Edgy MD

Harvey and Skaggs had adjoining lockers. Harvey may have noting to do this. But the idea that a young, borderline starting pitcher careening toward an early end looked to Harvey as a mentor was the least surprising thing ever. It's a strange part of me that's still rooting for the guy.

Shinn's voluntary retirement, it turns out, was https://www.wkyt.com/content/sports/Former-Wildcat-Ryan-Shinn-suspended-by-Major-League-Baseball-568089881.htmlfollowing a failed drug test.

No new players from Aguascalientes. Just more desaparecidos who haven't been seen since 2019. Transactions, 10/8/2020 [td90]Direction[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]Transaction[/td90][td90]Released[/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FFC2C3] Outfielder[/th][td90][/td90][td90][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/silhouette/180x270.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Derwis Trononiz [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]11/18/99[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]High Level[/td90][td90]DSL (2019)[/td90] If anyone had a big stake in seeing the Mets take the field with a catcher named Derwis, it was Samantha Stevens' mother, Endora. Der hit impressively enough in his one season of DSL action in 2019, hitting .298 with a .402 on-base percentage. Yeah, it was with near-zero extra-base power, but that's what you get with 19-year-olds. I'd guess that he didn't come back from the COVID layoff in shape, but the Mets didn't even wait that long, releasing him at the end of the 2019 season. If his defense was wanting, it's not showing in the metrics, so I'm guessing it was his makeup. If that's true, that would be SO Derwis! Transactions, 3/23/2021 [td90]Direction[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]Transaction[/td90][td90]Voluntarily Retired[/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FFC2C3] Outfielder[/th][td90][/td90][td90][fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/silhouette/180x270.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Ryan Shinn [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/US-flag.png[/fimg][/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]12/9/96[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/L[/td90][td90]High Level[/td90][td90]Rk (2019)[/td90] Shinny came out of the SEC, so even though he debuted in rookie ball, where there aren't a lot of 22-year-olds, it's surprising to see him pack it in. I mean, hey, the world needs outfielders, and the Mets are no exception. Transactions, 5/4/2021 [td90]Direction[/td90][td90]GOING[/td90][td90]Transaction[/td90][td90]Released[/td90][th]Position Group[/th][th]=#FFC2C3] Outfielder[/th][td90][/td90][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/w_639,g_auto,c_fill/dpr_auto/v1/people/666788/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][td90]Name[/td90][td90]Guillermo Granadillo [fimg=50]http://thecranepool.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/venezuelan-flag-small.jpg[/fimg][/td90][td90]DoB[/td90][td90]2/12/97[/td90][td90]B/T[/td90][td90]R/R[/td90][td90]High Level[/td90][td90]A (2019)[/td90] Speaking of outfielders, here's a guy with a super-cool name and an arm to match, getting 13 assists in only 67 games in his first season. But the bat kind of fell off as he progressed, and he was a base-stealer that wasn't getting on base enough.

I kind of think it'd be interesting if, following the 2020 crowing of a cover boosted by it's historical weight, it was followed by THAT'S ALMORA!, a cover whose context barely extends beyond the events of the day.

Amen and amen and amen. I intend to go down noisily.

Drew Smith: The peripherals tell a different story.

Edgy MD wrote: Chance Sisco: DFA'd so Noah Syndergaard could return and pitch two innings to audition for other teams. Chance Cisco: DFA'd for Syndergaard Carlos Carrasco: Burned by a Bone Fragment

I'm a little leery about philosophically accepting the DH on the notion that it's not as bad as other rules put in place since 2020. It half makes me suspect that Commissioner Manfred elected to institute those rules for the specific purpose of making the universal DH more palatable.

It is indeed evil, but I'm not sure how this feeds into the collective bargaining agreement with the MLBPA. If the union is indeed taking up the cause of minor leaguers, that would be fantastic.

Trevor Williams: Future coach.

I hope deeply that his being portrayed as a buffoon in Moneyball didn't contribute to his spiral.

Pair of wedding guests get trapped in an infinite time loop, but instead of reliving Groundhog Day over and over, they relive a wedding reception. The ensuing of hyjinks follows. Also, the designated hitter rule is bullshit. [fimg=500]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYjk0MTgzMmQtZmY2My00NmE5LWExNGUtYjZkNTA3ZDkyMTJiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_.jpg[/fimg]

Jeez, now it's reported that Giambi's death was a suicide.

Bob Alpacadaca wrote: I don't like it. But I'm amazed it hasn't happened sooner. Once interleague games became common to the point where there is one every day, it makes no sense to have two sets of rules. It makes less sense, though, to have bad rules proliferate.

Next week, Manfred introduces the new coach-pitch rule.

I hate asking the question, but the question must be asked. Assuming that the season starts on time, but greater powers haven't intervened to make the designated hitter just not happen, what's your plan for getting that 10th bat in the lineup? Canó is your DH? (This would presumably leave McNeil and Escobar second and third respectively.) Smith and Alonso alternate between first and DH? (This would take Smitty out of the outfield mix and leave Nimmo, Davis, and Cahna sharing the corners with Marte in the middle.) Davis is your DH? (This would take perhaps your best outfield arm off of defense and leave you just a little thin out there, but there could be some useful guys coming up to help in the outfield soon.) I think, for the Mets, those three are probably plans A, B, and C, in order, but who knows if the roster is yet complete. I'm just not sure how full-timey they see Cahna as being.

Carlos Carrasco apparently pitched with a bone fragment in his elbow.

Yes, eschewing the DH from the start of the game means the Angels are forced to play like a National League team the rest of the game.

Ohtani bats on the days he is starting pitcher about half to 2/3 of the time. He's also frequently sent out to right field when he's lifted from the mound if it looks like his bat can still be a difference maker.

Chance Sisco: DFA'd so Noah Syndergaard could return and pitch two innings to audition for other teams.

Now the Mets can potentially hit worse on the days deGrom pitches, with his bat out of the lineup.

Fuck me floor to ceiling.

One of the many facts I've learned in light of this story is that New York's Department of Parks and Recreation used to be the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs. Who knew? I guess I the connection, in that cultural affairs often happen in parks, but it kind of feels like a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Native Hawaiian Relations.

Look at Justin leaving the Gannett family.

Wow. Awful. I always kind of thought he was safe, too.