Baseball

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Denzel Clark is going to have a good career.

Awesome.

Still think this is the best catch considering the circumstances. Saves a perfect game!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk9nLy-A0qI

Wow At some point "best" becomes impossible. I really like this one you posted in April: viewtopic.php?p=212637#p212637

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NPR midday news today:
Chicago's baseball team will be honoring a favorite son today.
Not, "One of Chicago's baseball teams ..."



Please cc us a copy of your angry note.

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NPR midday news today:
Chicago's baseball team will be honoring a favorite son today.
Not, "One of Chicago's baseball teams ..."



Please cc us a copy of your angry note.

DEFUND NPR!

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DEFUND NPR!

Literally

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Bring on the robo umps.

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Sorry I missed this.

Phillips are on a roll, first place over the Mets without Harper.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfWgswhXChQ

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Can't believe it's been ten years.

May be the most dominant pitcher for that period I've ever seen.

His final numbers from that stretch: 29 GS | 24-1 | 0.99 ERA

Chicago was 27-2 during the stretch, and Arrieta had as many home runs hit as he allowed (4).

This stands as, in my opinion, the greatest stretch of baseball ever by a pitcher. The only way to beat him was to beat him at his own game.

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Cheaters love them some cheaters.

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Not the Birds year.

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GoCubsGo!!

Especially against the nasty birds.





Meanwhile...

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GoCubsGo!!

Especially against the nasty birds.

https://x.com/Cubs/status/1941246046434361764

https://x.com/Cubs/status/1941243139765006658

Congrats!

Meanwhile...

Houston cheating again?

Bobby Jenks, 2-Time All-Star Closer And World Series Champion With The Chicago White Sox, Dies At 44
Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died.


Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 44.

The White Sox said Jenks died Friday in Sintra, Portugal, where he was being treated for adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer.

Jenks helped the White Sox win the 2005 World Series, saving four games in six appearances during the postseason. He was an All-Star in each of the next two seasons while saving 41 games in 2006 and 40 in 2007.

He retired 41 consecutive batters in 2007, matching a record for a reliever.

“He was embarrassing guys, good hitters, right away,” former White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko said in a video tribute....

Jenks is survived by his wife, Eleni Tzitzivacos, their two children, Zeno and Kate, and his four children from a prior marriage, Cuma, Nolan, Rylan and Jackson.

“As a teammate,” former White Sox outfielder Aaron Rowand said, “he was the best.”

So young.

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So young.

He had disclosed his cancer over the winter.

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Bringing the fun to baseball.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hluf-1XUb2k

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Bringing the fun to baseball.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hluf-1XUb2k

You beat me to it, hominy. I saw that last night and loved it. Especially the guy on stilts. Hilarious. Also liked the way the umpire got down with his dance moves. Go Bananas!

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You beat me to it, hominy. I saw that last night and loved it. Especially the guy on stilts. Hilarious. Also liked the way the umpire got down with his dance moves. Go Bananas!

They might be on to something if they got neoplacebo to make a sports post.

I like the Banana Splits and the Banana Nanas. Selling out NFL stadiums? Bananas!

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GoCubsGo!!

Especially against the nasty birds.



https://x.com/Cubs/status/1941243139765006658

Also:


Pete Crow Armstrong Just Caught a Ball With a 0% Catch Probability

I was at the game. When I saw that catch, I told myself that this had just become a game I will always remember. And that was before the eight home runs.

PCA's sunglasses are now on the injured list

A pair of $7 utility sunglasses were called up from the checkout display at CVS, in a corresponding move.

Walk it off!

As a Mets fan, this stings like none other…

I was at the game. Amazing catch. And he also went 5 for 5 with two home runs. What a performance! Cubs overall hit 8 home runs, setting a franchise record.

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I was at the game. Amazing catch. And he also went 5 for 5 with two home runs. What a performance! Cubs overall hit 8 home runs, setting a franchise record.

What's amazing out of him is he makes it look so easy. AFAIK, he's the second fastest player in baseball and his ball read is so good that these would be spectacular catches from any other player. His power at the plate has been a big surprise, we knew he had some but not like this. He's a pretty small guy but his bat speed is terrific (he's just got to learn to lay off the high fastball). Also, one of the better arms in the outfield.

A real five tool player.

Thanks Javy Baez!

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You beat me to it, hominy. I saw that last night and loved it. Especially the guy on stilts. Hilarious. Also liked the way the umpire got down with his dance moves. Go Bananas!

They might be on to something if they got neoplacebo to make a sports post.

I like the Banana Splits and the Banana Nanas. Selling out NFL stadiums? Bananas!

Yeah, it'd be fun to serve as a commentator for them. I would focus on the novel rules like if a fan catches a foul, it's an out. And I could inject suspicion now and then by suggesting a certain player "looks like the sort of fellow to bunt" (no bunting allowed). And I'd use Curly's "woo, woo, woo.woo" line on each walk, which is now called a sprint and all members of the other team must touch the ball before tagging the sprinter. WOO WOO WOO WOO

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You beat me to it, hominy. I saw that last night and loved it. Especially the guy on stilts. Hilarious. Also liked the way the umpire got down with his dance moves. Go Bananas!

They might be on to something if they got neoplacebo to make a sports post.

I like the Banana Splits and the Banana Nanas. Selling out NFL stadiums? Bananas!

Yeah, it'd be fun to serve as a commentator for them. I would focus on the novel rules like if a fan catches a foul, it's an out. And I could inject suspicion now and then by suggesting a certain player "looks like the sort of fellow to bunt" (no bunting allowed). And I'd use Curly's "woo, woo, woo.woo" line on each walk, which is now called a sprint and all members of the other team must touch the ball before tagging the sprinter. WOO WOO WOO WOO

Must be an incentive to throw strikes. Otherwise, you're giving up a double to the speedy players.

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You beat me to it, hominy. I saw that last night and loved it. Especially the guy on stilts. Hilarious. Also liked the way the umpire got down with his dance moves. Go Bananas!

They might be on to something if they got neoplacebo to make a sports post.

I like the Banana Splits and the Banana Nanas. Selling out NFL stadiums? Bananas!

Yeah, it'd be fun to serve as a commentator for them. I would focus on the novel rules like if a fan catches a foul, it's an out. And I could inject suspicion now and then by suggesting a certain player "looks like the sort of fellow to bunt" (no bunting allowed). And I'd use Curly's "woo, woo, woo.woo" line on each walk, which is now called a sprint and all members of the other team must touch the ball before tagging the sprinter. WOO WOO WOO WOO

Must be an incentive to throw strikes. Otherwise, you're giving up a double to the speedy players.

I can see how there's a lot of strategy regarding a sprint. I assume the catcher does not have to touch the ball again once the sprint is announced. All outfielders should immediately run to somewhere around 2nd base in order to touch the ball as quick as possible. I do figure there's ways to catch a sprinter. Hell, he could be tagged out between first and second if everybody goes bananas.