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https://www.mlb.com/news/hunter-brown-shuts-down-rays-as-astros-win-series

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It was Houston's second straight shutout vs. Tampa Bay as Brown followed in the footsteps of Luis Garcia's gem on Tuesday. The last time the Astros pitched back-to-back shutouts? It occurred at Tropicana Field against the Rays in September 202

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Oof

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Man September 202 was a long ass time ago.

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Two thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax YOU'RE ******* RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE F***ING PAST!

From the Associated Press: Hunter Brown has not allowed a home run in the big leagues, over 50 2/3 innings

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) April 27, 2023

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From the Associated Press: Hunter Brown has not allowed a home run in the big leagues, over 50 2/3 innings

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) April 27, 2023

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Betcha he gives up a dinger next outing

Thanks mark

So looking back at the slow start and struggling to get above .500 what a lot of us forget is how my much extra baseball our guys play every season. It's not just one short offseason.

Thinking back Bergman hasn't had a full off-season since he became a big leaguer.

When you think about it makes a little sense that everyone ends their season a month earlier than us and it takes month longer than other to get ramped up.

Chick fight!

NEWS: ESPN MLB national reporter Marly Rivera has been fired after an incident in which she uttered "F-----g c---t" toward another reporter at Yankee Stadium, The Post has learned.https://t.co/DUgwe0XBk0

— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) April 26, 2023

I'm posting this without having read the thread during the game, so SIAP. I just got home from my sons 11u games tonight and I only recorded the Astros Postgame. Obviously Hunter Brown was amazing as well as the bullpen, but it seemed like 90% of the outs were good to incredible plays by Peña at SS. I was amazed at (1) how many balls were hit to SS and (2) how easy he made all of the plays look. Maybe I haven't been paying enough attention lately, but man, J Peña looked incredible fielding the position.

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I'm posting this without having read the thread during the game, so SIAP. I just got home from my sons 11u games tonight and I only recorded the Astros Postgame. Obviously Hunter Brown was amazing as well as the bullpen, but it seemed like 90% of the outs were good to incredible plays by Peña at SS. I was amazed at (1) how many balls were hit to SS and (2) how easy he made all of the plays look. Maybe I haven't been paying enough attention lately, but man, J Peña looked incredible fielding the position.

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He's gonna win a Gold Glove one day

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Just because I found this funny this morning. New Era put a stop to the Braves home run celebration because they are "the on field cap partner" for MLB. I am all about protecting your brand and contracts that you have but this is petty and just flat out dumb on their part.

If they were smart they would make one for the team and then sell on to the fans. But nope, just going to end the fun.

Braves End Hat Celebration

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The Atlanta Braves will be looking for a new home run celebration for the rest of the season.

The team confirmed to Channel 2s Alison Mastrangelo that players have been told they can no longer wear the "Big Hat" that cameras and fans have spotted in the dugout.

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The owner tweeted Tuesday night that New Era Cap Company reported the hat celebration to Major League Baseball. New Era is the official on-field cap partner of MLB.

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Why wouldn't they make one and sell it?

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New Era is the official on-field cap partner of MLB.

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Good that they wear it in the dugout then.

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Think of the opportunities without a black hole at catcher

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In the presser Dusty complimented Diaz on how great a game he called so I'm sure that means more opportunities with other....ha ha ha, I can't even finish the sentence. It's Dusty, we will get Maldy and kindly stfu about it because he knows best.

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That's just fan stuff

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New Era is the official on-field cap partner of MLB.

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Good that they wear it in the dugout then.

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Dad here. I laughed.

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Just because I found this funny this morning. New Era put a stop to the Braves home run celebration because they are "the on field cap partner" for MLB. I am all about protecting your brand and contracts that you have but this is petty and just flat out dumb on their part.

If they were smart they would make one for the team and then sell on to the fans. But nope, just going to end the fun.

Braves End Hat Celebration

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The Atlanta Braves will be looking for a new home run celebration for the rest of the season.

The team confirmed to Channel 2s Alison Mastrangelo that players have been told they can no longer wear the "Big Hat" that cameras and fans have spotted in the dugout.

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The owner tweeted Tuesday night that New Era Cap Company reported the hat celebration to Major League Baseball. New Era is the official on-field cap partner of MLB.

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I don't remember seeing this last weekend. Maybe they were only wearing it while winning.

Good morning to everyone but Tampa Bay, #RaysUp fans and anyone who didn’t already know what an absolute FREAK @xhunterbrownx is. @RaysBaseball now knows and soon your team will, too. Prepare accordingly. #Ready2Reign🤘🏼🔥#ad @CramCrew pic.twitter.com/Yg9qT9vYhk

— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) April 27, 2023

Hunter Brown going to need a FAT CONTRACT as he'll be paying child support for the entire Tampa Bay Rays as he's their Daddy.

apparently the reporter she yelled at...

is the wife of the MLB vice president of communications.

whoops...

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apparently the reporter she yelled at...

is the wife of the MLB vice president of communications.

whoops...

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if she's anything like Manfred and the rest of the league upity up's she prolly had it coming

Couple things I know (which obviously can change, but this is what I've heard):

- Diaz will be getting more playing time soon. Patience for Maldy is starting to run out.

- Nobody is worried about Jose Abreu. They knew he was a slow starter when they signed him and there's no concern...yet.

- Drew Gilbert won't be in Asheville much longer. I give it until mid-May. Maybe sooner. They do want to see his strikeout rate go down, but it's a small sample and not necessarily a concern.

- Speaking of prospects, keep an eye on Ryan Clifford. They are in love with this kid.

Diaz smacked 2 balls over 100 MPH last night. I checked to see how his batted ball #s compare to other catchers.

Of the 45 catchers with at least 20 batted balls this season Yainer ranks:

• 10th in EV - 91.2
• 14th in Max EV - 109.3
• 12th in Avg Distance - 177
• 15th in HH% - 43.5%
• 17th in Barrel% - 6.1%

Obviously, his outcomes are not matching the quality of contact yet but you can see the potential to have a top-10 hitting catcher. And for some reference what a top 10 catcher looks like - from 2021-23 (min 600 PA) the 10th best-hitting catcher is Travis d'Arnaud with a 105 wRC+ and slash line of .255/.308/.442/.750. Maldonado is 2nd to last on this list with a slash line of .176/.258/.317/.575. Only Austin Hedges was worse.