Fernando Tatis Jr. is Bringing Joy Back to Baseball

if surgery will make his shoulder problems go away forever i hope he just gets it, the pads can probably take the wild card without him

has me thinking of manny machado's fucked up knees, hasn't been on the DL once since he had them taken care of in 2013

Dislocating your shoulder on a swing, damn. Reminds me of Sammy Sosa throwing his back out sneezing, which I did not comprehend as a possibility until I was 35.

all of that otm

in high school i played with a guy (his name was todd but everyone including teachers called him moose) who would maybe twice a year dislocate his shoulder throwing the ball. then he would just kneel on the ground in agony until his brother sprinted out to pop it back in, and then he would be fine. in retrospect that doesn't seem like an ideal process

and yeah i fucking dread sneezing now, for sammy-related reasons. most of the sound i make is pain, not sneeze

Anything you can do, eye can do better. pic.twitter.com/LzXWzzI0Ak

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 25, 2021

five homers in 2.5 games jeez

Three HR last night.

Thoughtful comment of the day:

“This whole Tatis stuff, man, it almost enrages me,” Papelbon said. “I worked my ass off so long and so hard and did it the right way. For me, to see something like that, it hurts me so bad.

“I’ll tell you right now: If I was pitching, every single time I face that dude I’m drilling him. I don’t care if I’m bringing in a run and losing the game.”

Waiting for John Rocker and Curt Schilling to weigh in.

Forgot about this thread

Fernando Tatis Jr. is bringing steroids back to baseball

A companion thread for my Stealing the Sign: the Carlos Correa Thread.

Speaking of whom, Correa provides thoughtful comment of the day, part II:

“Wow,” the slugger told media before Friday’s game. “If there’s one thing I don’t respect it’s a cheater. I’ll leave it at that.”

wow this thread title

Xp Correa quote was 'satire'