Cardinals had another positive test and their series with the Pirates has also been postponed. They're currently scheduled to play 55 games in 46 days, now.
Imagine having your assistant hitting coach ( the actual coach being a trash can) mouth off to a guy who just got hit , step on to the field challenging him to a fight and then hiding behind his team when the player actually comes to fight . Fuck the asstros.
on the astros the only thing i can think about is how everyone on these cursed teams are going to be shitlisted and never signed anywhere else again
how do you play on the astros over the past 5 years and then go to another locker room and be anything but utterly despised?
Do you know how much Chicago Bulls players, and Bulls fans, hated the Pistons back in the late '80s - early '90s? And then how much everyone in both groups loved Dennis Rodman once he was a Bull?
Baseball-wise, most people I knew around here hated AJ Pierzynski. Until he came to the White Sox. There was plenty of grumbling when the news broke, but it didn't take long once he was actually playing to convert everyone to, "He may be an asshole, but he's our asshole."
As long as Astros players help their teams when they move on, and aren't total dicks in the clubhouse, they'll re-integrate just fine.
Zach Grienke is mostly immune to the hatred, i think. The dude is just a lovable weirdo.
He also hasn't been there long enough. 10 games pitched for them in 2019 (plus this whatever in 2020) is not enough to really embroil him in scandal. Or it shouldn't be, anyway.
Zach Grienke is mostly immune to the hatred, i think. The dude is just a lovable weirdo.
He also hasn't been there long enough. 10 games pitched for them in 2019 (plus this whatever in 2020) is not enough to really embroil him in scandal. Or it shouldn't be, anyway.
what the hell are they doing that they're still finding new positive cases
Testing, those fools.
was more wondering how they've managed to quarantine so poorly that they're still getting new positive cases every few days, they should absolutely be testing, especially since apparently they can't seem to get this situation under control
I was worried a little, coming into the season with David Ross as a manager, because you never really know how former players are going to work as managers, but they asked him about the Tatis grand slam, and:
That seems like a healthy attitude to have, and one that shows the team that the manager is in their corner. He had a similar take when Baez thought a ball was going foul and ended up getting a single instead of a double. A lot of press goons were saying he should bench Baez immediately so he'd "learn" or whatever, and Ross was like, "look, he fucked up once, he works hard literally all the fucking time, he's fine, shut up." Which is...objectively correct?
The biggest fucking problem here, to me, is that the Padres manager was like, "I don't think he should have done that." Fuck, even if you think that, and even if you feel you need to tell your player, don't fucking go on TV and tell everyone that you think your player was hot dogging it, or whatever. Or at least that's the biggest problem for the Padres. The biggest problem for baseball is that someone did some cool shit and immediately a bunch of old cranky assholes flipped out about unwritten rules, and now maybe the cool thing won't happen again. No wonder this sport has trouble catching on, given how often someone has to apologize to the press when he does something fucking rad.
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For what it's worth, Tingler walked it back the next morning, said his issue was Tatis missed the take sign (which he admitted was wrong, the swing was good), something that could pose an actual problem in the future. Granted, that flies in the face of what he said after the game. Probably the guy got a call from ownership telling him that Tatis is more important to the franchise than he is, and he'd better start acting accordingly.
Yeah, the fact that Tingler made Tatis apologize is still the biggest issue for me. I have to imagine the vets in that clubhouse are pissed at Tingler for throwing his player under the bus to kiss the ass of his old team.
Speaking as a Rangers fan, grand slams are cool and you should always try to hit a grand slam if you can. Even if it's against the terrible, terrible team that I like.
Whatever your feelings about Bauer, this is a pretty interesting detailed breakdown of what's going through his mind during various ABs during an inning that gives some good insight into pitching at the major league level.
Plus he talks about what was going on that led him to YEET a ball over the centerfield wall at Kauffman. I'm not a big fan of the guy, but this was pretty cool to pay attention to.
I think the response around the league to the Tatis situation has been pretty good, at least, virtually every player has been like, "what the fuck, of course hit a grand slam, are you kidding me"
Whatever your feelings about Bauer, this is a pretty interesting detailed breakdown of what's going through his mind during various ABs during an inning that gives some good insight into pitching at the major league level.
Plus he talks about what was going on that led him to YEET a ball over the centerfield wall at Kauffman. I'm not a big fan of the guy, but this was pretty cool to pay attention to.
Bauer is definitely a super smart analyst here and if he had like Greg Maddox’s command with the way he’s talking through how he sets the ABs up, he’s winning Cy Youngs left and right
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And fuck baseball for trying this so half-assedly.
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I’m dying to know if they ever got the tarp out
They did, but by the time they did, the field had been ruined to the point that they had to suspend the game.
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how do you play on the astros over the past 5 years and then go to another locker room and be anything but utterly despised?
Do you know how much Chicago Bulls players, and Bulls fans, hated the Pistons back in the late '80s - early '90s? And then how much everyone in both groups loved Dennis Rodman once he was a Bull?
Baseball-wise, most people I knew around here hated AJ Pierzynski. Until he came to the White Sox. There was plenty of grumbling when the news broke, but it didn't take long once he was actually playing to convert everyone to, "He may be an asshole, but he's our asshole."
As long as Astros players help their teams when they move on, and aren't total dicks in the clubhouse, they'll re-integrate just fine.
He also hasn't been there long enough. 10 games pitched for them in 2019 (plus this whatever in 2020) is not enough to really embroil him in scandal. Or it shouldn't be, anyway.
Yeah, Zack is going to be just fine.
At what point do the Cardinals have to forfeit, or do they make the playoffs at 2-3?
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Don’t know what they’re doing, but I assume they’re doing it The Right Way.
On an unrelated note, the Brewers look like Cub Scouts.
Testing, those fools.
was more wondering how they've managed to quarantine so poorly that they're still getting new positive cases every few days, they should absolutely be testing, especially since apparently they can't seem to get this situation under control
in other news:
(darvish would later allow a solo home run to not christian yelich to end the no-hitter, but that was about it)
I hate this stupid sport. Played competitively about eight years as a child, but holy shit is stuff like this fucking idiotic.
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That seems like a healthy attitude to have, and one that shows the team that the manager is in their corner. He had a similar take when Baez thought a ball was going foul and ended up getting a single instead of a double. A lot of press goons were saying he should bench Baez immediately so he'd "learn" or whatever, and Ross was like, "look, he fucked up once, he works hard literally all the fucking time, he's fine, shut up." Which is...objectively correct?
The biggest fucking problem here, to me, is that the Padres manager was like, "I don't think he should have done that." Fuck, even if you think that, and even if you feel you need to tell your player, don't fucking go on TV and tell everyone that you think your player was hot dogging it, or whatever. Or at least that's the biggest problem for the Padres. The biggest problem for baseball is that someone did some cool shit and immediately a bunch of old cranky assholes flipped out about unwritten rules, and now maybe the cool thing won't happen again. No wonder this sport has trouble catching on, given how often someone has to apologize to the press when he does something fucking rad.
Plus he talks about what was going on that led him to YEET a ball over the centerfield wall at Kauffman. I'm not a big fan of the guy, but this was pretty cool to pay attention to.
he is no longer broadcasting the game
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This was great
Bauer is definitely a super smart analyst here and if he had like Greg Maddox’s command with the way he’s talking through how he sets the ABs up, he’s winning Cy Youngs left and right
He’s such a fucking tool though
Quite a clip for that homer
I hope he's not dead
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