ScottFromWyoming wrote:

He’s a class act. Always enjoyed when he came to the mound.

 steeler wrote:
It makes sense to me, but I guess the real test will come when Ohtani gets to the summer/September.  

As for watching Angel games... he'll likely be gone after this year.  I don't think he'll head East, so the Giants would be my guess.  The Dodgers are always in the mix too I guess.

As a Phillies fan, I'm just hoping the "early start" doesn't impact Turner, Schwarber, or Realmuto.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Pretty exciting game and ultimate moment at end. I read today that caliber of USA pitchers did not match that of the everyday position players because MBL pitchers do not want to be throwing at playoff-level intensity at this early stage.

I have GOT to watch more Angels games.

Not Sierra Nevada, though.

Giants to lower the cost of beers at Oracle Park for 2023 season

This article is 4 years old but I'd completely forgotten about this. He batted .340 in Fresno last year. It's a paywall article so maybe Google is your friend? Anyway it's a really nice article.

Yorvis Torrealba, years removed from nightmare kidnapping, gets chance to follow in dad’s footsteps with Rockies

Well it's been an exciting but grim couple of days over at McCovey Chronicles...

MOST READ

1. Actually, this is good
2. Thursday BP: Giants handled Correa fiasco in most unprofessional way imaginable
3. The Correa implosion
4. Chroncast #117: The Carlos Correa Era Ends
   

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 Red_Dragon wrote:

*bump*

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Interesting stats: Alfredo Griffin was the first player in major league history to have started three times for the opposing line-ups in a perfect game: against Len Barker (Cleveland) in 1981 for the Toronto Blue Jays, then against Tom Browning (Cincinnati) in 1988 and Dennis Martínez (Montreal) in 1991, both for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
David Cone only threw 88 pitches in his perfect game.

 Proclivities wrote:

His was the first perfect game I was around for/aware of. Before that I didn't really have a handle on what it meant.

Oh wiki says he came within one inning of a second perfect game. Went 8 innings before giving up a double in the ninth...

Tom Browning, the former 20-game winner and World Series champion who crafted the only perfect game in Reds history, died Monday. He was 62.

 ColdMiser wrote:
Well the rats under the bleacher would appreciate it.

 GeneP59 wrote:
Bloom wants the Sawx to be like the Devil Rays, just competitive enough but no stars to eat up the payroll. Just hope he doesn't sell Henry on the idea of a roof for Fenway ala the Trop.

 Proclivities wrote:
Yup we’ll spoken nice guy and I liked the way he played. Still wouldn’t have paid him for 11 years, but I called it in the Spring when negotiations went south.
Now if we can lose Chaim Bloom and the owner John Henry.

 steeler wrote:
Doh. Forgot Soto on Padres.

 rgio wrote:
I initially was wondering whether Turner wanted to make sure he would play shortstop, but it appears Padres are moving Tatis to outfield (?). I believe Turner lives in Florida. I heard he prefers to be on East Coast.

Ex-Nationals of note: Harper, Turner, Schwarber (although only one season in DC) in Philly. Scherzer on Mets. Josh Bell on Guardians. Rendon on Angels. Nationals are in a major rebuild.

 steeler wrote:
That is true regarding the Phillies.  Turner and Harper are friends from their time in DC, which many feel was the real deciding factor.  The Padres also offered Judge more than the Yankees.  

Not sure what San Diego is doing...attempting to hoard all of the shortstops in the game?

 steeler wrote:
Aye - a lot of blockbuster deals going on in a short period of time.

 Proclivities wrote:
Oops! I knew that, but brain short-circuited!

Mets signed Verlander around same time as Phillies signed Turner.