I didn’t watch either. Which is kinda sad to me, as I used very much enjoy the ASG. I guess it’s time to run the kids off my lawn.
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Well, fortunately for you kids don’t play outside anymore.
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I watched most of it or had it on in the background while I was doing other things. I went to bed in the 8th so I missed most of the excitement.
There were several challenges, some by pitchers and some by batters. I think everyone was overturned. One I saw was 1.3 inches out of the zone. It is impressive how dialed in these guys are with the strike zone.
I will be stunned if there is not a move to have it implemented next season.
Fox has fallen in love with the in game interviews with players. There were too many but it was better than listing to Smoltz pontificate.
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Jay Cuda on X is a fun follow. He did this today looking at team accomplishments in the last 20 years:
(He is a White Sox fan so that might be why the 20 year time frame was chosen)
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This is what cherrypicking is for, the “fuck you in particular”
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Here’s some miscellany:
This MLBTR post answered a question I never knew I had. When a player is acquired solely for “cash considerations”… well, how much cash are we talking? MLBTR says it’s almost always between $55k–100k. Teams get $50k if their player is claimed off waivers, and amounts over $100k need special approval from the commissioner’s office. So the amount’s not going to be less than the waiver claim and not so much that it’s past the $100k cap.
The more you know.
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I guess without paying attention, I’ve always assumed that the All-Star Break was used to reset the pitching rotation, but if that were true Framber would be starting tomorrow, not Brandon Walter. By the way, who is Brandon Walter?
It’s a long story.
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Now add the circle that’s Won 4 Pennants.
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5 pennants
Oh snap! I forgot! Then add the “won pennants in both leagues” circle!
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It took me a minute to notice Seattle
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Me too after I read your post 
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Can’t laugh until we beat 'em this year, right?
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That is what made me post it.
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Whose kids?
The Phillies are in black and blue? I suppose that’s appropriate, in a way, but this whole City Connect bullshit is unnecessary and tiresome.
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John Oliver and Minor League Baseball, 2 national treasures
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What is the difference between a forkball and a split-finger fastball?
What is the difference between a cutter and a 2-seam fastball?
What is the difference between a slider and a sweeper?
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A splitter is just placing your fingers on the outside of the seems and throwing it like a fastball, a forkball is placed deeper into your hand and fingers basically on the sides of the ball.
A cutter is gripped similar to a slider and has late glove side run, cutters are often mistaken for sliders and vise versa. A two seemer has arm side run and is gripped on the 2seam side of the baseball.
A sweeper is essentially just a slider thrown more on the side of the baseball at a slower speed allowing it to break more overall but side to side instead of down and to the glove side
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