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Alex Eisert
3:21
Oh okay! I respect a late lunch!
As do I lol. The life of a work-from-home writer
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:22
Also, the hot dog place was out of hot dogs, so it took longer because I had to redo the order with a hot dog place that had hot dogs
Davy Andrews
3:23
That's a surprisingly important part of running a hot dog place.
The big three
3:22
Not players but same name legendary musicians:  Carlos Santana, Kenny Rogers, Jim Morrison
Davy Andrews
3:23
Scott Radinsky.
3:25
(Yes, I know it's the same guy!)
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:23
Back in the pre-wikipedia days, I tricked a friend into thinking pitcher Bob Welch and Fleetwood Mac Bob Welch were the same guy and Welch left music to pursue his athletic career
Uncle Spike
3:23
Why do teams wait till the last minute to move players to the IL?  Like ones that we've known are going to start the season on the IL for months?
Davy Andrews
3:24
You can make it retroactive, so seems like there's no upside to doing it early.
Alex Eisert
3:24
You have to make a corresponding roster move right away, so they're likely waiting to figure out what that corresponding move will be.
At least for 60-day IL placement.
B'ryce Szymbobski
3:24
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like the Yankees bullpen strategy is to just churn out a bazillion mid tier starters in the minors, and rotate them through the pen. Always feels like it's a handful of no names, but it winds up being highly effective
5 Run Homer
3:24
I still can’t believe I didn’t know until last year that Tim McGraw is Tug McGraw’s son
Orioles2024
3:25
HTF a hot dog place run out of hot dogs?  Need a new business model.
Nate
3:25
Will Smith shares names with other players, musicians AND actors
Yeah Well Hiura Towel
3:25
The Orioles beating up on the Red Sox = [chef's kiss]
Alex Eisert
3:25
Ron Marinaccio is legit. He's got velo, a sick changeup, and refined his sweeper midseason last year
Yeah Well Hiura Towel
3:25
(the Dave Stewart in the Eurhythmics)
Davy Andrews
3:26
Fingers crossed that Henderson walks twice in this inning.
B'ryce Szymbobski
3:26
Wow... that was a ROCKET from Diaz
Yeah Well Hiura Towel
3:27
There's Eva(n) Longoria
Raoul Raoul
3:27
The 2021 Braves had an interesting pitching staff / band: Will Smith, Ian Anderson, Chris Martin.
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:27
It's not baseball, but it blew my mind when I found out Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz were cousins
5 Run Homer
3:28
The NBA’s Kevin Love is Mike Love’s nephew
Raoul Raoul
3:28
The most Star Wars baseball name belongs to Dante Bichette's son, Bo.
Davy Andrews
3:28
Just a note to everybody that Esteban Rivera's article about catcher blocking dropped half an hour ago. I know I'm excited to read it.
YorDaddy
3:29
Why did Schwarber try to bunt with two strikes?
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:29
Kwah
3:29
Giancarlo Stingleton... I'll take it.
Alex Remington
3:29
Brian McCann was the name of the guy who played Pimpbot 5000 on Conan O'Brien.
Flip
3:29
Maybe Beaty will turn into a stud but there's literally nothing that the Giants needed less than a fringe 1B/LF that couldn't make the Royals roster
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:29
I mean, he's replacing Piscotty
Yeah Well Hiura Towel
3:30
Coco Crisp is actually related to Count Chocula
Nat
3:30
Ron Marinaccio feels like he could be a Yankees player in any decade
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:30
Good news! The chili dog wasn't Cincy chili
5 Run Homer
3:31
Ron Marinaccio sounds like he looks like Nestor Cortes
Alex Eisert
3:31
They look and pitch very different!
Davy Andrews
3:31
I would like to believe that Miles Mastrobuoni and Mickey Morandini are related. Just let me have this one.
AvatarDan Szymborski
3:32
Adam Piatt and Admiral Piett are related
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