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Tim Anderson thinking he's anything remotely close to Jackie Robinson in any way other than his skin color is delusional.
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MLB 2022 Regular Season Thread
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King Kamala
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Giants' Gabe Kapler skipping national anthem 'until I feel better about the direction of our country'
Kapler said he's not going to come out for the anthem 'going forward' amid the recent gun violence
www.cbssports.com
That wasn’t even the most interesting story to come out of that series.
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TBF, @Krankor has wanted to do this to @HarleyQuinn for a long time, so this is a justifiable suspension.
Tommy Pham suspended for slapping Joc Pederson over fantasy football beef
Tommy Pham’s slap to the face earned him more than a slap on the wrist.
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TBF, @Krankor has wanted to do this to @HarleyQuinn for a long time, so this is a justifiable suspension.
alkeiper
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Reasons not to trust small samples: Steven Kwan hit .173 in May.
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Maybe a better feel-good story here. In 2016 the Red Sox sent Anderson Espinoza to the Padres for Drew Pomeranz. Espinoza pitched for Fort Wayne in the Padres system but ended up missing four years due to injuries. On May 30th he finally made his big league debut with the Cubs.
Best trade ever.
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Joe Girardi is OUT.
(Can I dino my own post?)
(Can I dino my own post?)
King Kamala
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Best player in baseball, worst commissioner in fantasy sports.
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Five Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear Pride-inspired uniforms at tonight's game citing "religious beliefs"
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Not top 10 players, necessarily given their ages, but those late 1997-1999 Orioles were pretty bad despite having guys like Cal Ripken Jr, Brady Anderson, Harold Baines, Rafael Palmeiro, Eric Davis, and Albert Belle who could all slug 25+ HR still. Some of those guys only lasted 1-2 seasons but still.
alkeiper
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The 1960s Cubs put out a lineup with Ron Santo, Billy Williams and Ernie Banks and frequently lost 90+ games.
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I hesitate on this because none of them were in their primes, but the '62 Cubs had FOUR Hall of Famers in their lineup and lost 103 games. Williams, Banks, Santo and Lou Brock. They finished behind the Houston Colt .45's, an expansion team.
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Josh Hader (8/01/21-06/05-22): 40 games, 38 IP, 11 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 16 BB, 65 Ks, 0.00 ERA. Opponents batting .088/.197/.104 against.
Josh Hader (yesterday): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 HR, 0 BB, 2 K's, Blown Save and Loss
Not to throw shade on Hader, just to note that may be as improbable a one run comeback as you'll see.
Josh Hader (yesterday): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 HR, 0 BB, 2 K's, Blown Save and Loss
Not to throw shade on Hader, just to note that may be as improbable a one run comeback as you'll see.
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All Star voting is up. I put together two lineups. One is bWAR leaders for 2022 only, another is for 2021-22 combined. I'll show those lineups and then my vote in parenthesis.
American League
C: Alejandro Kirk/Salvador Perez (Kirk)
1B: Ty France/Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Guerrero)
2B: Andres Gimenez/Marcus Semien (Altuve)
SS: Jeremy Pena/Carlos Correa (Bogaerts)
3B: Rafael Devers/Jose Ramirez (Ramirez)
OF: Aaron Judge/Judge (Judge)
OF: Kyle Tucker/Tucker (Tucker)
OF: Mike Trout/Cedric Mullins (Trout)
DH: Yordan Alvarez/Shohei Ohtani (Alvarez)
I don't think 50-60 games alone makes you an All Star. But we can not ignore them either. I think Andres Gimenez has a little more to prove, but Marcus Semien's slump is concerning. So I split the difference. Altuve is a potential Hall of Famer having a typical year. Same thinking at shortstop. Correa is good but there's always some lurking doubt. Bogaerts has a decade of statistics like this seasons. Outfield is easy. Jose Ramirez is just a notch below Devers this year and has a 1.007 OPS, so I feel comfortable in that. For DH I would take Ohtani on star power, but Alvarez can mash.
National League
C: Willson Contreras/Contreras (Contreras)
1B: Paul Goldschmidt/Goldschmidt (Goldschmidt)
2B: Tommy Edman (Cronenworth)
SS: Dansby Swanson/Trea Turner (Turner)
3B: Manny Machado/Machado (Machado)
OF: Mookie Betts/Betts (Betts)
OF: Juan Soto/Soto (Soto)
OF: Jurickson Profar/Bryan Reynolds (Acuna)
DH: Bryce Harper/Harper (Harper)
The National League seems more stable. Contreras, Goldschmidt, Machado, Betts, Soto, Harper, no need to defend those. Second base really throws a monkey wrench into the vote. Tommy Edman is the best second baseman in the league. He played 130 games there last season and won a gold glove. He has played 47 games at second this season. But the Cardinals sent Paul Dejong to AAA and made Edman the shortstop and Edman is on the All Star ballot as a shortstop. If it's Edman vs. Swanson vs. Turner, I have to give the nod to Trea Turner. At second base that leaves Jazz Chisholm vs. Jake Cronenworth. By 2022 WAR it's 2.0 for Jazz, 1.9 for Jake. I do not see how the raw statistics make it that close. Jazz looks much better. But Jake was far better last year. I went with Cronenworth but my heart is not in it. Frankly the All Star team is probably more exciting with Chisholm.
In the outfield I fudged the order a bit to line up Soto and Betts. That leaves the third spot. It doesn't feel like there is a breakaway candidate. Bryan Reynolds is hitting .227. Kyle Schwarber is hitting .209. Profar is hitting .252 with seven home runs and 4 steals. By the standard of a first half All Star that's not quite a statement. Maybe Joc Pederson? But then we have Ronald Acuna Jr. He missed serious time with an injury, yes. But he's back. He has a 152 OPS+. His OPS+ in 2020-21 was 156. He has been an All Star the last two (2019 and '21) seasons. He is almost certainly one of the three best outfielders in the league. He's now healthy. I feel like he is the one who belongs out there.
American League
C: Alejandro Kirk/Salvador Perez (Kirk)
1B: Ty France/Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Guerrero)
2B: Andres Gimenez/Marcus Semien (Altuve)
SS: Jeremy Pena/Carlos Correa (Bogaerts)
3B: Rafael Devers/Jose Ramirez (Ramirez)
OF: Aaron Judge/Judge (Judge)
OF: Kyle Tucker/Tucker (Tucker)
OF: Mike Trout/Cedric Mullins (Trout)
DH: Yordan Alvarez/Shohei Ohtani (Alvarez)
I don't think 50-60 games alone makes you an All Star. But we can not ignore them either. I think Andres Gimenez has a little more to prove, but Marcus Semien's slump is concerning. So I split the difference. Altuve is a potential Hall of Famer having a typical year. Same thinking at shortstop. Correa is good but there's always some lurking doubt. Bogaerts has a decade of statistics like this seasons. Outfield is easy. Jose Ramirez is just a notch below Devers this year and has a 1.007 OPS, so I feel comfortable in that. For DH I would take Ohtani on star power, but Alvarez can mash.
National League
C: Willson Contreras/Contreras (Contreras)
1B: Paul Goldschmidt/Goldschmidt (Goldschmidt)
2B: Tommy Edman (Cronenworth)
SS: Dansby Swanson/Trea Turner (Turner)
3B: Manny Machado/Machado (Machado)
OF: Mookie Betts/Betts (Betts)
OF: Juan Soto/Soto (Soto)
OF: Jurickson Profar/Bryan Reynolds (Acuna)
DH: Bryce Harper/Harper (Harper)
The National League seems more stable. Contreras, Goldschmidt, Machado, Betts, Soto, Harper, no need to defend those. Second base really throws a monkey wrench into the vote. Tommy Edman is the best second baseman in the league. He played 130 games there last season and won a gold glove. He has played 47 games at second this season. But the Cardinals sent Paul Dejong to AAA and made Edman the shortstop and Edman is on the All Star ballot as a shortstop. If it's Edman vs. Swanson vs. Turner, I have to give the nod to Trea Turner. At second base that leaves Jazz Chisholm vs. Jake Cronenworth. By 2022 WAR it's 2.0 for Jazz, 1.9 for Jake. I do not see how the raw statistics make it that close. Jazz looks much better. But Jake was far better last year. I went with Cronenworth but my heart is not in it. Frankly the All Star team is probably more exciting with Chisholm.
In the outfield I fudged the order a bit to line up Soto and Betts. That leaves the third spot. It doesn't feel like there is a breakaway candidate. Bryan Reynolds is hitting .227. Kyle Schwarber is hitting .209. Profar is hitting .252 with seven home runs and 4 steals. By the standard of a first half All Star that's not quite a statement. Maybe Joc Pederson? But then we have Ronald Acuna Jr. He missed serious time with an injury, yes. But he's back. He has a 152 OPS+. His OPS+ in 2020-21 was 156. He has been an All Star the last two (2019 and '21) seasons. He is almost certainly one of the three best outfielders in the league. He's now healthy. I feel like he is the one who belongs out there.
King Kamala
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Joe Maddon reportedly got a mohawk to 'awaken the team' right before the Angels fired him
Maddon was fired last week during a lengthy losing streak
www.cbssports.com
"Arte! Please! At least let the guys see my mohawk first to see if it sparks something!"
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Byron Buxton (2020-22): 145 games, 579 plate appearances. 49 home runs.
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Yankees and Astros are both running away in the AL East and West respectively with Toronto 11 games above .500 and yet 9 GB of NY.
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If season ended today, 4 out of the 6 AL Playoff teams would be from the East (sorry that you suck forever, Baltimore) so it's not like the Yankees are feasting on weak competition.
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Schedules can be quirky. That said, there's only one team the Yankees have taken less than two out of three from and that's the White Sox. "Only" four out of seven there. So yeah. Dangerous, possibly historic team. I hope they go out in the first round.
I'm more amused by Bo Bichette putting up a 5.9 WAR in his first full season (2021), and finishing 12th in MVP voting. His dad Dante had a CAREER WAR of 5.7, and finished second in MVP voting in 1995 with a WAR of 1.2. He was also a 4-time all-star. The 90s were kind of weird.