the pitch clock is counting down to the MLB 2023 REGULAR SEASON THREAD

*that 40~ number contingent on him making another 17 hr’s on top of his 22 already hit this year

I would have assumed Stanton was the active leader, maybe Cabrera after that.

Mike trout would have been my (boring) guess

Well it ain’t three hr’s, but he’s 3-3 with a walk in the 6th inning. Possibility of one more chance

Surprisingly, Stanton's never done it; Cabrera, a couple of times.

the dance at the end

THERE IS NO ONE ON EARTH HOTTER THAN CARLOS SANTANA RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/HDAmz34DPr

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 1, 2023

Based on the way they are playing now, I would not count the Braves out at all. They look like the strongest NL contender to win the pennant.

Sorry, I must've misunderstood your post, I was just talking about teams that should be in the hunt to make the postseason.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!

Braves are picking up where last night left off, have scored 6 so far in the first with one out.

Please lobby Congress for Chris Davis Day.

also manny ramirez day

braves are now 9-1 against the marlins and have outscored them 83-29

Acuna's MVP lock is almost as solid right now as Ohtani's.

xp watched this game today and it was incredible, a lot of sloppy fielding but who fucking cares when you can hit like that!

They're roughly on an '84 Tigers pace. So much fun to watch.

Loved Strider absolutely determined to get every out, I love him so much

Hi Chris

The Mets have acquired Chris Flexen and Trevor Gott from the Mariners for lefty Zach Muckenhirn, sources tell @TheAthletic.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 3, 2023

The Mets will designate newly acquired pitcher Chris Flexen for assignment, per source.

— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) July 3, 2023

Padres DFAed Nelson Cruz, RIP Nelly, I’ll always remember the time you hit a solo shot in game 5 2010 WS to rob Tim Lincecum of a scoreless outing.

In all seriousness, I’d like if the Mariners could pick him up, the DH situation has been bad and he would be an upgrade on at least two of the spots there.

nah he's cooked

Six walks against 46 K's, he's not catching up to anything, he's gotta be done.

That said, his career was 1000X better than I would have ever expected, late bloomer low-OBP sluggers with poor defense is not a recipe for aging well, but he kept improving and was a lot more productive in his 30's than in his 20's. He hit 464 HR's, had a reputation as a winner and a respected locker room leader, and was still mashing into his early 40's.

Fucking hell

Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season under the domestic violence policy.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 5, 2023

😐😐😐😐😐pic.twitter.com/zGsjlGgurC https://t.co/cxTvekEZ24

— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 6, 2023

absolutely brutal

luis severino's game scores in his last two starts: 11, 12

I’m currently in Minnesota and got to see Pablo Lopez’s complete game shutout at Target Field. Time of game was 2:17. Stadium has a giant portrait of two twin brothers on each side of the Mississippi River shaking hands.

This doesn't look good.

Corbin Carroll leaves the game in visible pain after a swing. pic.twitter.com/UbraB4y5ua

— Bally Sports Arizona (@BALLYSPORTSAZ) July 7, 2023

big ups for my man jameson taillon tonight

i mean he still has a 6.15 ERA and needs to 'miss more bats' but 'you gotta start somewhere'

We have a collection of new NL All-Stars who replace pitchers who will not pitch in the #AllStarGame:

- Kodai Senga will replace Marcus Stroman
- Alex Cobb will replace Bryce Elder
- Craig Kimbrel will replace Devin Williams
- Corbin Burnes will replace Spencer Strider pic.twitter.com/dnTdmYV4Of

— MLB (@MLB) July 8, 2023

some of these guys are definitely having good seasons but it's getting kinda silly isn't it? at the very least, if players are going to keep bowing out at the rate they are, there's no reason for each team to have 6 additional roster spots anymore.

josh donaldson hit his fourth single of the season today

Inside you there are two baseball players: pic.twitter.com/yHJmmHAwmB

— BobbyPOTUS (@BobbyPOTUS) July 10, 2023

Was literally just coming to post this:

Here's the video 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/NUU6JN0JSb

— MLB Life (@MLBLife) July 11, 2023

lol @ that look

If anybody still pays attention (I haven't for years):

https://open.substack.com/pub/joeposnanski/p/going-deep-on-the-home-run-derby?r=1jtu0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

EFIL4LN

god bless the national league

Saw Nico Hoerner make a near-identical play to this in London, absolute thing of beauty to steal a hit.

Nothin' 2 it.@nico_hoerner pic.twitter.com/7GJ3YBUsLz

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 15, 2023

Only difference really was that Nico was playing 2B in London - he had to range the other way.

Yeah he did well there, Dansby is back on Sunday from the IL, but that drops for a hit otherwise

Broadcaster jinx supremacy

found it pic.twitter.com/XcmFAQELx3 https://t.co/QSN5LehjCv

— jack (@Jolly_Olive) July 16, 2023

Was not sure where to put this but Awful Announcing has released The 2023 MLB local broadcaster rankings:

https://awfulannouncing.com/orig/2023-mlb-local-broadcaster-rankings.html

The Giants broadcast being ranked #1 is no surprise as they are usually the winner. I'm pleasantly surprised as I didn't know they were that well regarded. It's funny to me that they are #1 and don't even mention the best part of the booth, Jon Miller.

cleveland has hit 69 homers as a team this season

five of them (7.2%) have come in a seven-inning stretch against the pirates last night and tonight

That's almost twice as many as Ohtani! (Absurdio ad reductio.)

Strange day indeed, runs scored:

Giants 11
Reds 10 (L)
Dodgers 10
Guardians 10
White Sox 10 (L)
Mets 10
DBacks 16
Braves 13 (L)
Cubs 17
Tigers 10 (L)
Royals 11
Twins 10

Mets were 11 and Padres scored 9

Jays shut down the Padres with only 9.

Boston: 0

Having scored 10 or more runs in 10 of their previous 11

That’s baseball Suzyn

Honestly think the ability of the Sox to light up aces with a couple of exceptions and get stymied by journeymen with 5+ ERAs is incredibly funny.

A non-exhaustive list of good SPs destroyed by the Sox this season:

- Luis Castillo, 5 ER in 5 IP
- Gausman (at Fenway), 8 ER in 3.1 IP
- Snell, 6 ER in 4 IP

Handed Gerrit Cole his first loss of the season, hit guys like Glasnow & Giolito hard even when they couldn’t string runs together. Think only Joe Ryan & Stroman were on the level of high-ERA guys playing for sub-.500 teams that have successfully shut them down.

Oh yeah and let’s not forget Kyle Hendricks and however many home runs they got off him, RIP