Way back in 2014, #Angels 

Also, he’s hit 11 HRs in the last 13 games and, as of today, he’s SLG .981 in July (not OPS . . . his SLG). His July OPS is 1.387.

Also, the ruling on the play was not safe. The umpire made no call (safe or out) immediately after the collision. After Lucroy was checked out and was being moved off the field, the umpire called Marisnick out (the official ruling on the play) and the Astros challenged that call.

At no point was Lucroy straddling the line (Marisnick was straddling the line before moving inside), he was always inside, there was never an opening inside and the outside lane was open the whole time, notwithstanding this, Marisnick stepped 2-3 feet inside and headed directly to Lucroy instead of the plate.

He’s only DH’ing this year. His throwing arm is recovering from TJ surgery. Next season he should be a starting pitcher again. Presumably they’ll go back to his schedule from last season (and while in Japan). 6 man rotation, so he has 5 days off from pitching between starts. He doesn’t hit the day he pitches (or the…

He won’t be ready to pitch in game situations (minors or otherwise) until spring training at the earliest. Tommy John’s has an 18 month recovery period and he had the surgery in October, right after the end of last season. If he stays on track, they can get him his rehab-stint during spring training.  Most likely,…

I was crossed up during a bull-pin in high school and took the pitch directly to my groin.  Thankfully I was wearing my cup and that the cross up was the opposite of what happened here (I was expecting a fastball and got a curve).

Even MLB catchers flinch when they’re expecting a curveball or change up and suddenly a 95 MPH fastball is barreling at them. Catchers use their advance knowledge of what’s coming to anticipate how to catch it. When you call a curve, you expect the ball to come slower, head in a different direction out of the…

That’s not where were at, that’s not how Congress works.

Good to hear that the bill didn’t effect your tax liability. I’d argue that it did indirectly harm you (and all other Americans) to the extent that it has caused a drastic increase in the nation’s debt without any benefits to the nation as a whole.

Not a problem. I still don’t think it would be too difficult to figure out. Take your situation this year (e.g., higher income, increased HSA contribution, dependent care FSA, etc.) and apply it to last year’s tax code. If you still have last year’s tax software, you could try that or start a draft return at https://ww…

I don’t know if that really means I’m sending the government more money or if they just shuffled money around so now last January’s good optics look terrible.

Further, NYC has the largest subway system in the world, with a total route length of 245 miles, 472 stations, and 6,418 trains, but only covers a portion of NYC, which has a total area of 304.6 sq. mi. (245.9 sq. mi. if you subtract Staten Island, which isn’t served by the subway). NYC has 8.5 million people in those…

you can retrofit subways over a county the size of Rhode island and expect it to be as useful as NYC or London

I expect part of book 3 to carry over into season 4, but I doubt it will stretch into season 4 as far as book 1 stretched into season 2 (5 episodes) or book 2 stretched into season 3 (6 episodes). I wouldn’t be surprised if book 4 ended with season 4 and the show/books align from there going forward.

I’m fine with weekly, all at once, or a mix (perhaps dump 2-3 episodes each week). But what I’d really like them to do, assuming season 3 doesn’t finish book 3 (just like seasons 1 and 2 with books 1 and 2), I’d like to see Amazon quickly (in under a year) produce and release the balance of the episodes covering book…

Because the rules don’t allow it: MLB Rule 5.11(a)(1): “A hitter may be designated to bat for the starting pitcher and all subsequent pitchers in any game without otherwise affecting the status of the pitcher(s) in the game.” The rest of R. 5.11 also addresses the DH as a substitute hitter for the pitcher(s). Nothing…

So, you’re in a weekly league where you have to decide at the start of the week where he plays all week? I know CBS’s leagues have a single Ohtani. A buddy of mine is in a CBS Daily League, where he can change the lineup daily. On the day’s he’s scheduled to start, he plays him as an SP. On day’s he’s DH’ing, he plays…

Seconding what someone else said, unfortunately MLB’s DH rule restricts its use to batting for the pitcher. This is different from other levels, like certain HS leagues, where the DH can bat for any position player.

Inter-league games at NL ballparks, the All Star Game (at Nationals Park in 2018) and, hopefully, the World Series.