“Dad! Dad! Hey, Dad!” Feed it to me with a spoon, now and forever:
Nick Castellanos' son is his No. 1 fan. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/hr9HG5eF7L
— MLB (@MLB) July 20, 2023
On the Agenda:
You’re not going to believe this but the same guy also has 139 K in 105 IP this season…The EXACT same guy!
Shohei Ohtani launches his 34th homer of the year. pic.twitter.com/LjFNDHIe9E
— MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2023
On the Agenda
‘Til all Skenes-Skenes, melon farmers:
With the first pick in the #MLBDraft, the @Pirates select RHP Paul Skenes from LSU. pic.twitter.com/IDaDmdV5Eq
— MLB (@MLB) July 9, 2023
If the stuff ends up half as good as the stache, we’re clearly looking at baseball’s next big thing – I mean, just imagine the package the Pirates will get for him in four years! Read the rest of this entry »
Elly De La Cruz – electronic cheater:
111.6 MPH
455 FEETELLY DE LA CRUZ IS GOOD AT BASEBALL pic.twitter.com/OV9D3jzccx
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 6, 2023
Removing the tongue that generally stays cheek-planted, Elly De La Cruz didn’t cheat at anything. The murder of a baseball? Yes. But the electronic swing tracker attached to his bat that briefly caused some controversy doesn’t have anything to do with how EDLC is positively lighting the baseball world on fire. After going 3-for-6 last night with two doubles, a steal, and the above homicide, De La Cruz is now slashing .318/.356/.536 over his first 118 PA, with 4 HR, 25 R, 14 RBI, and 11 SB. Again, in just 28 games and at 21 years old.
Baseball is fun and only getting funner with the latest generation of players…And somewhere Brian McCann slowly continues to seethe into an ungodly rage. Read the rest of this entry »
On this hallowed day of pre-4th, I humbly ask that we officially stop mentioning Shohei Ohtani in the same sentence as that hot-dog-eating bum who struck out a bunch of longshoremen and probably would’ve wet his giant knickers upon seeing a slider.
These things are not the same: Read the rest of this entry »
I was busy – did anything cool happen last night?
27 up. 27 down.
The 24th perfect game in AL/NL history belongs to Domingo Germán. pic.twitter.com/SyUJb0cKm6
— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2023
Domingo Germán had that sticky-icky stuff on Wednesday but instead of leaving it on his fingers, this time he used it to roll up the A’s and smoke ‘em in a primo outing. A perfect outing, one might even say. Germán struck out nine batters over the 24th perfect game in MLB history and I’m sure his fantasy owners were all totally starting him – he did, after all, allow a total of 15 ER in his previous two starts. No word on whether the perfecto will eventually be stricken from the record via Goo Gone. Read the rest of this entry »
Just some light Monday morning trolling for all of our totally rational east coast friends:
The New York Mets are a scientific experiment to see just how much one team can torture their fanbase pic.twitter.com/OFnAqpQB0N
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 25, 2023
On the Agenda:
Happy first Father’s Day, Nolan Arenado:
Dad strength activated. 💪
Nolan Arenado clobbers his second homer of the day. pic.twitter.com/xxQwO1aaZd
— MLB (@MLB) June 18, 2023
On the Agenda:
Good grief, Ronald:
461 feet to dead center! 😳 pic.twitter.com/NeWrriJJeV
— MLB (@MLB) June 14, 2023
With that mammoth blast (his second of the double-header), Ronald Acuña Jr. became just the second player (J.D. Martinez) in the Statcast era to hit a home run over 460 feet to dead center at Comerica Park. Acuña Jr. is now slashing .333/.405/.580 over 311 PA, with 15 HR, 59 R, 44 RBI, and 29(!) SB. Also, it is June.
Just a friendly reminder that he’s somehow still just 25 years old. Read the rest of this entry »
There are few things worse than a big bust with one of the first starting pitchers you drafted. Not only because of the practical value they return (or rather, don’t return) but often so much of draft strategy depends on who you choose as your SP 1/2. And when they go belly up, so too quickly can your entire team.
With that said, let’s take a peek at the pitch mixes of a trio of pitching heartbreakers who were elite fantasy options in 2022 and were drafted as such in 2023 but have come crashing down to earth for the first third of the season, possibly blowing up our chances for championships along with them. But instead of the overall, let’s focus on the worst of the worst. That is, which of their pitches have most been the Fredo to our formerly Sonny rosters. Read the rest of this entry »
