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Sabermetrician returning from self-imposed exile. Thanks Elon!

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The last statement made on the last game segment of the SNB broadcast goes to John Kruk who says "the Marlins are starting to turn things around a little bit....[something about Phillies rested bullpen]"

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@pronkville08 Yep

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Scheduling your franchise's "alumni weekend" for the same weekend as the induction in Cooperstown seems like a tacit acknowledgment that your franchise has a dearth of Hall of Famers

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Matt Vasgersian had no idea what was going on and Eric Hosmer had to explain it to him. That had to have been a career low

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Great aware play by Dillon Dingler and Trey Melton to get the rare 21 force at the plate on a bases loaded strikeout

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When Gavin Williams pitches an immaculate inning and you're the only person in the crowd who notices (Patrick Bailey knew though)

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@pronkville08 That's 3 really stupid things he's done in the last 6 innings or so he's been on the field

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I try not to have a least favorite Guardians player...but I have a least favorite Guardians player

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Guards need the third base coach to flash a pre-pitch "no challenge" sign (ala a take sign)

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One of the great ironies of the incessant arguments about velocity in the modern game is that the crowd that usually implores us to "WaTcH tHe GaMeS" in this case wants us not to believe our lying eyes

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Asked by Karl Ravech to pitch LeBron on the Sixers, Bryce Harper says he thinks LeBron is coming to Cleveland

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We may be getting steamrolled in interleague play, but the All-Star Game is still ours

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What is this?

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@pronkville08 Alek Manoah. He struck out 3 just like Cease

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The last time a TOR pitcher was miked up on the mound in the ASG his career cratered not long after

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Great time for a power outage First Energy

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Why would I want to search all Sports Reference sites simultaneously? "I can't remember if Clyde Drexler played in the NBA, or maybe the NHL, or perhaps it was international soccer?"

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I understand the appeal of live sports to broadcasters/streaming services. I don't understand how having a tiny package highlighted by a batting practice is supposed to lure a meaningful number of subscribers.

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Yes let's challenge a filthy 0-2 pitch with no one on base and one out in the second inning

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@pronkville08 Ranger Suarez

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The metrics are feeling things now? We're toast "but metrics like xFIP (3.30) and SIERA (3.57) still feel he’s been genuinely excellent."