The Wrong Trousers: Continuing Careers in 2018

[Guest 41Forever]

I’m at the Tigers - Blue Jays game. Curtis Granderson’s Mom and Dad are sitting across the aisle. Nice folks!

[G-Fafif]

Dodgers claim P.J. Conlon, assign him to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

[Edgy MD]

I'm getting a lot of adoptee heartbreak.

[G-Fafif]

Josh Thole has joined the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League. His manager is Wally Backman.

[G-Fafif]

Josh Thole now in the Tigers system. Wally Backman's minor league magic strikes again!

[MFS62]

Lucas Duda back off the DL for KC.
https://www.royalsreview.com/2018/6/23/17497306/did-you-remember-that-lucas-duda-is-on-this-team-well-hes-back

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[G-Fafif]

Rick Anderson bumped from bullpen to pitching coach for Tigers, with Chris Bosio dismissed over "insensitive comments".

[Edgy MD]

"Our pitching coach has been crass, crude, and embarrassingly insensitive. We need to get a 1986 Met in there!"

[MFS62]

Ollie Perez makes major league baseball history:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/indians-reliever-oliver-perez-made-history-without-throwing-single-pitch-190924574.html

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[Fman99]

Matt Reynolds and Carlos Torres spotted last night in Syracuse AAA baseball, both for the hometown Chiefs (Nats affiliate) appearing against visiting Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Philly). Fboy was first to remember Reynolds as an ex-Met.

Reynolds went 1-2 with an RBI double and two walks and Torres pitched 2 clean innings to shut the door on a 9-2 win.

[G-Fafif]

Nearly two years after acquiring him, the Reds have called up Dilson Herrera.

[G-Fafif]

Mariners GM and perpetually shaky mid-'90s Mets middle reliever Jerry DiPoto gets contract extension.

[G-Fafif]

Dilson Herrera pinch-ran in today's Reds loss to the Cubs, marking his first MLB action since the night of October 3, 2015, when he started at second base for a Mets team that was no-hit by Max Scherzer.

[G-Fafif]

Cardinals released Sean Gilmartin this week. Had been pitching at Memphis for them.

[G-Fafif]

Antonio Bastardo caught with his trousers down, suspended 140 games after testing positive for Stanozolol, his second PED mishap. Considering he was a free agent (cut by Arizona in spring), that's quite an accomplishment.

[G-Fafif]

Dilson Herrera delivered the walkoff hit for the Reds last night, reportedly wore a DILLY DILLY shirt while being interviewed in the clubhouse.

[Guest sharpie]

Tommy Milone brought up by the Nats to pitch tonight with Steven Strasburg going on the DL. That's the kind of move we like to see them make.

[Edgy MD]

Lefty Tommy Milone appeared in 11 games for the Mets last year, five of them starts, and I had ACTIVELY and successfully deleted his Metliness from my memory banks until this post.

[Guest 41Forever]

Don't delete Josh Smoker! He was just acquired by the Detroit Tigers after being waived by the Pirates.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/07/28/detroit-tigers-sign-lefty-reliever-josh-smoker-dfa-warwick-saupold/856174002/

[smg58]

Lucas Duda rewarded his fantasy owners today with a home run — and a stolen base, his first since 2014.

Was the catcher on Valium or something?

[G-Fafif]

Jeremy Reed is your new Los Angeles Angels hitting coach.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I did not expect to hear that

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I did not expect to hear that

[Benjamin Grimm]

Was his wife especially bodacious or am I thinking of someone else?

[MFS62]

We can remove Ike Davis from this thread. He's not continuing:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ike-davis-retired-203332232.html

Later

[MFS62]

There's always a need for lefty hitting catchers.
My kid signs elsewhere:
https://www.mlb.com/player/juan-centeno-518542

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