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I went to my first game of the season over the weekend and... I think I like the pitch clock? I found the game a lot more engaging, I didn't feel the need to keep getting out of my seat for beer, I didn't start flagging around the seventh inning, and I don't think I saw a single automatic ball or strike. I might be pro pitch clock, but I guess we'll see how the rest of the games I go to this season end up.
 
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That Mexico game was crazy.

As was tonight's Rays game. They went from being no hit across six by Lance Lynn and down 3-0 to put 14 batters through the 7th. Hung 10 runs on the White Sox in the inning. Gave Lynn the L and ultimately won 12-3.

23-5 with one more game in April.
186 runs scored. 80 allowed. For a +106 differential.

Yet only 4.5 games up in the East.
 
The underachieving lolmets just took the Rays series. Yesterdays broadcast had a piece about how the Rays are in the top 5 for wins on record over the last 5 years despite having a low payroll. It's due to killing it on trades, always fleecing the other team.

Also, I have to admit the pitch clock isn't wrecking games like I thought back in spring training. I'm ok with no shifts too. I still hate extra innings extra runners though.
 
Fleetwood said:
The underachieving lolmets just took the Rays series. Yesterdays broadcast had a piece about how the Rays are in the top 5 for wins on record over the last 5 years despite having a low payroll. It's due to killing it on trades, always fleecing the other team.
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That's definitely part of it, but also they're really good at developing their homegrown talent (especially early draft picks which are essential for small market teams to hit on) both to be a part of their roster (Brandon and Josh Lowe, Wander Franco, Shane McClanahan, Taylor Walls, Taj Bradley looks like he'll be the latest name, etc.) and to be able to use them to trade to get back good assets (trading Willy Adames in part to get Drew Rasmussen from Milwaukee, etc.)

Fleetwood said:
Also, I have to admit the pitch clock isn't wrecking games like I thought back in spring training. I'm ok with no shifts too. I still hate extra innings extra runners though.
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At least the extra inning rule doesn't apply to playoff games, thankfully.
 
Local Fed said:
That's definitely part of it, but also they're really good at developing their homegrown talent
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Yes that was mentioned also. Rays are really great at scouting their own farm systems and determining which players to keep and which to trade. Some of this could be hyping up the players they want to trade too. Credit goes to Steve Gelbs on the SNY team, I believe he interviewed the Rays GM and/or Scouting Director.
 
So the Rays are 42-19 after taking 3 out of 4 from BOS. This also dropped the Sox to 30-30. Lead is still only 4.5 on Baltimore. Excited to see the boys home against the Twins and Texas.

In other news Alek Manoah is too fat to pitch under a clock.

Tonight his line was: 0.1 IP, 7H, 6ER, 1BB, 0K..

His first inning went:
Single
Bunt single he tried to blow foul
Single
Flyout
Single
Walk
Grand slam
Single
Single

Fat boy should have spent more time in the gym and less talking trash. Even in a division with BOS/NYY/BAL I find Toronto the most insufferable. Yappy fat boy manager and his lackey pitching coach. Yappy pitchers. Yappy announcers. Bo Bichette looks like a bitch. Anyways it's definitely a sad situation, the Jays almost have to send him down.
 
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Rays take game 1 against the Rangers 8-3, moving to 13-0 in home series openers. I wonder if the Rangers count as a "real team"?

Also Alek Manoah got sent to the shadow realm. Not AAA, AA, or even A. He got sent to Rookie Complex League.
 
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Yankees radio announcer John Sterling got hit in the head by a foul ball in the booth. Here's the call:

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I'm sorry but that ow just has me rolling every time. Here is it live:


Reminds me of:
 

This is George Brett pine tar levels of bullshit. Runner was dead to rights, but they've now changed the result of a game on the altar of the Buster Posey Rule.

My slowpitch league has a sort of "finish line" runners have to cross, instead of touching home, but that's understandable for beer league boomers. For a pro, getting bulldozed is part of what you signed up for.
 
Meat Target said:

This is George Brett pine tar levels of bullshit. Runner was dead to rights, but they've now changed the result of a game on the altar of the Buster Posey Rule.

My slowpitch league has a sort of "finish line" runners have to cross, instead of touching home, but that's understandable for beer league boomers. For a pro, getting bulldozed is part of what you signed up for.
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Worth mentioning that this is the "Buster Posey Rule" enacted because of his brutal plate collision injury. Manager Bruce Bochy is understandably livid, he was Posey's manager for that infamous play.
 
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