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I’d be surprised if the jays make the playoffs
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Wonder how long until the Orioles feel the need to step up for Adley? Good offense, but the difference he makes behind the plate has been huge.
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That's a good question. I really blew it with him in fantasy. I was a bit too impatient when he started off slow the first week or so and released him. Whoops!
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This article has some interesting quotes by Buck Showalter on the roster limits:
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"September call-ups aren’t what they used to be — teams are now required to have 28 players once the calendar hits Sept. 1 — instead of being able to go all the way up to 40 like the old days. Of those 28 players, only 14 can be pitchers. Buck Showalter has mixed feelings about the whole ordeal.
“I remember years ago when we eliminated Boston with a 37 or 38-man roster,” Showalter said, remembering his time in Baltimore. “I enjoyed winning the game, but I felt bad. Seriously! There was no way we could have competed with them with 25. But at 37, with six left-handed pitchers and six right-handed sidearmers, it wasn’t fair. It wasn’t right.”
With a new team under his wing, knowing that some extra help here and there would really go a long way, he’s aiming for a compromise. “Now that I’m in this position, I wish it was 30 instead of 28,” he admitted. “I’m glad that we got it down. But, now that I’m here, I wish it was 30.”
Showalter also pointed out that if the rosters went to 30 players, or as high as 35, it’d be much easier to give young minor leaguers a traditional audition. Now, with so few to choose from, the club’s hands are tied. The limited choices, plus being in a pennant race, means whoever gets called up will be expected to contribute rather than just test their stuff out in the big leagues.
“It’s hard,” Showalter conceded. “I think these are guys that are going to come in and contribute. It’s almost like a competitive thing more than wanting to know. I do miss that part, the curiosity, just seeing them in the locker room and BP and this environment. That’s kind of lost.”
Considering the expansion of both the starting rotation and the bullpen staff as well as the shrinkage of the minor leagues, why not just pus the roster limit up to 30 and make it that for every month? In the old days we had 4 man rotations and the top reliever was both a fireman and a closer who could pitch multiple innings. teams would have about 10 pitchers and 15 position players. you could have three catchers, two utility infielders, a couple of back-up outfielders and a pinch hitter. Nowadays they have 13-14 pitchers with the bench reduced to 3-4 players. Why not acknowledge the way the game has changed and push it to 30?
Mets Notebook: Top prospect Mark Vientos a ‘candidate’ to be called up as rosters hit 28
On Thursday, each Major League Baseball team will have the luxury of adding a few players to their active roster. Buck Showalter has mixed feelings about the whole ordeal. “I remember years a…
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"September call-ups aren’t what they used to be — teams are now required to have 28 players once the calendar hits Sept. 1 — instead of being able to go all the way up to 40 like the old days. Of those 28 players, only 14 can be pitchers. Buck Showalter has mixed feelings about the whole ordeal.
“I remember years ago when we eliminated Boston with a 37 or 38-man roster,” Showalter said, remembering his time in Baltimore. “I enjoyed winning the game, but I felt bad. Seriously! There was no way we could have competed with them with 25. But at 37, with six left-handed pitchers and six right-handed sidearmers, it wasn’t fair. It wasn’t right.”
With a new team under his wing, knowing that some extra help here and there would really go a long way, he’s aiming for a compromise. “Now that I’m in this position, I wish it was 30 instead of 28,” he admitted. “I’m glad that we got it down. But, now that I’m here, I wish it was 30.”
Showalter also pointed out that if the rosters went to 30 players, or as high as 35, it’d be much easier to give young minor leaguers a traditional audition. Now, with so few to choose from, the club’s hands are tied. The limited choices, plus being in a pennant race, means whoever gets called up will be expected to contribute rather than just test their stuff out in the big leagues.
“It’s hard,” Showalter conceded. “I think these are guys that are going to come in and contribute. It’s almost like a competitive thing more than wanting to know. I do miss that part, the curiosity, just seeing them in the locker room and BP and this environment. That’s kind of lost.”
Considering the expansion of both the starting rotation and the bullpen staff as well as the shrinkage of the minor leagues, why not just pus the roster limit up to 30 and make it that for every month? In the old days we had 4 man rotations and the top reliever was both a fireman and a closer who could pitch multiple innings. teams would have about 10 pitchers and 15 position players. you could have three catchers, two utility infielders, a couple of back-up outfielders and a pinch hitter. Nowadays they have 13-14 pitchers with the bench reduced to 3-4 players. Why not acknowledge the way the game has changed and push it to 30?
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Feeling more excitement, urgency, Pujols hits HR No. 695
ST. LOUIS -- Some 40-plus hours before Albert Pujols rose to the occasion, met the moment again and ultimately crushed the 695th home run of his career Sunday, the legendary slugger picked up on a distinctly different vibe wafting through the humid air at Busch Stadium. That palatable feeling was
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Can't help but feel he comes up just short.Feeling more excitement, urgency, Pujols hits HR No. 695
ST. LOUIS -- Some 40-plus hours before Albert Pujols rose to the occasion, met the moment again and ultimately crushed the 695th home run of his career Sunday, the legendary slugger picked up on a distinctly different vibe wafting through the humid air at Busch Stadium. That palatable feeling was
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Sources: MLB to vote on rule changes Friday
The Major League Baseball competition committee is set to vote Friday on rule changes that would begin in 2023 with an eye on quickening the pace of play, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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The NFL has a million rules about illegal formations. Granted it's offense but still. NBA has lots of defensive rules.
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Pujols ties A-Rod for 4th all time with 696th HR
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit the 696th home run of his career on Saturday, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the all-time list.
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Albert Pujols gives Cardinals lead with 697th homer | 09/11/2022
Albert Pujols hits the 697th homer of his career to pass Alex Rodriguez for fourth all time, giving the Cardinals a 3-2 lead in the 9th
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This is sad. Apologies if already posted.
Varvaro retired from MLB in 2016 to join the NY Port Authority police. He was traveling to NY to work at the 9/11 commemoration ceremony. Played for the Mariners, Braves, and Red Sox.
Varvaro retired from MLB in 2016 to join the NY Port Authority police. He was traveling to NY to work at the 9/11 commemoration ceremony. Played for the Mariners, Braves, and Red Sox.
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Rays start 9 Latin American players, rout Blue Jays 11-0
Yandy Díaz hit a three-run home run and the Tampa Bay Rays — starting an unprecedented nine Latin American players on Roberto Clemente Day — routed Toronto 11-0 on Thursday to pull within a half-game of the Blue Jays in the wild-card chase.
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Red-hot Pujols mashes 698th career home run
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols launched a 427-foot shot to left field for his 698th career home run Friday night in a 6-5 win over the Reds.
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