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Spring Break My Heart posted:He doesn't have a personality and his team sucks but it's not just him in baseball terms. It's a two-fold issue with Trout in that he's boring and honestly doesn't seem interested in being the face of the sport, but also baseball fans (of a certain tier and type) and MLB seem to insist that he has to be the guy. They should be pivoting to the dudes who do want to be the face of the sport and just promoting the hell out of them, because a lot of those dudes are some combo of really fun and really good. Like you said, Betts is probably at the top of that list with Tatis Jr., but there are guys like Didi Gregorius who could totally appeal to people who don't already want to talk about them.
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Franchy has the potential to be pretty fun, and Verdugo is probably better than people give him credit for but man it is stark how the Sox turned over a whole roster of fan favorites in short order.
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Mar 4, 2021 15:49
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Oh not at all, it just kind of sucks for him that he will always be judged against that metric.
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Mar 4, 2021 16:00
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He also pitched another inning after the comebacker, which may have hosed stuff up to the point it's at now.
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Mar 4, 2021 20:30
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Tweezer Reprise posted:Don't clubs agree on no. of innings before the game? I think they're agreeing on how many to play before they make a final call, there have been a couple of games where I think they've tacked on a half inning. Although maybe that would still count since it's generally just finishing the agreed-upon amount.
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Mar 6, 2021 23:02
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FlamingLiberal posted:I'm reading that Forrest Whitley is still dealing with arm soreness which may be why the Astros went out to get Odorizzi Framber's injury is why they called Odorizzi, but Whitley is probably why they gave him a 2-year deal with an option.
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So Ichiro is straight-up playing in a sim game today. https://twitter.com/CoreyBrockMLB/status/1368629204846145538 https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1368630091660423169?s=20 GalacticAcid posted:"personnel reasons" wtf does that mean lol Assuming that's not a typo, I would guess it means "baseball reasons" in that they didn't have a roster spot for him? Weird phrasing. Inspector_666 fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Mar 7, 2021 |
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:I love when the first sound from the crowd on a dinger is a gasp Gary elicited a moan of almost horror from the crowd today https://twitter.com/MaxTGoodman/status/1369370726474596357
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Mar 9, 2021 23:24
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There was a quote from Cole about the seams feeling better/being more consistent but also I think they're still supposed to be using balls from last year, and the new ones aren't going to be a thing until the regular season (which seems loving idiotic on its face anyway) so who knows.
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Mar 10, 2021 01:20
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just lol https://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1369806294694191106
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N: https://twitter.com/betsyhelfand/status/1370052545004118017 V: 
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What is the punishment for breaking the defensive positioning rule? They just gonna stop play until the IF moves? Seems counterproductive.
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seiferguy posted:I haven't been to a lot of stadiums yet, but overall my experience has been T-Mobile Park has been the best. Just an overall comfortable experience, a lot of food places inside to choose from, semi-decent entertainment between innings, and good places to eat around the area. I absolutely love the layout of that stadium. The way the bullpens are built into the concourse rules so hard.
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bewbies posted:The Athletic did a Bill Brasky thing with Greinke and it is pretty great. I'd just post all of these but I had to stop myself. It's so incredibly good. Lucroy: We were playing the Reds and we were sitting there going over the hitters. He came and sat down with me and the pitching coach and the other catcher before the game. We’re going over the lineup, and I think we got to Joey Votto and Zack stands up and looks at me and goes, “I don’t agree with anything you’ve said,” and just walked out. https://theathletic.com/2414947/2021/03/12/zack-greinke-catchers-oral-history/
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Sydin posted:Cubs fans' friendship with Kyle Schwarber is ended, Joc Pederson is our new best friend. Joc seems way cooler than Kyle anyway. I also keep forgetting that Opening Day is April 1st, which is also the day I will be getting my second vaccine dose 
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2021 was supposed to be a good year!
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Wolters just came within inches of striking out on a pitch that also hit him right in the dick. https://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1370826200864686082
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Billy Hamilton's available.
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GPTribefan posted:But the true key is the inclusion of amazing photos like this: Going to eBay right now to buy this. EDIT: I was joking but it turns out they're worth $2 so one is now on the way to me. Inspector_666 fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Mar 15, 2021 |
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The Pussy Boss posted:Mookie would've been a free agent this year anyway. Maybe Sox fans should buy a billboard in LA thanking them for Verdugo and the prospects. They could have extended him?
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Sydin posted:https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1374572360360202244 https://twitter.com/AgentRachelLuba/status/1374766360920686594
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howe_sam posted:The Cespedes BBQ kids had the Sox in their could win 70, could win 90 bracket when they were ranking the AL, and that seems about right to me. Say what you will about the Mookie trade (and I will), but the team did spend money this offseason. If everything breaks right, this team could be the 2013 Sox redux, which I know sounds ludicrous, but honestly the two rosters have similar vibes to me. If the pitching stays healthy/competent, and they find a closer (miss you Koji) the team will be competitive. I think the Red Sox will surprise this year and I could see them finishing above the Jays, honestly.
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In today's installment of Remembering An Absolute Unit https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/1376670045409976320 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAcIGn4_I
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Mustached Demon posted:In non-pandemic times, they should give out tickets to Seattle area t mobile customers instead. Apparently if you are a T-Mobile subscriber you do get a shitload of perks at the park. They've also never been able to really communicate any of that to people, for whatever reason.
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Slothass posted:Also having gotten my first shot, it messed up my arm for almost a week. I can see players not wanting to risk going on the injured list for something they deem optional right now. Yeah between the arm pain and the second shot potentially putting you on your rear end for a day or two, it seems reasonable to not want to get it in-season. The answer was for MLB to fast track vaccines for players pre-season but time makes fools of us all.
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seiferguy posted:You have to do it at gametime, iirc. Basically you select your feed, it'll say that you're in a blackout zone and somewhere at that point you can put in the credentials. I did it last season so I can't remember exactly how I did it but I know it's extremely counter-intuitive. If you have a local TV login and are in the blackout zone, your provider probably has a first-party streaming service too, which may be easier.
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Popete posted:Is it that surprising that the top jersey sales for 2021 are a bunch of Dodgers who just won the World Series? It's not like the 2020 season was particularly notable for the Angels/Trout. Also I feel like Hernandez is a weird edge case in that he's incredibly well-liked, just won the World Series, and signed with a new big-market team so you have two fanbases who probably want to buy one. I'm also interested to know what timeframe this is supposed to cover because who is still buying Boston Betts or Washington Harper jerseys?
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On the other side of things: https://twitter.com/zachsilver/status/1377349779630419968
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R.D. Mangles posted:Baseball...is BACK https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/1377645852894900227 2021 Season off to a roaring start already.
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FlamingLiberal posted:I don't understand that Bellinger 'not HR'. So because Turner went back on the bases Bellinger was ruled out and the HR doesn't count? I've never heard of this before. If you pass the lead runner you're out. It almost never comes up because usually the lead runner isn't hauling rear end back to first base despite being yelled at by everybody else.
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Seems a wee bit melodramatic, Sox... https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1377800578365939712
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GPTribefan posted:Rube Waddell should be the patron Saint of SAS. He Holy poo poo how did I not know about this all until now?
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Julio Cruz posted:honestly I don't see why they weren't forced to play but without the guys who tested positive The entire team was forced to go into quarantine, so I understand why they didn't want any of them hanging out in a dugout together while they got this sorted.
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Whoa. https://twitter.com/jareddiamond/status/1378057821003071488
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https://twitter.com/mikeaxisa/status/1379258414833008642 It boggles the mind.
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I think it was a good trade based on the other home runs plus other stuff.
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MrMojok posted:Zack Greinke I think for me is one of the most interesting pitchers out there. He's like, #1 on the CSW leaderboard for fastballs the last few years despite his average velo being under 89mph.
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MrMojok posted:Where can I see CSW leaderboards? Alex Chamberlain's Pitch Leaderboard is where the stat came from (I forget what the min pitch count was set to but we're talking about 3 years of pitches and Greinke's #1 with the min set to 3200.) Here's his panel on the whole thing if you haven't seen it before because the Tableau stuff is a lot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojP6zji8_nY EDIT: I was also wrong he was specifically atop the fastball CSW leaderboard last year. https://twitter.com/that_glg20/status/1377823201321885698?s=20 Inspector_666 fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Apr 7, 2021 |
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bawfuls posted:ah lovely so the Padres are choosing, "come back in 10 days, reinjure it worse at some point, then maybe consider surgery" I can see trying to avoid surgery, but admitting there's a labrum tear and hoping he'll be back in the minimum seems completely ridiculous.
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