1984 wasn’t a strike season. The Tigers went 104-58.
See, I said we wouldn’t see anything like that again!
Not sure if this was posted, but a nice interview with Mauricio Dubón. It’s long, but an enjoyable view of his journey to the Big Leagues.
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He’s the only reliever to do that, I assume? I had to look up Mike Marshall to check…CYA and 3rd in the MVP in '74
I assume so. Marshall was the only other guy I could think of who might have done it. Gossage and Rivera got close, but if they weren’t able to do it, it’s hard to imagine anybody else pulling it off.
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After he reached the dugout, Chisholm stretched out with his stockinged feet on the bench. He put on a fresh pair of socks and then his spikes, and Chisholm asked rookie Jasson Domínguez to tie the laces.
“They say he’s the best shoe tier,” Chisholm recalled in the postgame clubhouse. “I didn’t understand it until he actually did. It took me like a minute to take off my shoes just now.”
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Fascinating.
Look at how the catcher sets up. And look at where the centerfielder positions himself.
That’s pretty fantastic.
When my dad died in the 70s, my great uncle gave one of my brothers a baseball he had that was signed by the entire 1928 Philadelphia A’s team–Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Al Simmons, Jimmie Fox, Lefty Grove, all of them. Pretty unique piece of baseball history.
My great uncle was saving it to give to my dad, but he passed away so he gave it to my brother.
Well, shit.
I think I’ll keep my eye on this guy then. ‘X-Factor’: Astros Prospect Chase Jaworsky Uses His Speed To Impact The Game - Astros Future
It’ll all depend on Peña. He calls the shots.
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Altuve and LMJ are both Boras clients. Peña’s here as long as he wants to be.
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Exactly. If Peña says “I want to stay an Astros, make it work” like Altuve and LMJ did, Boras will. If Peña (or Hunter Brown) says “squeeze every fucking nickel outta any poor sucker you can find” like Gerrit Cole and Alex Bregman, Boras will gladly do that too. The Astros’ historical dealings with Boras says more about the players than it does him.
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It’s either “I want to stay here” or “I want to test the market.” Just like it is with everyone.
I’m still completely dumbstruck by how much the Red Sox are paying Bregman.
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It’s not like you can just get the 84th best rbi man in MLB off the streets.
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So, about these home run celebrations where players dress up in various outfits after a home run and strut-walk down the dugout. Really? Act like you’ve been there before.
Because we are suffering through an infernal off day, I have been clicking around other games. I paused to see a Correa at bat just in time to see him poke one out in left centerfield against the Mariners, and this is him as he sashays down the dugout wearing some spartan helmet. Seems a bit infantile for somebody who has been in the league and in baseball as long as he has. Especially when down by five runs in the seventh thinning…
Can you imagine what Bagwell would have said to him? Feel free to insert some emoji of an old man shaking his fist at the clouds.
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Yeah, I not keen on this stuff, either.
Amen.