Unknøwn Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 minute ago, AUTiger7222 said: That was the year the Braves were so desperate for bullpen help that they drafted Devine and by August he was in the majors. It didn't work out well. But he had a really good year or two with the A's before arm problems ended his career. My most vivid memories of Devine was his struggles in the NLDS that year. Not his fault, its difficult when you thrust a rookie with barely any experience out of college into the biggest stage the sport offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: My most vivid memories of Devine was his struggles in the NLDS that year. Not his fault, its difficult when you thrust a rookie with barely any experience out of college into the biggest stage the sport offers. Everyone remembers him giving up the homerun to Chris Burke but that would have never happened had Kyle Farnsworth not gave up the grand slam to Brad Ausmus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Baseball is so weird. Rays complete the sweep of the Yankees and are 8-8 this year. They're 5-1 against the Yankees and 3-7 against everyone else. Rays had just lost 3 straight to the Rangers. Rangers outside of those 3 wins over the Rays have lost 6 straight. Just crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jidady Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 22 hours ago, Unknøwn said: My most vivid memories of Devine was his struggles in the NLDS that year. Not his fault, its difficult when you thrust a rookie with barely any experience out of college into the biggest stage the sport offers. Yeah, we never should have put him in that position. We did him a grave disservice. It's to his credit that he had some good seasons after getting punched in the mouth that hard. AUTiger7222 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 6 hours ago, jidady said: Yeah, we never should have put him in that position. We did him a grave disservice. It's too his credit that he had some good seasons after getting punched in the mouth that hard. He finally figured things out in Oakland but then had two TJ surgeries. He ended up only throwing a little over 200 innings in his entire MLB and minor league career. Such a shame. I know he tried coaching as a GA at NC State but I think that was even short lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Dylan Moore just made one of the plays of the year. Black Francis and ATL Fan in the DMV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ATLBrave Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Unknøwn said: Too bad we can’t watch our own ******* teams. AUTiger7222 and ATL Fan in the DMV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, ATLBrave said: Too bad we can’t watch our own ******* teams. The absolute worst blackout rules in history. AUTiger7222, ATL Fan in the DMV and ATLBrave 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Ken Rosenthal points out that since signing for 7 years $245M, Strasburg has pitched 15 innings. He says one MLB executive he talked to said it may go down as the worst FA deal in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Again Georgian Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Unknøwn said: Ken Rosenthal points out that since signing for 7 years $245M, Strasburg has pitched 15 innings. He says one MLB executive he talked to said it may go down as the worst FA deal in history. They definitely should have kept Rendon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 This is very weird, in the Dodgers/Mariners game today both starting pitchers are wearing #7 and both are left-handed. For the Dodgers is Julio Urias and for the Mariners it's Marco Gonzales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I do not remember MLB playing games in Hawaii in 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, AUTiger7222 said: This is very weird, in the Dodgers/Mariners game today both starting pitchers are wearing #7 and both are left-handed. For the Dodgers is Julio Urias and for the Mariners it's Marco Gonzales. We're in Pigeon Forge today, and this game was on at the restaurant. Urias threw first-pitch strikes to 19 out of 23 hitters he faced. It made me wince as I remembered that we could have acquired him a couple of years ago. AUTiger7222 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, jidady said: We're in Pigeon Forge today, and this game was on at the restaurant. Urias threw first-pitch strikes to 19 out of 23 hitters he faced. It made me wince as I remembered that we could have acquired him a couple of years ago. I don't remember those talks. Sure would be nice to have Urias right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 A's were down 12-11 in the bottom of the 10th. Bases loaded 2 outs and on a routine ground ball to 3rd to end the game the 3rd baseman for the Twins threw the ball nowhere near 1st and 2 runs scored to end the game. Brutal loss for the Twins who blew leads of 10-9 and 12-10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 4/20/2021 at 7:56 PM, jidady said: We're in Pigeon Forge today, and this game was on at the restaurant. Urias threw first-pitch strikes to 19 out of 23 hitters he faced. It made me wince as I remembered that we could have acquired him a couple of years ago. Big fan of Urias. jidady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Francis Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 42 minutes ago, K26dp said: Big fan of Urias. Same. He’s coming into his own. Glad I drafted him. He went late for his talents though surprisingly so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Managers can be so **** stupid. Ryan Weathers was absolutely cruising and should have been allowed to finish the inning. But because he was at his "pitch count" he got pulled and the guy that replaced him has issued a walk and a HBP and it just makes me want to scream!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 This is one of the greatest double plays you're ever gonna see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Anibal Sanchez threw in a showcase this morning. The Braves did not have any scouts in attendance despite the reports they had reached out. Phillies, Marlins, Yankees, Jays, Tigers and Dbacks did attend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Unknøwn said: Anibal Sanchez threw in a showcase this morning. The Braves did not have any scouts in attendance despite the reports they had reached out. Phillies, Marlins, Yankees, Jays, Tigers and Dbacks did attend Unless Soroka's should was worse than feared, he honestly doesn't make a lot of sense for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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