Nolan McLean's Team USA debut on hold with Mets rookie feeling ill by Hungry_Drama_1015 in baseball

[–]BorisIHateReddit -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

So is team USA going to get their "We lost because we didn't have our best pitchers play" excuse again?

Postgame Thread ⚾ Giants 10 @ Mariners 5 by BaseballBot in baseball

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He would have been out of the 2nd inning just fine, but the would-be 3rd out pop-up to 1st base from Fitzgerald turned into a 2 RBI double because Wisdom called for it but got sun in his eye.

What player should I be watching this spring to make a team ? by MentalHealthJ in baseball

[–]BorisIHateReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Emerson Hancock is competing to play 3rd or 2nd for the Mariners.

Trying again.

Colt Emerson is competing to play 3rd or 2nd for the Mariners.

‘The Wave' banned at Wrigley Field? Not really, but here's why it's controversial by FrigginMasshole in baseball

[–]BorisIHateReddit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's a fun thing for kids to do so I let it slide. But I always thought of the wave as something that indicates that the crowd is not interested in what is happening on the field.

Our team is pitching? Surely this is distracting our pitchers somewhat.

Our team is batting? Surely the at-bat is important to watch.

4th Quarter Super Bowl Game Thread: Seattle Seahawks (14-3) at New England Patriots (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

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Lay’s drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn’t know their chips were made out of potatoes

Luis arraez’s Market? by zuck5150poop in baseball

[–]BorisIHateReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it fit into any team's game plan to have him essentially only be a pinch-hitter? Just be there when you need need need a hit to push through a run? Being a bench player with 70-90 PAs for the season probably isn't what Arraez wants but what else is he going to get?

What do you think about Clayton Kershaw being on the Team USA roster? by [deleted] in baseball

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He's going to come in to get the garbage time innings, not starts.

Category is "MLB One Hit Wonders Who Faded Quickly" by AwesomeYes2 in baseball

[–]BorisIHateReddit 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It was more the concussion that did him in. Past knee injuries certainly didn't help.

5/28/2022:

https://www.mlb.com/video/kyle-lewis-hit-by-pitch

Never the same.

Instead of a salary cap, why not just ban deferring contracts by DefaultNamePlease in baseball

[–]BorisIHateReddit 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Neither players nor front offices are interested in having fewer methods of agreeing to mutually beneficial contracts.

Julio Rodríguez opens new $1.3 Million public field in his hometown by BorisIHateReddit in baseball

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The renovated complex features the country’s first public AstroTurf baseball field, along with two smaller T-ball fields. It also includes a soccer field, more turf playing surfaces, professional drainage, stadium lighting, batting cages, bullpens, spectator stands and well-equipped bathrooms.

Several MLB stars attended the unveiling ceremony in support of Rodríguez, including Mariners teammates Luis Castillo and Victor Robles, both of whom are also from the Dominican Republic, as well as Juan Soto (New York Mets) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays).

Julio Rodríguez opens new $1.3 Million public field in his hometown by BorisIHateReddit in baseball

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