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Ben Clemens

5:19

probably zero-ish

Kwah

5:20

Masataka Yoshidramatic at bat

Ben Clemens

5:21

omg omg

what was Mateo doing there?

Six Ten

5:21

Royals broadcast just said one of the changes the Royals have made to help with framing is moving Perez closer to the plate, that he's drifted farther back year over year. And now all I can think about is all the times he's had his bell rung back there. I dunno, maybe he should just be a DH.

Ben Clemens

5:22

Yeah, it is not a fun thing to think about. Catching is not good for you.

Darth Vader-A Cubs Fan

5:22

ORIOLES,
I AM ALTERING THE DEAL. PRAY I DON’T ALTER IT ANY FURTHER

Shirtless George Brett

5:22

I swear Sal takes more hits than any other catcher. It's rough to watch sometimes.

Ben Clemens

5:23

He's huge, which I think might have something to do with it, but it's really uncanny, it feels constant

Kyle Kishimoto

5:24

ok i'm finally on desktop i can watch games now!

Kwah

5:24

Félix BautiSVta

5:27

Tampa Bay Devictorious Rays -- congrats to Jeff Sullivan.

Kyle Kishimoto

5:27

shane mcclanahan 16/87 whiffs, not bad

bosoxforlife

5:27

Cruz at bat must-see TV

Ben Clemens

5:27

little late on that, whoops

Prototypical TBS Kid

5:28

Obligatory addition that it was Cruz vs. Cruz

Ben Clemens

5:28

and an Oneil Cruz walk! I'm very delighted

Kwah

5:29

TyleHR gO'neill

Morbo

5:30

Can I get a poll? Will Contreras or Walker hit a home run for the Cardinals first?

Kyle Kishimoto

5:30

Who will hit a homer first?

Jordan Walker (57.1% | 24 votes)

Willson Contreras (42.9% | 18 votes)

Total Votes: 42

Morbo

5:30

No it's Tyler BrO'Neill get it right

5 Run Homer

5:30

Treasonous home run from Tyler O’Neill

Ben Clemens

5:30

No! Canada

bosoxforlife

5:30

Ben, very important, do you think O'Neil Cruz can become a star? Honestly.

Prototypical TBS Kid

5:31

Aces getting hit all over the league

Leo Morgenstern

5:31

At least we're still getting the pitcher's duel we were promised in Mets/Marlins

Ben Clemens

5:31

I do. I don't think it's anything close to a given, but his power gives him so much room for error and he's impressed me a lot with how quickly he's improved moving through the minors, which makes me think his pitch recognition can keep improving in the bigs

Bighen

5:31

degrom had a start against the twins in 2019 where he got absolutely rocked and the final stats weren’t even as bad as he looked. I remember of course because I was at the game and only time I’ve seen him live

Kyle Kishimoto

5:31

first time i saw him live (in new york) he got degrom'd - 7 ip 2 r 10 k, and diaz blew it. second time was his blowup start in oakland last september

Guest

5:32

The Robbie Grossman doubters (everyone reasonable) are pretty surprised right now...

Ben Clemens

5:32

just as we expected in a Nola/dG matchup, 5-5 in the 4th

Jasper

5:32

So far, players are 13 for 13 in stolen base attempts.

Morbo

5:32

Speaking of which, I couldn't believe that they played the Canadian anthem on the Cardinals broadcast and did not show a close up of O'Neill. Director needs to be placed on administrative leave

Leo Morgenstern

5:33

I always enjoy when they close up on the blue jays players during O, Canada at the All-Star Game, despite the fact that they're rarely Canadians themselves

Ben Clemens

5:33

omg poor Tyler Stephenson

Ben Clemens

5:33

that ball bounced off of him and into the shadow realm

Vin

5:33

They should have made O'Neill sing the Canadian anthem

Shirtless George Brett

5:33

A Bobby Witt jr walk as well. Also encouraging.

Ben Clemens

5:33

first time for everything

Vin

5:33

While we're talking Cruz, I'm rooting for a resurgence from Grandpa Nelson Cruz this year

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