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LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:The Jays have added Russell Martin to the 10 day DL with a shoulder injury. I forgot how lucky they had been with injuries the last few years, I guess this is it all just evening out. Sucks for it to happen all at once though, especially when they've been struggling for wins That's a huge blow to the eight people who think the Jays have a chance. Chexoid fucked around with this message at 21:41 on May 8, 2017 |
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Reading through the Meet The Teams thread a month into the season is sobering, to say the least.  edit: While writing this post, I found out that Brandon Nimmo, Mets designated smiler, is now  DOUBLE INJURED https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/861688654477094916 YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 22:11 on May 8, 2017 |
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It was laughable when MLB's Hype Lords starting selling BATTLE OF THE BELTWAY back when both the Nats and the O's weren't terribly interesting but now that they are both watchable, BATTLE OF THE BELTWAY is still dumb as a slogan but gently caress yeah, I'll watch. For the opening salvo, Nats should drill Machado. For purely commercial purposes.
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So can any Giants goons explain to me why bay area sports pundits hate Brandon Belt so much? My coworker two desks down has been blasting local sports radio all day for some reason and listening to these guys you'd think the Giants would be 32-0 if Belt would just get off his lazy rear end and start producing. I've also learned that Hunter Pence is apparently worth a package of top prospects 
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the popes toes posted:It was laughable when MLB's Hype Lords starting selling BATTLE OF THE BELTWAY back when both the Nats and the O's weren't terribly interesting but now that they are both watchable, BATTLE OF THE BELTWAY is still dumb as a slogan but gently caress yeah, I'll watch. Doesn't each city have its own beltway? It should be BATTLE OF THE BELTWAYS Or even better, nothing at all because naming rivalries is dumb
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Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon underwent surgery for testicular cancer today.
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skaboomizzy posted:Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon underwent surgery for testicular cancer today. The Pirates really can't catch a break this year. Hope he has a speedy recovery. I'm guessing they removed a testicle?
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skaboomizzy posted:Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon underwent surgery for testicular cancer today. That's a hell of a pulled groin he ended up with.
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What the? I assume this was something everyone knew about beforehand or was it a sudden diagnosis and surgery?
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He just went on the DL with groin discomfort so I'm guessing they just found it.
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skaboomizzy posted:Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon underwent surgery for testicular cancer today. So yeah.......about those John Kruk gifs Gendo used to post.
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After watching him flail pathetically at AAA pitching for a month, the Braves have released Ryan Howard. GoatSeeGuy posted:So yeah.......about those John Kruk gifs Gendo used to post. Was just looking for the fancy testicle today, couldn't find it.
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Popete posted:What the? I assume this was something everyone knew about beforehand or was it a sudden diagnosis and surgery?
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Popete posted:Perhaps the Dark Knight has become the Joker? I was thinking that Harvey would have some sort of dual nature, two faces if you will, but couldn't think of a good batman reference
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Sydin posted:So can any Giants goons explain to me why bay area sports pundits hate Brandon Belt so much? My coworker two desks down has been blasting local sports radio all day for some reason and listening to these guys you'd think the Giants would be 32-0 if Belt would just get off his lazy rear end and start producing.
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elentar posted:After watching him flail pathetically at AAA pitching for a month, the Braves have released Ryan Howard. LOL. The AP did a huge story on his attempt to get back to the Majors last week.
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FlamingLiberal posted:The ESPN article says it is 'suspected' to be testicular cancer. Taillon and the Pirates have confirmed it, pretty much. Watch the lack of one testicle totally throw off his mechanics and he never throws another strike. (I'm kidding I think Taillon is awesome.)
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Kevyn posted:Doesn't each city have its own beltway? It should be BATTLE OF THE BELTWAYS Please apologize to the Subway Series Edit eat fresh
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R.D. Mangles posted:I was thinking that Harvey would have some sort of dual nature, two faces if you will, but couldn't think of a good batman reference A man with two sides too him? Hmmm nope, can't think of a good analogy.
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Chexoid posted:That's a huge blow to the eight people who think the Jays have a chance. Yeah I'm not saying they have a chance but I'm willing to pretend these games are somewhat meaningful and not give up all hope yet . Only 6 back of the second wild card ! (With everyone except the royals ahead of them)
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A healthy Jays team could maybe turn things around since the schedule through the end of June is pillow soft. A team anchored by Kevin Pillar and Justin Smoak? hahahah
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why did jung ho kang give jaimeson taillon nut cancer
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Alcides Escobar is slashing .183/.220/.250 so far this year. He has the worst OBP over the last 5 years for any player who's averaged 100 games a year ( a robust .287). Good enough to be promoted to the leadoff spot on the Royals! Oh wait, the chart I was linked to on that OBP thing includes 2017. Still he has more than a full season's worth of games on the next closest in games played to him that had a worse OBP (660-493).
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skaboomizzy posted:Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon underwent surgery for testicular cancer today. This season absolutely loving sucks injury-wise. Be okay, Taillon  bawfuls posted:Belt seems to be exactly the kind of player AT&T mutes. And a 1B who's never hit 20 HR or 100 RBI in a year is also exactly the kind of player that typical local sports talk radio will lambaste. Belt could have 20 HR's right now and the Giants would still be below .500
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Sydin posted:Belt could have 20 HR's right now and the Giants would still be below .500 He's correct, though. Giants fandom has been stuck on "Belt Wars" on and off for years, starting when Bochy kept benching him for Brett Pill. There's an enormous group of people on social media whose first inclination is to trade him for every scenario; as if when a light goes out on the stadium it's Belt's fault for leaving the light on too long. And you've got the blowback of people who made a meme of saying "damnit Belt" whenever any unrelated bad happens to the team. Sometimes fans disagree and mock each other, is what I'm getting at. A lot of it comes from him getting a lot of walks and a lot of strikeouts with relatively few balls in play. It's similar to Reds fans who hate Votto's walks because damnit he should have hit for extra bases. And there was a period where "slumpy shoulders" took off for a bit because people were so frustrated with his K's that they were complaining about the sort of lost "huh" expression on his face that the camera sometimes catches after he strikes out. But there was a bunch of people online who wanted to see Belt play everyday instead of being benched in platoons etc, and consequently there's a backlash of "OKAY WELL YOUR GUY BETTER BE BARROLD GOOD or we're going to demand he be traded at every juncture." Also keep in mind many of the people who hate Belt want to move Posey to first base for the long haul effective immediately, even though that would reduce his value and Posey himself wants to be a catcher still. Craptacular! fucked around with this message at 00:33 on May 9, 2017 |
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Sydin posted:So can any Giants goons explain to me why bay area sports pundits hate Brandon Belt so much? My coworker two desks down has been blasting local sports radio all day for some reason and listening to these guys you'd think the Giants would be 32-0 if Belt would just get off his lazy rear end and start producing. He's actually really underrated and a lot of his doubles would be dingers in other parks. I saw Sports Illustrated's team preview had a rival scout ripping into Belt, so he seems to be incredibly polarizing, kind of like how Votto gets poo poo for always walking.
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Sydin posted:Belt could have 20 HR's right now and the Giants would still be below .500 Well yeah, but he's not, so the people that don't know anything about baseball will continue to blame him instead of the 9 other guys who suck worse. Also they'll blame Arroyo for not hitting .350 at the major-league level.
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Popete posted:What the? I assume this was something everyone knew about beforehand or was it a sudden diagnosis and surgery? With most cancer, there is very little time between diagnosis and surgery. The longer you wait, the more likely it is to spread to the lymph nodes and to other parts of the body. Fortunately, testicular cancer is very noticeable, so it's almost always caught early, and it has a survival rate above 90%. Really hope he recovers and is back on the field asap.
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I still don't understand why so many people are anti-walk. Like, sure, a walk's not a dinger or a double, but it's not a K or a DP either.
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Some Numbers posted:I still don't understand why so many people are anti-walk. Like, sure, a walk's not a dinger or a double, but it's not a K or a DP either. You can't hit dingers if you don't swing! 
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The Braves picked up another lovely bench player today, acquiring Danny Santana from the Twins. In return, they sent over one of their many lovely bullpen arms tucked away in AAA and a little cash.
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Some Numbers posted:I still don't understand why so many people are anti-walk. Like, sure, a walk's not a dinger or a double, but it's not a K or a DP either. You can't walk off the island.
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https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/861743908858015752 Bye Szczur.
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At least Szczur will probably see a lot more play time in San Diego. The Cubs just put Heyward on the 10-day DL, so great time to lose a spare OF. 
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elentar posted:The Braves picked up another lovely bench player today, acquiring Danny Santana from the Twins. In return, they sent over one of their many lovely bullpen arms tucked away in AAA and a little cash.
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