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Gave up a 3 run homer in the first. Settled in and shut down the Mariners over the next 5. Eight strikeouts.
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Doubleheaders this season will be 7-inning games
backwardsk replied to MurphDogg's topic in Orioles Talk
Aren’t teams carrying like 16 pitchers these days? They’re talking about leaving rosters at 30. -
Doubleheaders this season will be 7-inning games
backwardsk replied to MurphDogg's topic in Orioles Talk
Don’t understand the rationale behind this. I mean, I know they’ll say less time at the ballpark. But if they have their testing tightened up, there wouldn’t be people in the park that have it. -
Obligatory DFA/Interest Thread: Bird & Cortes, Jr.
backwardsk replied to ShaneDawg85's topic in Orioles Talk
No team placed a waiver claim on him. -
It’s tough because the Nationals are playing as if they have the weekend off. Scherzer went longer last night than he would have if he had to stay on five days rest. Their pitching Rainey again tonight. Probably wouldn’t if they had games this weekend. But competitive integrity has already been thrown out the window, so I guess it doesn’t matter.
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Also, the guidelines state that players can’t leave the dugout to fight/skirmish/whatever. Any discipline there, or nah?
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I can’t agree. I watched that game live and watched all the pitches leading up to both the pitch to Bregman and the Correa strikeout. I’m not convinced that he was throwing at them. Kelly throws hard and is wild. He had plenty of opportunities to plunk an Astro if that was his intention. The Astros have a target for cheating. Now if anyone comes inside they’ll get an equivalent to a 20+ game suspension? I’m against using beanballs as revenge, it shouldn’t be part of the game. But I also don’t like umps and the discipline folks try to interpret intent. That’s when you get Gausman ejected for throwing a breaking ball.
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Soto has had two straight negative tests (around 5pm), but now he has to get approval from the league and city department of health and they don’t indicate a timetable for that. So for one of the game’s youngest stars, he’ll miss at least five games for a false positive.
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The loss of velocity is Tillman-like. America is wonderful where everyone can have an opinion. I was fortunate enough to read one that basically said, “Why does Acuna get chance after chance swinging at everything, but they get rid of Folty?”
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I’d need to check, but I believe he tested positive before camp.
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You have to wonder why the Braves don’t think he’s one of their best 15 or 16 pitchers. Why not hide him on the roster and see if he figures things out in bullpen sessions?
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He’s a mess right now. I can’t see him being able to eat innings which would be the point of getting him. If he does turn it around, we wouldn’t have control of him when we’re ready to compete, IMO.
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Looks like Soto May have been a false positive. Convenient for NYY.