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Also, the tradition of yelling "YANKEES SUCK" -- when the Yankees aren't even in town -- just warms my heart

Yeah ... luckily Whitlock only threw 15 pitches tonight. Granted that they were very high-leverage pitches and showed nerves of steel, I still hope that that level of usage isn't too taxing for him.

Having "Rule 5" Whitlock close it down was the ultimate *chef's kiss*

This is one of the things I really hate about baseball in 2021

Dang it, this is why stats always trump anecdotal evidence. :) I suppose there's some confirmation bias on my part, since the many times I've seen this approach *not* work are maddening and burned into my memory.

I agree entirely with this take. I really miss the days of a batting philosophy that involved getting deep in counts, wearing out starters, etc. I know the calculus of that has changed lately, with starters going fewer innings in general and bullpens now being full of 95 mph flamethrowers, but...

Among the pleasant surprises in that article, Kyle Hart -- he of the 15.55 ERA in 2020 -- managed to make a positive contribution to the team in an unexpected way. I'm all for it.

Another OOZE BOMB!

In fairness, for those who didn't get the joke, that was 35 years ago. I do like Guardian Ocean, though. :)

Dirty OOOZE water

O'Brien was a little too excited about that 1-2-3 inning. But then again, he did say bringing Richards in was not the "classic decision" one would make. [TRANSLATION: I can't believe he didn't shit the bed]

He hasn't done anything worthy of a nickname up until this point, but I think now we've gotta go with Werewolf. :) Keep piling on, boys. We still have to Barnes-proof this.

Nice single, but has Duran really earned the green light on 3-0?

Between the noodle bats and the insipid announcing, this game has been torture to watch