Edgy MD

Pete painting the ceiling on that trip to the plate.

I wasn't able to tune in until the fourth, but I like Taijuan's curve tonight.

Twenty-two belonged to McReynolds during the Elster Era, aka "The Elstera."

More super steroid masking?

More super steroid masking?

Rockies were treading water until they got kicked back a bit by the Mets, and got passed in the standings by the Marlins and Cubs.

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I don't know what kind of future this event is expected to have, and I'm not yet ready to pick personal nits, but I have noticed that several fans who aren't particularly familiar with the once yearly tradition of Old Timer's Day have had an unexpected distaste for the event's title. Apparently the appellation "Old Timer" doesn't ring as warmly on their ears at it might have to a different audience a few decades ago, and they hear it more as derisive. Might I suggest "All-Timers Day" as an alternative?

It's been a lot of fun voting this year.

If they are asked to sign up in the minors to only collect meaningful benefits if and when they reach the majors, that would indeed be disappointing.

Yes, but that's the rub. MLB has demonstrated it's willingness to shut down or dissolve an affiliation, rather than pay a living wage to the employees. As members of the same union as the Major League players, the minor league players could presumably have some degree of protection against that.

In a stunning reversal of decades-old policy, the Major League Baseball Players Association is suddenly taking steps to organize minor league baseball players. Minor League Baseball has seen upstart unions organizing in locker rooms, and the players have successfully won a class action suit for low wages, forcing a settlement. One might imagine that MLBPA's hand is getting kind of forced, as players graduating from the minors might in the future stay true to the organization that represented them when they had nothing. These wins also come in the wake of a generation of Ty Kellys — longtime minor leaguers who put their college degrees to work in advocating and exposing the shitty deal minor leaguers have gotten for far too long. With the minor leagues having undergone a drastic contraction, the MLBPA is sending membership cards to minor leaguers at a time when they have all the incentive in the world to sign. What a general agreement might look like is a tough call, as is how Minor League Baseball would have to change their business model and relationship with MLB in order to sustain a business that actually pays its employees a living wage.

The idiot who started this thread screwed up the all-important contextual details and wrote that the Dodgers were playing Milwaukee this evening. They were, in fact, taking on the Marlins in Miami. Dodgers eke out a 3-2 win in the 10th, using five relievers to throw 5 2/3 innings, including 32 pitches over an inning and a third by Craig Kimbrel.

It's purty cool, though a little close to the line.

=whippoorwill post_id=105693 time=1661806085 user_id=79] Did Payton get into the game? I haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I think my hubby's watched every video he can find of it lol!

The effect worked similarly on me. Also, these guys should get a cut of whatever blood money NIKE is paying MLB.

There's no room for slackers on this team.

Taijuan Walker defends against somebody who hasn't yet been named, but likely is 0.0% Taijuanish. The Dodgers finish up with Milwaukee while the Mets get their second no-travel day off in less than a week, kicking back at home, drinking lemonade, taking school photos of the kids.

Maybe it means the whammy is off of deGrom.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: His daughter posted a few weeks ago that he'd be appearing at Old Timers Day, and I thought, why??? A guy who only pitched three games for the Mets? But it was clearly a great decision. A great thing for the fans, and a great thing for his children and grandchildren. There are advantages to (a) living in Baldwin, ( being active in alumni stuff, and © picking up the phone.

I had some niggling nits to pick about OTD, because I'm a horrible person, but I promised myself I wouldn't mention it until the giddiness passed. The giddiness hasn't really even receded.

We need an Escoblast of sorts here.

Alonso with the old one-base double.

Is Lindor wearing gum on his helmet a la George Bamberger?

Let's get some Lindy action.