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| Shohei Ohtani |
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| Hey, the national league has an MVP too you know! |
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1613204131673522176 That's all Baez needed, time for his breakout return to form season!!!
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1613204131673522176 drat there go all the "only Comerica keeps it in" tweets from would it dong
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Jan 11, 2023 18:03
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R.D. Mangles posted:Correa goes to sign the contract when a sudden gust of wind blows it out a window and Correa chases it only for another gust to blow it down the street and then onto a passing boat going down the river where it is plastered onto a crate that is loaded onto a bigger boat as Correa runs after it. imagining the Ratatouille scene except through the Minneapolis skyways
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Jan 11, 2023 18:05
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1613204131673522176 Home run robberies are the most exciting defensive play in baseball so lowering wall heights to further facilitate that is good. Comerica has always had a goofy deep dead center field so I guess this is fine.
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Jan 11, 2023 18:15
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412ft is still very deep, if you hit a ball 405ft and it's a warning track shot that's rough. There should be a stadium with reverse field dimensions where the corners are 400ft and center field is 330ft. Reward hitters who drive the ball up the middle and punish pull only power hitters. Popete fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Jan 11, 2023 |
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Jan 11, 2023 18:19
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FlamingLiberal posted:The Angels just need to trade Jo Adell already Nobody has a clue what the starting lineup is. I thought Fletcher had earned an everyday job, but whatever.
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Jan 11, 2023 18:22
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Popete posted:412ft is still very deep, if you hit a ball 405ft and it's a warning track shot that's rough. would be hilarious to see all the inside the parkers after the ball hits the wall and skips into the corner
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Jan 11, 2023 18:24
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Popete posted:412ft is still very deep, if you hit a ball 405ft and it's a warning track shot that's rough. The inverse Polo Grounds. I love it
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Jan 11, 2023 18:26
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More aesthetically pleasing: moonshot homeruns that go super high or line drive homeruns that get into the seats before you can blink? I'm a moonshot fan myself, you can admire it for a long time Intruder fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Jan 11, 2023 |
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Jan 11, 2023 18:34
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Intruder posted:More aesthetically pleasing: moonshot homeruns that go super high or line drive homeruns that get into the seats before you can blink? Best of both worlds: Stanton line drives that go 415 feet somehow
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Jan 11, 2023 18:39
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Oh moonshots for sure. Fun fact, moonshots have come to mean absolute bombs but they were originally the opposite, named after Wally Moon who was traded to the Dodgers in 1959. He was worried about playing in the Colosseum because he was a lefty and the RF wall was FOUR FORTY but left was only two fifty. So he worked with Stan the Man to adjust his stance for better opposite field "power" and became known for towering wallscrapers over that short rear end porch and such homers became known as moon shots. Over time the term changed because it makes more sense and no one knows who Wally Moon is anymore.
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Jan 11, 2023 18:41
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Also not to clown on one of the best hitters of all time but is Musial the guy you want to go to for batting stance advice?
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Jan 11, 2023 18:44
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Nodoze posted:Best of both worlds: Stanton line drives that go 415 feet somehow dang you caught me before I edited the Yordan thing out, I felt it was unnecessary e: I guess to be more fair.... the Pujols shot off Lidge or the Schwarber shot off Framber? No, that's not fair either, the Pujols shot isn't just some typical moonshot HR. IDK zoux posted:Oh moonshots for sure. The guy from Red Dead Redemption who hates Jewish people? Intruder fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Jan 11, 2023 |
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Jan 11, 2023 18:45
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 The true Clean King zoux fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Jan 11, 2023 |
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Jan 11, 2023 18:54
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64HR in 136 games is pretty good, but can he pitch?
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Jan 11, 2023 19:04
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zoux posted:Over time the term changed because it makes more sense and no one knows who Wally Moon is anymore. "Phew. They named a home run after me. At least people will forget these eye brows" - Wally Moon, probably
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Jan 11, 2023 19:11
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zoux posted:
p sure he's about to assassinate Lincoln
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Jan 11, 2023 19:17
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I can't believe Correa got 31 years and $865 million this offseason
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Jan 11, 2023 19:29
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:I can't believe Correa got 31 years and $865 million this offseason Pohlads were uncharacteristically generous this year.
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Jan 11, 2023 19:31
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One of my greatest in person fan moments was seeing a Russell Branyan moonshot that went into the upper deck. And it was a freaking foul ball but it was so majestic the entire crowd was in awe.
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Jan 11, 2023 19:46
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If I fly out and someone tags up and advances from 2B to 3B, does that count as a sac fly?
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Jan 11, 2023 19:48
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Some Numbers posted:If I fly out and someone tags up and advances from 2B to 3B, does that count as a sac fly? No, only if they score.
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Jan 11, 2023 19:50
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Weird, why is that?
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Jan 11, 2023 19:51
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I would guess because moving a runner over from 2nd -> 3rd is difficult to do and usually requires a fast runner on 2b and a sufficiently deep fly ball and the idea is you probably aren't doing that on purpose as it's usually of limited value without the run scoring.
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Jan 11, 2023 19:54
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zoux posted:
The gift basket is also velvet
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Jan 11, 2023 19:55
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It doesn't count in the scorebook but it does guarantee that the announcer will laud the player for playing the game the right way.
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Jan 11, 2023 19:56
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Red posted:Nobody has a clue what the starting lineup is. Opening day is probably C: Stassi unless O'Hoppe had a great off-season 1B: Walsh but Urshela will get plenty of reps 2B: Rengifo? 3B: Rendon until he breaks his hand in spring training SS: Fletcher? OF: Trout, Renfroe, Ward DH: Ohtani The outfield is set but that infield is going to be a huge rotation of Rengifo/Fletcher/Walsh/Urshela/Rendon/Drury with Soto/Velasquez on the taxi squad and maybe a late season appearance by Neto.
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Jan 11, 2023 19:56
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R.D. Mangles posted:It doesn't count in the scorebook but it does guarantee that the announcer will laud the player for playing the game the right way.
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Jan 11, 2023 20:04
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flying out to advance a runner gives you more clutch rating in mlb the show, but not as much as a sac fly
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Jan 11, 2023 20:27
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Gorman Thomas posted:Opening day is probably They love the poo poo out of Rengifo for some reason, but then why sign Drury?
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Jan 11, 2023 20:28
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Some Numbers posted:Weird, why is that? Same reason a sac bunt counts for every base a runner gets but ground outs do not.
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Jan 11, 2023 20:33
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Red posted:They love the poo poo out of Rengifo for some reason, but then why sign Drury? Depth, because it's inevitable that at least 4 of those infielders will be on the IL at the same time lol
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Jan 11, 2023 21:01
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https://twitter.com/AramLeighton8/status/1612994837870952449 Some third baseman, doesn't even spell his last name right
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Jan 11, 2023 21:01
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Gorman Thomas posted:Depth, because it's inevitable that at least 4 of those infielders will be on the IL at the same time lol Paying Drury $17m to back up the most fragile player in baseball was a shrewd move
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Jan 11, 2023 21:03
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Is SS considered that much more difficult that 3B?
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zoux posted:Is SS considered that much more difficult that 3B? You field balls that are deeper through the infield and your momentum carries you away from first base more often
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Jan 11, 2023 21:06
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Intruder posted:You field balls that are deeper through the infield and your momentum carries you away from first base more often You're also playing 2B almost as much as the actual 2B.
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Jan 11, 2023 21:32
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Not anymore! e: this just crossed my timeline and oh my god I will not be complaining about any dead spots in the lineup for at least the first month of the season https://twitter.com/astro_numbers/status/1613205814235332608 Intruder fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Jan 11, 2023 |
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Popete posted:I would guess because moving a runner over from 2nd -> 3rd is difficult to do and usually requires a fast runner on 2b and a sufficiently deep fly ball and the idea is you probably aren't doing that on purpose as it's usually of limited value without the run scoring. I've been shamefully operating my whole life thinking that a sac fly can advance a runner to third if there are less than 2 outs after the play.
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Intruder posted:You field balls that are deeper through the infield and your momentum carries you away from first base more often 3rd base was once considered the easiest infield positions to play by MLB players because they felt it was just a reaction position.
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