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Kyle Kishimoto
7:39
hi and bye dan!
Matt Martell
7:39
Kyle, sup! See ya, Dan!
Davy Andrews
7:39
Bye Dan! Hi Kyle!
Matt Martell
7:40
I think the zombie runner should be the bullpen catcher
Davy Andrews
7:41
Seconded!
Mike Oxbig
7:41
Much like the kickball days, they should be able to throw the baseball at a player for an out
Davy Andrews
7:41
That used to be legal back in the day. It was called soaking.
AvatarDavid Laurila
7:41
With a 12-inning game today, it bears noting that the KBO season started last week and they have had one 12-inning tie so far. I'd rather have that then the Manfred Man rule.
Nat
7:42
ooo i like the gold-trimmed unis for tx
Davy Andrews
7:44
I love the idea that the WS winner gets that special treat, but I wish I liked the actual look of the gold trim more than I do.
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
7:42
Re: Arraez, as far as i can tell off the cuff, Tony Gwynn went hitless in 6+ at bats in his entire career. Just another crazy Tony Gwynn stat.
Davy Andrews
7:43
Stathead actually says Gwynn had three 0-for-6 games. Still pretty good.
Tim Tebow
7:43
Just 3 times regarding Tony
Davy Andrews
7:43
Tim Tebow confirms. His thighs have yet to weigh in.
Matt Martell
7:43
His thighs weigh a lot!
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
7:44
Nothing compared to Spencer Strider. Mobile just keeps cutting them off :)
Matt Martell
7:45
Does Bellinger’s stance look different again? His back knee looks more bent and his shoulders look moved closed
AvatarDavid Laurila
7:45
I believe that New York Mets history includes three players with 0-for-10 games. I think the record for hitless at-bats in one game is 11.
Davy Andrews
7:47
Since I have this search page open, I can confirm that Tommie Agee, Wayne Garrett, and Ron Swoboda all went 0-for-10 with the Mets. If you bet against David Laurila being right, you're a fool.
Farhandrew Zaidman
7:45
If it's a day ending in Y, just go ahead and assume Belli's changed his stance
Kyle Kishimoto
7:45
yea i think he looked a little more tightly wound
Matt Martell
7:46
Just like Tebow’s thunder thighs, am I right?!
Lou Reed
7:47
Did I just hear Nico doing an Expedia commercial?
Brian
7:48
Re: Hedges: I looked and I could not find a worse hitter season than Gallager had last year for Cleveland... I included pitchers.. min 100PA. CLE is the only place in baseball history that Hedges is an offensive upgrade.
Kyle Kishimoto
7:48
in the BP annual i had to write about all seven players who caught games for cleveland last year, it was not fun
AvatarDavid Laurila
7:48
"I'm Not Saying" was arguably Nico's best single.
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
7:48
The last successful player I can recall who changed their stance (seemingly) as often as Belli was Cal Ripken, Jr.  Hmmm.
Davy Andrews
7:48
Huge part of my childhood, watching Cal change his stance every four plate appearances.
Farhandrew Zaidman
7:49
y'all like Happ leading off?
Kyle Kishimoto
7:50
yes, ZiPS has him as the second highest OBP on the team to Suzuki, who makes more sense 2nd or 4th. he's legit
Davy Andrews
7:50
I'm with Kyle here. Couple ISO over OBP guys in that lineup. Get Happ on base.
AvatarDavid Laurila
7:51
On the subject of stances. Nolan Schanuel has a fairly unique one -- as well as a 30-game reaching base streak (and counting) to start his career. He drew a walk today.
Blackouts
7:52
Why is Cubs Rangers blacked out for me on MLB tv? I don't live remotely close to either and Atlanta is the only team I should have a blackout on
Kyle Kishimoto
7:52
i'm also blacked out - pretty sure it's b/c it's on ESPN
KC Pain
7:52
Tigers should trade Manning to Orioles for a couple bats.  Stowers and an IF?  Seems like a good match
AvatarDavid Laurila
7:52
This would be interesting. Not a bad idea for either side.
Too Many Mooks
7:52
So what's our favorite pitching performance so far today?
Kyle Kishimoto
7:52
i was very pleasantly surprised by crochet, i know he took the loss but was surprised he went 6 innings and almost 90 pitches
Tim Tebow's Thunder Thighs
7:53
Thank you all, FG staff, for another enjoyable chat. I'm a paid subscriber (totally worth it) and look forward to possibly becoming an article contributor one day.
Davy Andrews
7:53
I love that. Go for it.
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