Baseball

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There's a first.
https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/ ... 2977372322

Thanks.

Patrick Bailey (407 feet) bottom of the 5th, the go-ahead runs in a 7-3 victory:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/ ... cks-giants
First time reaching McCovey Cove with a fair ball (fouls and bounces don't count), though he technically came up a kayak hull thickness short. Is it still a "splash hit" if there's no splash? Sure beats the 17-1 loss to the same Diamondbacks the night before.

[Vrede too]

Mid season form.

Umpire hates the Cubs, America and whites.

[GoCubsGo]

Mid season form.

Umpire hates the Cubs, America and whites.

He's from North Carolina.

[GoCubsGo]

And their three best players are on the IL.

[Vrede too]

GTFO!
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/shohei-oht ... 03317.html

Dave Roberts recently joked that Shohei Ohtani should gift Roberts a Porsche when Ohtani breaks his Dodgers' record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player.

Ohtani obliged, just maybe not in the way Roberts imagined....

[O Really]

I was almost rooting for the Cubs to beat the Padres last night just so they could be in first place by themselves. We'll see what happens today.

[GoCubsGo]

I was almost rooting for the Cubs to beat the Padres last night just so they could be in first place by themselves. We'll see what happens today.

Although early May is early to scoreboard watch, I'd still rather be in first place than third place.

[Vrede too]

I was almost rooting for the Cubs to beat the Padres last night just so they could be in first place by themselves. We'll see what happens today.

Although early May is early to scoreboard watch, I'd still rather be in first place than third place.

Fuckin' Brewers

Orioles lead the AL, are second only to the NL Phillies for the MLB lead

The Athletics are having an excellent, for them, year at 17-19 .472 3GB

[O Really]

The Athletics are having an excellent, for them, year at 17-19 .472 3GB

Prospect of leaving Oakland must be invigorating. And there's a chance they may come close to filling the 14,000-seat Sacramento stadium occasionally.

[GoCubsGo]

MLB umpires have been having a rough year.

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Good coaching!

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LOL

They paid him off.

Longtime Major League Baseball umpire Ángel Hernández is calling it a career.

Hernández, who has long been one of the more controversial umpires in baseball history, will officially retire from the league this week, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale and ESPN's Jeff Passan. MLB is expected to make the announcement official on Tuesday. Hernández and the league have reportedly been negotiating terms of his retirement over the past two weeks.

Hernández last worked the Chicago White Sox’s 3-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on May 9. The 62-year-old was replaced on his crew by umpire Jacob Metz.

Hernández was first hired as a full-time umpire in MLB in 1993. He quickly became one of the worst-liked umpires in the league, especially in recent years, over what many have viewed as blatant missed calls on the field.

He won't be missed.

[Vrede too]

LOL

They paid him off.

Longtime Major League Baseball umpire Ángel Hernández is calling it a career.

Hernández, who has long been one of the more controversial umpires in baseball history, will officially retire from the league this week, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale and ESPN's Jeff Passan. MLB is expected to make the announcement official on Tuesday. Hernández and the league have reportedly been negotiating terms of his retirement over the past two weeks.

Hernández last worked the Chicago White Sox’s 3-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on May 9. The 62-year-old was replaced on his crew by umpire Jacob Metz.

Hernández was first hired as a full-time umpire in MLB in 1993. He quickly became one of the worst-liked umpires in the league, especially in recent years, over what many have viewed as blatant missed calls on the field.

Nice legacy. Cuban living in Florida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81nge ... sonal_life
Figures.

[GoCubsGo]

MLB needs more of this guy!

[Vrede too]

MLB needs more of this guy!


https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1799871019450065031

The catcher, the broadcaster or both?

[GoCubsGo]

MLB needs more of this guy!


https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1799871019450065031

The catcher, the broadcaster or both?

Mostly the broadcaster.

[GoCubsGo]

The Cubs suck.

[Vrede too]

You beat me to it.

MLB needs more of this guy!


https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1799871019450065031

The catcher, the broadcaster or both?

Mostly the broadcaster.

That Brit has been following baseball his whole life.


MLB Standings 2024
The 47-24 .662 Orioles are only 2GB the MLB-leading Damn Yankees in the AL East
Canada's team is 35-36 .493 14GB
The White Sox are 19-53 .264 26.5GB, worst in MLB.
The Mariners are 42-31 .575, leading the AL West by 7.5 games
The Athletics are 26-47 .356 and grateful for the White Sox and Marlins.
What happened to the 34-38 .472 8.5GB Cubs? Didn't they start strong?
The Padres are 37-38 .493, but still 2nd to the Dodgers in the NL West at 7.5GB

[GoCubsGo]

What happened to the 34-38 .472 8.5GB Cubs? Didn't they start strong?

Their starting pitching has actually been very good.

They're snakebites with injuries,

Their bullpen absolutely sucks, it's cost them at least eight games.


They started strong on offense, looked like a continuation from last year.


Then......all the motherfuckers forgot how to hit. It's painful.

Wind was screaming out at Wrigley today....they barely scratched out a run. Three game series with the Cardinals, six runs total.