2019 Rolling "Hey Chatter Chatter" chatterthread

tigers hitters have combined for -0.9 fWAR

Austin Riley seems very Trout-y to me.

trout had been in the league and won an MVP at riley’s age, do not take the goat’s name in vain

it would be nice for austin riley if he ended up being as good as like... troy glaus

lol, ok. Very faintly trouty?

he has a thick neck; i'll give you that

I was at the game last night. Arietta is a pig.

Ryan and Gibson didn't talk this way. They didn't have to. https://t.co/aH7zgS4GnG

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) July 7, 2019

Ventura would disagree, somehow.

did Ryan SAY anything in that incident? not that I recall/

BOOM

The Royals have selected the contract of Bubba Starling. He’ll be here tomorrow.

— Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) July 11, 2019

two-game suspension + undisclosed fine for marisnick

If LAD get reliever Will Smith from the Giants, they will have two fresh princes on the squad.

jon lester is hitting .227/.346/.273

.346!

make that .250/.357/.417 after hitting his third career homer

maybe he should spend some time in the cage with almora

Dude is an on base machine

In a truly unexpected development, the Orioles, having had to use expected spot starter Gabriel Ynoa in a 16-4 loss last night, go with a committee of recent callups and crappy long-relief scrubs and get a... 3-hitter which they win 2-1? And John Means, the one good pitcher on the team, in to pitch the rubber game tonight.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27184110/hofer-bob-gibson-says-pancreatic-cancer

1st game of the doubleheader at Coors: 19-2 in 3h15m.

Rockies broadcast has had enough. pic.twitter.com/5c0C8rUESA

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) July 15, 2019

TRAVIS d'ARNAUD

future All-Star no doubt

all nine runs in that yankees-rays game were driven in by former blue jays

hmm... D'Arnaud, Edwin, Urshela... ah, I'm assuming Tulo is injured... anyone else?

you got it

edwin jackson has been dfa'd. can we make it 15 teams? (considering how he pitched in toronto, i don't think we can)

Chris Paddack's 2018 minor-league season: 90 IP, 2.10 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, .204 AVG, .237 OBP, .303 SLG

Paddack in 2019: 90 IP, 2.70 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, .183 AVG, .236 OBP, .337 SLG

— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) July 18, 2019

otm

These are not accidents. This is two dirty plays by the Dodgers pic.twitter.com/EPM56hin9E

— 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞 (@RochesRWinners) July 18, 2019

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/sportswriter-jonah-keri-granted-bail-following-assault-charges-1.4515192

Our statement regarding Jonah Keri. pic.twitter.com/7JXDnbwefX

— The Athletic HQ (@TheAthletic) July 19, 2019

whoa

Court documents state the alleged attacks against Keri's wife took place in July 2018, May 2019, and July 2019.

fuck you jonah

yikes

tough year for the angels front office

#Angels DFA Matt Harvey.

Their three big winter FA pitcher signings; Harvey ($11 million) DFA, Cody Allen ($8.5 million) DFA, Trevor Cahill ($9 million) moved to bullpen. That's $28.5 million for basically no return.

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 19, 2019

Tough last 10 years for the angels front office

Pujols *might* have a positive WAR for the first time in 3 seasons...?

and for $500k less than those three guys. that's a win

you know, i bet if MLB scheduled another series against the cardinals in STL, he'd retire before it happened. because that would be super awkward to do again so soon

it's a wild one in cincinnati tonight

7-0
T. Mahle Pitching:
H. Bader: singled to center
T. Edman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Edman singled to right, Bader to second
J. Martinez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Martinez reached on an infield single to second, Bader to third, Edman to second
P. Goldschmidt: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Goldschmidt hit sacrifice fly to left, Bader scored, Edman to third
7-1
T. O'Neill: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, O'Neill singled to left, Edman scored, Martinez to second
7-2
Matt Bowman relieved Tyler Mahle
Yairo Munoz hit for Michael Wacha
Y. Munoz: reached on an infield single to shortstop, Martinez to third, O'Neill to second
K. Wong: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Wong hit sacrifice fly to right, Martinez scored, O'Neill to third, Munoz to second
7-3
P. DeJong: doubled to deep left, O'Neill and Munoz scored
7-5
Jared Hughes relieved Matt Bowman
A. Knizner: Strike looking, Knizner doubled to deep right center, DeJong scored
7-6
H. Bader: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bader walked
T. Edman: Ball, Ball, Edman safe at first on 1st baseman Votto fielding error, Knizner scored, Bader to third
7-7
J. Martinez: Pickoff attempt to first, Ball, Ball, Edman to second, Edman stole second, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Martinez homered to left center, Bader and Edman scored
10-7
P. Goldschmidt: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Goldschmidt struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (10 Runs, 8 Hits, 1 Error)

er, i meant 7-10 for that last one. 10 runs in one inning.

*checks the history books*
yes, that is the most runs ever scored in an inning, as it turns out

By the Cardinals you mean? Many teams have scored 11+.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_runs2.shtml

Oh, I was joking. My jokes are not even jokes these days, it’s awful. Gotta shake up my style!

Reds ended up almost winning with 2 outs in the 9th, runners on, down 12-11, and Joey Votto batting against Carlos Martinez. Quite a game!

In his five week career as a starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins, Jordan Yamamoto is facing his first loss against the Dodgers. Quite a run!

Barring any late inning heroics from the fish, he should be 4-1 with ~2.00 ERA/1.00 WHIP + 9K/9.

I had to get an order with one of my distributors over a minimum to make free shipping so I got myself a box of "Topps Archives Buyback Signature" - which turns out to be one signed card from past years, slabbed. Not even some packs of regular to open with it.

My card was a 2015 Ian Kinsler. For $30 wholesale.

How big was the box?

Could've gotten a blaster of Allen and Ginter!

(For ten bucks less...)

Wastefully large, 9x6ish and a couple of inches tall.

Tyler Saladino, who was hitting .100 on the season, has now hit grand slams in 2 straight games