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Thanks for confirming, they just announced the error, but DJ and Len weren’t too critical, didn’t mention an error until the official scorer ruled it a error.

Was the Eaton play bad or just a tough play? Listening on radio.

What’s the “rule” of a player is “injured” without facing three batters? Are they not allowed to return for a set number of games? I remember Sam I Am Wyche having his team fake a bunch of injuries to stop the no huddle offense.

See you in May.

Why, he didn’t call out your white supremacist tendencies.

Definitely against LHP. Like to see TLR give him starts against RHP as well, will produce more than Jake Lamb for certain. And just like that, Karma has bit the board in the add after someone trashed Pujols earlier.

Awesome Grand Slam!!!! I hope Robert backs second against LH all season to get better protection. Just needs to stay patient and work walks if they aren’t throwing strikes like he did that at bat.

Too bad Hawk is at home, he’d be able to run down and check on him. Slappy slapped another one.

Steve Stone said during his appearance Thursday on the Laurence Holmes Show the key to the 2021 season will be depth. Hahn assembled a roster with meager depth, splurging on a few overpriced veterans the past two off seasons and leaving numerous great inexpensive FA depth and starting options for the better run teams. Nice first hit Mercedes!!!

So glad I am listening to the radio. Not sure if you can sync it with the video. Kasper and DJ have been great.

LOL The Nick Trubisky Stans are in mid season form 10 innings in.

Yep, hence the nap. Revolution has the best barrel program in the city IMO, passed Goose Island a few years ago. Ryeway to Heaven was the star this year, Thundertaker was a solid new option. Tough first inning batting, glad they got out with only one run after Abreu’s error.

I have a beer each day, picked a heavy hitter today barrel aged for a year each in different Weller barrels. Had to take a nap afterwards, but ready to go and excited for the game. Wonder if Keuchel can go five today. Excited to see Yermin and Vaughn bat, a little nervous regarding Vaughn in LF. Hope he doesn't get hurt.

I do as well, just commenting on Vaughn’s debut in LF and dropping a Vaughn 99 reference. I’m OK with Andrew playing 5-10 games in LF while Engel recovers. Vaughn should then play DH, and serve to give Abreu and Moncada a breather on their off days (Jake Lamb needs to be released) and focus on adjusting to ML pitching. Defensively, Andrew with no experience is still likely an upgrade over Eloy defensively, even if Andrew has trouble learning the position. Eloy is truly “unique” with his -1.9 dWAR after just over a season (168 games) in LF.

Vaughn batting fifth and in LF. Cues Wild Thing, Andrew Mix!

Yes, Steve Stone, who also criticized the play, Laurence Holmes and I are ignorant baseball viewers.

Haters gonna hate. Baseball fundamentals don’t go out the window because a dumb play “worked”. Unless there is a ball goes to the backstop, do not a steal third with two outs.

You confuse “Butt Hurt” with humor. RIP Eloy trending is hilarious.

I was extremely disappointed the White Sox weren’t wearing #74 patches to honor Eloy last night. RIP big guy in the sky.

Nice to have a good laugh after a tough loss. https://mobile.twitter.com/Wet_Bandit_/status/1377804068073189379 https://mobile.twitter.com/MikeGianella/status/1377808546935488514 https://mobile.twitter.com/Bkatz113/status/1377827932622573569

? Game threads in a nutshell.

This last post to start the year contains the last Division, Pennant and World Series Championships. Division Championship: (NL #1) 2020 Atlanta (Brian Snitker) (NL #1) 2020 Chicago (David Ross) (NL #1) 2020 Los Angeles (Dave Roberts) (AL #1) 2020 Minnesota (Rocco Baldelli) (AL #1) 2020 Oakland (Bob Melvin) (AL #1) 2020 Tampa Bay (Kevin Cash) (AL #4) 2019 Houston (AJ Hinch) (AL #4) 2019 New York (Aaron Boone) (NL #4) 2019 Saint Louis (Mike Shildt) (AL #6) 2018 Boston (Alex Cora) (AL #6) 2018 Cleveland (Terry Francona) (NL #5) 2018 Milwaukee (Craig Counsell) (NL #6) 2017 Washington (Dusty Baker) (AL #8) 2016 Texas (Jeff Banister) (AL #9) 2015 Kansas City (Ned Yost) (NL #7) 2015 New York (Terry Collins) (AL #9) 2015 Toronto (John Gibbons) (AL #11) 2014 Baltimore (Buck Showalter) (AL #11) 2014 Detroit (Brad Ausmus) (AL #11) 2014 Los Angeles (Mike Scioscia) (NL #8) 2012 Cincinnati (Dusty Baker) (NL #8) 2012 San Francisco (Bruce Bochy) (NL #10) 2011 Arizona (Kirk Gibson) (NL #10) 2011 Philadelphia (Charlie Manual) (AL #14) 2008 Chicago (Ozzie Guillen) (NL #12) 2006 San Diego (Bruce Bochy) (AL #15) 2001 Seattle (Lou Pinella) (NL #13) 1992 Pittsburgh (Jim Leyland) (NL #14) None - Colorado Established 1993 (NL #15) None - Florida Established 1993 Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy are the only managers who have led to different teams to their latest division title. League Pennant (* = Wild Card) (NL #1) 2020 Los Angeles (Dave Roberts) (AL #1) 2020 Tampa Bay (Kevin Cash) (AL #2) 2019 Houston (AJ Hinch) (NL #2) 2019 Washington * (Dave Martinez) (AL #3) 2018 Boston (Alex Cora) (NL #3) 2016 Chicago (Joe Maddon) (AL #4) 2016 Cleveland (Terry Francona) (AL #5) 2015 Kansas City (Ned Yost) (NL #4) 2015 New York (Terry Collins) (NL #5) 2014 San Francisco * (Bruce Bochy) (NL #6) 2013 Saint Louis (Mike Matheny) (AL #6) 2012 Detroit (Jim Leyland) (AL #7) 2011 Texas (Ron Washington) (AL #8) 2009 New York (Joe Girardi) (NL #7) 2009 Philadelphia (Charlie Manual) (NL #8) 2007 Colorado * (Clint Hurdle) (AL #9) 2005 Chicago (Ozzie Guillen) (NL #9) 2003 Miami * (Jack McKeon) (AL #10) 2002 Los Angeles * (Mike Scioscia) (NL #10) 2001 Arizona (Bob Brenly) (NL #11) 1999 Atlanta (Bobby Cox) (NL #12) 1998 San Diego (Bruce Bochy) (AL #11) 1993 Toronto (Cito Gaston) (AL #12) 1991 Minnesota (Tom Kelly) (NL #13) 1990 Cincinnati (Lou Pinella) (AL #13) 1990 Oakland (Tony La Russa) (AL #14) 1983 Baltimore (Joe Altobelli) (NL #14) 1982 Milwaukee (Harvey Kuenn) (NL #15) 1979 Pittsburgh (Chuck Tanner) (AL #15) None - Seattle - Established 1977. Bruce Bochy is the only manager to have led two different teams to their most recent Pennant. World Series Championship (* = Wild Card): (NL #1) 2020 Los Angeles (Dave Roberts) (NL #2) 2019 Washington * (Dave Martinez) (AL #1) 2018 Boston (Alex Cora) (AL #2) 2017 Houston (AJ Hinch) (NL #3) 2016 Chicago (Joe Maddon) (AL #3) 2015 Kansas City (Ned Yost) (NL #4) 2014 San Francisco * (Bruce Bochy) (NL #5) 2011 Saint Louis * (Tony La Russa) (AL #4) 2009 New York (Joe Girardi) (NL #6) 2008 Philadelphia (Charlie Manuel) (AL #5) 2005 Chicago (Ozzie Guillen) (NL #7) 2003 Miami * (Jack McKeon) (AL #6) 2002 Los Angeles * (Mike Scioscia) (NL #8) 2001 Arizona (Bob Brenly) (NL #9) 1995 Atlanta (Bobby Cox) (AL #7) 1993 Toronto (Cito Gaston) (AL #8) 1991 Minnesota (Tom Kelly) (NL #10) 1990 Cincinnati (Lou Pinella) (AL #9) 1989 Oakland (Tony La Russa) (NL #11) 1986 New York (Davey Johnson) (AL #10) 1984 Detroit (Sparky Anderson) (AL #11) 1983 Baltimore (Joe Altobelli) (NL #12) 1979 Pittsburgh (Chuck Tanner) (AL #12) 1948 Cleveland (Lou Boudreau) (AL #13) None - Tampa Bay - Established 1998 (NL #13) None - Colorado - Established 1993 (AL #14) None - Seattle - Established 1977 (NL #14) None - Milwaukee - Established 1969 (in Seattle), moved to Milwaukee in 1970 (NL #14) None - San Diego - Established 1969 (AL #15) None - Texas - Established 1961 (in Washington D. C.), moved to Texas in 1972 Tony La Russa is the only manager to lead two teams to their most recent World Series Championship.

This list contains the last date each team held the overall best record within their respective League, tied leads do not count: (NL #1) 9/27/20 Los Angeles (Dave Roberts) (AL #1) 9/27/20 Tampa Bay (Kevin Cash) (AL #2) 9/17/20 Chicago (Rick Renteria) (AL #3) 8/28/20 Oakland (Bob Melvin) (AL #4) 8/18/20 New York (Aaron Boone) (NL #2) 8/14/20 Chicago (David Ross) (NL #3) 8/8/20 Colorado (Bud Black) (AL #5) 8/6/20 Minnesota (Rocco Baldelli) (NL #4) 7/31/20 San Diego (Jayce Tingler) (AL #6) 7/25/20 Houston (Dusty Baker) (NL #5) 5/2/19 Saint Louis (Mike Shildt) (AL #7) 4/21/19 Seattle (Scott Servais) (NL #6) 4/20/19 Colorado (Clint Hurdle) (NL #7) 4/16/19 Milwaukee (Craig Counsell) (NL #8) 3/31/19 Philadelphia (Gabe Kapler) (AL #8) 9/30/18 Boston (Alex Cora) (NL #9) 7/2/18 Atlanta (Brian Snitker) (NL #10) 5/12/18 Arizona (Torey Lovullo) (NL #11) 4/20/18 New York Mets (Mickey Callaway) (AL #9) 10/1/17 Cleveland (Terry Francona) (NL #12) 6/8/17 Washington (Dusty Baker) (AL #10) 5/9/17 Baltimore (Buck Showalter) (NL #13) 4/15/17 Cincinnati (Bryan Price) (AL #11) 4/12/17 Detroit (Brad Ausmus) (AL #12) 4/11/17 Los Angeles (Mike Scioscia) (AL #13) 10/2/16 Texas (Jeff Banister) (NL #14) 7/18/16 San Francisco (Bruce Bochy) (AL #14) 4/22/16 Kansas City (Ned Yost) (AL #15) 4/4/16 Toronto (John Gibbons) (NL #15) 4/23/09 Pittsburg (Fredi Gonzalez) Dusty Baker is the only manager with a current most recent League lead for two separate teams, Houston and Washington.

Division Lead - The last time each team has led their Division (ties don’t count). (NL #1) 9/27/20 Atlanta (Brian Snitker) (NL #1) 9/27/20 Chicago (David Ross) (NL #1) 9/27/20 Los Angeles (Dave Roberts) (AL #1) 9/27/20 Minnesota (Rocco Baldelli) (AL #1) 9/27/20 Oakland (Bob Melvin) (AL #1) 9/27/20 Tampa Bay (Kevin Cash) (AL #4) 9/22/20 Chicago (Ricky Renteria) (AL #5) 9/2/20 Cleveland (Terry Francona) (AL #6) 8/19/20 New York (Aaron Boone) (NL #4) 8/15/20 Miami (Don Mattingly) (NL #5) 8/12/20 Colorado (Bud Black) (AL #7) 7/31/20 Houston (Dusty Baker) (NL #6) 7/31/20 San Diego (Jayce Tingler) (NL #7) 7/25/20 Saint Louis (Mike Shildt) (NL #8) 7/5/19 Milwaukee (Craig Counsell) (NL #9) 6/9/19 Philadelphia (Gabe Kapler) (AL #8) 4/27/19 Seattle (Scott Servais) (NL #10) 4/23/19 New York (Mickey Callaway) (NL #11) 4/21/19 Pittsburgh (Clint Hurdle) (AL #9) 4/10/19 Detroit (Ron Gardenhire) (AL #10) 3/30/19 Kansas City (Ned Yost) (AL #11) 9/30/18 Boston (Alex Cora) (NL #12) 8/31/18 Arizona (Torey Lovullo) (NL #13) 6/10/18 Washington (Dave Martinez) (AL #12) 5/6/18 Los Angeles (Mike Scioscia) (AL #13) 5/20/17 Baltimore (Buck Showalter) (NL #14) 5/7/17 Cincinnati (Bryan Price) (AL #14) 10/2/16 Texas (Jeff Banister) (AL #15) 9/5/16 Toronto (John Gibbons) (NL #15) 8/20/16 San Francisco (Bruce Bochy) San Francisco was somewhat of a surprise as the worst, the wasn’t surprised the came out of the NL West with Los Angeles’ dominance.

This thread is to track teams who have last lead their Division and League within a season, and also the last Division, Pennant and World Series Championships for each team. Here are a few interesting tidbits before diving in: There are five managers who have all the last five categories for an individual franchise: Bruce Bochy (San Francisco) Alex Cora (Boston) Dave Roberts (Los Angeles) Mike Scioscia (Anaheim) Ned Yost (Kansas City) There are six managers who have the lead in one or more categories across multiple franchises: Dusty Baker (3 Teams, 5 Categories): Cincinnati (2012 Division Title) Houston (7/25/20 AL Lead & 7/31/20 Division Lead) Washington (6/8/17 NL Lead & 2017 Division Title). Bruce Bochy (2 Teams, 7 Categories): San Diego (1998 NL Pennant & 2006 Division Title) San Francisco (2012 Division Title, 2014 NL Pennant, 2014 World Series, 7/19/16 NL Lead, 8/20/16 Division Lead) Clint Hurdle (2 Teams, 3 Categories): Colorado (2007 NL Pennant) Pittsburgh (4/20/19 NL Lead & 4/21 Division Lead) Tony La Russa (2 Teams, 3 Categories): Oakland (1989 World Series & 1990 AL Pennant) Saint Louis (2011 World Series) Lou Piniella (2 Teams, 3 Categories): Cincinnati (1990 NL Pennant & 1990 World Series) Seattle (2001 Division Title) Jim Leyland (2 Teams, 2 Categories): Detroit (2012 AL Pennant) Pittsburgh (1992 Division Title)