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— MLB (@MLB) March 26, 2022

LMAO... why do this to yourself. The jinx is on for sure.

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3B Paul 97 said:

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9. Wagner - 5 foot nothing and pumping it in there near 100 from the left side. Game over when he was warming up

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My favorite Wagner stat is he was naturally a right handed pitcher until he broke his arm at a young age. He then learned how to pitch lefty.

As a lefty that destroyed my arm at a young age, his story always gave me hope.

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Doesn't Oswalt have a similar story, how his fastball was average and arm was in pain until be shocked himself working on his truck in college?

1. Altuve
2. Biggio
3. Berkman
4. Springer
5. Correa
6. Bagwell
7. JV
8. LMJ
9. Oswalt
10. Brantley

Born in 90

RO519 said:

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3B Paul 97 said:

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9. Wagner - 5 foot nothing and pumping it in there near 100 from the left side. Game over when he was warming up

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My favorite Wagner stat is he was naturally a right handed pitcher until he broke his arm at a young age. He then learned how to pitch lefty.

As a lefty that destroyed my arm at a young age, his story always gave me hope.

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I seem to recall Wagner broke his right arm twice and it was the second break that really convinced him to go all in on being a southpaw.

As the other poster noted regarding Oswalt that story is also true but he had tendinitis or some pain in his arm he couldn't shake and was seriously considering giving up the game. He was working on his truck, shocked himself accidentally and voila, the pain was gone, never to return.

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RO519 said:

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3B Paul 97 said:

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9. Wagner - 5 foot nothing and pumping it in there near 100 from the left side. Game over when he was warming up

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My favorite Wagner stat is he was naturally a right handed pitcher until he broke his arm at a young age. He then learned how to pitch lefty.

As a lefty that destroyed my arm at a young age, his story always gave me hope.

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I seem to recall Wagner broke his right arm twice and it was the second break that really convinced him to go all in on being a southpaw.

As the other poster noted regarding Oswalt that story is also true but he had tendinitis or some pain in his arm he couldn't shake and was seriously considering giving up the game. He was working on his truck, shocked himself accidentally and voila, the pain was gone, never to return.

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Never heard that story about Roy O, interesting.

As far as Wagner, he is of an age where basically everyone was right handed. Personal opinion I think many millennials were "forced" into being a righty by society. If you look at the tons of folks who are cross eye dominant it leads some credence to this idea. Also the higher quantity of lefties that you see in kids today (not referring to just baseball where dad wants the kid to hit/throw lefty)

So maybe Wagner transitioned easier because he was naturally left handed.

Thread derail over

I loved Ken Caminiti as a kid. As a little leaguer playing third, he was my guy. Also he was super cool and stayed extra long signing baseballs when a store (might have been KMart) opened across from West Oaks Mall on Highway 6. We were last in line and got to visit with his brother while we were waiting.

Here are the current values of every MLB team, according to @Forbes 💰 pic.twitter.com/F2HsVA1Woe

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 25, 2022

Surprised to see us that low

Crane bought it for 680 M in 2011. Nice ROI.

I wonder if he'll get traded to us again too.

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I loved Ken Caminiti as a kid. As a little leaguer playing third, he was my guy. Also he was super cool and stayed extra long signing baseballs when a store (might have been KMart) opened across from West Oaks Mall on Highway 6. We were last in line and got to visit with his brother while we were waiting.

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He did stuff like that a lot. Ran into him a handful of times growing up. A super nice guy. My favorite was when I saw him playing a game (maybe N64 or something) at Best Buy in Sugar Land once just acting like a kid. We shot the **** for a little while just playing games.

Sources: MLB has recently made several new proposals to the players association with an emphasis on sign stealing. Here they are: (thread)

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) March 26, 2022

MLB proposed that, beginning with the first pitch of the game, Club Personnel may not print any Scouting Information for the purposes of providing it to On-Field Club Personnel during the game. (Ex. No Club employees can print and deliver information mid-game to the dugout)

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) March 26, 2022

Again, these are just proposals. It’s unclear right now how the PA will respond, but there’s an added focus on sign stealing.

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) March 26, 2022

It’s crazy to see how far Cody Bellinger has fallen off. Small sample size but 10 Ks in 15 ABs thus far in #SpringTraining. Once an MVP and now could lose his job. #Dodgers #mlb

— MLB Marathon (@MLBMarathon) March 26, 2022

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It’s crazy to see how far Cody Bellinger has fallen off. Small sample size but 10 Ks in 15 ABs thus far in #SpringTraining. Once an MVP and now could lose his job. #Dodgers #mlb

— MLB Marathon (@MLBMarathon) March 26, 2022

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Oh please it's spring training

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bearkatag15 said:

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It’s crazy to see how far Cody Bellinger has fallen off. Small sample size but 10 Ks in 15 ABs thus far in #SpringTraining. Once an MVP and now could lose his job. #Dodgers #mlb

— MLB Marathon (@MLBMarathon) March 26, 2022

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Oh please it's spring training

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True. Should probably wait to see how he does once there are real pitchers that are stretched out

K/contact/chase rates are some of the few spring stats that stabilize fairly quickly. Maybe not with the compressed timeline of this year. I'd be curious if most of the Ks are swinging or looking.

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It’s crazy to see how far Cody Bellinger has fallen off. Small sample size but 10 Ks in 15 ABs thus far in #SpringTraining. Once an MVP and now could lose his job. #Dodgers #mlb

— MLB Marathon (@MLBMarathon) March 26, 2022

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Joey Gallo flying Bellinger in for some pointers.

About time somebody who has followed the Stros from the beginning finally came on and threw JRR onto the list!

You would think the opposition could argue that is not his natural hitting stance.

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Thank GOODNESS this did not come to fruition

Source : Houston Astros have engaged in trade discussions for JT Realmuto. OF Kyle Tucker is the ask by Miami. Astros are considering. 50% chance Realmuto is dealt before opening day.

— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) February 10, 2018

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There were many posters in this thread that wanted this to happen.

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Here

I'll admit...I was beating the Realmuto drummer for a while.

Jake Odorizzi, who was scheduled to start tomorrow’s game against the Marlins, will throw in a minor league game instead. Luis Garcia is starting in Jupiter in Odorizzi’s place.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 27, 2022

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Wonder what his OPS is

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I want to go to a Bananas game

The Astros against the Marlins today: Peña 6, Altuve 4, Brantley DH, Bregman 5, Alvarez 7, Gurriel 3, Tucker 9, McCormick 8, Maldonado 2

Garcia RHP

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 27, 2022

That looks like a Dusty regular season lineup with Tucker 7th

Edwin Díaz, the shortstop who is in Astros camp on a minor league deal, fractured the hook in his hamate bone in his left hand. He had surgery last week and is expected to miss approximately six weeks

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 27, 2022