2021 MLB Regular Season

[slhubic]

my other team--the Jays--are doing their part, sweeping the Braves, and taking 2 out of 3 against the Phils.  by the way, watching the Phils in this series, I have never seen a team play worse defence, and just generally be below average in so many areas...

[JCA-CrystalCity]

i'm not seeing anything wrong with the Machado slide, he was running in a straight line toward 2nd and the 2nd basemen pretty much ran into his path

https://twitter.com/masnKolko/status/1394315747405574148?s=20

he pops up to flip the guy hard.  Dude is the Richard Head of slides.  At least he didn't go spikes up on top of the rolling block and flip. No forgiveness for that SOB.

[varoadking]

he pops up to flip the guy hard.  Dude is the Richard Head of slides.  At least he didn't go spikes up on top of the rolling block and flip. No forgiveness for that SOB.

Machado is a punk...

[Elvir Ovcina]

i'm not seeing anything wrong with the Machado slide, he was running in a straight line toward 2nd and the 2nd basemen pretty much ran into his path

https://twitter.com/masnKolko/status/1394315747405574148?s=20

He slid 20 feet from the base.  There's really not much difference between what he did and just tackling him.

[imref]

White Sox rookie hits a HR off a position player pitching to make it 15-4, on a 3-0 count. Twins aren’t happy.

[Slateman]

he pops up to flip the guy hard.  Dude is the Richard Head of slides.  At least he didn't go spikes up on top of the rolling block and flip. No forgiveness for that SOB.

Yea, seems pretty obvious he adjusted his gate to make the slide as rough as possible. Its one thing to teach players to slide early to delay the tag. But Machado stutter stepped so he could line it up to kick out the second baseman's feet.

[Natsinpwc]

White Sox rookie hits a HR off a position player pitching to make it 15-4, on a 3-0 count. Twins aren’t happy.

Oh those unwritten rules.

[bluestreak]

Spencer Turnbull of the Tigers no-hits the Mariners tonight. Fifth this year. The Mariners have been no-hit twice in two weeks by the Orioles and the Tigers. That’s.....something.

[Smithian]

I just saw Ke'Bryan Hayes got kicked to 60-day DL. That sucks. A Gold Glove hot corner prospect showing up in the majors with a massive bat had me stoked last season. Then hitting the homer opening day I just assumed he'd be my favorite player in baseball this season. Then in game #2 he's hurt.

[bluestreak]

I just saw Ke'Bryan Hayes got kicked to 60-day DL. That sucks. A Gold Glove hot corner prospect showing up in the majors with a massive bat had me stoked last season. Then hitting the homer opening day I just assumed he'd be my favorite player in baseball this season. Then in game #2 he's hurt.

They did say that he will be starting a rehab assignment soon, though. So you'll probably see him again this year.

[nfotiu]

Oh those unwritten rules.

I don’t understand why a team can’t concede after 7 innings esp now that they decided 7 innings are ok for DHs. 

[Smithian]

They did say that he will be starting a rehab assignment soon, though. So you'll probably see him again this year.

I actually really like their roster for the future. Reynolds, Moran, and Hayes are nice core to the lineup and they have a bunch of pitching with ETAs later this season and next. I like them and the Mariners a whole lot.

[Five Banners]

I don’t understand why a team can’t concede after 7 innings esp now that they decided 7 innings are ok for DHs. 

“And it looks like they’ve chosen to invoke the designated Manfred rule  and forgo the next two innings. Can’t blame them, save the pitching staff and come back tomorrow for another solid seven. Time of today’s game, 3 1/2 hours.”

[Natsinpwc]

Spencer Turnbull of the Tigers no-hits the Mariners tonight. Fifth this year. The Mariners have been no-hit twice in two weeks by the Orioles and the Tigers. That’s.....something.

The Mariners has a team batting average of .199.

[imref]

And another no hitter.

[Natsinpwc]

https://amp.usatoday.com/7441525002

[imref]

https://amp.usatoday.com/7441525002

link appears to be broken

[Natsinpwc]

link appears to be broken

It was about Joe West breaking the record. So that probably broke the internet.

[imref]

Mickey Callaway banned from baseball until the end of 2022

https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1397645777070141444?s=21

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Kluber out 2 months.

[imref]

this may be the worst fielding play in the history of baseball, there were two outs and all the 1B had to do was step on first.

https://twitter.com/ByJamesWagner/status/1397966105998729221?s=20

[imref]

Aaron Hicks out for the season, will undergo wrist surgery.

[imref]

Jon Heyman
@JonHeyman
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2h
MLB is alarmed at the number of suspicious baseballs collected during this period where pitchers knew of the collections. (Of course pitchers also knew this is just a survey period, and no bans would be handed down.) Tomorrow owners will discuss further enforcement.

[Natsinpwc]

Spin rate baby.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/06/04/sticky-stuff-is-the-new-steroids-daily-cover

[Five Banners]

MLB is alarmed at the number of suspicious baseballs collected during this period where pitchers knew of the collections.

Yes, I’m sure they are “alarmed”; I hope they can sleep tonight.