After being hit by a pitch 82 times over the previous three years, and leading the league twice in that category, Ty France has not been hit by a pitch through the first 25 games this year. What changed and did I just jinx it? HBPs, primarily to his hands and wrists, in previous years, have...
No reason to rush Ford, who looks overmatched so far in AA anyway. We control Raleigh's contract from 2024-2027.
Crawford's contract runs from 2024-2026 so no reason to rush Young/Bliss either although it would be nice if one them could take over second base at some point.
Ty France's contract...
He stole 50 bases with the Travelers last year, and like JP, he walks a lot, although he'll be getting the rookie squeeze from the umps up here. Anyway, it was the right call to make. Bliss and Young have both been in a slump lately and need to stay down and work on their hitting.
I'm not as concerned about the upcoming schedule. The Yankees are over-achieving. They can't sustain their record with their current pitching staff and the only guy hitting for them outside of Soto is Oswaldo Cabrera. He'll come down to earth eventually. The Astros have hit the wall. Their...
Kinda funny yesterday in the post-game interview when the interviewer (I have no idea who it was) said something about how great it was to be in first place (with only 139 games to go) and Cal humbly sidestepping that comment with a mumbling 'long way to go' respoinse.
Seriously, just have Jen...
Yep. They are booing Judge. In first place but gotta find something to be pissy about. Did you really think a 6' 7" 32-year-old with a huuuuuuuuge fucking strike zone was going to hit 50-60 homeruns and bat .300 every year forever? Dumbasses.
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Ohtani
And Ohtani is the only one innocent. Why? Because of his Boy Scout image and the no evidence findings on the fed's five-minute investigation? LOL. Well you and shopson67 with his homer-tinted glasses see it in your biased way. I see it from a neutral perspective where...
Hard to believe but I just picked up Jesse Winkler on my fantasy team. The guy looks reborn this year. Still can't hit lefties but he is brutally punishing right handers and walking a ton leftieds for some odd reason (.385 OBP vs LHP).
I guess it took him a whole year in Milwaukee to recover...
What does Rose have to do with Ohtani? I need to explain that?
And I find it interesting how rapidly the feds rapped up their investigation when normally a federal investigation into anything takes months, if not years, It makes one think both effort and interest were minimal, and the...
A 46-47-year-old QB needs...no absolutely must have...one of the top five offensive lines in the NFL. I'm pretty sure all five of those OLs already have their QB. And I don't think Seattle is one of the top five. I doubt if they are one of the top 10. They may not be one of the top 15. Brady is...
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maybe but probably not. He doesn't strike me as a stupid person.
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Players know what is at stake when they gamble so why in the hell should they admit that they gamble? And yet, gambling addiction is a real addiction and Ohtani is as much prone to that addiction as anyone...
Yep. If he was a high-profile player they would just silently banish him to the minor leagues of a different sport for a year like, I don't know, let's say, the Birmingham Barons. And, when the dust settles, bring him back like nothing ever happened.
Weeeellll, isn't that just like our Mariners of the Servais/Dipoto era. Just when you are ready to say "okay, we suck. I accept it," they throw us a bone. Seven consecutive quality starts by the rotation, Julio starting to hit, the offense coming to life, they sweep the Reds, and suddenly Team...
Between 2006-2013, Betancourt made $15.8 million. Why he is risking his freedom for chump change seems rather stupid. But he never seemed to be a particularly bright fellow. I hope he isn't...betandacourt...that he receives an intentional pass on this one.
Cole Young (20 years old) is off to a nice start with the Travelers. Minor league players don't get much playing time in AAA these days if they are good. But they also don't get rushed to MLB to sit on the bench. Cole is a middle infielder playing SS. Tacoma's SS is Ryan Bliss, also having a...
OK. Good. I guess I can put the sore elbow theory to rest for a while. Even better was our hitters showing patience at the plate. And Clase looked good. Can't wait to see him on base with second base open.
As the saying goes, you can't steal first base. So, get on base, kid. I'll be watching both Clase and Kirby.
Kirby needs a strong outing. Cincinnati has a young lineup full of talented, but over-eager fastball hitters. Off-speed pitches and sliders should neutralize them. Last year Kirby would...
He seemed to lose it in the third inning after George Springer had that 11-pinch at bat off of him where he hit 9 foul balls in a row. Kirby was getting frustrated, ending up baking the base runner to second and then Springer singled him home on the 11th pitch of the at bat. After that, Kirby...
Unless the pitching turns it around soon, I'm thinking this team may struggle to win 10 games in April. Pitching is supposed to be the strength of this team but Castillo and Kirby have gotten crushed in a combined 5 of 6 starts and they are our #1 one and #2 starters.
Kamara is not the impact player he used to be. Maybe that can be attributed to less effective run blocking. Maybe it can be attributed to current QBs less effective at setting up RB screens than Brees was. And maybe he is just an aging, soon-to-be, 29 year old RB. Whatever the reason, his...