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Happ isn't fooling anybody so far.

nice take Yoan.

WTF how did that go foul?

I wonder if teams will start shifting on him.

Well he threw 4 straight fastballs not even a slumping nick would miss the 4th one at 91.

come on nick turn on these meatballs.

it was. It was a Sano/Snow pun based off the pollen circulating around the park. Even Stone gave it a yikes. I'm surprised we didn't get the sad trombone effect.

not even close on that 91 right down broadway.

madrigal needs to stop swinging at high fastballs.

JFC Jason, STFU. I'm changing broadcasts, that fucking pun was my final straw.

great AB, comedy duo too busy talking about moth piles.

nice take TA.

My pick to click is Mendick.

But what about off the field...

His tweets are pretty bad too if I'm being honest. That said he has a great style and he digs pretty deep usually. Worth an Athletic sub.

Never heard that and I like it, well said.

Leury has been really bad and is probably playing himself out of the primary CF role. I've defended him but he's badly exposed as an everyday player and his glove isn't as good as Engel's imo. Engel might be a decent 2 WAR CF if he can stay healthy, he turned a corner last year at the dish and I'm curious to see if he can keep it up. That said, he's been hurt and there is no reason to rush him back or expect much production right off the bat. He's going to have to knock some rust off.

I wish they'd have hawk back for one game just to get a little "Stone Pony" bit in. Stone sure is sensitive about his "Lady's Man" image for a guy that posed for Playgirl. You'd think he'd be over it considering it happened what, almost 40 years ago?

The problem Nick is facing right now is that pitchers are coming right at him and he will not get any walks unless he starts making them pay. Compare and contrast the Grandal ABs with Nick's. Pitchers fear Grandal, at least to a degree, and with his eye he can make them pay with a walk more often than not, even when he's slumping. When Nick is slumping he's not going to walk, what, so a pitcher leaves a hanger over the plate for a double? Without the fear of a HR there's no reason not to throw him strike after strike.

FWIW Royals Review commentators by and large thought Matheny was being a whiny b**** and that since he was called safe at the plate the smart thing to do was stick with the call because there wasn't any clear angle showing a tag.

I get what you're saying and I had the same impression that Fegan was sorta doing that sportswriter narrative insert when guys are just giving sorta boilerplate reactions and not thinking too much about what they are saying, but for James I will allow it because he's just that good of a writer and if he felt the guys were feeling that way that's fine.

Nice to see these older shit or get off the pot type guys off to good starts. Sheets is intriguing, granted he's probably just a 4 OF type that can't play center so he has to hit... maybe he can?

Incredible article from Fegan tonight: https://theathletic.com/2592695/2021/05/16/how-jose-abreus-outstanding-instinctive-baserunning-stole-a-win-for-the-white-sox-against-the-royals/?source=emp_shared_article Usually quoting 500 words in a post gamer might not constitute fair use, but James wrote quite a few more. Get your sub.

The fuck is Machado doing here? I sorta feel like it was just a moronic attempt to give himself up.