Same here. Glad I'm not the only one.

Farmer1906 said:

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Eso si, Que es said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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“With Cease’s fastball he throws, I think (Meyers) has a better chance to hit him than McCormick does,” Dusty Baker said.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 30, 2023

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splits don't support that. Furthermore, vs the 4 seam fast ball Meyers has a walk/k of 0.42 (2021) and 0.17(2022) while Chazz has a walk/k of 0.39 (2021) and 0.82 (2022).

Jake might go off tonight, stats still don't support he is an offensive upgrade over Chaz and the disrespect of sitting Chaz next to Stanek in some kind of weird Dusty time out penalty box.

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I'll add to this.

2021 Chas wasn't great vs 4 seam and Jake was great in a smaller sample. 2022 came around and Chas improved greatly and kept a semi-large sample. Jake kept a smaller sample and sucked.





Dusty can play who he wants to play. Its his job. When he gives his rationale, it worries me at times.

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I'll take it a step further.

Chas was 2nd to Yordan in hitting the 4 seamer.

Harry Dunne said:

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I'm not going to complain about Dusty this season.

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Bookmarked

Joey is still getting the shift.

Royals brought right fielder MJ Melendez way in vs. Joey Gallo, basically playing him at deep second base, and shaded the other outfielders toward right field to cover for him.

So what happened? Gallo hit a grounder directly to Melendez ... and he bobbled the ball for an error. pic.twitter.com/8IglIymHbu

— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) March 30, 2023

A warning to the West pic.twitter.com/GfOz6GYMwo

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) March 30, 2023

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These TV broadcasts have got to start showing the pitch clock for viewers somewhere

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They do. Its the red clock above the count.

Other broadcasts are doing it differently.

105+

16 pitches at 101 or higher.

Holy ****!

Braves game earlier- Acuna on 1st with lefty pitcher. Big lead, lefty picks twice so he's done. Acuna huge lead since the pitcher can't do anything and steals 2nd

Can the runner just start halfway? This is stupid

PhatMack19 said:

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Braves game earlier- Acuna on 1st with lefty pitcher. Big lead, lefty picks twice so he's done. Acuna huge lead since the pitcher can't do anything and steals 2nd

Can the runner just start halfway? This is stupid

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He could pick him off.

Farmer1906 said:

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105+

16 pitches at 101 or higher.

Holy ****!

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105 mph knuckle ball, apparently.

McCutchen still plays in the MLB?

And Smith-Njigba, related to the Ohio St WR?

It's in different spots on different score bugs, but it's there or everybody's I believe. I've been watching all the games so far

No. You can pickoff a 3rd time but if you have to get him out or it's a ball

Harry Dunne said:

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would you prefer to have to spend time with an Aggie who is an avid Rangers fan or a longhorn who is an avid Astros fan?

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I have a good friend who falls in the 1st category. I don't want to make friends with a sip

I knew you would beat me to it, but as soon as I got home from school pick up and read the "Jake vs Cease fastball" tripe I hopped on statcast so fast...

How much are y'all putting down for the Astros to win it all in 2023?

$100, 1k?, 10k??

Farmer1906 said:

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105+

16 pitches at 101 or higher.

Holy ****!

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And now its gone. Only showing 101 for game pitch #91.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=3/30/2023&gamePk=718773&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=pitchVelocity&sportId=1#718773

Farmer1906 said:

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I get it, but I don't like it. I kind of wish the ump would give a little bit of leeway here with 2 strikes. I am pro pitch clock, but if this happens in the key moment in the postseason, I am not going to be happy at all (unless it benefits us).

Rafael Devers is called out for taking too long pic.twitter.com/a4sYMwhKql

— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) March 30, 2023

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he called it at 6 seconds. I think I will be most frustrated if they are not consistent and it become arbitrary. Maybe we will see a change to 20 second clock anytime someone has 2 strikes to avoid the backwards K?

Related question: How are pitches counted for the pitchers? I am assuming I will see the following on the scoreboard for pitch count: 6 strikes 4 balls 8 total pitches (the total won't align if there are clock violations?) Or will the official scoring only include pitches thrown (like an intentional walk?)

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It's all horrible

The cavernous stadium, the ugly carpet, Brett Dolan, Rob Manfred

And on the way out Dolan thanks Manfred for what's he's doing for the game of baseball. Seriously...Barf

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The only good thing about that place is the roof because now my wife will go to Astros games there in the summer

Degrom has given up 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR and 4 runs through 3.1 IP.

Eso si, Que es said:

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Wabs said:

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Degrom has given up 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR and 4 runs through 3.1 IP.

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yanked at 3.2 with 4 runs.

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One of the worst games of his career, apparently.

This is the FIRST game in Jacob deGrom's career where he has allow SIX extra base hits.

This is his 210th appearance.#RingTheBell | #StraightUpTX pic.twitter.com/sasqgiTHJD

— Inside Edge (@IE_MLB) March 30, 2023

Ag_07 said:

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It's all horrible

The cavernous stadium, the ugly carpet, Brett Dolan, Rob Manfred

And on the way out Dolan thanks Manfred for what's he's doing for the game of baseball. Seriously...Barf

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Plus they have like one small monitor located in weird spots around the concourse and not nearly enough of them so you can't keep track of the game while you get concessions (which is ever more critical now with the up tempo).

It's comical how poorly they designed it...first they tried to copy us from the way it looks on the inside but made it look like a horse barn on the outside. Then they REALLY did copy us (and by us I mean 1970's Astrodome) with that awful turf that somehow looks even worse than the Astrodome's.

It was such an easy layup for them...build the stadium in downtown Dallas, put in real grass, have tons of tech in the concourse areas (hell, there are still plenty of tech companies in the area) and boom, revitalize downtown and make it the place to be in the summer.

Such idiots but if any fanbase deserves it, it's them.