[Stallion]

This asking the umpires to check for a "substance" on the pitchers hand or hat or wherever is just garbage.

[stevenash]

This asking the umpires to check for a "substance" on the pitchers hand or hat or wherever is just garbage.

Agreed.
Did you hear that mic'ed up conversation the other night between deGrom and the umpire.
The ump was almost apologetic checking Jake and de Grom was pretty much "no worries you have to do it"
I'm really starting to love deGrom more and more every day.

[Cross]

Wandermania starting to take hold. The guy is the real deal.

[jrgum3]

This asking the umpires to check for a "substance" on the pitchers hand or hat or wherever is just garbage.

Yeah I think the whole thing is stupid. Pitchers don't have to cheat nowadays to make hitters look foolish up there at the plate. I get they want to get cheating out of the game but I think this is taking it way too far.

[jrgum3]

George Springer finally off the IL and will play CF and bat 5th in the lineup tonight for Toronto.

On one of my teams I was excited to get Buxton back only to lose him to injury again but at least I have Springer back and ready to go. Probably beats anything I could get off the wire to help my outfield.

[Chi_archie]

injuries are the worst

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Hoping Jmobile is on the Dodgers yet again

[EmpireMaker]

Indians right-hander Aaron Civale left last night’s start with an injury to his right middle finger, and it seems it’ll keep him out of action for a while. Manager Terry Francona told reporters (including Zack Meisel of the Athletic) Civale will meet with a hand specialist tomorrow. The club will know more specifics about his condition then, but Francona added they’re “prepared that he’s going to miss some time.”
An extended absence for Civale is a tough blow to a Cleveland staff already without Shane Bieber and Zach Plesac. Civale has tossed an MLB-leading 97 2/3 innings this year and been quite effective. The 26-year-old has a 3.32 ERA/4.31 SIERA. Civale doesn’t miss many bats (19.8% strikeout rate) but he also rarely hands out free passes (6.0% walk percentage) and does a decent job of keeping the ball on the ground (45.3% grounder rate).
At 40-30, Cleveland has stayed in close contention in both the American League Central and Wild Card races. That’s largely been on the strength of that top half of the rotation, though. Bieber, Plesac and Civale have all been better than average at keeping runs off the board, but there’s been little in the way of reliability behind that now-injured trio. Cal Quantrill has been good when called upon but worked mostly out of the bullpen this year. The rest of Cleveland’s depth starters (Triston McKenzie, Sam Hentges, Logan Allen, Jean Mejia and Eli Morgan) have struggled.
It remains to be seen if the Indians can weather this series of injuries to their top pitchers and stay in contention. In addition to their now-exclusively unproven group of starters, the Cleveland lineup has been below-average all season. To their credit, Indians relievers have been quite good, helping them to a 12-7 record in one-run ballgames. They’ll need continued excellence from the bullpen (and perhaps some unexpected contributions from their young starters and/or the bottom of the order) to stick with the White Sox, who lead the division by two games.

[Otters27]

Giants came through easy for me last night

[d2bets]

Hoping Jmobile is on the Dodgers yet again

I don't think you have much to worry about there.

Come to think of it, if he ever announced a bet against the Dodgers, I think that's when I'd take them.

[stevenash]

I don't think you have much to worry about there.

Come to think of it, if he ever announced a bet against the Dodgers, I think that's when I'd take them.

For the 100th time.
All teams have flaws, there are no perfect teams.
Even the Dodgers have flaws.

*edit*
I was not directing this post to any person in particular.

[d2bets]

For the 100th time.
All teams have flaws, there are no perfect teams.
Even the Dodgers have flaws.

*edit*
I was not directing this post to any person in particular.

Yeah, and I wasn't bashing the Dodgers. Just having fun with jmobile's obsessive fandom.

[stevenash]

Yeah, and I wasn't bashing the Dodgers. Just having fun with jmobile's obsessive fandom.

I don't think he has ever made a post in a decade that didn't contain these words.
"L.A. Dodgers"

And yes, even your pal Nasher loves Mobile's loyalty and passion.
Having said that, take my love for KC, JP's love for the Pads, multiply that by 10.
That equals Mobile.

[JMobile]

Hoping Jmobile is on the Dodgers yet again

Trevor Bauer is my man tonight

[Cross]

How is the Bauer spin rate looking. (Yu was the real cy young last year)

[jrgum3]

Jake you got to be fired up seeing the Padres sweep the Dodgers. I may be a Giants fan but I root for whoever is playing the Dodgers so I loved seeing that happen.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Jake you got to be fired up seeing the Padres sweep the Dodgers. I may be a Giants fan but I root for whoever is playing the Dodgers so I loved seeing that happen.

Loved it! Nice little winning streak after a really bad 15-20 game stretch.

[stevenash]

Loved it! Nice little winning streak after a really bad 15-20 game stretch.

I was up and watching the end of that game last night 1 am my time.
That DP was as good as it gers.

Not for nothing Trevor Hoffman's wife is hot.
The only closer ever that belong in the same sentence with Rivera.

[Chi_archie]

Hoffman was a beast

[EmpireMaker]

The Reds placed right-hander Lucas Sims on the 10-day injured list due to a right elbow sprain, per a club announcement. Outfielder Scott Heineman is up from Triple-A Louisville to take his spot on the active roster. Sims’ placement on the IL is retroactive to June 23.
Sims has had an up-and-down season but has been the Reds’ most oft-used option in save situations this year. He’s leading the club with seven saves and has also picked up four holds as one of the team’s most prominent high-leverage options.
The 27-year-old Sims got out to a miserable start in 2021, pitching to a 7.20 ERA through his first month of action. But over a span of 16 games from May 5 through June 21, Sims looked like the potentially dominant, breakout reliever he appeared to be last season, posting a 2.41 ERA with a 29-to-8 K/BB ratio in 16 2/3 frames of relief. Sims hit another roadblock in his most recent outing, however, serving up three runs without recording an out.
All told, Sims has gone from a 2.45 ERA in 25 2/3 frames in 2020 to a 5.02 mark through his first 28 2/3 innings in 2021. From a velocity standpoint, he’s actually added about a mile per hour to his heater, and he’s also bumped his strikeout rate from 33 percent to 35 percent. He’s seen a major spike in BABIP (.192 in 2020, .333 in 2021) while his ability to strand runners has taken a nosedive as well.
As is so frequently the case, the reality likely lies somewhere in the middle of those two extremes. Sims unquestionably benefited from that minuscule average on balls in play in 2020, but he’s also surely better than his 2021 ERA would indicate. He’s limiting hard contact quite efficiently, striking out batters in droves and keeping the ball in the yard. His sub-par command ought to lead to occasional hiccups, but taken in totality, his 2020-21 numbers — 3.81 ERA, 3.23 SIERA, 34.1 percent strikeout rate, 11.4 percent walk rate — have the makings of a solid late-inning option for the Reds.
The team hasn’t provided a timetable on Sims’ absence, though obviously any type of elbow injury is a concern for a pitcher. Sprains, in particular, can be ominous. The hope is obviously that it’ll prove to be a minor issue, as the Reds can ill afford to lose a key arm from an already struggling bullpen. The Reds’ relief corps did just receive a boost with the return of its best reliever, Tejay Antone, but the Cincinnati ’pen has collectively pitched to an MLB-worst 5.70 ERA so far in 2021.

[JMobile]

Cubs at Dodgers. Dodgers are at -260 mL. That's high for against the Cubs

[stevenash]

Cubs at Dodgers. Dodgers are at -260 mL. That's high for against the Cubs

Promise me you'll never lay -260 on any individual MLB game.

That's a recipe for disaster.

[batt33]

Jake you got to be fired up seeing the Padres sweep the Dodgers. I may be a Giants fan but I root for whoever is playing the Dodgers so I loved seeing that happen.

Perfect! I was on a fire assignment in Utah ...Med unit leader is a die hard dodgers fan... ah what fun!
...

[stevenash]

Perfect! I was on a fire assignment in Utah ...Med unit leader is a die hard dodgers fan... ah what fun!
...

Let me guess, he wouldn't STFU.

[jrgum3]

Cubs at Dodgers. Dodgers are at -260 mL. That's high for against the Cubs

Man I wish I put a little on the Cubbies at +220 or whatever they closed at. That's just insane for the Dodgers to be 2 dollar favorite over anyone right now especially not a good team like the Cubs.

[Cross]

Not as many saves, but Kimbrel in same class as Rivera and Hoffman.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Cubs at Dodgers. Dodgers are at -260 mL. That's high for against the Cubs

Dodgers no hit lol love it

[Otters27]

Dodgers no hit lol love it

Cubs won? Thank go I was going to bet the dodgers

[stevenash]

Not as many saves, but Kimbrel in same class as Rivera and Hoffman.

Almost.
Sutter, Eck, Fingers, Goose, all half a tier higher.
Kimbrel is close.
99 percent of all closers don't have a shelf life of more than four years.
Kimbrel has been getting done forever, he's top ten all time.

Most underrated of all time?
Nen, and one of personal faves, that #13 guy in Houston, Billy Wagner.

I have two buddies that work in MLB.
One for the Twins, the other for the Astros.
Bobby, my buddy who works in Houston tells me a story about Wagner.
The two of them were messing around pregame one day when Wagner playfully smacked Bobby on the meaty part of his biceps.
Just good old fashioned friendly horsing around, long story short, that jab left a welt and bruise in Bobby's arm for a month.
Wagner was one of the shortest closers in history, barely 5 ' 10". If that.
I'm told Wagner hooked up with Erin Andrews for a one nighter Now that's an all time stud closer.


Kimbrel eight years ago was a big part of my only 'big time' fantasy championship.
Kimbrel will always be a top ten to me.

I hate to generalize but most closers are fruit loops.
I guess it helps to be a 'nut job'

[EmpireMaker]

Didi Gregorius resumed his Triple-A rehab assignment tonight, after halting the assignment on June 10 after just two games. Gregorius hasn’t played a big league game since May 12 due to a right elbow impingement and a condition known as pseudogout, which might have led to the setback in his rehab. However, Gregorius now looks to be on track, and if all things go well, could be on pace to rejoin the Phillies before the end of June. Now in his second season in Philadelphia, Gregorius was off to a slow start with a .229/.266/.364 slash line in his first 128 plate appearances.
More on other sidelined players from around the majors…

• Indians right-hander Zach Plesac has been on the 10-day injured list for almost a month due to a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb, but he took another step forward in his recovery process today. Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer was among those to report that Plesac was set to throw a 40-pitch bullpen session today, with 20 pitches each on flat ground and off a mound. This is Plesac’s second bullpen session in seven days’ time, so if he emerges in good condition, a rehab assignment might not be too far away.
• Veteran reliever Joe Smith is also on tap for a bullpen session, with Smith telling reporters (including Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle) that he plans to run through his entire arsenal of pitches when throwing tomorrow. Elbow soreness sent the Astros righty to the IL on June 9, and he could just need the one bullpen before beginning a minor league rehab assignment.
• The Pirates shifted right-hander Miguel Yajure from the seven-day minor league IL to the 60-day IL. Yajure was first sidelined with right elbow/forearm soreness on June 1, and today’s transaction is “just more of a paper move” that “has nothing to do with how he’s progressing or what he’s doing,” manager Derek Shelton told reporters (including Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Yajure only just began throwing, and it appears as though he wasn’t going to be back within 60 days from his initial IL placement anyway — as Mackey notes, the Bucs don’t gain a 40-man roster spot with the move, since Yajure was in the minor leagues when first placed on the injured list. One of the four players acquired from the Yankees in the Jameson Taillon trade back in January, Yajure has a 2.76 ERA over 16 1/3 MLB innings over the last two seasons.
• Twins right-handed pitching prospect Jhoan Duran was shut down three days ago due to an elbow strain, though the team announced (hat tip to MLB.com’s Do-Hyoung Park) that surgery wasn’t recommended. The shutdown will continue for the next 5-6 weeks as Duran’s elbow will continue to be monitored, and there is hope that he can then rehab in time to pitch again before the 2021 season is cover. Currently ranked as the 80th-best prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Duran made his Triple-A debut this year but has struggled, posting a 5.06 ERA with 13 walks in 16 innings (though with a 29.33% strikeout rate).

[Chi_archie]

great weekend for fantasy

[stevenash]

great weekend for fantasy

Every weekend is a great weekend for fantasy.

[batt33]

Let me guess, he wouldn't STFU.

yep, But I'll let him chatter....when we have a medical on the incident ,I'm glad we are on the same team.

[JMobile]

Tatis with a home run today

[jrgum3]

Tatis with a home run today

Make that 3 with another shot still left at 4 coming up right now. That kid is amazing he just needs to stay healthy. Good move skipping the home run derby this year when he's playing at less than 100%.