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Mark Dewey, Gib Cheatum and Steve Howe. For all you Three Stooges fans out there...
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I think it’s weird that I can find players named Waguespack, Spooneybarger, Dyckshoorn, and Leblidejian. But not Fitch...
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Probably asked before, but this is tough to research. The Blue Jays might call up Vlad Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio this year, all of whom are sons of Major Leaguers. And they recently released fellow legacy Dwight Smith Jr, who pummeled the Sox last week. Three sons of major leaguers is definitely not a record. But what is for one team? The 2012 Dodgers appear to have used 6. (Ivan DeJesus Jr, Tony Gwynn Jr, Jerry Hairston Jr, Dee Gordon, Justin Sellers, and Scott Van Slyke.). Is this the record? Can anyone name a team that ties or betters this number? Also what team had the most fathers of future MLB players? The 1976 Reds had four (Tony Perez, Pedro Borbon Sr, Pete Rose Sr, and Ken Griffey Sr). That can’t be the most, can it? And did I miss someone from that team? Thought?
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Baseball history is loaded with nicknames. Some nice simple ones like Oil Can Boyd, Catfish Hunter, Mudcat Grant and Three-Finger Brown we’re so popular, many fans never used their real names. But some are bizarrely creative, too. Like Eduardo “The Cuban Cigar of Death” Morlan. What are some of your favorites? Two of mine are Travis Shaw aka The Mayor of Ding Dong City Franklin Gutierrez aka Death to Flying Things Other good ones?
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Vazquez, like Hanley and Crawford and Sandoval and possibly Sale before, might be suffering from Contract Complacency Syndrome. It’s a rare disease whereupon a player’s abilities are zapped away by the simple act of signing his name...
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Reggie Abercrombie and.....wait! What!?! There hasn’t been a single major leaguer ever named “Fitch”?!?!?!
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Some of us thought they needed one for 2019...
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It’s really weird that you think MLB managers actually aren’t into analytics. A lot of players are deep into analytics. They actually use bats with sensors to optimize launch angles. But you think managers are all like Lou Brown (portrayed brilliantly by James Gammon) in “Major League”?
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It really is his job to hit where Cora tells him too. So people think Sale needing a catcher he has faith in won’t help, but Betts’ clear and obvious problem is not leading off?
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Oh I am too. I grabbed him in two leagues. But he still lacks big name appeal, probably/possibly because he shares it with a former Marlins’ second baseman...
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Yeah I’m not as into Vazquez as a lot of Sox fans (and Cora) apparently are. Now much like offensive metrics, defensive metrics can vary greatly from year to year. So it is possible Vazquez regains some of his former self...
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It’s a bit weird, but Sale’s struggles are somewhat of a League-wise thing. Kluber, deGrom, Syndegaard, Darvish, Nola, and a bunch of other alleged aces are all pitching like bottom-of-the-rotation arms. And some guy named Luis Castillo (team? Anyone?) is looking like Cy Young Incarnate...
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That makes Dombrowski a moron for offering him the contract...
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But any little difference might help right now...
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That Swihart is cheaper and more teams have catcher injuries now?
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It’s not like they could DFA Swihart right after his brother/close friend passed away...
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Very possible. Rangers? Tigers? Rockies?
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Prince Fielder, for example, might say no...
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He was a first round pick, but that was 8 years ago. Over a quarter of the ones drafted ahead of him are out of baseball or haven’t made the majors yet. It happens...
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You forgot to drop the mic...
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I don’t think anyone is blaming Swihart for Sale’s problems. Isn’t it possible the Sox just decided Swihart wasn’t or wasn’t going to work out? Remember these are people who once DFAd a #3 hitter....
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No, Leon is more like a Jose Molina who let himself go...
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Incompetent List?
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Plus Bird kind of sucks. He’s like Sam Travis, but less of a hitter. And fielder. And probably baserunner. He can only live on that one postseason home run in 2017 for so long...
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I’d have been surprised if it was Mejia. The Sox issues aren’t in the closer role yet...
