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One knee catchers are just not on balance for lots of plays…maybe the future niche is finding/developing catchers who can avoid that. I remember Tony Pena always did that thing where he stretched his other leg out to alleviate the pressure…but not with a knee on the ground.

27th homer to tie Vladdy Jr, Ohtani way out front with 31. Hardest hit homer of career at 116 EV. Two hardest hit in team history were Franchy Cordero bombs at 116.3 and 116.9 back in 2018. Vladdy with 1.109 OPS, Tatis at 1.091 and Ohtani 1.066…only three over 1.000 in majors. Not as much talk about moving him off SS these days. Jinxed, error #18…but something tells me they’re willing to live with it for now, unless/until it starts to affect his hitting. Has managed to separate the two for the most part. He also did something I’ve never seen on a baseball field just now. He jumped into the air to snare a liner, and actually kicked to get even more elevation. Almost like he was swimming upwards to get the ball. Had to be at least a high 30’s or low 40’s vertical. Sorta like the result of the game is secondary at this point. Human Baseball Player Double Jumps Live On Camera Luke Plunkett Tue, July 6, 2021, 4:35 PM Look, I’m Australian and know almost nothing about the sport of baseball, but I know enough about it—and the human beings playing it—to know that this is not normal. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/human-baseball-player-double-jumps-233500354.html

Dave Stewart really going after lack of class in current Dodgers org compared to O’Malley years.

Unfortunately, he can hit 20-25 MiLB ones but he still has to prove himself in Seattle still and the skeptics will be waiting to pounce. Franco wasn’t doing much for the Rays, either…at least until the game tying double tonight against CLE.

Got caught up in the rally’s momentum…possibly forgot the number of outs.

Steve Stone won’t be expecting this…

The asking price for a legit catcher is going to be through the roof…they just have to live with Collins/Zavala. Paging Omar Narvaez, haha.

See the so-called Lambda variant in Peru might be the worst of all. https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/gop-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-071335457.html https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1412201898829135873?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1412201898829135873|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fhuffpost%2Fgop-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-071335457.html

And young people, those living in rural areas, libertarians, etc.

Couldn’t even make it to the ASG to get hurt there…PTAC will probably be working for the Sox before this season is over.

Leave it to the White Sox to make more history off the field. From 1919 to the 1994 JR strike wiping out their best shot before the Indians took over the division to the White Flag trade and Covid/injury-plagued seasons taking the starch out of the rebuild. Unfortunately, we always have to wait for revenues to be booked first instead of proactively addressing problems.

Alcides Escobar 4/9 with a 1.000 ops for the Nationals. Crazy season. Everyone gets a shot.

Maybe, a healthy Hamilton/Buxton/Robert/Engel get to it. Maybe.

They could put Story at second, but that won’t happen, either.

We can’t count on the Indians going 1-9 every ten games…they better have Jimenez and Robert back for that really tough stretch in August. Right now, the Tigers are playing like the best team in the division. Hinch turned out to be a good choice for another rebuilding team with a boatload of young talent.

Why would you trade Madrigal at a big discount?

White Sox +17 Indians +6 (34-28) Sunday, June 13 High point for CLE, 40-30/41-31 (2 games back) Indians have how lost 7 in a row and 9 of their last 10. White Sox went 6-7 after being 18 games over .500, but have now lost three in a row again. Tonight=White Sox +14, Indians +2. Essentially, we have gained 1/2 game in the standings despite a 6-10 mark during that time. Both Sox and Indians swept by the Astros in four game sets.

Stoney hoping for the rainout and the 7 inning DH.

Rays just bailed out the White Sox. Nice home rally by them against Clase. Arozarena and Franco with big hits.

Managed to put four on the board and it still feels like a disappointment. Well, it’s all up to the bullpens now.

Gordon?

Yeah, Abreu has been the worst Sox hitter recently.

Sigh. Shouldn’t have turned it on.

Better get to that Indians’ pen before the 8th and 9th.

It’s all up to Jimenez, Robert, and whatever checkbook Hahn is allowed to use. Pitching was due to come back to reality at some point…but normally another aspect of the team would bounce back. Feels more like 2006 second half approaching, or 2008 without Quentin…except there are no teams of the quality of Minnesota and Detroit those years.