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Leo Morgenstern

5:04

cut him off practically mid sentence

Derek

5:06

Rutshman with his (somewhat dubious) 5th hit today!

Leo Morgenstern

5:06

My MVP prediction is off to a good start

Morbo

5:07

I don't think there is a fan in baseball that wants to hear a thing Rob Manfred has to say. Good job Nola. That alone should win him the Cy Young

Kyle Kishimoto

5:07

I believe both Leo and I put Nola down in our predictions

Leo Morgenstern

5:08

Yes indeed. And that one is also looking pretty good right now

Dan

5:07

Why would automatic strikes increase in non competitive games?

Ben Clemens

5:07

Because hitters are a bit lackadaisical and out of it

and the umpires don't mind keeping things moving

5 Run Homer

5:08

Jordan Walker is a big man

Ben Clemens

5:08

that was hit hard, what a beast

YorDaddy

5:10

So how close is Shohei to the mythical "Lebron James" level player in baseball made famous by that Jeff Sullivan article? I know not very close given the DH WAR penalty. How close would it be if he was a full time plus defense OF as well?

Kyle Kishimoto

5:10

Not close. Look at the raptor WAR leaderboard and then consider that the baseball season is twice as long as in basketball

Ben Clemens

5:10

Walker standing next to Bichette is eye opening

Shirtless George Brett

5:10

I once stood next to Chris Davis a few years ago at a game in Toronto. He is like a fridge with a human head on top.

Kyle Kishimoto

5:11

Well that's quite the image to imagine in my head

Leo Morgenstern

5:11

I've heard of fridges with human heads inside, but this is ridiculous!

Ben Clemens

5:11

You can take the shift out of baseball, but you can't take the announcers calling for hitters to just use a little bat control and poke one the ohter way

YorDaddy

5:12

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-imagine-a-baseball-playing-lebron-jam...

For those curious. I just find that "Micah Owings crossed with god" comment funny because that's kind of who Shohei is.

Vin

5:12

That does explain Chris Davis' long cold spells...

Yeah Well Hiura Towel

5:13

Wander is back!

Kyle Kishimoto

5:13

Presumably he was out wandering before

Leo Morgenstern

5:13

Fingers crossed for full healthy seasons from Franco and Lowe. It'll make such a difference in the AL East race

Ben Clemens

5:14

Oh yeah, you mean to keep the Rays close behind the O's?

Leo Morgenstern

5:14

Exactly!

Yo-Yo

5:14

Donovan's 109.1 mph line out was over 2 mph harder than any ball he hit last season. Dude found some power

bosoxforlife

5:14

I know nobody is watching but O'Neil just put a 101 heater from Greene into orbit.

Ben Clemens

5:15

oh we were watching

5:15

all 6 hits off deGrom were XBH...

Leo Morgenstern

5:15

Gonna have to eat my words about the Phillies facing deGrom and the Braves facing Corbin

Ben Clemens

5:15

Don't look now, but the Red Sox are making this interesting

5 Run Homer

5:16

If the Pirates and Reds ever spend any money to supplement these young kids… look out

Ben Clemens

5:16

so.... don't look out :(

Ben Clemens

5:17

classic randomness of baseball, Felix Bautista couldn't buy an out, then he strikes out Devers on three pitches

Morbo

5:17

Leo protip: if you have to eat your words make sure to print them out first. Paper is much easier to eat than a cellphone

Leo Morgenstern

5:18

Protip: alphabet soup

Ben Clemens

5:17

I didn't catch any Red Sox games in ST, wow does Justin Turner look weird in a Boston uniform

5:19

Sox broadcast can't believe that Alex Verdugo made a baserunning error, but it's a rare time where I think he didn't really?

down 2, 9th inning, who cares if you're on third or second?

bosoxforlife

5:19

I wonder how many times Bautista has pitched at 35 degrees?

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