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And Schoop probably has a bigger penis than Kipnis too. Chicks dig that as well.
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Schoop has a career 283 career in base lmao. He's a career below average hitter lmao. His career "best" is a 306 on base unless you count the 5 games he played his first year lol. His "best" is worse than Kipnis' worst on base lmao. Kipnis is an all-star and Schoop is barely major league average, if that. Kipnis is Like 5x better lolololol. |
You weren't wrong on Rickard to the extent of blah blah blah. You were just wrong lol.
And you mean 21 year oops Andy Santander, who never played above A ball? Lmao who's the last rule 5 pick who didn't make it past A ball to make any mind of impact offensively? Lmao he Will probably get sent back to Cleveland. |
The Indians blog I read wants him back because he projects out to a Victor Martinez type player and he's only 22. They figured the Orioles figured they could stash him on the DL due to a shoulder surgery he had in December to satisfy the rule 5 25 man roster requirement and because the surgery wasn't a major one like previously thought he's healthy and won't be going to the dl barring another injury. But no way he goes back to Cleveland. The Orioles can use a backup OF with his potential in the future and they've never shyed away from using a roster spot for a rule 5 player before (mist famous being Flaherty from the Cubs in 2011 he's still a bench player)
OF Trumbo Jones Kim Smith IF Davis Schoop Hardy Machafo Flaherty C Castillo Joseph SP Tillman Gausman Bundy Jimenez Miley RP Britton Oday Givens Brach Hart There's 4 slots open for RP and utility players so there's a spot for Santander at least. And Jones had 29 hr in 152 games last year and 27 in 137 in 2015. He's a 30 hr guy when he doesn't miss games (32 in 2012 in 162 and 33 in 2013 in 160). |
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Likelihood is he's gonna set sent back because the Orioles think they can compete and having a dead bat on the roster who is maybe a backup outfielder long-term is a wasted roster spot for them. But ok. He projects to be a Victor Martinez type. Based on a blog. Sure. |
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So who do you think has a more valid opinion? A fan blog who's citing batting stance as a reason for a player comp, or a site run by mlb with real scouting reports by actual scouts measuring tools and ability instead of silly things like batting stances?
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The Chris Sale trade looks even more important now. Imagine not acquiring him and Price going down.
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They are about in the same place they were now. I'm not convinced Sale is that elite of a pitcher.
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Sale is one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Price had a down year, not sure if that's the new norm for him though or if it was just bad luck. |
He had a good 2014. Everything after that was about run of the mill really.
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Sale's numbers dont say he's is one of the best pitchers in baseball.
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He can be pretty fucking dominant though.
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Orioles scrub team got 1 hit vs the Yankees
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I'm not convinced that Sale will be good going from pitching in the AL Central which has been the worst division in baseball the last couple years to the AL East which has been the toughest division in baseball for like the last decade plus
If Sale isn't top shelf, David Price is out..that puts a lot of pressure on Porcello to replicate 2016. Not to mention Pomeranz has a bum arm too |
I bet BoSox are wishing they had Buchholz back right about now....
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Red Sox dodged a bullet with Price. Only needs rest and not surgery so just 1-2 Spring Training starts are missed.
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Phew.
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Once elbow problems start, they won't quit for a while.... they're going to have to be really careful with him....
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For the second year in a row, the Mets have stuck to their hardline stance of not negotiating with their pre-arbitration eligible players and simply renewing their contracts. It was deGrom last year, and now Thor. Neither player signed their deals because they disagreed with what the team was offering them.
Reportedly the Mets and Thor were only $9k apart. Seems baffling to me that they'd miff their ace over what amounts to pennies in baseball. |
It's probably not about the money but the principle of the thing.
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When I said I wanted more day games 4am is not what I had in mind. |
Literally nobody important would play if it was after the season.
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Would also be competing against the Caribbean Leagues players like to go for winter baseball.
Unless MLB ever considers going in a similar route like MLS and NHL does for World Cups and Winter Olympics where they have a special break in the middle of the season, Spring Training is the only real time possible to hold the WBC. |
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I think the WBC is stupid since there's only like 4 good teams. DR Cuba Korea and US.
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Bill Webb has passed away :(
Directed Mets games for 40 years and also directed MLB on Fox |
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Call me crazy, but I'd take Brett Lawrie back with the Jays in a heartbeat.
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Israel and Netherlands advance out of Pool A, Korea and Chinese Tapei are done. Wow.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Guess who's on the cover of Korea's version of 'MLB The Show 17'? <a href="https://t.co/cjU71Cov0Q">pic.twitter.com/cjU71Cov0Q</a></p>— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) <a href="https://twitter.com/MyKBO/status/839855385985093632">March 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> I'm getting it and I want that cover instead of Griffey |
Italy comes back from down by 4 in the bottom of the ninth to beat Mexico!
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Aaron Sanchez is on the Canadian cover. Seems smart to feature different athletes in different countries. They could even have a dozen different covers just in the States and I bet it would help sales....
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The starting outfield for today's Mets Spring Training game:
LF Yoenis Cespedes CF Curtis Granderson RF Tim Tebow |
Why is Tim Tebow playing in these games?
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The Mets have the lost 11 of 55 players from their spring training roster to the WBC, and they have a split squad today.
So they need to use a whole ton of minor leaguers to get through these games. And it's a cheap way to drum up interest in an otherwise meaningless spring game. |
Haha awesome. Hope he gets on a hot streak.
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http://calltothepen.com/2017/03/09/m...stic-for-2017/
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watching WBC and they keep showing the Puerto Rico tourism ad and all I can think of is "Where are the Shining Stars?"
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Adam Jones the hero for team USA
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Moonax can you send me another fantasy baseball join request. Accidentally deleted cause I thought it was Wadding's league that never started last year.
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Angel Pagan didn't pass the Orioles physical (unsure when) which might be why he hasn't signed anywhere.
Pedro Alvarez signed a minor league deal with the Orioles and he's going to be playing OF in AAA. |
DR just came back from a 5-0 deficit against Andrew Miller and Team USA.
At this point I fully expect the DR to run the table on the whole tournament again. They're scary good. |
This Japan/Netherlands game is pretty good.
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Man this automatic base runner rule sucks. Completely ruined an otherwise great game between Columbia and DR.
I get they kinda have no choice, can't be playing 15 innings in March. But if MLB ever adopted these rules it would be shit |
I agree. For the purpose of the tournament it's fine, I guess. I mean, it's tolerable considering the circumstances.
But yeah, doing this in an actual MLB game would be a terrible idea and I hope the results sway the commissioner's office from moving forward with it. |
What did we learn today?
Christian Yelich's mom looks younger than him. |
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With Wellington Castillo and Adam Jones making big plays Plus Schoop was playing good for the Netherlands |
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This Mexico Venezuela game has been crazy
Mexico just hit a better with bases loaded to make it 11-9 Mexico in the 7th with 1 out |
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Was feeling baseball but now we're getting a foot of snow. Shit.
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Fast forward to Dodgers Cubs plz
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LMAO RIGHT NOW
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports...me-7/99182242/ From the excerpt: An hour before the seventh game of the World Series, Rizzo stripped off all his clothes, cranked the theme from Rocky on the clubhouse stereo one more time, jumped on top of a coffee table and began quoting lines from the movie and throwing his best shadow-boxing punches. Pitcher Héctor Rondon, joining in on the hijinks, picked up an aerosol can of shoe cleaner and sprayed it in the direction of Rizzo's groin. Startled and angered, Rizzo stopped and yelled, "What the heck, man!" He cut the music and stormed off toward the showers to clean off the spray. "I'm thinking, Dang, what's he doing?" Ross said. "We can't have this negative vibe right before the game. I go by there. I can tell he's a little irritated." Ten minutes went by. Rizzo finally emerged from the shower. He walked back silently to his locker with a towel around this waist. The room was quiet and uneasy. Ross walked up to Rizzo and broke the silence. "Hey! It's not how many times you get knocked down … it's how many times you get up!" Rizzo chuckled. "You know what?" he said. "You're right!" Said Ross, "He rips the towel off, runs up, turns the music on again, and he jumps back on the coffee table and starts doing the Rocky motions again." Now, as Schwarber got ready to hit, Ross turned in Rizzo's direction and yelled at him, "Hey, it's not how many times you get knocked down…." On cue Rizzo completed the battle cry, yelling back, "It's how many times you get back up!" Eventually, Rizzo would find clothing for the rest of his speech, but he set the tone for the Cubs' historic night. It's just another reminder that baseball clubhouses are, uh, unique. You can read the entire excerpt here. |
WBC is wonderful. Baez celebrating before he even makes the tags. Love it.
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Mexico is currently upset at both the MLB and WBC in regards to tiebreaker rules for the WBC.
Asked several times what was needed to advance on tiebreakers prior to their last group stage game and got no responses back. First found out what was needed by announcers from the tv broadcast during the game. Then found out after the game, the announcers were wrong and WBC's Twitter account said an elimination game was needed instead. Then found out afterwards WBC's Twitter account was wrong and they were already eliminated since the WBC rules committee used a different tiebreaker instead. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...co-elimination |
lol fuck the wbc. What a disaster.
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Also Adrian Gonzalez has already said he's boycotting the 2021 WBC over these rules. What a baby.
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Gonzalez is a known cry baby. He comes off as a spoiled brat. He will prob be toast by the time the next WBC rolls around.
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The Orioles were getting no hit in the 9th..came back with a single and hr to tie the Phillies.
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Good thing those games don't matter
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Being no hit would have been horrible
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Except it wouldn't have been. Because it's spring training, where games don't matter and guys wearing number 97 are getting multiple at bats. Nobody would've cared. Unless they're dumb. Dumb people would care.
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Orioles well on their way to grapefruit world series.
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Don't make fun of the games Tim Tebow plays in.
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I want someone who wears number 97 to become a HOF guy.
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65 is the highest a player in the HOF (Bill McKechnie) wore
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Adam Jones is the new Captain America
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Tigers got no-hit by the Yankees hollaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Who cares lets start the fucking season already!
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Miggy Cabrera out for WBC with back strain. Should be ok for opening day.
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Speaking of leagues that don't really matter. PM me your yahoo email to get invited to the TPWW Fantasy Baseball League!
April 2 is the draft date before RassleMania. |
Netherlands is gonna win the WBC. I think that might be a great thing for baseball in general.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jonesy robs it. Clippard can't believe it. Manny loves it. Wow. <a href="https://t.co/R7MRImSPc1">pic.twitter.com/R7MRImSPc1</a></p>— Connor Newcomb (@ConnorNewcomb_) <a href="https://twitter.com/ConnorNewcomb_/status/843327690262433792">March 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Adam Jones American Hero(although whyd he have to rob Manny Machado?) Bonus points for manny basically hitting a HR off a Yankee though..they won't have Jonesy to save them in the regular season https://content.sny.tv/assets/images...8_n1jaxw4y.jpg |
He robbed Machado because Machado will be a Yankee this season.
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me getting hype for machado in pinstripes http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/51...yankeefans.gif
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is that SammyG's brother
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