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2024 Atlanta Braves Famous Relations

#50 Charlie Morton IV: Grandson of former Philadelphia Athletics player Charlie Morton; Jr.. #77 Joe Jiménez: Brother of former Pennsylvania Road Warriors C A.J. Jiménez. #16 Travis d'Arnaud: Brother of former Omaha Storm Chasers SS Chase d'Arnaud. #11 Orlando Arcia: Brother of Charros De Jalisco RF Oswaldo Arcia. #13 Ronald Acuña; Jr.: Grandson of former Reno Silver Sox P Romualdo Acuña, son of former Cabimes De Anzoátegui RF Ronald Acuña, nephew of former Utica Blue Jays SS José Escobar, brother of Syracuse Mets SS Luisangel Acuña & cousin of Charros De Jalisco P José Campos, Tigres De Quintana Roo SS Alcides Escobar, Iowa Cubs P Edwin Escobar and former Olmecas De Tabasco P Kelvim Escobar. #20 Marcell Ozuna: Cousin of former Newark Bears 2B Pablo Ozuna. Manager Brian Snitker: Father of Houston Astros hitting coach Troy Snitker. Assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes: Brother of former Birmingham Barons manager Ever Magallanes. Assistant coach Eddie Pérez: Father of Hotsands Macerata P Andres Pérez. 3B coach Matt Tuiasosopo: Son of former San Francisco 49ers DT Manu Tuiasosopo, 2nd cousin of actor Peter Tuiasosopo and Kansas State University Wildcats football defensive coach Mike Tuiasosopo, brother of Rice University Owls football offensive coordinator Marques Tuiasosopo and University Of Washington Huskies women's volleyball head coach Leslie Gabriel & brother-in-Law of Billings Mustangs bench coach Micah Owings.

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26 venezolanos serán titulares en el “Opening Day” de un total de 29 que verán acción en las mayores. [caption id="attachment_107102" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Ronald Acuña Jr. | Foto cortesía[/caption] RAFAEL VIELMA Un total de 29 venezolanos, incluidos 24 peloteros de posición, dos lanzadores abridores y tres pitchers cerradores, formarán parte del roster en la jornada inaugural de esta temporada en las Grandes Ligas. En este grupo 18 figuran en la Liga Nacional y 11 en la Americana. En total son ocho receptores, seis camareros, dos jardineros, tres torpederos, igual número de antesalistas, dos bateadores designados, más los cinco serpentineros. El jardinero derecho Ronald Acuña Jr, de los Bravos de Atlanta, encabeza el contingente criollo en el Viejo Circuito y tendrá compañero el campocorto Orlando Arcia. En los Marlins de Miami figura en el line up el camarero Luis Arráez, quien buscará su tercer título de bateo consecutivo. También aparece Avisaíl García como bateador designado, mientras el pitcher abridor será el zurdo Jesús Luzardo. El receptor Francisco Álvarez será titular de los Mets de Nueva York. Keibert Ruiz aparece como careta principal de los Nacionales de Washington. En los Cerveceros de Milwaukee se encuentran el catcher William Contreras y el designado Jackson Chourio. El receptor Willson Contreras y taponero Adbert Alzolay integran el plantel de los Cachorros de Chicago. En los Cascabeles de Arizona figuran el careta Gabriel Moreno y el tercera base Eugenio Suárez. En los Gigantes de San Francisco jugará el segunda base Thairo Estrada. En los Padres de San Diego estará atento el cerrador Robert Suárez. El catcher Elías Díaz y el torpedero Ezequiel Tovar serán de la partida con Rockies de Colorado. En la Americana, Anthony Santander será el jardinero derecho de los Orioles de Baltimore, mientras René Pinto figura como el receptor de los Rays de Tampa Bay. En los Yanquis de Nueva York aparece el camarero Gleyber Torres y el antesalista Oswaldo Cabrera. Guardianes de Cleveland contará con el intermedista Andrés Giménez y el paracorto Brayan Rocchio. El receptor Salvador Pérez y el antesalista Maikel García serán titulares con los Reales de Kansas City. Pablo López sale como pitcher abridor de los Mellizos de Minnesota. José Altuve será el camarero de los Astros de Houston y Luis Rengifo el segunda base de los Angelinos. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Líder

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6/22 Gamethread: Giants @ Braves

The San Francisco Giants choose upon the Atlanta Braves inside of sport a few of this 4-activity sequence presently at Truist Park. Getting the mound for the Giants will be Carlos Rodn, who enters today recreation with a 2. 84 Generation, 2. 50 FIP, with 91 strikeouts towards 27 walks in just 73 innings pitched. Rodn very last start out was inside of the Giants2-0 earn earlier mentioned the Pittsburgh Pirates upon Friday, inside which he authorized zero operates upon 2 hits with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks in just 8 innings of exertion Taylor Jones Jersey. Hel be dealing with off versus Braves instantly-hander Charlie Morton, who enters today sport with a 5. 08 Technology, 4. 24 FIP, with 75 strikeouts towards 26 walks inside 67. 1 innings pitched. Morton remaining begin arrived within just the Braves1-0 decline towards the Chicago Cubs upon Friday, within just which he permitted zero operates upon 3 hits with 9 strikeouts within just 7 innings of effort. LineupsGiantsJoc Pederson, RFMike Yastrzemski, CFWilmer Flores, 2BBrandon Belt, 1BDarin Ruf, LFEvan Longoria, 3BTommy La Stella, DHThairo Estrada, SSAustin Wynns, CP: Carlos Rodn, LHPBravesRonald Acua, Jr. , RFDansby Swanson, SSMarcell Ozuna, DHMatt Olson, 1BWilliam Contreras, COrlando Arcia, 3BAdam Duvall, LFPhil Gosselin, 2BMichael Harris II, CFP: Charlie Morton, RHPGame #68Who: San Francisco Giants (38-29) vs. Atlanta Braves (39-30)The place: Truist Park, Atlanta, GeorgiaWhen: 4:20 p. m. PTRegional broadcast: NBC Sports activities Bay Nearby (readily available upon fuboTV)Nationwide broadcast: n/aRadio: KNBR 680 AM/104 https://www.sanfranciscosportstore.com/Lewis_Brinson_Jersey-114. 5 FM

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Francisco Arcia de un libro de cuentos al libro de récords.

Francisco Arcia de un libro de cuentos al libro de récords.

Por Alfredo Alvarez

Miami — Francisco Arcia decidió sacar a pasear a la reina de las 108 costuras en el primer partido de su vida en el mejor beisbol del mundo, pero eso sería solo el comienzo de unas 48 inolvidables horas. En ese mismo primer juego, Arcia, remolco otra carrera por sencillo y así se convirtió en el primer Angelino en traer cuatro al plato en su debut en las Mayores.

Pero el show…

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Milwaukee Brewers-Los Angeles Dodgers Series Preview

9.30.20-Brent Suter LHP (2-0) 3.13 ERA Vs. Walker Buehler RHP (1-0) 3.44 ERA

10.1.20-Brandon Woodruff RHP (3-5) 3.05 ERA Vs. Clayton Kershaw LHP (6-2) 2.16 ERA

10.2.20-TBA Vs. TBA

The Brewers At A Glance- The Milwaukee Brewers backed into the playoffs after the San Francisco Giants completely collapsed and lost the last three games of the season. The Brewers and Astros are the first two teams to enter the postseason with a losing record. Former MVP Christian Yelich did not have a good year at the plate. He hit just .205 with twelve homers and 22 RBI’s. Orlando Arcia was the most consistent hitter for the Brewers with a .260 average on the year. Dan Vogelbach was a good late season pickup with a .328 average in nineteen games. Keston Hiura led the team with thirteen home runs on the year. The Brewers pitched pretty well this season. Brandon Woodruff had a solid year with a 3.05 ERA in 73 2/3 innings and 91 strikeouts. Corbin Burnes had just a 2.11 ERA in 59 2/3 innings. Devin Williams was a revelation out of the bullpen. He had 53 strikeouts in 27 innings of work and has an amazing change-up. He was left off the playoff roster for this round with an arm injury. Josh Hader locked down thirteen saves on the year as the closer. 

The Dodgers At A Glance- The Dodgers were tremendous this season with 43 wins, which led all of baseball. It’s just a shame that we couldn’t see this team play a 162-game schedule. Corey Seager came out mashing and didn’t stop. He hit .305 on the year with 15 homers and 41 RBI’s. AJ Pollock had a resurgent 2020 season with sixteen homers and thirty-four RBI’s. Mookie Betts was an MVP candidate for a good chunk of the season. He hit .292 with sixteen homers and thirty-nine RBI’s. Cody Bellinger struggled for most of the season, but hit .267 is September to help his numbers. Max Muncy was not his normal self all year long. He hit .192 and hopefully October will wake his bat up. Justin Turner should be good to go after returning from a hamstring strain last week. Nobody talks about Will Smith enough and he will be one of the best catchers in the game very soon. The starting staff was completely overhauled last offseason. Kenta Maeda was traded to the Twins, Rich Hill was signed by the Twins, Hyun-Jin Ryu signed a massive deal with the Jays, and Ross Stripling was traded mid-season to the Jays. Clayton Kershaw had a 2.16 ERA and looked like his dominant self. Dustin May has electric stuff and owned a 2.57 ERA. Julio Urias finally looked like the prospect he was scheduled to be. Tony Gonsolin was tremendous with Walker Buehler missing a good portion of the year with a blister issue. Kenley Jansen had a more consistent season and the bullpen was great. Andrew Freidman picked up Jake McGee, who was great from the left side. Joe Kelly missed most of the year, but he can be effective when healthy. Dylan Floro, Blake Treinen Brusdar Graterol, and Pedro Baez round out a solid bullpen. 

What To Watch For- The Dodgers were (4-3) against the Brewers in 2019. The Dodgers will not take the Brewers lightly after the Nationals bounced them in the NLDS in five games last year. The Dodgers were expected to get back to the World Series for a third straight time, so it was a shocking upset. Brent Suter has only faced the Dodgers once and gave up two runs in three innings of work. Walker Buehler threw seven innings and allowed one run in his lone start against the Brewers. Brandon Woodruff has allowed eight runs in 7 2/3 regular season innings against the Dodgers. He threw 5 1/3 innings and gave up just three runs in Game 5 of the NLCS against the Dodgers. He homered off Clayton Kershaw in that series. Clayton Kershaw is (6-5) with a 2.87 ERA in fifteen starts versus the Brewers. A lot of this series will rely on Walker Buehler and how his blister is doing. He had issues with blisters all year and hopefully he can play through it. I think the Dodgers have a lot to prove this postseason after an early exit last year. They are thinking World Series or bust and have the team to do it. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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Francisco Arcia has 10 RBIs in 1st 2 games, Angels rout Mariners 11-5 - Sat, 28 Jul 2018 PST

Rookie Francisco Arcia had a homer and six RBIs, giving him a major league-record 10 RBIs in two career games, and the Los Angeles Angels rolled to an 11-5 victory ... Francisco Arcia has 10 RBIs in 1st 2 games, Angels rout Mariners 11-5 - Sat, 28 Jul 2018 PST

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A's eradicate Angels pitching, score 21

A’s eradicate Angels pitching, score 21

A’s hit a few long balls but proved they don’t always need them to score runs

Thursday’s game started out innocently enough, remaining scoreless through the first two innings. In my game preview on Athletics Nation I mentioned hoping that they hadn’t used up all their runs on Wednesday with their 10-0 win. Things didn’t look great when the Angels got on the board first as A’s starter Edwin…

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Francisco Arcia of Los Angeles Angels first in MLB history to catch, pitch, hit home run in same game

Francisco Arcia of Los Angeles Angels first in MLB history to catch, pitch, hit home run in same game

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia began the day behind the plate, did a brief stint on the mound and ended up in the major league record books.

Arcia pitched two innings of relief and hit his sixth home run in the Angels’ 21-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

In doing so, Arcia became the first player to catch, pitch and homer in the same game in the…

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Francisco Arcia hombre récord en la MLB

Francisco Arcia hombre récord en la MLB

31 de agosto 2018.

El receptor venezolano de los Angelinos de Anahein, Francisco Arcia estableció un récord absoluto en el Béisbol de las Grandes Ligas.

El catcher ficha de los Tigres de Aragua en Venezuela, logró un hito trascendental en el mejor béisbol del mundo, Arcia se convirtió en el primer jugador en las en la historia de las mayores en remolcar 10 carreras en sus primeros dos juegos;…

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Francisco Arcia doubled twice, homered and drove in six runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-5 win over the Seattle Marinersin Anaheim, Calif.

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Reports: Cubs ink veteran arms Kontos, Tazawa

CHICAGO -- The Cubs continue to work on stockpiling experienced depth behind their big league pitching staff.

According to a report by Bruce Levine of 670 The Score, the Cubs have agreed to a Minor League contract with veteran reliever George Kontos, who will receive an invitation to attend Major League Spring Training. Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune also reported Chicago reached a similar Minor League agreement with righty Junichi Tazawa.

CHICAGO -- The Cubs continue to work on stockpiling experienced depth behind their big league pitching staff.

According to a report by Bruce Levine of 670 The Score, the Cubs have agreed to a Minor League contract with veteran reliever George Kontos, who will receive an invitation to attend Major League Spring Training. Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune also reported Chicago reached a similar Minor League agreement with righty Junichi Tazawa.

Both Kontos and Tazawa would add to the growing list of names jockeying for bullpen jobs with the Cubs, who also reached agreement on a one-year MLB contract with free-agent Brad Brach on Thursday (pending a physical). The Cubs have not confirmed any of the deals.

Video: SF@PIT: Kontos retires Cutch, strands bases loaded

As things currently stand, Brach projects to be in the bullpen alongside Pedro Strop, Steve Cishek, Mike Montgomery, Carl Edwards Jr., Brian Duensing, Brandon Kintzler and Tyler Chatwood. Randy Rosario, Kyle Ryan, Rowan Wick and Dillon Maples, among others, will also be in camp this spring vying for spots.

Closer Brandon Morrow is expected to miss at least a couple weeks to start the season, as he works his way back from right elbow surgery.

The 33-year-old Kontos -- who attended Niles West High School (Skokie, Ill.) and Northwestern University -- split time between the Pirates, Indians and Yankees in 2018. In 28 games last season, the righty posted a 4.39 ERA with 15 strikeouts against seven walks in 26 2/3 innings. Over the '12-16 campaigns, Kontos turned in a 2.90 ERA in 250 appearances with the Giants.

Video: LAA@HOU: Tazawa leaves the bases loaded in the 3rd

Tazawa, 32, was originally signed by the Red Sox in 2008, when Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein was leading Boston's front office. The right-hander posted a 7.07 ERA in 31 games with the Marlins and Angels last season and has a 6.16 ERA in 86 games over the past two seasons combined. From 2009-16, Tazawa had a 3.58 ERA in 302 games for the Red Sox.

While the Cubs have yet to announce their list of non-roster invitees for Spring Training, the team has also reportedly inked Minor League deals with pitcher Rob Scahill, catcher Francisco Arcia, outfielder Jim Adduci and infielder Phillip Evans, per various reports throughout this offseason. Cubs pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to Spring Training on Feb. 12, with the first workout slated for the following day.

Jordan Bastian covers the Cubs for MLB.com. He previously covered the Indians from 2011-18 and the Blue Jays from 2006-10. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, follow him on Twitter @MLBastian and Facebook.

Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/kontos-tazawa-reportedly-sign-with-cubs/c-303191714

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El campocorto sigue exhibiendo un gran poder ofensivo con el madero previo al inicio de la temporada 2024 de Grandes Ligas. Pablo Sandoval se despidió con un hit. José Azocar brilló en el cierre del ST. ligó de 3-2 con tres rayitas remolcadas para los frailes. El criollo dejó promedio de .324 en la primavera con los Padres de San Diego Orlando Arcia viene de una gran campaña en 2023, se podría decir que fue en la que mejor desempeño mostró desde su debut en Major League Baseball (MLB) en agosto de 2016. El oriundo de Anaco, Anzoátegui, logró ser seleccionado por primera vez en su carrera para el Juego de Estrellas de Grandes Ligas. Sus números con  Atlanta Braves lo hicieron posible tras sumar, 17 jonrones, 25 dobles y 125 hits en 139 juegos, para un promedio al bate de .264. Además de su gran labor como campocorto. En el actual Spring Training ha exhibido todo su poder con el madero, pues en 19 presentaciones acumuló cinco cuadrangulares, 11 hits y ocho carreras impulsadas, con average de .250. Orlando Arcia continúa inspirado A dos días para el Opening Day, Orlando Arcia volvió a dar gala de su fuerza ante Minnesota Twins. Pese a la derrota 9-6 frente a los mellizos, el oriental pudo dejar su huella en el encuentro con un batazo por el jardín izquierdo que se distanció a 402 pies, lo suficiente para salir del terreno de juego y traer a Sean Murphy al plato para poner el 4-4 parcial. Desde su estreno en el circuito de MLB, el venezolano registra 70 bambinazos y un campeonato de Serie Mundial, obtenido con Atlanta Braves en 2021, franquicia a la que llegó ese año proveniente de Milwaukee Brewers. El útimo hit de Pablo Samdoval [caption id="attachment_107107" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Pablo Sandoval | Foto cortesía[/caption] Si este martes 26 de marzo era el día de la despedida de Pablo Sandoval, no podía hacerlo sin antes conectar un hit. Los Gigantes de San Francisco habían organizado una jornada especial en el Oracle Park para homenajearlo, y la gente respondió de gran manera para acompañarlo en sentimiento. Pese a la incertidumbre de si se mantendrá o no con la organización para esta temporada 2024 de las Grandes Ligas, el Panda se gozó su juego de la mejor manera. Vale recordar que el equipo le dio la oportunidad de ser parte de este Spring Training en calidad de invitado, y durante semanas demostró sus ganas de continuar jugando beisbol. Para esta ocasión especial, el manager Bob Melvin optó por no incluirlo en el lineup inicial para darle entrada con el compromiso ya en desarrollo. Es por eso que en la parte alta del sexto inning ingresó al terreno de juego para recibir una merecida ovación por parte de los miles de aficionados presentes en el estadio. Pero eso no quedó allí. A pesar de fallar en su primera visita al plato, lo mejor lo guardó para el final. Como si se tratara de un guion de película, Sandoval fue el primer bateador del noveno episodio, y luego de batallar un gran turno logró conectar una cutter pegada a su cuerpo para sacar un sencillo con bate roto incluido. Luego de eso, el venezolano se retiró reemplazado para lo que fue su posible última ola de aplausos de un Oracle Park que lo sigue recordando. Su intención es seguir jugando, así sea en Ligas Menores con la sucursal AAA de los Gigantes, para de esa manera no retirarse y mantenerse en la órbita del mejor beisbol del mundo. José Azócar con un cierre pletórico [caption id="attachment_107108" align="aligncenter" width="696"] José Azócar. (Foto: Ross D. Franklin/AP)[/caption] José Azocar tuvo un cierre de primavera pletórico con el madero este martes. El nativo de Güiria ingresó en la derrota de los Padres de San Diego 7-6 frente a los Marineros de Seattle y dio su aporte ofensivo. El jardinero entró en el quinto inning y ligó de 3-2 con tres rayitas remolcadas para los frailes. En su segundo turno, Azocar conectó un hit que remolcó a Ethan Salas y Graham Pauley poniendo la pizarra 5-4 en favor de San Diego en la séptima entrada.

Y para cerrar el aporte ofensivo, el criollo conectó otro sencillo y remolcó la sexta rayita de los Padres en el juego. En la alta del noveno, Seattle fabricó tres anotaciones y tomó la ventaja del compromiso. Azocar cerró su actuación en el spring training con promedio de .324 (37-12) sumado a dos jonrones y siete impulsadas. El pitcher ganador de este compromiso fue Austin Voth. La derrota se la llevó Woo-Suk Go. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano/Líder

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Busy day lands Angels' Arcia in baseball record books

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia began the day behind the plate, did a brief stint on the mound and ended up in the major league record books. Busy day lands Angels' Arcia in baseball record books

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Top 10 MLB Playoff Triple Leaders: Week 1

10: Brett Gardner, New York Yankees (0)

9: Kyle Higashioka, New York Yankees (0)

8: Alex Dickerson, San Francisco (0)

7: Aledmys Díaz, Houston (0)

6: Paul DeJong, St. Louis (0)

5: Jason Castro, Houston (0)

4: Harrison Bader, St. Louis (0)

3: Orlando Arcia, Atlanta (0)

2: Ehire Adrianza, Atlanta (0)

1: Adam Duvall, Atlanta (1)

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You Broke Me, Pittsburgh Pirates

My Dearest Pittsburgh Pirates,

Well, that will do it. Might as well circle March 28, 2019 on the calendar because that’s the next time you will play a meaningful game. You had a chance this week to get back into the race and you threw it away. You played two playoff contenders who were ahead of you in the race and you do the same this week. This was your opportunity to gain ground. Instead, you scored two runs in three game against Atlanta leading to a sweep at home. The offense finally found a little life after completely embarrassing itself for seven games in which you scored only seven runs. That was rather difficult to watch. When the offense finally did show up in Milwaukee against the Brewers, their offense showed up as well. Friday night was basically rock bottom for this season but more on that nightmare in a bit. When it was all said and done, done being the key word, you had lost two out of three against the Brewers. That makes for a 1-5 week when you needed it to be at least 5-1. Not exactly stepping up to the plate (pun intended) when the season was on the line. You are now 64-67, you are 13 games back in the division, and you are 8 ½ games back in the Wildcard with seven teams in front of you for the two spots. The season is over. Start looking at how to improve for next year because this one is done.

Friday night’s game broke me. It shouldn’t have been so devastating because it was already nearly impossible for you to make the playoffs after being swept by the Braves. I shouldn’t have been so emotionally invested but I sat through over 5 ½ hours and 15 innings of that game to watch you finally take a two run lead in the top of the 15th after you had tied it in the 9th to send it to extra innings. That’s when Hurdle’s decision to pull Musgrove after four innings so Josh Bell could pinch hit and strike out with the bases loaded really burned you. Every reliver had pitched except Kyle Crick who apparently wasn’t available because of back pain. Brault had thrown four scoreless innings and had batted in the top of the 15th so I assumed he could come back out even after throwing 58 pitches. Apparently, he couldn’t. This is going to be known as the “Clay Holmes season” now. Things have gone downhill since you gave him that spot start in San Francisco (It’s a coincidence because the offense imploded. Pitching him really had very little to do with your collapse.) Now he will be remembered for the half inning that put the nail in the coffin for 2018.  Holmes got the first out but looked a little wild doing so. He proceeded to walk the next guy, then throw a wild pitch, and then another walk. He struck out Ryan Braun so now it was still 6-4, men on first and second, two outs, and pitcher Jordan Lyles coming up. The Brewers were out of position players, so they had to let him bat. Holmes walked him on five pitches. It was ridiculously embarrassing. It got to the point that catcher Elias Diaz wasn’t even giving him signs. He was motioning/begging him to throw it right down the middle and he couldn’t. That loaded the bases. A single by Erik Kratz scored two to tie the game and then another single by Orlando Arcia (and a terrible throw home by Polanco) scored the winning run. That was it. The game, the season, the hope. All gone. I sat in silence for about an hour after it was over. It broke me. The game was actually the perfect microcosm for the whole year. Not very optimistic, then suddenly you seem like you’re destined for great things, but you immediately plunge back to earth. It was quite a ride.

Cue the panic. I’m just going to say it now to get it out of the way. Chris Archer has been undeniably bad since coming over in the deadline deal. He said it himself. He got lit up yesterday for six earned runs in four innings pitched. Since coming over, he’s got a 6.45 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, and hitters are batting .313 against him. That’s worse than bad. His BABIP against is a whopping .377 so there’s reason to believe that will improve. The Pirates are tinkering with the pitches he throws and how he throws them so there were going to be some growing pains. Starting pitching is extremely hard to acquire and to get someone like Archer for this year plus three more isn’t easy to do. This is a guy I’m still very excited about. Yes, Shane Baz was a first-round pick and that’s a big piece to give up. Yes, Austin Meadows has been crushing the ball (7 HRs, 1.002 OPS) in Triple-A since being traded and your offense has struggled terribly on top of it. Yes, Tyler Glasnow looked good in his first couple starts, though he’s leveled out and shown the same tendencies of high pitch counts, too many walks, and the inability to control the running game. Either way, this trade doesn’t look good right now. This season doesn’t matter anyway. Archer can take the rest of this season to iron out the kinks and come back next year ready to be a top of the rotation starter with Jameson Taillon. The risk is still very much worth it because if he gets back to the pitcher he’s been his whole career, which is reasonable to believe, then you have one of the top 20 pitchers in all of baseball. Just try not to panic after five starts because I’m sure a lot of the fan base will.

When looking at the team going into next year, there will obviously be changes that need to be made but maybe players aren’t the only thing that should be considered. The coaching staff has performed questionably at times this season and before you go into this three-year window of potentially being competitive, you might want to consider making changes. I only watch so many other baseball games in a season but whether it’s Rick Scofield or now Joey Cora, you seem to have the worst third base coach in baseball year in and year out. They make mistakes constantly. I can think of three boneheaded mistakes Cora has made in the last month. That’s too many. Jeff Branson, your hitting coach, looked very bad this week with the offense performing beyond inept. They rank 17th in baseball in OPS which isn’t terrible but not exactly something to write home about. When they grind out at bats, they can be a formidable offense. They just don’t seem to do that often enough. Even Ray Searage, who I do want to keep, isn’t void of criticism. Your pitching staff has the most errors and wild pitches in all of baseball. That doesn’t fall squarely on him but that’s got to be something that’s remedied. And then we get to the top with Clint Hurdle. I’ve had issues with him all year and it feels like I have weekly complaints. My one for this week goes back to Friday night’s game when he pinch hit for Musgrove in the 5th inning with the bases loaded. You haven’t been scoring runs and he was desperate for some. Fine. He showed a sense of urgency. Where was that urgency a month ago when you were still in the hunt and he let Alex McRae pitch in a tie game against the Cardinals for three-plus innings? That didn’t even piss me off as much at the time as it does now. He finally starts coaching with desperation after you are basically eliminated from the race? Good timing, Clint. My guess is this entire coaching staff will be back next year, but I’d be down for firing Branson, Cora, and Hurdle. They have just proved to be amateurs on way too many occasions.  

This is where I usually say what’s on the docket for this week and what you need to do in order to get back in this race. Well, that’s all pretty pointless now. You can’t lose today, which is nice, but that’s only because you don’t play. The road trip continues with three games in St. Louis against the red-hot Cardinals starting tomorrow followed by three games in Atlanta against the Braves, you know the team that swept you this week and held you to two runs in three games. If you wanted to even consider the thought of getting back into this thing, you have to win all six games. That would only be enough to ger started. The likelihood of you winning all six games is so miniscule that’s it’s not even worth talking about. Now is the time that you should start auditioning people for next season. Keep playing Adam Frazier at second to see what he’s got. Play Kevin Newman more to see if he’s got any hope of starting. Bring up Kevin Kramer and work him in more. Now’s the time to figure out what you have up the middle next year. Hell, try Kramer third if you want to get bold. I don’t care. With this pitching staff and bullpen, you can compete now. The window is open and the National League doesn’t have a team so dominant that you couldn’t sneak into the running.  Start figuring all this out now so we don’t have to you don’t waste a year of this window trying things out. You showed some potential this season. We will chalk it up to that. Now figure out how that potential comes to fruition in 2019. Good luck, as always. Talk to you next week!

                                                                     Shattered Into A Million Pieces,

                                                                                          Brad

P.S. stands for Pretty Simple. The question is what’s wrong with your offense and what happened during that epic losing streak? The answer remains the same: home runs. Or the lack there of. You rank 24th out of 30 teams in homers and in the NL you rank 12th out of 15. That won’t cut it in a home run driven league. During the seven runs in seven game stretch, you hit two homers total. The walkoff by Frazier against Chicago was one and the other was the meaningless solo shot in the 9th inning of the 6-1 loss to the Braves by Polanco. Clutch hitting comes and goes throughout a season. Home runs are the way to get sure runs and your team doesn’t hit enough. That’s also something you need to address this offseason…

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1.) Ashwini Kelkar1 month ago (edited)

In this song lady gaga preached to END :

1. Inequality (same DNA)

2. Anti-lgbtqia+ or homophobia

Conversion/cure therepy for lgbtq (i was born this way)

3. Racism

4. Sexism/Patriarchy

5. Monarchy

6. Body shaming

7. The way some decide that those who are different are evil and the people who fit "norms" of society are good.

Love you Lady Gaga 

2.) KanariRoses1 month ago

I am straight and I hate how people describes love in a certain way they think it's supposed to be but love is supposed to be infinite, like loving someone you truly look up to. You understand my point of view? This is why I truly look up to Lady Gaga as an inspiring idol for the LGBT and other people who went through a lot of tough stuffs. Remember people, there's nothing wrong loving someone you truly love, even if it's a different gender, race, or anything. There's nothing wrong because God loves you just the way you are.

3.)  francisco arcia1 month ago

Lady Gaga really save my life... I'm gay and I tried to suicide three times... When i heard this song for the first time I said: Clean up that tears and love yourself 'Cause God made you this way and He doesn't make Mistakes!