2021 MLB Thread

[Planet Houston 4,930]

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

First two batters in Price’s LAD career go yack. 

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Price relieved Bauer, combined salary of $58 million this year.  I presume that has to be a record?

[UTexasFight 9,517]

1 hour ago, Planet Houston said:

 

I don’t know if it needs to be on opening day but I do agree every baseball fan needs to read the story of Rube Waddell.

absolutely insane

[shadow_operative 15,932]

Blake Snell gets pulled after 4.2 IP, 86 pitches, 4 H, 8 K, 0 ER.

[castolon 193]

The only thing more suspect than that was the third out of that inning.

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And double switched to do it because Snell was due to lead off the next inning.  Maybe it wasn't the Rays and he asks to be treated with kid gloves?

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LaRussa just intentionally walked Pujols as the go ahead run.  He then brought Hendricks in for the 4 out save and he got the last out in the 8th.

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Damn, Ohtani just crushed one.  106/29/421

 

Edited April 3, 2021 by WBT

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

Tatis kicks another one to bring Ari’s tying run to the plate in top 9. 

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1 hour ago, WBT said:

LaRussa just intentionally walked Pujols as the go ahead run.  He then brought Hendricks in for the 4 out save and he got the last out in the 8th.

Steve Cishek getting up 0-2 on Billy Hamilton (legit might be the worst hitter in MLB), only to end up walking him was just ridiculous. ended up blowing the game wide open too.

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SD survives. 

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On 4/1/2021 at 4:02 PM, TonyTexas said:

That Dodgers/Rockies play is something I’ve never seen. Bellinger hits a HR but base runner Turner thought it was caught. Bellinger in his home run trot, passes a retreating Turner and is called out. Turner gets to score. 

Came across this on another site, a list of runners out for passing another runner

https://retrosheet.org/passing.htm

 

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Here's the Soto play:

And here's Jose Abreu.  There was no confusion about this one, Abreu just was watching the ball and not the runner.

 

[Guest Lobo]

I went to law school, but don't practice law.  But I can't conceive of a world where I would describe the new Georgia election laws as "Mundane."  MLB may have overcorrected, maybe Jim Crow 2.0 is hyperbolic, but Mundane?  That's insulting.

[TonyTexas 10,519]

There is thread discussing this in Cloak Room. Y’all take this discussion there

 

[Beau Vine 54,322]

2 hours ago, WBT said:

Here's the Soto play:

 

 

Is that the second base umpire, who's responsible for the call, still on the infield side of second base?

[Beau Vine 54,322]

10 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

I don’t know if it needs to be on opening day but I do agree every baseball fan needs to read the story of Rube Waddell.

absolutely insane

There was a reason he was called "Rube."  A lot of reasons, actually.

[Beau Vine 54,322]

10 hours ago, WBT said:

LaRussa just intentionally walked Pujols

LaRussa still relying on his 2011 scouting book.  

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1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

LaRussa still relying on his 2011 scouting book.  

First hand observation managing him more likely

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1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Is that the second base umpire, who's responsible for the call, still on the infield side of second base?

Looks like it.  The retrosheet writeup says the 3rd base ump ruled it safe and in play right away.  I'm not sure why the rotation would be for the 3rd base ump to go out on a ball in center but I guess it was.

[Beau Vine 54,322]

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

Looks like it.  The retrosheet writeup says the 3rd base ump ruled it safe and in play right away.  I'm not sure why the rotation would be for the 3rd base ump to go out on a ball in center but I guess it was.

The only thing I can figure is that they both managed to misjudge where the ball was going?   Except the 2B ump should be heading out there right away regardless and the 1B ump should be covering second.  

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

Watched the condensed game on mlb.tv

This kid was something, eh?

 

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

Also, this guy had a good day.

 

 

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

 

[Underdog 28,755]

6 hours ago, Lobo said:

I went to law school, but don't practice law.  But I can't conceive of a world where I would describe the new Georgia election laws as "Mundane."  MLB may have overcorrected, maybe Jim Crow 2.0 is hyperbolic, but Mundane?  That's insulting.

Thought you were pre-med? 

[Beau Vine 54,322]

Castellanos just started a bench-clearer, then immediately regretted it.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Castellanos just started a bench-clearer, then immediately regretted it.

lol

 

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

He owes Moose dinner. 

[Beau Vine 54,322]

Play of the yeah, IMO:

 

[Beau Vine 54,322]

Closer:

[Scraps 13,570]

Watched the condensed game on mlb.tv
This kid was something, eh?
 

He is now 7 for 7 with a homer so far

[Scraps 13,570]

Make it 8 for 8

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

4 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Make it 8 for 8

Whoa!  That’s awesome.

 

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First HR of the year for the Dodgers (not so fast Bellinger) and also the first Dodger to have an inside the parker as his first career HR since Duke Snider.

Bonus Kershaw nose pick if you watch until the end.

Edited April 4, 2021 by WBT

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32 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Make it 8 for 8

I flipped over to watch his next AB and he flied out to center.

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

Goddamn, Heidi is looking fine on Quick Pitch tonight. 

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Zach Wheeler had a day yesterday.  7 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 10 K.  He also went 2 for 3 with a double, 2 RBIs, and 1 run scored.  f the DH.

[ChickenSandwich 9,844]

On 4/3/2021 at 9:34 AM, Lobo said:

I went to law school, but don't practice law.  But I can't conceive of a world where I would describe the new Georgia election laws as "Mundane."  MLB may have overcorrected, maybe Jim Crow 2.0 is hyperbolic, but Mundane?  That's insulting.

Facts not in evidence 

Edited April 4, 2021 by ChickenSandwich

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

10-0 Balt in top 3, strong series for Bos. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,780]

19 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

10-0 Balt in top 3, strong series for Bos. 

... and Cedric Mullins is 4-4 in the 4th. 

[maninblack 7,974]

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

Shohei hitting 2-hole while on the bump tonight. 

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7 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Shohei hitting 2-hole while on the bump tonight. 

Sweet, he also DH'd yesterday.  The original plan where they gave him the day off the day before and day after pitching and didn't let him hit while pitching was weak.

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

Atl/Bos/Oak combined 0-10. 

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Shohei hits 101 in the 1st

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Alex, he was hurt before the bag, bro. 

[Scraps 13,570]

Alex, he was hurt before the bag, bro. 

Yeah he is a fucking tool. Obvious pull up like 3 steps prior to the bag

[shadow_operative2.0 16,012]

Goddamn, that was pissed on. 

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Holy shit, just crushed the 1st pitch he saw