6-21 vs. Pirates -- First day of summer!

[JERSEYORIOLE]

Rules question. If Cedeno allowed himself to be hit by that ball, the runners would be placed on first and second, correct? What is to stop a base-runner from intentionally being hit by a tailor made double-play ball?

I dont believe anything, I remember a story of a guy hitting .299 on the last day of the season. Man on first, the guy hitting .299 hits a slow roller to second and the runner intentionally let the ball hit him so the guy could hot .300. I will try and find it.

[MurphDogg]

Cendeno is out, not sure if they'd call an interference because a DP can't be implied.

Obviously Cedeno is out, I don't think they can imply a DP either.

[orioledale]

Real fast, real fresh?

Thats the one.

[Jagwar]

My mother had a gangleon cyst on her wrist for years when I was a kid. It did affect her strength in that arm. She eventually got it removed. Wow, I'm shocked I'd never heard that before.

I actually have one right now on the back part of my wrist. I'm pretty sure that they can be easily drained with a hypodermic needle.

[PrivateO]

I call shenanigans on Russell being bench coach because he's familiar with Pittsburgh.

[glenn__davis]

Is this the same Tony Watson that we drafted a few years ago and did not sign?

[Malike]

I actually have one right now on the back part of my wrist. I'm pretty sure that they can be easily drained with a hypodermic needle.

They call it the Bible Cyst. People used to whack them with a Bible or another large book to break the cyst. Even though Rupture of the cyst was rarely effective.

[Hank Scorpio]

Some fun minor league notes:

LJ Hoes is 4-4 with a run scored tonight, raising his average from .238 to .273.

Rhyne Hughes is also 4-4 with 2 ding dongs and 6 RBI tonight.

Machado is 2-3 with a run scored in the Sally League All Star game.

[ChipTait]

I dont believe anything, I remember a story of a guy hitting .299 on the last day of the season. Man on first, the guy hitting .299 hits a slow roller to second and the runner intentionally let the ball hit him so the guy could hot .300. I will try and find it.

I'm pretty sure that when a runner is hit by a batted ball, the play is dead, the runner is out, and the batter is credited with a single. It's the answer to the trivia question, "how can a team get six hits in an inning without scoring?"

[Jagwar]

They can, but they typically come back.

That's ok. Doctors have a bunch of needles.

[Remember The Alomar]

Luke...

[Hank Scorpio]

Luke Scott K's on ball four.

[Malike]

Time is running out.

[nate22]

They call it the Bible Cyst. People used to whack them with a Bible or another large book to break the cyst. Even though Rupture of the cyst was rarely effective.

They're not supposed to Rupture until 2012.

[PrivateO]

Luke...

...is really hard to watch.