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  • shadow_operative2.0
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    I'd be willing to bet a shit-ton on this thread grew up watching Cubs & Braves at their grandparents' houses in the summers. 

  • tx 3 putt
    tx 3 putt

    dont bother him, he's about to pitch the ninth for the dodgers 

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35 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

May need to channel that to ol' boy Devin. 

 

Even @Derka has given up on him. 

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10 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Dayum...

 

"Gurriel crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the eighth inning, tying the score at 5-all. It was the hardest-hit pitch for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008."

12 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Boone has to get fired soon, right?

If God is real then yes

12 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Dayum...

 

I get that is straight gas, but it's also straight.  A 100 mph with a slight rise is a swing and a miss or a pop up/foul at worst.  These hitters are too good.  Wonder what O'Neill Cruz does with that pitch.  

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13 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

I get that is straight gas, but it's also straight. 

Nope:

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2 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

"Gurriel crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the eighth inning, tying the score at 5-all. It was the hardest-hit pitch for a homer since MLB started pitch tracking in 2008."

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It might have been the fastest pitch hit for an HR, but hardest hit, by definition, is determined by exit velocity.  And we've seen plenty of HRs well over 107.1 EV.

Dem Gurriel boys can hits.  No doubt there.

19 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Nope:

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I may be misunderstanding you, but what I was suggesting was that a little less velocity and more movement (presumably upwards) doesn’t result in a home run there. Of course these guys are good enough hitters that 3-4 mph slower might be enough time to adjust the bat position. 

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44 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

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It might have been the fastest pitch hit for an HR, but hardest hit, by definition, is determined by exit velocity.  And we've seen plenty of HRs well over 107.1 EV.

Yeah you're right, a few of O'Neil Cruz's homers were at 120+ EV. I think what they meant is that it was the fastest pitch hit for a homer. 

16 hours ago, David Dennison said:

The Yankees are going through some things.

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I dont know if this is a record or not but...

The Rockies have allowed an opposing player to have 6 RBI three games in a row.  (Horowitz, Bichette, and Varsho)

They've allowed a 5+ RBI game 5 games in a row.

36 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I dont know if this is a record or not but...

The Rockies have allowed an opposing player to have 6 RBI three games in a row.  (Horowitz, Bichette, and Varsho)

They've allowed a 5+ RBI game 5 games in a row.

I’m guessing Papa Bichette and his other Blake Street Bomber friends did the same in the pre-humidor days of Coors.

22 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

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This is so dumb. I think all of then are pretty damn good (at least the ones shown here not alternatives). The only one I kinda don't like as much is Miami. What on earth makes KC C tier? It's literally a dodgers hat with different letters. Good stuff.

https://www.mlb.com/news/jen-pawol-to-become-mlb-first-female-umpire

 

Pawol to make history as MLB's first female umpire

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Jen Pawol will make history this weekend as the first woman to be an umpire in a regular-season MLB game.

Pawol will ump three games during this weekend’s Marlins-Braves series in Atlanta, including both ends of Saturday’s doubleheader and the series finale on Sunday, when she will be behind home plate. The doubleheader necessitated adding a fifth umpire to the crew, since each home plate umpire skips the other game they’re not working.

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Pawol has steadily climbed the umpiring ranks since beginning her pro career in Rookie ball in 2016. She reached Triple-A in 2023, becoming the first female umpire at that level in 34 years. She was the home-plate ump for the Triple-A Championship that September. In 2024, Pawol became the first female umpire in a Spring Training game since Ria Cortesio in 2007. She was a Triple-A crew chief in ‘24 and worked more Spring Training games in 2025.

"For me, personally, I just love doing the job," Pawol said in 2016. "I'm passionate about it, and it's just part of who I am."

Pawol played softball at Hofstra University and at the Amateur Softball Association Major Fast Pitch level for 10 years before making the transition to umpiring. The former catcher worked college softball games and umpired in the Big Ten Conference from 2013 to 2015.

The following year, Pawol attended the 2016 Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy in Vero Beach, Fla., and earned her first assignment in the Gulf Coast League (now known as the Florida Complex League). At the time, Pawol was the seventh female umpire in Minor League Baseball history.

Pawol, a New Jersey native, is one of 17 current Triple-A umpires eligible to serve as a substitute in Major League games.

“Anybody in baseball will tell you that you’ve just got to keep it simple, keep working hard, put your all into it and get ready for the next day,” Pawol said in 2024. “That’s all I think about every day -- get better before tomorrow.”

 

 

2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

I dont know if this is a record or not but...

The Rockies have allowed an opposing player to have 6 RBI three games in a row.  (Horowitz, Bichette, and Varsho)

They've allowed a 5+ RBI game 5 games in a row.

This streak is over as, the Rockies held 3 different Blue Jays to 4 RBI in a 20-1 game.  

3 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Toronto likes Coors Field

15-1, 10-4, and 20-1, 64 hits, 75 baserunners, .463 team batting average for the series.

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

15-1, 10-4, and 20-1, 64 hits, 75 baserunners, .463 team batting average for the series.

 

3 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Ohtani goes 4, 2 h, 1 run, 8k's. Oh and a 2 run shot.

he ripped the shit out of it for MLB hit #1000

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Damnit Kody, still mad he was an All-Star. Couldn't find a clip with the slo-mo. 

 

In other news, Mr. Lauren Burke has been killing it since coming back from injury. 

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Probably says more about the Rockies than the Blue Jays. 

10 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

About as well as you can defend the double steal for a run by Ari there. 

That was beautiful, wasn't it?

 

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5 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

15-1, 10-4, and 20-1, 64 hits, 75 baserunners, .463 team batting average for the series.

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“It’s one game. It’s one series,” Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. “We played a really good series against the Pirates. Don’t forget about that. It was, like, three days ago. It just doesn’t flip negatively like that. Sometimes you go through a three-game set where it’s no good, and that’s what we did.”

 

I know a team that could use some veteran leadership to get them to their 6th straight division title:

 

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since going to Milwaukee, Andrew Vaughn is hitting .377/.444/.701 with seven home runs and 28 RBI in 22 games.

 

17 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Caption contest:

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"Back when I played, 'Hello Kitty' meant something completely different.  Thanks a lot, Ohtani."

42 minutes ago, Derka said:

 

When I was in HS, we were in a playoff game against a guy who was headed to ASU.  He threw mid 90's consistently.  Struck me out on 3 pitches.  I choked up, kept my swing as compact as I could, and I swear you could barely see it as it flew past.

As an aside, we lost the game 3-2, but were awarded the win as our coach noticed when we rolled up that they were taking batting practice, which was a no-no.  Since we weren't afforded the same opportunity to take BP, they weren't allowed to either.  Pretty weaselly, but we made it to the CIF semis for our small school division after that.

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