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2019 Regular Season Thread

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    #212
    Igotadose
    Registered Users Posts: 13,045 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Salt Lake Stallion wrote: »
    I have to hand it to Darren Fletcher, doing a great job of commentating on BT sports, really knows his stuff. Very interesting to hear a British commentator for baseball, one of my favourite soccer commentators so maybe I'm a bit biased.

    Listening to A-Rod... wow amazed he has a booth job. Bad commentator.


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    #213
    jack presley
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    Salt Lake Stallion wrote: »
    I have to hand it to Darren Fletcher, doing a great job of commentating on BT sports, really knows his stuff. Very interesting to hear a British commentator for baseball, one of my favourite soccer commentators so maybe I'm a bit biased.

    Can't be as bad as the ESPN crew anyway. They keep trying to bring Cricket into the conversation and haven't a clue. Stick to what you know guys.

    Smoltz and Buck for Fox yesterday weren't as bad although they throw in the odd cliche too.


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    #214
    jack presley
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    Igotadose wrote: »
    Listening to A-Rod... wow amazed he has a booth job. Bad commentator.

    Those 3 just don't seem to gel I don't think. A-Rod and Mendosa probably know their stuff but they've no chemistry together.


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    #215
    Salt Lake Stallion
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    Yankees turning it on now, massive 7th inning, still only 1 out.


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    #216
    jack presley
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    Salt Lake Stallion wrote: »
    Yankees turning it on now, massive 7th inning, still only 1 out.

    Just as the ESPN commentators were saying the hitters could no longer see the ball because of the shadows, the Yankees score 8.


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    #217
    rebelyell99
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    Yanks defense is so much better than the red Sox,chavis struggling at 1st .


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    #218
    kmart6
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    Chavis, nightmare for him.....

    MPbX6OD.jpg


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    #219
    jack presley
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    rebelyell99 wrote: »
    Yanks defense is so much better than the red Sox,chavis struggling at 1st .

    I was saying something similar earlier on. I was surprised at how poor the Red Sox defence was. Is this just a 2 game blip or is this how's its been all season?


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    #220
    rebelyell99
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    jack presley wrote: »
    I was saying something similar earlier on. I was surprised at how poor the Red Sox defence was. Is this just a 2 game blip or is this how's its been all season?
    I havnt watched much of them tbh but I'd say they have been a bit off all season.Who usually plays 1st for them? Steve Pearce?


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    #221
    Igotadose
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    Hey! At least the Mets are at the 'tops' in MLB in a few categories:

    Blown Saves(leads MLB)
    Errors (leading the NL,weirdly the Yankees have 1 more error. Seattle overall league leader by a big margin so far)
    1 behind LAD in Save opportunities (LAD lead the NL.) So, they do get their chances.


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    #222
    Igotadose
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    And... they posted an apology confirming message on the scoreboard last night. Unfortunately, they misspelled one of the player's names.

    Just can't make this stuff up. Reminds me of the bad old days under Lorinda de Roulet. Inept was a generous description of that group, at one point Lorinda supposedly suggested washing & reusing baseballs to save money.


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    #223
    kmart6
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    Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs found dead a couple of hours ago, only pitched on Saturday. 27 is very young to go.

    No word on circumstances yet.


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    #224
    circular flexing
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs found dead a couple of hours ago, only pitched on Saturday. 27 is very young to go.

    No word on circumstances yet.

    Sadly looks like OD or suicide. Found in his hotel room, not being treated as suspicious.


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    #225
    8-10
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    circular flexing wrote: »
    Sadly looks like OD or suicide. Found in his hotel room, not being treated as suspicious.

    A lot of people seem to be speculating that it's something more natural like an aneurysm

    Optimistic way of reading into the "not suspicious" statement. I think it's more likely something like you're saying.

    Terribly sad regardless, only going on 28 and recently married.


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    #226
    kmart6
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    A suicide would be surprising considering what people are saying about him and the posts going around on social the night before. An overdose would raise serious questions. As bad as this will sound I hope it was something natural and not something to tarnish him.


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    #227
    jack presley
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    Sad news with Skagg’s death alright. It always amazes me how they get back on the horse so quickly after something like this. It was the same with the Marlins when Jose Fernandez died.


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    #228
    jack presley
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    Great throw here


    https://twitter.com/mlb/status/1146274354117955586?s=21


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    #229
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
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    jack presley wrote: »
    Great throw here


    https://twitter.com/mlb/status/1146274354117955586?s=21

    what a throw


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    #230
    ShyMets
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    jack presley wrote: »
    Sad news with Skagg’s death alright. It always amazes me how they get back on the horse so quickly after something like this. It was the same with the Marlins when Jose Fernandez died.

    Its very tragic. I know that game has to go on but would giving the guys a few days off really be such a big deal


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    #231
    Igotadose
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    Apparently, the minor-league NY Mets affiliate in Florida had their post-game fireworks show explode.
    https://twitter.com/mikemayerMMO/status/1146963822416203777

    I'm sure every baseball team playing yesterday, MLB and minors, had some fireworks display either yesterday or recently. But which one has it go badly? The Mets.

    Can't make this up. I still recall, I think it was 1986, the Mets played some crazy long night game the night of their July 4 celebration. 19 innings or some such, ended at 4a.m.. Didn't stop the erstwhile Garucchi brothers, they had a contract, did the fireworks show. The locals around Fulton County Statdium called the cops worrying about being under attack!

    https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/braves-mets-july-4-1985-19-inning-rick-camp-home-run-keith-hernandez-cycle/6thw0lhidpts17ezqko81n830


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    #232
    jack presley
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    Sleeveless jerseys for the Reds today

    https://twitter.com/si_mlb/status/1147921321222967302

    Edit - Beaten 11-1. Put the sleeves back on lads.


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    #233
    Waitsian
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    rebelyell99 wrote: »
    There might be some actual pitching tomorrow.. 5 hour games isn't gonna get people over here interested in the game.

    :D

    Emm, this is England, where they love Test cricket! 5 hours is nothing.


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    #234
    Igotadose
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    RIP Jim Bouton, author of the must-read baseball book, "Ball Four." 80 years old. Great book, have read it several times

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-bouton-dead-ball-four-author-yankees-pitcher-was-80-1194925


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    #235
    circular flexing
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    Angels just had the following sequence against Mariners

    Groundout-Single-Walk-Catcher Interference-Walk-Strikeout-Hit By Pitch-Strikeout.

    All it needed was a balk to get the full house.

    Edit: Angels got a combined no-hitter. Not even mad, Angels first home game since losing Skaggs - they all wore Skaggs jerseys and had his mother throw out the first pitch.


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    #236
    jack presley
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    Every game seems to be free on MLB.TV today.


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    #237
    circular flexing
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    jack presley wrote: »
    Every game seems to be free on MLB.TV today.




    It has been free all weekend.


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    #238
    jack presley
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    circular flexing wrote: »
    It has been free all weekend.

    Ah cool, didn't watch any games yesterday so didn't see.


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    #239
    jack presley
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    Combined Rays perfect game ended with the first pitch of the ninth (and followed by second hit)

    EDIT - Didn't realise it was a team effort when I tuned in.


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    #240
    8-10
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    circular flexing wrote: »
    Angels just had the following sequence against Mariners

    Groundout-Single-Walk-Catcher Interference-Walk-Strikeout-Hit By Pitch-Strikeout.

    All it needed was a balk to get the full house.

    Edit: Angels got a combined no-hitter. Not even mad, Angels first home game since losing Skaggs - they all wore Skaggs jerseys and had his mother throw out the first pitch.

    Last combined no hitter in California was 7/13/91, the day Tyler Skaggs was born


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    #241
    jack presley
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    Not as good as 'Our ass is in the jackpot' from a few years back but entertaining nonetheless. I wish there was more miked up stuff.

    https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/1151971547147583488

    EDIT - one game ban for Boone so his savages are on their own tonight.


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