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Matt Martell
5:59
PSA: Mike Trout is up with runners on the corners and two outs with the Angels down 3-0
Davy Andrews
6:01
Oh my God, the Blue Jays.
millville meltdown
6:01
wish i could watch baseball. no money tho
MattStats5
6:02
Adley again!  What an Opening Day for Birdland!
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:02
for at least one day, we can dispense with the weird OMG IS ADLEY RUTSCHMAN BAD NOW? talk
Kwah
6:02
Jazz Chisholm needs to learn it is *not* about the pitches at which you don't swing.
millville meltdown
6:02
badley rutschman is a myth. adley clutchman is real
MattStats5
6:03
Agree Dan...that second half had to be injury-related.  This is more who he is, although not THIS incredible.
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:03
I refuse to believe he can't hit 324 HRs
hoepfully whoever wanted Campbell offensive comps is still here
cause I'm about to rip off a whole bunch of the top ones
RTJ
6:04
has anyone said trout looks slim this year?
Smiling Politely
6:04
You saw it with several catchers last year; the 2nd of the year is really, really hard on them
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:05
Gavin Lux, Dilson Herrera, Rickie Weeks, Adam Riggs, Jorge Orta, Tom Tresh, Josh H. Smith, Cass Michaels, Ben Chapman, Von Hayes, Kevin Young, Rob Refsnyder, Chad Curtis, Billy Sample, Adrian Beltre, Dave Anderson, Rod Carew, Lyn Lary, Bucky Harris, Keith Miller, Bobby Grich, Chris Taylor, Steve Boros, Mickey Morandini, Carney Lansford, Gil McDougald, Ian Kinsler, Jim Fregosi, Dan Driessen, Paul Molitor
War2d2
6:05
Jay: re: Toby Harrah: he was in one of the first packs of cards I ever opened as well, wood-framed 1987 Topps. I remember thinking it was weird he had the Senators on the back of his card.
AvatarJay Jaffe
6:06
Nice! I had stopped collecting by 1987 — I missed the whole Junk Wax era.
Tim
6:05
Dan, have you read “Seasons In Hell” by Mike Shropshire? It’s about the 73-75 Rangers and is funny as all get out. Harrah was around for that
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:06
I have not, though I have had a mental note to catch at it somepoint
AvatarJay Jaffe
6:06
Oh that one is a gem, Dan
Farhandrew Zaidman
6:07
Boy, I was not expecting to see Gavin Lux on the same list as Paul Molitor.
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:07
Remember, the baseline is *at that age* not what they eventually became
MattStats5
6:08
Baseball is hard.  Wearing the "Tools of Ignorance" is hard as hell.
Bosoxforlife
6:08
Chalk another something up on the list I thought I would never see, Joey Bart hitting 4th in a major league in a major league game.
Davy Andrews
6:08
Worked for Andres Giménez.
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:08
SOme guys with an offensive profile like Campbell *became* Molitor. SOME became Adam Riggs
War2d2
6:08
Jay: I only collected the Junk Wax Era unfortunately. I went back to Chicago in January to clean out my childhood home to prepare to sell it, and left behind all of my thousands of cards for the estate sale. I almost took them home to CA for my kid but decided he had plenty and didn’t need more trash.
Matt Martell
6:09
Oh boy - Brewers have the tying run at the plate against Devin Williams with nobody out
Kwah
6:09
Devin Williams revenge save???
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:10
oh shoot, I haven't check the MLB the Show Pitch Classification for Devin Williams this year yet. They seem to go back and forth on saying his changeup is basically a screwball
MattStats5
6:10
I still have all my Junk Wax Era cards, along with my 70's collection.  I'm waiting till I retire for good, gonna dig them out and go through them with any of my grandkids might show interest.
Oddball Herrera
6:10
Devin Williams revenge save or Jake Bauers revenge homer.  One way or another.  Revenge.
MattStats5
6:10
Not gonna lie, rooting for a Devin Williams BS
Kwah
6:10
{yankees fan voice:} DEVIN WILLIAMS IS A PLANT WTF I'
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:10
The cards I loved as a kid were those early-to-mid-80s Fleer cards because it had those heat maps and strengths/weaknesses on the back
millville meltdown
6:11
would a changeup/screwball mix be called a screwup?
Davy Andrews
6:11
Changeball is also pretty good.
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:11
Basically the closest we could get to pitch/fx in the 80s
RTJ
6:11
give the world series trophy to Baltimore already
AvatarDan Szymborski
6:11
AvatarJay Jaffe
6:14
Wow, never saw those. I think 1983 was the last year I really collected.
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