GDT: 2019 MLB Regular Season Thread (Part IV)

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Harper strikes out on 3-2. To extras they go. Hopkins popped up right before that.

 

[Del Preston]

Harper strikes out on 3-2. To extras they go. Hopkins popped up right before that.

It should be over soon. Stratton is all over the place.

Edit: and as I say that he gets a double play.

2 IP, 28 balls, 2 hits, 4 walks, 0 runs

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

You can’t predict baseball, Susyn.

Exactly.

 

[Cassano]

Luis Severino will be pitching in a simulated game - throwing 35 pitches tomorrow. And then a rehab start on Sunday.

Giancarlo Stanton performed agility drills today and may participate in batting practice tomorrow. Will prob be sent to Tampa for the homestand to get swings in.

Jordan Montgomery is expected to join Double-A Trenton next, and Boone said Montgomery could be ready to pitch in big league games at some point in September.

Delin Betances is scheduled to throw to hitters again on Wednesday. If that goes well, Betances could begin a Minor League rehab assignment.

Edwin Encarnacion took groundballs, played catch, played soft toss and hit off a tee on Saturday morning at the team’s training complex in Tampa. Yankees expect Encarnacion back with a good amount of time to spare before the playoffs begin in October.

Luke Voit could rejoin the team for the homestand starting Friday vs. the A's.

 

[Del Preston]

Griffey Jr. is in the booth tonight for Yankees-Mariners on ESPN.

 

[Del Preston]

The Mariners complained about Cory Gearrin's delivery tonight (three days after losing him on waivers to the Yankees) and he got called for a balk right after. Good way to get in his head.

 

[c9777666]

The Royals/A's game had not one but two position players pitching

 

[Del Preston]

Justin Turner tried arguing pitch #4 wasn't a strike.

 

[BigMac1212]

Justin Turner tried arguing pitch #4 wasn't a strike.

Did Justin Turner turn in to DarksydePhil? (If you don't know, don't ask.)

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

The Mariners complained about Cory Gearrin's delivery tonight (three days after losing him on waivers to the Yankees) and he got called for a balk right after. Good way to get in his head.

Believe it actually happened this year with Gearrin as a Mariner, so Servais remembered and told the ump.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

The Royals/A's game had not one but two position players pitching

The Royals position players had a better era in 3 innings than the pitchers did in 6.

 

[Del Preston]

Believe it actually happened this year with Gearrin as a Mariner, so Servais remembered and told the ump.

Against the A's, yeah; the umps told him after his warmup to stop the toe tap. I saw a tweet tonight that said teams have complained to the league about it.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Justin Turner tried arguing pitch #4 wasn't a strike.

Rob Drake didn't call this a strike

 

[Filthy Dangles]

rip Robby Terwilliger

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

They said earlier on Sportscenter how Homer Bailey looks like Christian Bale in American Psycho and I can't unseen it

 

[Cassano]

They said earlier on Sportscenter how Homer Bailey looks like Christian Bale in American Psycho and I can't unseen it

I always saw this, never bothered to point it out.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Rob Drake didn't call this a strike

Woof.

Usually it's like someone missed their spot or the catcher is just bad, but yeesh.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Woof.

Usually it's like someone missed their spot or the catcher is just bad, but yeesh.

Yeah really like to know where he had that pitch, it dropped right into the glove right in the middle of the zone. Per statcast search, only 2 other curveballs right down the middle were called balls this year, one was a cross up, other was a bad frame.

 

[Deen]

Bringer of Rain coming back to Toronto tonight. Should get a good ovation.

 

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

https://deadspin.com/phillies-fans-are-currently-feuding-with-the-guy-who-hi-1837623420

Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer transcribed Rodriguez’s thoughts on Philly fans booing him and Hoskins this season:

“Well, think about it. Who’s looking bad and feeling entitled when you hear stuff like that. I’m asking you,” Rodriguez said. “I’m not the one booing. I’m not the one screaming. I’m not the one saying pretty disgusting things at times. That seems pretty entitled. You’re just making yourself look pretty bad as an individual, as a person, as a fan.”
“You’re making guys not want to sit there and say ‘Hey, they’re going to support you. They’re going to want you to do this.’ That’s tough. There’s still a lot of good fans, though. Those are the ones I hear and pay attention to. The few that might be behind home plate and say ‘Hey Sean, keep doing your thing. Don’t worry about it. Things will come around. Hey Rhys. Hey so and so. Hey Bryce.’ Through the thick and thin, that’s when you get to show your true colors.”
“When you act a certain way towards somebody because you don’t feel like they’re doing what they need to do, just look at life in general. We want to win. There’s nobody in here that doesn’t want to win. You just have to basically sit there and say ‘Hey, let’s see if I can help him get him out of what he’s doing. Hey see if I can be encouraging enough to help an individual.’ That’s the harder thing to do. The easy thing to do is just scream ‘boo.’ Let me think of something to say that might actually be encouraging. No, it takes effort.”​

 

[Del Preston]

https://deadspin.com/phillies-fans-are-currently-feuding-with-the-guy-who-hi-1837623420

Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer transcribed Rodriguez’s thoughts on Philly fans booing him and Hoskins this season:

“Well, think about it. Who’s looking bad and feeling entitled when you hear stuff like that. I’m asking you,” Rodriguez said. “I’m not the one booing. I’m not the one screaming. I’m not the one saying pretty disgusting things at times. That seems pretty entitled. You’re just making yourself look pretty bad as an individual, as a person, as a fan.”
“You’re making guys not want to sit there and say ‘Hey, they’re going to support you. They’re going to want you to do this.’ That’s tough. There’s still a lot of good fans, though. Those are the ones I hear and pay attention to. The few that might be behind home plate and say ‘Hey Sean, keep doing your thing. Don’t worry about it. Things will come around. Hey Rhys. Hey so and so. Hey Bryce.’ Through the thick and thin, that’s when you get to show your true colors.”
“When you act a certain way towards somebody because you don’t feel like they’re doing what they need to do, just look at life in general. We want to win. There’s nobody in here that doesn’t want to win. You just have to basically sit there and say ‘Hey, let’s see if I can help him get him out of what he’s doing. Hey see if I can be encouraging enough to help an individual.’ That’s the harder thing to do. The easy thing to do is just scream ‘boo.’ Let me think of something to say that might actually be encouraging. No, it takes effort.”​

He's going to get pelted by batteries tonight.

 

[John Price]

 

[Del Preston]

The Philly crowd booed Rodriguez when he came up to bat and then cheered when he got beaned.

 

[John Price]

True scum.