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Old 03-29-2023, 02:29 PM   #21
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Pretty sure part of the problem with the Angels is that ownership pushes a lot of the decisions. Hard to blame management when you're part of it.
True. I think back to the Vernon Wells signing. Terrible decisions for years.
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Old 03-29-2023, 07:16 PM   #22
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Damn excited for tomorrow. Things I'm already looking forward to are the Padres and Mets missing the playoffs, the Ohtani saga, and Judge crashing down to earth.

And I already miss Pujols. If only that man did not sign in LA all those years ago. Absolute legend.
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Old 03-29-2023, 08:02 PM   #23
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True. I think back to the Vernon Wells signing. Terrible decisions for years.
I thought they were the crazy's who traded for Wells with a fair bit of term left on that albatross thecJays gave him.

Which is frankly worse...they also botched the Pujols thing...they're paying the ghost of Anthony Rendon a pretty penny.
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Old 03-30-2023, 04:21 AM   #24
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I thought they were the crazy's who traded for Wells with a fair bit of term left on that albatross thecJays gave him.

Which is frankly worse...they also botched the Pujols thing...they're paying the ghost of Anthony Rendon a pretty penny.
I think you’re right. It was a trade. Total facepalm. I remember as a fan we thought his contract was untradeable but it was apparently. And they realized very quickly what a mistake they made. Jays also messed up not keeping Napoli in that trade. I think they dealt him right away.
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Old 03-30-2023, 08:51 AM   #25
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Opening Day!!!
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Happy Opening Day!! My AL East predictions.

Yankees 162-0
Blue Jays 81-81
Orioles 81-81
Rays 81-81
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Play ball!!
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Old 03-30-2023, 11:33 AM   #28
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Judge has already homered. Damn. Would that 8' freak just chill out a little???
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Old 03-30-2023, 11:53 AM   #29
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A reminder of rule changes this year!

1. Pitch clock
1a. Pickoff/step-off limits
2. Defensive shift restrictions
3. Bigger bases
4. A more balanced schedule
5. Faster replay reviews
6. Position player pitching limits
7. PitchCom for pitchers
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Old 03-30-2023, 09:23 PM   #30
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Anyone see that catch by Renfrow? Absolute desperation stab to save that one.
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Old 03-30-2023, 09:27 PM   #31
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Ohtani cruising with 8 Ks through 5
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Old 03-30-2023, 10:27 PM   #32
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Anyone see that catch by Renfrow? Absolute desperation stab to save that one.
Just ridiculous.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1641642163196018689
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The one moment bound to live beyond the night came from Angels right fielder Hunter Renfroe, who made a no-look, behind-the-back catch on a savage liner off the bat of Jace Peterson. Just as Renfroe appeared resigned to playing it off the wall, it landed in his glove. "Wasn't a good catch," he said, "but a weird catch."
IMO its one of the greatest catches ive ever seen because it was so....weird.

No look, facing the wrong way as was his glove.

Not sure how it even happened, and ive watched it a dozen times.
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Old 03-31-2023, 09:14 AM   #34
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There were 14 pitch clock violations yesterday and the average game time was 2 hours 45 minutes. So all good so far!
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Old 03-31-2023, 09:45 AM   #35
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Yes and I believe the average game time from last year's opening day was 3 hours and 20 minutes, so 35 minutes on average shaved off game time with the pitch clock.

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IMO its one of the greatest catches ive ever seen because it was so....weird.

No look, facing the wrong way as was his glove.

Not sure how it even happened, and ive watched it a dozen times.
When you're turned the wrong way the tendency is to spin to try and get back on course so your head is looking the right way. But he drifts back and reaches out without turning his body or head. From having watched batting practices these guys do try no look type stuff shagging fly balls In batting practice quite frequently. So visually he did see the ball and had the timing to be able to reach out when he needed and grab it.

In reality he misread the ball off the bat and initially turned the wrong way forcing himself into a more difficult catch. But to his credit he recovered to make the play that most players would screw up after having gone the wrong way. Its s tough play to make if read right, but probably one that 75% of outfielders should make given where he started and ended and velocity plus launch angle.
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Oh my lord. This is nasty.

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/st...015211525?s=20
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Wow. That seems to be up there for the greatest pitch ever thrown. Ignore the guy falling but the break and the curve seemed nuts.
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Wow. That seems to be up there for the greatest pitch ever thrown. Ignore the guy falling but the break and the curve seemed nuts.
And against Jose Ramirez, making that all the more impressive with the way he was fooled. One of the best eyes in baseball
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Well, the Padres suck.
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