SPRING TRAINING 2019

e.g. any time your pitcher is required to throw to first

not sure where to post this, but FYI fangraphs released a new version of their scouting/prospects/stats boards:

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board-scouting-and-stats

very handy to get a big summary view of prospects, both league-wide or one of your favorite teams (by applying the team filter, of course)

mets v cardinals, 1 pm Eastern, i have the day off and the afternoon is free, ready to watch a man with a wheel battle the apocryphal home turf of the seeker of the fountain of youth

you have to imagine the last half of that sentence rewritten in a way that makes sense, with incredibly loud fox sports music blaring in the background

Luis Severino was scratched from today's start with right shoulder discomfort. He will undergo further evaluation and examination this afternoon.

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 5, 2019

christ

According to Scottsdale police report, Cameron Maybin was arrested for DUI at 2:43 a.m. Friday morning, just hours before the Larry Baer incident was caught on video.

March 1 was an especially rough day for the #SFGiants.

— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) March 5, 2019

Amazing San Diego TV news segment on 1979 @Padres spring training in Yuma, featuring Gaylord Perry, Doug Rader, John D'Acquisto's Trans-Am and some killer 70s bar and restaurant signage. https://t.co/NQMNo3v5Qm via @YouTube

— Dan Epstein (@BigHairPlasGras) March 6, 2019

ha, doug rader. what a guy.

tucson, aside from it being a college town, last time i was there, has parts that feel like yuma. i think there’s probably one main drag and it’s a very short one. but it’s the same thing. fast food and dive bars.

Wow, Ted Leitner is super young there.

I've always loved his quirk of calling them "my padres" after a win and "your padres" after a loss.

🚨 HIDDEN BALL TRICK 🚨 pic.twitter.com/XNRiEmj8MV

— MLB (@MLB) March 11, 2019

breaking that out in ST seems kinda dumb. Keep it your hip pocket!

Who was the victim? Maybe it was one of those lessons that veterans enjoy teach to rookies

that's a lesson rarely learned twice...teach him in September imo

the oldest trick from elementary school

Michael Lorenzen getting some innings in CF for the Reds today against the Tribe.

https://i.imgur.com/369AWj7.jpg

I mean, tbf, Alex Reyes was scheduled to pitch a few innings

partial Disney World ticket included?

mets have allowed seven homers in four innings (matz gave up four of them)

Ouch.

Bryce Harper exits today's game after being hit in his right ankle. pic.twitter.com/RIZHGluHQM

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) March 15, 2019

that's a rough start.

stick to hockey, canada.

A.J. Hinch was ejected one pitch into tonight's game. Unclear why (no TV feed in here). He barked in the face of the HP umpire, spent minutes arguing, had to be restrained by a coach and George Springer, got tossed, then slowly walked to the left field exit to make a spectacle

— Hunter Atkins (@HunterAtkins35) March 15, 2019

shockingly, that umpire was . . . angel hernandez

https://sports.yahoo.com/angel-hernandez-ejects-aj-hinch-one-pitch-into-bottom-of-first-in-spring-training-game-002233917.html

can angel hernandez write well? he's an awful ump but i bet he has some good stories

lol, i love that according to the aj hinch interview, angel hernandez says that he gets 4 calls (balls and strikes) wrong per game

I think he alone should be replaced by a robo-ump.

Tigers ran a video montage of Don Kelly highlights between innings. A.J. Hinch made him stand at top of dugout for an ovation.

— Jason Beck (@beckjason) March 21, 2019