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2019 MLB Thread

goblue96

goblue96

Disney and Curling Expert
fignuts said:
Astros would be fun to watch. Maybe even the Rangers. Dunno the other AL division they play.
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Houston may be an option since I'm down in Philly that week anyway.

The Cubs :vomit: at the end of August is also an option. I don't know if I can deal with giant asshole convention that the Phils-Cubs series will be.
 
TonyGin&Juice

TonyGin&Juice

Sucking off Lawn Guy Land hobos.
goblue96 said:
Houston may be an option since I'm down in Philly that week anyway.

The Cubs :vomit: at the end of August is also an option. I don't know if I can deal with giant asshole convention that the Phils-Cubs series will be.
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Do the Phans still wear the ILL shirts?
 
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Wolfman21

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Braves have won like 4 or 5 series in a row. Now only 2 games below .500. Since bringing up newcomb and doing away with colons guaranteed loss every 5th day, theyve been quite good
 
fignuts

fignuts

See You Next Wednesday
Los Marineros are 18-8 over last 26 games. In that span the team is hitting .305 and scored 166 runs, 6.38 per game average.
C M. Zunino is only 4 RBI away from breaking the team record for any month. This coming from a career .202/.269/.387 bat.
 
Yankee151

Yankee151

Hot Girl Summer
At least you guys aren't the O's. I think it might get better for you guys, I don't think the Rays and Yankees can continue doing as well as they have been.
 
osick87

osick87

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Community Liaison
You mean the Os that are blanking the Jays currently?

KI do think they'll be buyers. Hopefully soon.
 
Yankee151

Yankee151

Hot Girl Summer
Well the Jays are much better suited for the long term. The O's are fucked in two years when Manny leaves. You guys have Vlad Jr. and other decent prospects.
 
osick87

osick87

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Community Liaison
Not many of their prospects are close to the majors (Although people think Vlad may be in the Majors in the next 2) so it'll be interesting what they do next yr (Donaldson's last yr before FA). They don't have the talent to do what the Yankees did last season without punting next yr.

I still think getting Ben Cherington to run development was a huge coup for them. They're linked to some interesting IFAs.

I have definitely used Fangraphs Split Tools to find my optimal 2nd base and LF buy. Turns out it's just James Harrison.
 
Karl Hungus

Karl Hungus

Here to fix the cable
MLB umpire pulls woman from edge of Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh

As a Major League Baseball umpire, John Tumpane often has to diffuse tense situations at the ballpark.
None compared to the scene he came upon Wednesday as he walked across the Roberto Clemente Bridge around 3 p.m. on his way back from a run and lunch: A few hundred yards from PNC Park, he saw a woman climb over a railing and look toward the Allegheny River below.
“Obviously, that grabbed my attention,” Tumpane said prior to the Pirates game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in which the 34-year-old Chicago native was the home-plate umpire. “I asked a couple in front of me, ‘What’s this lady trying to do?’ and they said, ‘I don’t know.’ ”
The bridge was mostly empty at that time of day. Tumpane rushed toward the woman, who appeared calm, and asking what was going on.
“I just wanted to get a better look of the city from this side,” she replied, according to the umpire’s recollection.
“Oh no,” Tumpane said, hooking his arm around hers. “You don’t want to do that. It’s just as good over here. Let’s go grab some lunch and talk.”
“No, no, no,” she answered. “I’m better off on this side. Just let me go.”
“I’m not going to let you go,” he said. “Let’s talk this out. We’ll get you back over here.”
“No one wants to help me,” she repeated. “Just let me go.”
“No, we’re here to help you.”
“You’ll forget me tomorrow.”
“I’ll never forget you,” he said. “You can have my promise on that.”
Tumpane mouthed to a passerby, “Call 911.” As they spoke, he said, the woman became more emotional. She cried and tried to slip from his grip. He locked both arms around her back. At times, she dangled both feet off the bridge’s edge, putting her full weight in his arms.
“I was thinking, ‘God, this has got to be a good ending, not a bad ending,’ and held on for dear life,” Tumpane said. “She said, ‘You don’t care about me.’ I said, ‘I care.’ She said, ‘I just want to end it right now. I want to be in a better place.’ I said, ‘You’re going to be all right.’ ”
One man helped grab the woman’s arms, and another pinned her ankles against the bottom rail. Eventually, a police boat arrived, then a helicopter, an ambulance, a fire truck and a police officer. They put a life preserver on the woman and handcuffed one of her wrists to the bridge.
“I was just trying to tell her it was going to be all right. There’s help,” Tumpane said. “We’re going to be better if she can get back on this side. I said, ‘All these people are here. Look at all these people who want to help you. We’re all here for the right reasons. We want to get you better.’ ”
Once the woman was lifted back over the railing, she was laid on a mat, and paramedics readied the ambulance. Before she was whisked away, Tumpane knelt next to the woman and tried to comfort her. He asked for her first name, and she gave it, and he prayed for her.
“I told her, ‘I didn’t forget her, and we’d be here, and she’s better off on this side than the other side.’ ” he recalled. “I just want her to know that.”
The woman was taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries, city police spokeswoman Sonya Toler said.
Tumpane called his wife when he finally crossed the bridge and explained the experience. He tried to relax in his hotel room, but he was shaken. An hour later, he headed to the ballpark. It was “an interesting afternoon,” he admitted. Tumpane hopes to reconnect with the woman Thursday before he leaves Pittsburgh for his next series in another Major League City.
“It’s a sad day, but it ended on a positive note,” he said. “Hopefully it’s an eye-opener for her as well, and it can help her get back on track.”
In the end, Tumpane said, it was a matter of “right place, right time.” Suicide hasn’t before hit home before him, he added, but he understands the importance of conversations about dark truths many tend to avoid in everyday conversation.
“You never know what somebody’s day looks like,” he said. “It’s a nice day, everyone’s out for a walk, and somebody’s not having the same day you’re having. I was just glad to help.”
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goblue96

goblue96

Disney and Curling Expert
There goes the biggest threat to the CBP lockerroom record for "most cheesesteaks eaten by a visiting player"
 
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Wolfman21

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Thank God

read today that in his last 8 or 9 starts his ERA was over 10. Fuckin miserable. WHen they replaced him with Newcomb, the Braves went from 8-9 games under .500 to 2 games under .500 in 2 weeks and won every series they played in. He comes back and first game gives up 6 runs in 4 innings to a not so great Padres lineup. Peace out
 
fignuts

fignuts

See You Next Wednesday
Mariners swept at home by the worst team in MLB, the phighting Phils. Closer E. Diaz may be sent down to AAA to work on pitch location after serving up 2 more HRs in both games. Needs to learn to locate pitches vs. attempting to just get it over the plate. FB and slider command been horrendous last few outings.
 
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Wolfman21

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Folty took a no hitter to the top of the 9th in Oakland. Got what could have been strike 3 to the first batter called a ball. two pitches later one lands in the seats. SAD
 
goblue96

goblue96

Disney and Curling Expert
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day. @Rutgers Mike

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Wolfman21

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Braves have gotta find something better than Jim Johnson to close if they want to try to do anything this season. Dudes blown way too many games already this season
 
TonyGin&Juice

TonyGin&Juice

Sucking off Lawn Guy Land hobos.
Wolfman21 said:
Braves have gotta find something better than Jim Johnson to close if they want to try to do anything this season. Dudes blown way too many games already this season
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The Barves are costing theyselves draft position. Unless they want to draft some bum they should go back to losing.
 
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Wolfman21

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TonyGin&Juice said:
The Barves are costing theyselves draft position. Unless they want to draft some bum they should go back to losing.
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6.5 games behind the injured AF Nats if the nats lose tonight. Dropping Colon and adding Newcomb changes the entire outlook of their rotation. Especially if Teheran can start pitching like he did today on a more consistent basis. Honestly, I don't expect the Braves to be picking in the Top 10 again for a long time.
 
Mr. Radpants

Mr. Radpants

Trog Five Standing By
Wolfman21 said:
6.5 games behind the injured AF Nats if the nats lose tonight. Dropping Colon and adding Newcomb changes the entire outlook of their rotation. Especially if Teheran can start pitching like he did today on a more consistent basis. Honestly, I don't expect the Braves to be picking in the Top 10 again for a long time.
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:nebraskaman:
 
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Wolfman21

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Inciarte is now an All-Star! Well deserved. Even without getting Dansby........we got a CF who has now been voted to the All-Star Game and has won a GG for Shelby Miller.
 
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