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[Reservoir Dog]

Then I'm sure I'll be excited until halfway through when the Padres are mathmatically eliminated.

Don't look now, but the Padres are 6-2 (and the 2 losses were both 1 run games)

We'll see. I will say, if you haven't seen him play yet, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the real deal.

Perhaps that top rated farm system is finaly starting to pay dividens?

[FSchmertz]

MLB is now proposing things like hall monitors in team hotels to keep the players in their room. That ranks behind the Marlins’ corona-bus driver in the race for the worst job in baseball, but still doesn’t sound like much fun. Regardless, it should have been protocol from day one.

https://sports.yahoo.com/a-disaster-in- ... 32552.html

[Reservoir Dog]

Then I'm sure I'll be excited until halfway through when the Padres are mathmatically eliminated.

Don't look now, but the Padres are 6-2 (and the 2 losses were both 1 run games)

We'll see. I will say, if you haven't seen him play yet, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the real deal.

That kid has elite skills on defense. And he has a cannon for an arm.

[Animal]

I wonder who the first person to sue them for using their image as a fan will be.

The fans have to pay for those.

https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball ... 1.46903145

If people are paying, there is no hope left for the country.

i think the money goes to charity. the spots right behind home plate must be MUCH more expensive. there were a lot of vacant seats behind the catcher. the rest of the seats around the infield seemed pretty full of pictures.

[Antknot]

I wonder who the first person to sue them for using their image as a fan will be.

The fans have to pay for those.

https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball ... 1.46903145

If people are paying, there is no hope left for the country.

i think the money goes to charity. the spots right behind home plate must be MUCH more expensive. there were a lot of vacant seats behind the catcher. the rest of the seats around the infield seemed pretty full of pictures.

For charity would be different ok then.

[8-TrackJones]

Braves pitching ace Mike Soroka done for season after right Achilles tear. This after they DFAd Mike Foltynewics (Folty) last week. So their first-place standing won't last long.

[8-TrackJones]

Braves pitching ace Mike Soroka done for season after right Achilles tear. This after they DFAd Mike Foltynewics (Folty) last week. So their first-place standing won't last long.

https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/braves-lo ... y-vs-mets/

[FSchmertz]

Braves pitching ace Mike Soroka done for season after right Achilles tear. This after they DFAd Mike Foltynewics (Folty) last week. So their first-place standing won't last long.

https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/braves-lo ... y-vs-mets/

One of the worries they had with restarting was the limited time to prepare again in "Summer Camp."

With all the injuries, it seems they were right to worry.

[Wut]

[Burn1dwn]

Then I'm sure I'll be excited until halfway through when the Padres are mathmatically eliminated.

Don't look now, but the Padres are 6-2 (and the 2 losses were both 1 run games)

We'll see. I will say, if you haven't seen him play yet, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the real deal.

That kid has elite skills on defense. And he has a cannon for an arm.

His D is great and hopefully he can stay at short for a while but I saw this this AM about his offense. Pretty crazy through first 100 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. — .320/.385/.625, 30 HR, 70 RBI, 20 SB

Ken Griffey Jr. — .283/.340/.452, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 14 SB

Alex Rodriguez — .283/.315/.488, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 9 SB

Albert Pujols — .318/.392/.588, 24 HR, 74 RBI, 0 SB

Mike Trout — .302/.360/.497, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 27 SB

[Reservoir Dog]

Then I'm sure I'll be excited until halfway through when the Padres are mathmatically eliminated.

Don't look now, but the Padres are 6-2 (and the 2 losses were both 1 run games)

We'll see. I will say, if you haven't seen him play yet, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the real deal.

That kid has elite skills on defense. And he has a cannon for an arm.

His D is great and hopefully he can stay at short for a while but I saw this this AM about his offense. Pretty crazy through first 100 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. — .320/.385/.625, 30 HR, 70 RBI, 20 SB

Ken Griffey Jr. — .283/.340/.452, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 14 SB

Alex Rodriguez — .283/.315/.488, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 9 SB

Albert Pujols — .318/.392/.588, 24 HR, 74 RBI, 0 SB

Mike Trout — .302/.360/.497, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 27 SB

He needs to work on his plate discipline. He doesn't walk much and his strikeout rate is pretty high. But the kid is going to be a monster.

Funny side note: I drafted Tatis 7th overall in one of my fantasy leagues and the guys in the chat box were laughing at me. They're not laughing any more.
So far I've had 4 trade requests for him.

[Burn1dwn]

Then I'm sure I'll be excited until halfway through when the Padres are mathmatically eliminated.

Don't look now, but the Padres are 6-2 (and the 2 losses were both 1 run games)

We'll see. I will say, if you haven't seen him play yet, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the real deal.

That kid has elite skills on defense. And he has a cannon for an arm.

His D is great and hopefully he can stay at short for a while but I saw this this AM about his offense. Pretty crazy through first 100 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. — .320/.385/.625, 30 HR, 70 RBI, 20 SB

Ken Griffey Jr. — .283/.340/.452, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 14 SB

Alex Rodriguez — .283/.315/.488, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 9 SB

Albert Pujols — .318/.392/.588, 24 HR, 74 RBI, 0 SB

Mike Trout — .302/.360/.497, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 27 SB

He needs to work on his plate discipline. He doesn't walk much and his strikeout rate is pretty high. But the kid is going to be a monster.

Funny side note: I drafted Tatis 7th overall in one of my fantasy leagues and the guys in the chat box were laughing at me. They're not laughing any more.
So far I've had 4 trade requests for him.

So far he is as advertised. What happened to Vlad Jr? Already relegated to 1st and DH?

[Burn1dwn]

On a side note, I absolutely hate MadBum but yesterday was hard to watch and not feel sorry for the guy. Unless he is injured, his fast ball has deteriorated to batting practice speed. Giants obviously knew.

[Reservoir Dog]

Don't look now, but the Padres are 6-2 (and the 2 losses were both 1 run games)

We'll see. I will say, if you haven't seen him play yet, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the real deal.

That kid has elite skills on defense. And he has a cannon for an arm.

His D is great and hopefully he can stay at short for a while but I saw this this AM about his offense. Pretty crazy through first 100 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. — .320/.385/.625, 30 HR, 70 RBI, 20 SB

Ken Griffey Jr. — .283/.340/.452, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 14 SB

Alex Rodriguez — .283/.315/.488, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 9 SB

Albert Pujols — .318/.392/.588, 24 HR, 74 RBI, 0 SB

Mike Trout — .302/.360/.497, 15 HR, 52 RBI, 27 SB

He needs to work on his plate discipline. He doesn't walk much and his strikeout rate is pretty high. But the kid is going to be a monster.

Funny side note: I drafted Tatis 7th overall in one of my fantasy leagues and the guys in the chat box were laughing at me. They're not laughing any more.
So far I've had 4 trade requests for him.

So far he is as advertised. What happened to Vlad Jr? Already relegated to 1st and DH?

Vlad's defense sucks and the Jays know it. They grabbed Travis Shaw and put him at 3rd. Vlad can spend time at 1st and DH until he gets his defense working.

[B-Tender]

Tatis Jr. is the cover story on ESPN.com

https://www.espn.com/espn/fea ...

[FSchmertz]

On a side note, I absolutely hate MadBum but yesterday was hard to watch and not feel sorry for the guy. Unless he is injured, his fast ball has deteriorated to batting practice speed. Giants obviously knew.

The Diamondbacks have placed lefty Madison Bumgarner on the injured list, GM Mike Hazen told reporters including Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic (via Twitter). He’s said to be dealing with a mid-back strain.

The hope at this point is that Bumgarner won’t be sidelined for an extended stretch. But even a few missed outings could put a rather significant dent in his overall contribution in a shortened 2020 season.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/08/ ... -list.html

https://sports.yahoo.com/madison-bumgar ... 32216.html

[B-Tender]

[Antknot]

Washington DC is not a state. And never should be.

[B-Tender]

Washington DC is not a state. And never should be.

Thank you for that important and crucial distinction here in the MLB thread in the sports section. Now we can move on with our lives.

[Antknot]

Washington DC is not a state. And never should be.

Thank you for that important and crucial distinction here in the MLB thread in the sports section. Now we can move on with our lives.

Sorry. My first reaction is to stomp this out whenever it appears.

[B-Tender]

Washington DC is not a state. And never should be.

Thank you for that important and crucial distinction here in the MLB thread in the sports section. Now we can move on with our lives.

Sorry. My first reaction is to stomp this out whenever it appears.

All good.

[Wut]

Washington DC is not a state. And never should be.

I’d vote for DC to be a state just to annoy you.

[CHEEZY17]

Dont look now... the Tigers are sniffing at first place!

[Reservoir Dog]

What the fuck is going on with the BoSox?

[FSchmertz]

What the fuck is going on with the BoSox?

They lost Betts, they have no pitching. I also did some searching, and it looks like what pitching they had got COVID'd

I think it's obvious they're in rebuild mode now. Gonna be lean for awhile.

Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts sure likes hitting homers in bunches. He went bonkers Thursday night against the San Diego Padres (Gametracker). He was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearances. After that ...

...

First off, congrats to those who have Betts rostered in fantasy baseball. Secondly, this is Betts' sixth three-homer game in his career. That is tied for the most in baseball history with Sammy Sosa and Johnny Mize (full list here on baseball-reference.com). Bear in mind, Betts is only 27 years old, so while it's awfully difficult to homer three times in a game, it seems a sure thing that he'll eventually be the record-holder alone here.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodg ... mer-games/

P.S. OK, that was unnecessarily cruel. So sorry!