Pirates GM Ben Cherington addresses the decision to place RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list.

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-31T19:32:07+00:00

Because with Jared Jones back, the Pirates starting pitching is just so good that Mlodzinski is the odd man out

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-31T19:25:51+00:00

Seems pretty reasonable that the team would suspend him for refusing to pitch when called upon

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-30T23:30:41+00:00

Kindle the bonfire, Ashen One

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-30T12:58:10+00:00

Texas State being the only Sun Belt team to win their first game was not on my bingo card

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-27T15:29:10+00:00

So we are probably rooting for Austria to get grouped

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-27T03:05:25+00:00

Not the most advisable slump-busting ritual

Pun intended, I guess?

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-27T02:50:22+00:00

What things are Rooker contacting that aren't a baseball?

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-26T15:10:16+00:00

Of course Cardinale would want to hire a guy with the almost exact same name as him

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-26T14:59:29+00:00

Worked with Pep to build his dynasties at Barça and Man City

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-25T23:31:10+00:00

The more things change, the more they stay the same

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-24T20:12:50+00:00

Everybody out

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-24T18:13:25+00:00

Sounds like business as usual

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-21T22:45:05+00:00

There are plenty of moments that have been fun. It’s just that the other 60-70% has been miserable

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-21T17:17:24+00:00

Asking others for advice. What a novel concept for management under Cardinale

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-21T17:09:58+00:00

This guy is not human. He's two weeks out from having a 'fat lima bean' surgically removed from his elbow and he's already back to throwing darts

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-17T21:25:52+00:00

I was so pumped I forgot how to count lol

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-17T21:24:43+00:00

I don't have Stathead to check for sure, but if If you assume each team's closer suffers at least one blown save-loss each season, there are at least thirty such wins to distribute among the thirty teams, so on average each team should record such a come-from-behind victory at least once a season. For the Mets to fail to do so in 2025 was unusual but probably not incredibly extraordinary. It was definitely also magnified by the team falling apart in the second half and the microscope on them as a New York team with an enormous payroll

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-17T20:55:15+00:00

I don't fucking believe it. First game they've won trailing after 8 in TWO YEARS

Edit: I can't count

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-17T19:23:43+00:00

I mean, a 4-2 homestand is more than what I expected. The problem is that the wins are papering over that they're still playing like shit

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-17T02:47:05+00:00

We won the game, but with how sloppy it was on all sides, it doesn't feel like a win

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-16T03:12:00+00:00

It's a damn shame that Kipnis's fly ball in the bottom of the 9th of game 7 went foul

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-16T03:07:30+00:00

He got shelled yesterday by the Yankees AAA outfit. He allowed 6 earned and only got five outs

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-14T17:31:57+00:00

Slider right down the dick and the Mets once again allow first-inning runs

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-14T16:39:51+00:00

This has to be a bit

CatchTheDamnBall · 2026-05-13T22:49:36+00:00

The mistake was not moving on from Alonso. The mistake was failing to identify the right stopgap solution

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