmcc5400]

Roberts let Bauer go 126 pitches tonight, bringing him in to start the 7th when he was already over 110 and had scuffled a little in the 6th. Given what the Dodgers have invested in Bauer, that seems extremely shortsighted.

 

[soxhop411]

Roberts let Bauer go 126 pitches tonight, bringing him in to start the 7th when he was already over 110 and had scuffled a little in the 6th. Given what the Dodgers have invested in Bauer, that seems extremely shortsighted.

You left out the best part. Bauer went full heel when giants fans booed him
View: https://streamable.com/tksy6u

 

[MuzzyField]

You left out the best part. Bauer went full heel when giants fans booed him
View: https://streamable.com/tksy6u

I was hoping a meteor crashed into his smug shit face.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

He took his first loss tonight, but what a bargain Alex Wood is looking like for SF.

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

View: https://twitter.com/mi_guardado/status/1395945049326821378

Pfft… that's easy. Josh Naylor pulled off a 9-6 force out at 2nd base on a non-pitcher earlier this week. I tried to find video of it for the unusual plays thread but came up empty.

 

[soxhop411]

Pfft… that's easy. Josh Naylor pulled off a 9-6 force out at 2nd base on a non-pitcher earlier this week. I tried to find video of it for the unusual plays thread but came up empty.

It was a catcher
https://www.mlb.com/app/atbat/video/emmanuel-clase-in-play-out-s-to-david-fletcher

View: https://streamable.com/m/emmanuel-clase-in-play-out-s-to-david-fletcher

 

[jon abbey]

Pfft… that's easy. Josh Naylor pulled off a 9-6 force out at 2nd base on a non-pitcher earlier this week. I tried to find video of it for the unusual plays thread but came up empty.

Judge did this to Madrigal tonight in the crazy CWS/NYY game.

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

The Twins are 0-8 in extra-innings this year. It's like they think they're in a playoff game.

 

[VORP Speed]

Rays extend the win streak to 9. Beat Jays 3-1. Taylor Walls with 2 doubles in his MLB debut.

 

[Awesome Fossum]

I don't know if this is the best place for this, but:

Koji Uehara’s son @Kaz19uehara throws a curveball that goes up into the damn CLOUDS and then back down for a strike. How in the world does anyone hit that?

View: https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1396295236935163909

 

[DeadlySplitter]

With the Twins and Angels tanking out of playoff contention already (albeit still only 50 games in - a miracle comeback is possible for the Twins with the talent they have, Angels very unlikely), it seems to be these teams vying for the playoffs in the AL:

East: all but Orioles
Central: White Sox, Indians
West: Astros, Athletics

8 teams for 5 spots. the WCs could easily be all from the East. Some quality teams are going to be left out. Most susceptible to falling out of it of those 8: BOS, CLE.

 

[VORP Speed]

Jays bullpen with a complete meltdown in the 9th against the Rays. 5 walks in the inning, 3 runs walked in. 4-2 lead taken into 9th, Rays win 6-4. 10 in a row.

It was 1st and 2nd, 2 outs, Jays up 4-3 and then the Jays walked the next 4 batters in a row. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that.

 

[LogansDad]

I don't know if this is the best place for this, but:



View: https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1396295236935163909

That's just not fair.

 

[jon abbey]

Rays get a couple close 3-2 calls to keep the first inning going, and then Wendle swats a hanging curve just over the fence, 5-0 TB over TOR in the 1st.

 

[VORP Speed]

It’s bad karma for the Jays to be celebrating Victoria Day in exile

 

[jon abbey]

Vlad Jr. just hit one to Georgia.

Edit: 461

 

[jon abbey]

Teoscar launches one too, back to back, 5-3 TB.

 

[VORP Speed]

and then Hernandez hits one. I don't think 5 is going to be enough today.

 

[BornToRun]

and then Hernandez hits one. I don't think 5 is going to be enough today.

That place is an unholy bandbox.

 

[jon abbey]

Vlad ties it up with another one, 5-5 bottom 8th.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Tampa gets two in the top of the 10th.

 

[jon abbey]

Toronto gets two in the bottom of the 10th, Semien HR.

 

[jon abbey]

7-7 after 10.

 

[VORP Speed]

Crazy game. Rays had bases loaded in top 11, Mejia singled to drive in 2 and now it's runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs

 

[VORP Speed]

Randy doubles and then Meadows fielder's choice soft grounder and it's now 11-7 Rays

 

[VORP Speed]

And Margot doubles, now 13-7

 

[jon abbey]

NY appreciates TB making TOR throw so many pitches today.

TD from Brady to Gronk makes it 14-7 TB.

 

[VORP Speed]

Brosseau doubles, 14-7

 

[jon abbey]

This one goes to 11.

 

[jon abbey]

View: https://twitter.com/dakern74/status/1396946631774330891?s=21

 

[VORP Speed]

What a difference a month makes.