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The Rest Of The Sports World => Designated Hitters Make Baseball Better => Topic started by: Badger on January 13, 2022, 02:31:52 PM
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https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1481706425168637958?t=-aCxvqKKRsz5VDp5ieZ1Kw&s=19
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#sadness
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I don't really care all that much about baseball, but it seems like quite a few people are upset about Bonds and Clemens not being voted into the Hall of Fame and now their eligibility to ever get there expiring. How do you all feel about it? Not having been watching during their era I have no sensible opinion of my own.
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I don't really care all that much about baseball, but it seems like quite a few people are upset about Bonds and Clemens not being voted into the Hall of Fame and now their eligibility to ever get there expiring. How do you all feel about it? Not having been watching during their era I have no sensible opinion of my own.
David Ortiz getting in is the biggest joke of the day
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If Ortiz gets in, all the other roiders should too.
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David Ortiz getting in is the biggest joke of the day
And Manfred's a close 2nd
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-madden-hall-of-fame-20220126-frzjwhxhxjcffpjyu65bm4mlum-story.html
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Joe West retires, and upon reflection of his career may I offer a hearty "get the freak out you fat piece of excrement!"
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Sounds like baseball is officially ruined forever for Seafood, and the DH will be universally adopted next season.
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Sounds like baseball is officially ruined forever for Seafood, and the DH will be universally adopted next season.
Excellent news
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Jeter leaving Miami
https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1498327728927518720?t=PeDQ5PPYZoVv4MM_hlKS-Q&s=19
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Sounds like the owners are about to freak us out of the first 6 weeks of the season. Rob Manfred is a muppet.
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Sounds like the owners are about to freak us out of the first 6 weeks of the season. Rob Manfred is a muppet.
Imagine how short the games will be during the lockout!
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Silver lining, more movie nights for me.
Also my son lost his Yankees cap so now I have more time to replace it.
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https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1498560565404393473?t=vHZSjJwLWOqEtVoS6qySRg&s=19
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https://twitter.com/jonheyman/status/1500613355270291457?s=10
Let’s go
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https://twitter.com/jonheyman/status/1500613355270291457?s=10
Let’s go
Why do they want to ban the shift? Surely it just encourages batters to be more versatile and develop the ability to hit to the other side. Seems dumb to ban defensive strategies like that.
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Why do they want to ban the shift? Surely it just encourages batters to be more versatile and develop the ability to hit to the other side. Seems dumb to ban defensive strategies like that.
I hate the shift
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Why do they want to ban the shift? Surely it just encourages batters to be more versatile and develop the ability to hit to the other side. Seems dumb to ban defensive strategies like that.
It doesn’t, this has been talked about since it’s advent. Hitting the other way is hard to do and nearly impossible for the type of pull happy power hitters that would benefit from it the most
The shift takes away offense and makes defense easier and less entertaining. It’s not good for the game
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For the record I’ve always said the shift ban should be:
2 infielders on each side of second base and they all have to have their feet on the dirt.
So you can still shift (shade your SS/2B just to the side of 2nd base) you just can’t overload a side or put your 3B out in shallow RF. Nobody wants to watch that excrement
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For the record I’ve always said the shift ban should be:
2 infielders on each side of second base and they all have to have their feet on the dirt.
So you can still shift (shade your SS/2B just to the side of 2nd base) you just can’t overload a side or put your 3B out in shallow RF. Nobody wants to watch that excrement
You don't need the shift when you can throw the Jack Morris fork ball.
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https://twitter.com/jonheyman/status/1500613355270291457?s=10
Let’s go
the ineptitude of mlb owners and manfred, along with that absolutely pathetic statement by manfred after the non-agreement, on top of all of the other executive clusterfucks the sport deals with on a yearly basis, have literally removed any excitement i may have had for the sport or the upcoming season
and i am a mets fan
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It doesn’t, this has been talked about since it’s advent. Hitting the other way is hard to do and nearly impossible for the type of pull happy power hitters that would benefit from it the most
The shift takes away offense and makes defense easier and less entertaining. It’s not good for the game
Fair enough, I'll defer to you on this one. They did a similar thing in cricket, they created an infield ring requiring fielding teams to have five fielders inside it so that teams couldn't just load up the outfield to prevent batters scoring quickly. I see the logic but I still don't really like it much.
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I don't like the shift ban in theory and think it should be the offense's job to react and evolve (like football with the i-formation -> 46 -> WCO -> Cover 2) but it probably helps my team so whatever.
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Jon Heyman
@JonHeyman
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Union votes yes on deal
we can remove the question mark from the thread title now
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Jon Heyman
@JonHeyman
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Free agency begins as soon as owners ratify tonight. Going to be wild!
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mets gonna jerk off for kris bryant later tonight
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Apparently there's a provision in the new CBA saying that unvaccinated players will not be allowed to play in Canada and won't be compensated for games missed as a result.
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https://twitter.com/davecullinane/status/1501907440031436801?s=21
Uhhhhhh wtf
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https://twitter.com/brettnetzer/status/1501747714396098566?s=21
https://twitter.com/brettnetzer/status/1502290091066097668?s=21
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https://twitter.com/brettnetzer/status/1499419348410249219?s=21
Jesus this account is worth the scroll
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Never heard of this JAG Netzer
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https://twitter.com/brettnetzer/status/1497654154789072896?s=21
I scrolled back far enough
3rd round pick
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https://twitter.com/JCColtin/status/1502344939564376064
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https://twitter.com/JCColtin/status/1502344939564376064
It's gonna be a long 8 years.
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Rodon to SF
https://mobile.twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1502389773318696962?s=20&t=CBXGCqt86aXOTbxw_0IWIA
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Jon Morosi
@jonmorosi
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Sources: #Dodgers talks with Freddie Freeman are intensifying. The sides remain in contact tonight on a deal that would bring the reigning World Series champ home to his native California. @MLB
@MLBNetwork
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Yusei Kikuchi signs for 3 yrs 36 million to play in Toronto this year. Sweet.
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Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
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Sonny Gray to Twins
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Dennis Lin
@dennistlin
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Fernando Tatis Jr. fractured his wrist during the offseason, A.J. Preller said. He’s headed for a surgery that could come with a recovery time of up to three months.
ouch
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Mariners absolutely STOLE Winker from Cincy.
What a freaking joke, if I was a Reds fan I'd be apoplectic.
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Jon Morosi
@jonmorosi
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The #BlueJays have had conversations with Freddie Freeman’s camp and conveyed serious interest as his free agent decision nears, sources confirm. Freeman is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada and played for Canada at the ‘17 WBC. @MLBNetwork @Sportsnet @FAN590
let's go, babbie
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Jon Heyman
@JonHeyman
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Blue Jays are making a big push for star free agent OF/DH Kyle Schwarber, who’s very popular off an outstanding season in a market where teams suddenly need extra hitters. Many teams have been trying but Toronto is among the frontrunners.
pull the trigger, Atkins
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Mariners absolutely STOLE Winker from Cincy.
What a freaking joke, if I was a Reds fan I'd be apoplectic.
https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1503481416390266883?s=21
They’re going full tank
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Jon Morosi
@jonmorosi
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The #BlueJays are finalizing a trade for 2-time Platinum Glove-winning 3B Matt Chapman, source confirms. Carlos Baerga was the first to report. @MLBNetwork
@FAN590
@Sportsnet
freak yes
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To the Jays:
-3B Matt Chapman
To the A's:
-INF Kevin Smith
-P Gunnar Hoglund
-P Zach Logue
-P Kirby Snead
Losing Hoglund kinda stings.....oh well. Chapman is a stud 3B, worth it.
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Kris Bryant signed with... the Rockies?
7 years, $182 million
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Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
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Source confirms: Free agent Trevor Story is in agreement with the Red Sox on a six-year, $140M contract. First: @BNightengale
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Story switching to 2nd base in Boston.
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missed this earlier
https://twitter.com/longleysunsport/status/1504503476109328392
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Keegan Matheson
@KeeganMatheson
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#BlueJays rotation to open the season:
José Berríos
Kevin Gausman
Hyun Jin Ryu
Alek Manoah
Yusei Kikuchi
i dig it
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Dodgers and White Sox dealing Craig Kimbrel for AJ Pollack straight up.
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This should be the week the Blue Jays trade for infielder Jose Ramirez
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Friendly PETA reminder to call your Bullpen the “Arm Barn” this season
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This should be the week the Blue Jays trade for infielder Jose Ramirez
Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
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BREAKING: Star third baseman José Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a five-year, $124M contract extension, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Deal includes full no-trade clause. With this year and pickup of a 2023 option, Ramirez is guaranteed $150M.
prrrrt
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Play Ball!
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I'm thinking the Jays might win a few games this year.
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I'm thinking the Jays might win a few games this year.
'La Makina' was el mierda : )
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https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/20-year-old-pitching-phenom-roki-sasaki-throws-perfect-game-with-19-strikeouts-in-japans-npb/amp/
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lolDodgers
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lolDodgers
why did they do that?
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Far from me to ever take up for the Mets (and I'm definitely not starting a thread for them this season because freak that dumpster fire), but Arenado was so out of line yesterday in his reaction to being buzzed it was absurd.
Loved Buck's reaction. "Our player got hit in the head and took first base." Damn straight.
You HAD to know you were getting buzzed there after Davis got hit given what happened the night before you absolute fool. Govern your actions accordingly.
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Far from me to ever take up for the Mets (and I'm definitely not starting a thread for them this season because freak that dumpster fire), but Arenado was so out of line yesterday in his reaction to being buzzed it was absurd.
Loved Buck's reaction. "Our player got hit in the head and took first base." Damn straight.
You HAD to know you were getting buzzed there after Davis got hit given what happened the night before you absolute fool. Govern your actions accordingly.
Always been a fan of Buck, consummate pro. A little bummed to see him spending his golden years slumming in Flushing.
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Bleacher Report
@BleacherReport
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Trevor Bauer receives 324-game suspension for violating MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy after an investigation into allegations of sexual assault
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both NY teams playing great ball so far this year. love to see it
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both NY teams playing great ball so far this year. love to see it
FWIW as a Yankees fan this is the best I've felt about the Mets in a long time, even before the season began.
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FWIW as a Yankees fan this is the best I've felt about the Mets in a long time, even before the season began.
Do Yankees fans generally want the Mets to suck, or is it more like the Giants and Jets where both are more concerned about division and conference rivals and mostly don't care about each other?
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BJs be BJs
https://www.reddit.com/r/Torontobluejays/comments/ufjc0m/vladdy_being_vladdy_ft_teos_leg/
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BJs be BJs
https://www.reddit.com/r/Torontobluejays/comments/ufjc0m/vladdy_being_vladdy_ft_teos_leg/
he was doing the same thing to Gerrit Cole, but to his poopchute and not his leg.
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Do Yankees fans generally want the Mets to suck, or is it more like the Giants and Jets where both are more concerned about division and conference rivals and mostly don't care about each other?
I think Mets fans, myself included, generally believe that the Yankees represent everything wrong in the world, and Yankee fans tend to view the Mets with a combination of pity and ridicule. Baseball is definitely more fun when both teams are good, though.
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he was doing the same thing to Gerrit Cole, but to his poopchute and not his leg.
No, he was dry humping his BJ teammate's leg. BJs be BJs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Torontobluejays/comments/ufjc0m/vladdy_being_vladdy_ft_teos_leg/
Do Yankees fans generally want the Mets to suck, or is it more like the Giants and Jets where both are more concerned about division and conference rivals and mostly don't care about each other?
I think Mets fans, myself included, generally believe that the Yankees represent everything wrong in the world, and Yankee fans tend to view the Mets with a combination of pity and ridicule. Baseball is definitely more fun when both teams are good, though.
Mets are very good and for real. Tonight I watched the Yanks beat the BJs in Toronto. With reference to the Q & A above:
Yankees Stadium: you will not hear "Mets suck!" at e.g. a Yankee/White Sox game.
Citi Field: you WILL hear Mets fans chanting "Yankees suck! Yankees suck!" during games where the Yankees aren't even around. Translation: rent-free.
https://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1520588505705070592
Yankees Stadium: home team in timeless, no player's names unis.
Citi Field: MR. & MRS. MET!!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/MTA_‘Mask_Force_X’_Distributes_Reusable_Masks_in_Honor_of_Earth_Day_%2851132621555%29.jpg/593px-MTA_‘Mask_Force_X’_Distributes_Reusable_Masks_in_Honor_of_Earth_Day_%2851132621555%29.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Original_Mr._Met.JPG/422px-Original_Mr._Met.JPG)
#envy
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I *want* to like the Mets but my support of them evaporates quickly when their fans stray from celebrating their own success and start the little brother excrement. I'll admit by the end of 2015 I wasn't really pulling for them anymore.
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Perhaps I'm guilty of being entirely un-objective or looking through this with green tinted glasses, but I find that Mets fans have WAYYY worse little brother syndrome then Jets fans. Jets fans for example largely rooted for the Giants against the Pats in those Super Bowls. I recall even in the glory days of the Braves-Mets rivalry in 99 Mets fans rooting for Atlanta, and even more recently Mets fans rooting for the freaking Phillies in 09. Gross. A blatant betrayal of our shared city if you ask me.
I actually like to see the Mets do well, I felt good for my brethren here on the Island when Suffolk County at least was blue and orange in 2015 for their world series appearance. And as hokey as he is-I love Mr. Met. Its literally a baseball in a Mets jersey, a sensible mascot especially compared to that dumbass Fanatic down the parkway. I'm a yuge Buck guy which makes having a passive interest in seeing them do well even easier.
Plus, after my first 1L final, my then girlfriend, now wife surprised me with tickets to that evenings game at Citi between the Yanks and the Mets. Raphael Montero was supposed to start for the Mets. Instead, Montero gets scratched, and while chowing down on some Shake Shack I'm watching the Mets starter warm up in the pen, notice the size and smooth delivery and go "woah who the freak is this guy, why hasn't there been any pub on him?!" It was DeGrom's first start. I've always taken an interest in his career since then because you'd have to be a freaking moron not to see it coming.
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Do Yankees fans generally want the Mets to suck, or is it more like the Giants and Jets where both are more concerned about division and conference rivals and mostly don't care about each other?
The Mets are my least hated of the other New York teams.
I hate the Rangers, but they're Devils' division rivals.
I don't like the Knicks, but it's more pity than hate. When they made the playoffs last year, it was kind of cute getting all their hopes up again, and it was absolutely hilarious watching Trae Young steal their souls.
I don't like the Giants. I root against them in general, but I don't care that much. My take on the Giants is I just want them to be worse than the Jets. I also don't like the Eagles, and Dallas and Washington are hard to root for, too. Giants fans act like they are holier than thou.
All I want with the Mets is for them to be worse than the Yankees. I don't even really root against them. I just want them to be worse than the Yankees because as Badger said, their little brother complex becomes insufferable when they're good. But even in 2015, I didn't really root against them. I didn't really care.
The Yankees are also the only team I root for that is clearly big brother, so that may warp my other feelings.
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https://twitter.com/JohnSheaHey/status/1523067581086638080
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And the Reds pull an Andy Hawkins and lose a game in which they no hit their opponent.
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Rooting for this guy
https://nypost.com/2022/05/21/kumar-rocker-wont-talk-mets-as-pro-career-starts-at-tri-city/
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https://twitter.com/pavlovicnbcs/status/1530706138353704962?s=21&t=NKe0Apu9TjSVP2_fXgGH1w
We are living in the weirdest timeline
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Rooting for this guy
https://nypost.com/2022/05/21/kumar-rocker-wont-talk-mets-as-pro-career-starts-at-tri-city/
Need him to win a Cy Young just for the WFAN calls
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https://twitter.com/hipablo/status/1530768794527748096?s=20&t=3taA7uZUwah7BuxR2hwRlQ
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Jayson Stark
@jaysonst
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The #Phillies are parting ways with Joe Girardi today.
Bench coach Rob Thomson will be the interim manager, sources tell @TheAthleticMLB
@JSalisburyNBCS
was on it
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Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his right wrist, the team announces. In his three years with the Angels, he has hit .252/.359/.421 with 20 HR in 155 games. He has four years and $154M left on his deal.
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Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his right wrist, the team announces. In his three years with the Angels, he has hit .252/.359/.421 with 20 HR in 155 games. He has four years and $154M left on his deal.
Trashtros get bailed out again in their division.
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https://twitter.com/nypostsports/status/1546900664986509317?t=iUNNlNpcYo2wibYoUKv49w&s=19
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Jays fire Montoyo.
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Jays fire Montoyo.
Bring back Braylon Gibbons
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Bring back Braylon Gibbons
Going with John "Bo Duke" Schneider instead. #YeeeeHaw
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Shane Farrell knows how to draft, kids.
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Notwithstanding their win last night….
https://mobile.twitter.com/kind_spice/status/1551752724299108353
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(https://i.redd.it/l3gvamqvpdj91.jpg)
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https://twitter.com/AFLCIO/status/1567522018743943171?t=xvdB3sPqtSnsJ530T4JLdQ&s=19
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Players of the world unite! https://youtu.be/f-nYvt3peTk
And replace “take me out to the ballgame” or “god bless america” with this catchy sing-a-long:
https://youtu.be/Pt-JPCXHQFg
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Players of the world unite! https://youtu.be/f-nYvt3peTk
And replace “take me out to the ballgame” or “god bless america” with this catchy sing-a-long:
https://youtu.be/Pt-JPCXHQFg
Or this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwbzxemJZIc&ab_channel=Col
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hwat
https://twitter.com/theaceofspaeder/status/1571745120046952456?t=5wrSiVLDgUicD4ACqU-2TA&s=19
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https://twitter.com/mlbvault/status/1574505338635550721?s=46&t=ouuAKMbe7JG5pfczOC73KA
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This is awesome.
https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1575875016436207618?t=MpE9zvM090cEXTRiz7XvUw&s=19
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This is awesome.
https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1575875016436207618?t=MpE9zvM090cEXTRiz7XvUw&s=19
Seconded.
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Seconded.
Thirded! Did not disappoint and more impressive than expected.
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Quaded. Actually flinched slightly while passing through the Chicago firetruck - good stuff!
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https://twitter.com/baseballcosmo/status/1576895227528237056?s=46&t=ocBhoLOSnpWPVK-WOZKzbg
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https://twitter.com/baseballcosmo/status/1576895227528237056?s=46&t=ocBhoLOSnpWPVK-WOZKzbg
Hey ladies in the place, I'm callin' out to ya
There never was a city kid truer and bluer
There's more to me than you'll ever know
And I've got more hits than Sadaharu Oh
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Imagine blowing an 8-1 lead at home to get knocked out of the playoffs
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Tough way to go out.
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https://twitter.com/mike_petriello/status/1578856525980131330?s=20&t=GxIUIfJLuz4GNdWQE3AXKA
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https://twitter.com/alexssn/status/1579521414285393920?s=46&t=403gvPUItAdL1Lbpuzxcxw
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https://twitter.com/fuckinghenrik30/status/1581404696497262593?s=46&t=NPmETSvN3z8dYX1XrH79jg
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https://twitter.com/fuckinghenrik30/status/1581404696497262593?s=46&t=NPmETSvN3z8dYX1XrH79jg
i am very depressed
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These series being best of 5 always made no sense with a 162-game season, even though it does make it a lot more dramatic.
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https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1581524839939993600?t=gWscE2rt22BwKDFwE0m-NA&s=19
Lol
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Go Phillies Go
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Go Phillies Go
bring me the offseason.
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schwarber just demolished that fuckin ball to almost dead center, jesus christ
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Phils remain unbeaten at home post=season, win 7-0
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2022/11/every-home-run-from-the-phillies-7-0-game-3-obliteration.html
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https://twitter.com/212ralfy/status/1587698322160115714?s=46&t=Q9FKu3vz_X_Mf1yLhPg88Q
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^just came in here to post that. I tip my cap to that heckler.
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https://twitter.com/fullseamahead/status/1588586345127374848?s=46&t=LY7gBgh0-ekWIN3GqcnN3A
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https://twitter.com/fullseamahead/status/1588586345127374848?s=46&t=LY7gBgh0-ekWIN3GqcnN3A
^ awesome
v pedestrian hair-pulling giving way to some righteous scissoring on the floor
https://twitter.com/CrossingBroad/status/1588045724062994432