Kirios posted:

It's the same situation as the Astros - two teams devastated by injuries. It's honestly impressive both teams are ~10 games over .500 when they've lost... Eight starting pitchers between them? Nearly a dozen hitters?

humpthewind posted:

jfc, cut him

R.D. Mangles posted:

Judge Toe sounds like a Mad Max character.

mcmagic posted:

this doesn't make sense... why would I, a yankee fan, be jerking off to getting bad news on Judge?

STAC Goat posted:

The bullpen is like top in baseball. Cordero is part of it, big or small. Screw him. Suspend him. Remember when a domestic abuser helped win you a World Series and some were so happy for him? Only for Astros fans to now get a laugh out of a domestic abuser?

Sydin posted:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...me/70382881007/

It did apparently rain a bit in other parts of Milwaukee so maybe that's why the umps allowed it? Supposedly Ross was allowed to challenge it but clearly he lost.

Sydin posted:

No I think it's just that when the ump goes to inform the visiting club that the roof position is going to be changed, the manager is allowed to make a case for it not happening.

Big Mean Jerk posted:

Remember when Korey Lee was supposed to be The Catcher of The Future™️?

Gorman Thomas posted:

Angels are very likely (imo) going to start the second half under .500 with 6 starters on the IL. Moreno is going to refuse to trade Ohtani and then sell the team in the off season after he walks. The ultimate bust out.

gently caress I hate him so much

FlamingLiberal posted:

I would be surprised if they took one of the younger bats when the team is currently building a core in the majors already. Either Crews or Skenes would make sense as these are both players that will be able to contribute at the MLB level within a year or so.

Pungry posted:

I really, truly hate the Astros.

https://twitter.com/bozolyra/status/1677149148376887296

Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

Why do the Rangers suck now

MrMidnight posted:

The boos during the Astros pick totally hosed Manfred up lol

https://twitter.com/LookoutLanding/status/1678216846267359233?s=20

more falafel please posted:

weird coincidence that probably doesn't mean anything, the NYT sports desk was part of the union and the athletic isn't. huh. weird

Hyrax Attack! posted:

Huh not good apparently they’ve had a dedicated sports desk since the 1800s? Although seemed inevitable as there was so much overlap. Hope Athletic gets a new Mariners reporter, their coverage has been lacking and they used to have great exclusives like breaking down the Cano trade.

Carlosologist posted:

https://twitter.com/talkinyanks/status/1678455265790763027?s=46&t=EhzTvpa5Lh8bIAryRijIPQ

Double post but this is great

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

If you are in the business of printing stuff, why would you sell the printing press???

Blind Pineapple posted:

Does every team not have a beat writer elsewhere (serious question)? I assumed the newspaper or TV stations of the major cities would have a beat reporter with a twitter account or some way to easily follow local team news?

mcmagic posted:

Astros fans still being suprised that everyone hates their rotten cheating team always makes me chuckle.

R.D. Mangles posted:

is "dirty" craig kimbrel a hall of famer?

quote:

Three people familiar with the investigation told Sports Illustrated that Neff wanted to bet more than $100,000 on a college baseball game that night: Alabama at No. 1 LSU. The game had gotten virtually no gambling traffic, and Neff’s desired bets on the Tigers far exceeded the sportsbook’s established house limit on college baseball. It was a foolhardy act that created a surreal scene, and the ripple effects from that incident continue to be felt more than a month later.

Fueled by hubris and, perhaps, desperation, Neff – an obscure youth-league coach from Mooresville, Ind., with a penchant for networking in recruiting circles—stood at the window and pleaded his case for making the huge wager to the book’s staff, the sources say. He indicated that he had inside information on the game—and he did, in the palm of his hand.

Neff was texting with Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon via the encrypted messaging app Signal while at the betting window, attempting to place the wager, the sources say. His texting was indiscreet, to the point that the book’s video surveillance cameras were able to zoom in on the details of Neff and Bohannon’s text exchange, making Bohannon’s name visible later in screenshots.

“[Video cameras] can see the [text] conversation back-and-forth,” a source familiar with the incident says. “It couldn’t have been any more reckless.”

The inside information that Neff had received: Alabama was scratching its ace starting pitcher for the game, Luke Holman, due to back tightness. He was being replaced by Hagan Banks, who hadn’t started a game since mid-March.

Bohannon was not an unwitting pawn, the sources say. The Crimson Tide coach was aware that Neff was placing the bets on LSU and against his team, they say. It’s unclear whether Bohannon was himself wagering on the game through Neff, but Bohannon knew what was transpiring. One of the people familiar with the investigation says Bohannon was part of an ongoing text chain with Neff and his gambling associates.

Forrest on Fire posted:

It's a proud Athletics tradition to have a local politician threaten the league office when they move. This one probably won't be successful tho lol

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

The Marlins patch uses a logo that's a different shade of blue than the rest of their uniforms and it looks like poo poo.

Barry Bluejeans posted:

I might be missing something, but wouldn't a bettor revealing that he has inside information on a game make the sportsbook less likely to accept their wager? He's basically telling them that they're at a much higher risk of having to pay out on the bet.

tadashi posted:

The Orioles are probably the saddest entry on the list since they famously do not participate in international signings, meaning their player development pipeline has been complete poo poo.