MLB 2019 Season

I still laugh uncontrollably when watching his buzkashi video. Fucking hilarious.

Ameraves said:

Which one is that? Dude has a ton of videos, and I'm not interested in searching through them all

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Topps Archives baseball came out this week. Lower end product, but lots of short print autos and SSP variations that can go for decent coin.


Bought a single $20 blaster at Walmart, and hit another monster. Never hit anything like this from a retail pack before, so was really suprised.

Blitz said:

Jesus, nice hit.

Can anyone with ESPN+ spoiler Keith Law's article today on Clarke Schmidt? <3

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Law's scouting notebook: Yankees' Clarke Schmidt is on the rise
11:05 AM MT

The Yankees took Clarke Schmidt in the first round in 2017 after he'd already gone down with Tommy John surgery -- which occurred after South Carolina brought him back too quickly from an injury -- based on his competitiveness and potential for two or possibly three above-average pitches. He barely pitched in 2018 even after his rehab due to an oblique injury but has been healthy and very effective this year, including a strong outing last Wednesday afternoon against New Hampshire that showed why the Yankees were willing to take on that risk.

Schmidt was 91-95 mph Wednesday and missed bats with the fastball and with a power breaking ball at 80-85 that had slider shape in most of that range, with good tilt and, more impressive, that he seemed to command. He showed a changeup at 87-89 that had good action but came in too hard and often looked too much like a BP fastball, giving hitters an advantage. His delivery is easier now than it was before the injury -- his front shoulder stays a little more closed and his arm path from where he separates his hands to the point when he releases the ball is shorter -- although there's still some effort with a hard falloff at release. The delivery does give him some deception and I think he's a half-grade on the changeup away from being a potential No. 4 or even No. 3 starter, depending on his health.

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Yikes

Faces in the crowd comments made me laugh. Terrible call Ump!

So i found enough furry Dodgers fan to start a Dodgers channel on Telegram

I wish the Texans would take team management notes from the Astros... I know it's not an apples to apples game but basic player/draft pick value principles should apply.

Muurloen said:

I wish the Texans would take team management notes from the Astros... I know it's not an apples to apples game but basic player/draft pick value principles should apply.

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Not to drag football into the baseball thread. Step 1 for the Texans would be to hire a fucking GM