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I think the players did that. Or maybe you credit Grifol for putting Shewmake in the lineup and keeping him there. The Leone decision was a head-scratcher to me, that situation had Kopech’s name written all over it. I think all I can assess Grifol on so far, from a fan’s perspective, is his bullpen decisions. I think that’s the difference between 1-2 and 0-3 and I wonder how that adds up across 162 games. I missed the end of today’s game so I didn’t watch Kopech pitch but I hope if they’re using him out of the bullpen, it’s in high leverage situations where he can maybe go multiple innings. This guy has incredible stuff and is used to a starter’s workload, give him a 2 or 3 inning close.

if he pitched yesterday we might've won a ball game. this series pisses me off. -3 run differential resulting in 3 losses, this is where the manager is supposed to help by making appropriate personnel decisions.

boy I think I could've hit that one for a home run.

100 million Dominican pesos = $1.6mil USD. That seems fair.

Maldonado's Curse. He only exists in baseball to stand in the way of young, talented catchers getting playing time.

Wow what a slide.

I wonder if we could've traded Vaughn for Eder instead. Burger had a big first series, .545 average, 1.175 OPS, 5 RBIs. (Tim looked OK too). Marlins infield defense is tragic though.

walked a guy, hit a guy, 5 runs later he's out of the game. you love to see it.

you beat me to the edit. "And the rest of us". At least 15,000 of those people got a sweatshirt.

The real loser of this game is Steve Stone.

Vaughn has made two great plays. Gold Glove campaign begins today. if he can't hit he might as well do something.

A lot of really good, out of character bats from Luis. How many pitches has he seen today? Is this his best game as a pro?

I love the idea of subbing out Maldonado right after he bats.

it's a good thing Javy Baez is the worst player in the MLB.

I didn't even realize that guy made the major league roster. why not kopech?

blame Stacey King.

throw more fastballs.

$15 is a steal for something that size at a ballpark. Yeah it's 30 cents worth of ingredients, but, hey "it's such a value" I'm gonna buy it!

it actually worked. are they 13-year-olds?

I haven't seen him run that fast in years

what an AB

"I have a FOID card but I've never owned a firearm" ok sure. Now that we've gotten a look at this woman, at least a shadowy version of her upper half, I'm even less compelled by her version of events. That's a big shadow. She clearly had the means to sneak the gun in. This story is incredible.

Berroa exits the game with a 135 ERA.

Berroa gives up a home run to his first batter, meatball fastball. two home runs...

Colas doubled off a left-handed pitcher ?