Elly De La Cruz – electronic cheater:

111.6 MPH
455 FEET

ELLY 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.

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Running towards the weekend like:

José Ramírez is just the 8th player in AL/NL history to steal home in extra innings.

(MLB X @ZipRecruiter) pic.twitter.com/lJHtGJtNqt

— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2023

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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 »

Someone does ballet in the offseason.

How did Bo Naylor catch this and STILL throw him out?! pic.twitter.com/YbqVAUijTz

— MLB (@MLB) June 28, 2023

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We all need friends like these:

The boys showed up for Jordan Westburg's debut. pic.twitter.com/SDfnZLRmC8

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 27, 2023

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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:

1. News and Notes
2. Bumps and Bruises
3. Betrayal Across the Pond
4. Streaming Pitchers

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I know it has been a few days but I am still laughing at this:

🔊 SOUND UP!! 🔊 #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/kM5PflUjyM

— @SFGiantsMemes (@SFGiantsMemer) June 17, 2023

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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:

1. News and Notes
2. Bumps and Bruises
3. Streaming Pitchers

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This is my kind of parenting:

Pete Fairbanks returns from the IL with a black eye, but don't worry, he didn't lose a fight… He dunked 🏀 on a 3-year-old…@RaysBaseball | #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/Ytp0UO8PQe

— Bally Sports Sun: Rays (@BallyRays) June 15, 2023

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