Field of Streams: Episode 253 – Caution: May Contain Baseball-Like Substance

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April 10, 2017

Episode 253 – Caution: May Contain Baseball-Like Substance

The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt being king of the podcast, Charlie Morton’s resurgence, Dylan stealing Matt’s pick, not trusting Rockies rookies, Toronto being less scary, Jeremy Hazelbaker’s hot start, K-rod facing Ichiro in 2025, the legacy of Jesse Chavez, the first matchup duel of the year, taking any lefty against A.J. Griffin, Miguel Gonzalez being the American League Tom Koehler, Bronson Arroyo technically surviving his first start of 2017, giving MMA nicknames to MLB players, and checking in on the show’s iTunes reviews.

Contest picks for Monday, April 10: Charlie Morton @ SEA and Gerardo Parra vs. SD (Dylan) and Charlie Morton @ SEA and Logan Morrison vs. NYY (Matt).

Contest picks for Tuesday, April 11: Lance Lynn @ WAS and Lucas Duda @ PHI (Dylan) and Bartolo Colon @ MIA and Jeremy Hazelbaker @ SF (Matt).

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Contest picks for Wednesday, April 12: Andrew Triggs @ KC and Mitch Moreland vs. BAL (Dylan) and Jason Hammel vs. OAK and Ben Revere vs. TEX (Matt).

Contest picks for Thursday, April 13: Josh Tomlin vs. CWS and Wilmer Flores @ MIA (Dylan) and Robert Gsellman @ MIA and Scott Schebler vs. MIL (Matt).

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Approximately 43 minutes of joyous analysis.

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SpudMember since 2020
8 years ago

Any thoughts on Joe Ross starting in the minors and sucking a lot for his first start?

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Dylan HigginsMember
8 years ago
Reply to  Spud

Never too worried about one start, mostly just worried about his health. Not a good sign though.

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SpudMember since 2020
8 years ago
Reply to  Dylan Higgins

Is he ailing? I can’t find anything about nursing any kind of injury. They want him to solidify his arm slot. Obviously its not the one start I am concerned with but the fact he’s even in the minors. They mention April 22nd as a possible first start. Do people like him, still? I think if I dropped him he’d not get picked up until after his first start back, but I’m not sure I’m guaging him properly..

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