Dutchrudder

Wow, nice one by Dubin.

2 on, 1 out, time to do some damage and get Nate out of the game.

Looked out on replay.

Spencer needs to earn his big boy pants here.

It's hard to say he shouldn't be on the ticket, but he's somehow well enough to run the country. It doesn't really make sense, but at the same time, resigning and letting Harris take over, make a VP pick and run things for a few months could backfire and open her up to more scrutiny without time to counter it. 3.5 months to election day is not enough time to switch things up, this should have happened during the primary.

Move him to closer and nickname him "The Outro"

Big swing from Joey!

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I remember watching that game at a friend's house when I was a kid, it was awesome. The count was 3-0 when he got plunked, which is even better. The next day the news said some local bars were advertising a drink special called "The Vina Collida" as a joke. There are tons of hilarious Albert 'joey' Belle stories out there, like the time he got a teammate to try to sneak through the ceiling to get into the umps lockers to replace his corked bat to avoid getting suspended. Dude was a surly asshole through and through.

The Astros need to moneywhip whoever the Padres pitching coach is. That dude made Blake Snell into a Cy Young winner and Hader into the best closer in baseball last year. He might know a thing or two more than this Astros staff.

Attaboy Joey! No outs, have to get him home.

Need Dubon to tie it up here.

406 feet to Center for Singleton!

Gonna need 13 runs again today, hope they are up to the task.

There it is. Lol...

At least he can give up a homer and still get the win.

I agree, there isn't a single player out there that should ever get a deal before hitting RFA. Let someone else set the price, and figure out what the player will accept. The cap hold will significantly be less and provide flexibility for signing free agents that off-season, now they are handcuffed and unable to boost spending by the difference between cap hold and 1st year max salary. I hope the Cavs do that with Mobley next year, and the Rockets with Sengun. They both have cap holds in the low teens, which can open up some options with exceptions before signing them to deals. Philly waited on Maxeys extension until using their cap space, and I think that's the smart way to do it.

But do people actually want to buy those? They look like jerseys from a video game that didn't get the license for MLB brands, and features guys named Bobson Dugnutt and Dwigt Rortugal.

The Rays didn't keep Civale for long, after trading a top 50 prospect in Manzardo for him last year. Civale makes 4.9m this year, and has one more year of arbitration, so he's not terribly expensive. His ERA has been 5+ since joining the Rays though. The Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-hander Aaron Civale from the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, adding the veteran to a thin starting rotation in hopes of holding onto first place in the National League Central. Tampa Bay will receive infield prospect Gregory Barrios. Civale, 29, was dealt to the Rays near the trade deadline from Cleveland last season for first baseman Kyle Manzardo and joins a Brewers rotation beleaguered by injury, with young starters Robert Gasser and DL Hall as well as veteran Joe Ross on the 60-day injured list. While Civale has struggled since joining Tampa Bay, posting a 5.17 ERA over 27 starts, he adds a reliable starter to a Brewers team that has leaned on Freddy Peralta, Colin Rea, standout rookie Tobias Myers, and Bryse Wilson, who has split time as a starter and bulk-innings reliever following an opener. Civale is on pace to surpass his career-best innings total of 124⅓, having thrown 87 innings with a 5.07 ERA this season. He will reach free agency after the 2025 season. https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/40934/aaron-civale

He could make a lot of money with "speaking engagements" that may or may not actually happen. Probably already does that anyways.

Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Delay Trump’s Sentencing 🙄 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/nyregion/trump-sentencing-hush-money-trial.html

Excellent response by Biden to this decision. Maybe some of those "independents" will see it an realize the difference between the two options this November.