Yep, I too would give serious consideration to IBB in leverage situations a la Barry in his prime.

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Yep, I too would give serious consideration to IBB in leverage situations a la Barry in his prime.

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I can't believe pitchers are giving him anything to hit...I hope it continues!

News flash. This team is still really ****ing good!

So Yordan is hitting something like .450 against lefties so far this season. That's insane.

When will managers stop bringing in a lefty to face him?

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So Yordan is hitting something like .450 against lefties so far this season. That's insane.

When will managers stop bringing in a lefty to face him?

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It just proves how there are still so many old school managers in the bigs. Also, they feel like they HAVE to make a move to show how managerial they are. Sadly we have one of the oldest old school managers around. But he did win it all last year so I'm trying to be nice.

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Two of three would be fantastic. Think this sweep bought some wiggle room. Rangers will run out of A's and Reds to play soon.

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I think they're done with their season series with KC, too. There's 5 of their wins.

Breggy is back

Since going 0-for-16 to start the season, 3B Alex Bregman is slashing .290/.424/.420 with two homers, 10 RBIs, 15 walks and five strikeouts.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) April 24, 2023

Would temper expectations at TB this week. Just feels like trap/letdown bound to happen.

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Wow. Who would have guess this team would have suddenly started winning after a slow start.

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Astros in April is like the Dread Pirate Robert's fighting Inigo Montoya atop the cliffs. All the other AL West teams think they are better, but then the Astros come out and say,

"Oh, there's something I ought to tell you.

AL West: Tell us.

Astros: I'm not left-handed either."

Braves bullpen in the Astros series:

9 1/3 innings
16 hits
12 runs (11 earned)
3 walks
13 strikeouts
2 blown saves https://t.co/DjictyRG9W

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) April 23, 2023

Regarding the botched bunt play in the sixth, Dusty Baker said that was a baserunning mistake. There wasn’t a force at third base and Baker said there has to be a better read there. Baker was happy with the sweep, but still bothered by some of the mistakes made.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 23, 2023

Old man Dusty saw nothing wrong with Maldy's bunt. Throws Meyers completely under the bus. Admitedly, it wasn't a good read, but it was a God awful attempt at a sacrifice bunt.

Obligatory: Chandler is a chode.

BadAggie said:

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Would temper expectations at TB this week. Just feels like trap/letdown bound to happen.

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Tampa is 19-3… I'm not really sure how that's a trap series.

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Regarding the botched bunt play in the sixth, Dusty Baker said that was a baserunning mistake. There wasn’t a force at third base and Baker said there has to be a better read there. Baker was happy with the sweep, but still bothered by some of the mistakes made.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 23, 2023

Old man Dusty saw nothing wrong with Maldy's bunt. Throws Meyers completely under the bus. Admitedly, it wasn't a good read, but it was a God awful attempt at a sacrifice bunt.

Obligatory: Chandler is a chode.

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It's so hard to root for Dusty when he gives such unique opinions.

BadAggie said:

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Would temper expectations at TB this week. Just feels like trap/letdown bound to happen.

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1 win = 4-2 road trip = hard to overly complain

Farmer1906 said:

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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Regarding the botched bunt play in the sixth, Dusty Baker said that was a baserunning mistake. There wasn’t a force at third base and Baker said there has to be a better read there. Baker was happy with the sweep, but still bothered by some of the mistakes made.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 23, 2023

Old man Dusty saw nothing wrong with Maldy's bunt. Throws Meyers completely under the bus. Admitedly, it wasn't a good read, but it was a God awful attempt at a sacrifice bunt.

Obligatory: Chandler is a chode.

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It's so hard to root for Dusty when he gives such unique opinions.

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If they were unique but on the leading edge or very analytical then I could get behind it… but when they are unique and just wrong, well yeah that's hard to support

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Farmer1906 said:

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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Regarding the botched bunt play in the sixth, Dusty Baker said that was a baserunning mistake. There wasn’t a force at third base and Baker said there has to be a better read there. Baker was happy with the sweep, but still bothered by some of the mistakes made.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 23, 2023

Old man Dusty saw nothing wrong with Maldy's bunt. Throws Meyers completely under the bus. Admitedly, it wasn't a good read, but it was a God awful attempt at a sacrifice bunt.

Obligatory: Chandler is a chode.

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It's so hard to root for Dusty when he gives such unique opinions.

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If they were unique but on the leading edge or very analytical then I could get behind it… but when they are unique and just wrong, well yeah that's hard to support

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I was trying to be nice and that's the best word I could come up with. Because I like Dusty. But also cannot stand him.

Got home from the game an hour ago. Great comeback win. Battery area is very nice, stadium is nice, for a new stadium thought the concourses were narrow. Fans were fine, no issues, no booing, no yelling at team or my family when we cheered. In the 8th, man behind us was telling his wife they shouldn't pitch to Yordon and just walk in the run. She couldn't comprehend why. After the single he said, "that's why." Love having "that guy" on the Astros!

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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Regarding the botched bunt play in the sixth, Dusty Baker said that was a baserunning mistake. There wasn’t a force at third base and Baker said there has to be a better read there. Baker was happy with the sweep, but still bothered by some of the mistakes made.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 23, 2023

Old man Dusty saw nothing wrong with Maldy's bunt. Throws Meyers completely under the bus. Admitedly, it wasn't a good read, but it was a God awful attempt at a sacrifice bunt.

Obligatory: Chandler is a chode.

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It's so hard to root for Dusty when he gives such unique opinions.

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If they were unique but on the leading edge or very analytical then I could get behind it… but when they are unique and just wrong, well yeah that's hard to support

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I was trying to be nice and that's the best word I could come up with. Because I like Dusty. But also cannot stand him.

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I generally can't stand him but can't deny he was money all 2022 playoffs so I'm not too vocal

Going 1/3 against TB and then winning 2/3 against Philly would be okay. Especially after the sweep

That would make it a 6-3 stretch over three LCS caliber teams.

If machete has an unforgivable sin, it's that he's a terrible bunter. You simply can not be that awful a hitter and be incapable of putting in the time to develop that particular skill.

Don't care what the numbers say. Yordon had a 3 WAR for this series. And it is so awesome to see how julks and dubon and Jake are all playing. Championship culture and the young guys are stepping into it.

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Why?

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Atlanta's bullpen doesn't struggle and series could've been 1-2 easily.

Last week the board pretty much had written this season off, now it's heresy to suggest a struggle against the best home team so far in the league this season.

It's April, so whatever happens happens but the mood swings here are worse than a teenage girl.

BadAggie said:

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chlavinka said:

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Why?

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Atlanta's bullpen doesn't struggle and series could've been 1-2 easily.

Last week the board pretty much had written this season off, now it's heresy to suggest a struggle against the best home team so far in the league this season.

It's April, so whatever happens happens but the mood swings here are worse than a teenage girl.

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Yordan made their bullpen pay (and not even really only on bad pitches). We won those games, coulda, shoulda, woulda for the Braves. As it is, it is 3-0 and a clean sweep in ATL.

And the "Why?" was in reference to you calling it a trap. A trap is a game or series you overlook. No one is overlooking a 19-3 baseball team. No one is saying we're going to go steamroll the Rays.

Or you calling it a "let down" and having an Eeyore "let's keep it real" moment in the wake of a series sweep of a top 3 team in baseball. Now if we go get swept, that's a let down. But 1-2 isn't.

The girls are buzzin

https://instagr.am/p/CrZ1rPJMNn5

https://instagr.am/p/CrZp5Wire5S

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Exaggerating or flat out lying?

the Rays are 19-3

have not lost a home game yet

but did lose the only series they have played vs. a team with a pulse (Blue Jays)

Mauricio Dubón doesn't walk, or whiff, or hit for power, or get hit by a pitch. He's the absolute anti-king of the three true outcomes. No one in baseball ends a PA with a ball in play more often. https://t.co/hx24cTYLxz pic.twitter.com/mVcUQIQV5h

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) April 23, 2023

More DuBonds stats. The anti-Gallo