He dropped off last year but was still decent.
MLB 2019: Mad Max Beyond Astrodome
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David Ortiz was shot and wounded during a burglary attempt at an amusement center in his hometown of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Apparently it happened in a club, not a robbery as previously reported. His condition is supposedly stable.
Probably not. He's 31 now. Overall, he should be good but not great. He's had a very up and down career.
Nothing good ever happens in clubs, especially late at night. No idea if this happened late at night though but I'm guessing he will rethink where he goes from now on.
Not sure exactly (obviously), but in the video, it's sort of an outside, open air café-looking area. Club district, but not sure if he was at a club, per se. He's sitting at a table with someone, and guy comes up from behind and shoots him in the back. Originally reported as a robbery, but clearly not, looks like more of a targeted attack or hit.
Either way, reportedly in stable condition but in ICU. Lost gallbladder, part of colon and intestines. Not good, but that looks to be the worst of it per the latest reporting.
And because the DR operates a little differently than the US, the shooter hasn't been interviewed yet. Mainly because the crowd jumped him and beat him pretty good, so he has to recover a bit before he can be questioned. Sorry not sorry
Never know what Ortiz may have been caught up in, or how much is a persona vice how he acts in private, but hard to imagine him being caught up in something like this, always just a big teddy bear and kind heart in public facings at least...
Danny Farquhar is back in AAA for the Yankees.
Amazing shit, considering the dude almost died (and would have had he been at most other MLB stadiums; Guaranteed Rate Field is like five minutes away, at ambulance speed, from a world-class trauma center and that simple fact saved his life).
Amazing shit, considering the dude almost died (and would have had he been at most other MLB stadiums; Guaranteed Rate Field is like five minutes away, at ambulance speed, from a world-class trauma center and that simple fact saved his life).
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Bryce Harper rockin' a 0.7 WAR and trending to have about the same season as last year. Maybe not the most overrated player in the game but close.
In other news, my Red Sox suck. They may still get their act together and compete for a wild card spot but even if they get it, they won't go far.
In other news, my Red Sox suck. They may still get their act together and compete for a wild card spot but even if they get it, they won't go far.
The quality of work by many of those umps is a slap in the face to baseball. Whatcha gonna do?
“What a cele-bracion for Edwin Encarnacion!”
Eloy Jimenez sticks it to the Cubs, hitting the GW homer off "bad" Strop.
Man, we really need Kimbrel closing games. Strop is flip-a-coin whether he blows the other team away or just blows it.
Of course, if the Cubs are back in 1-run mode, it won't be hard to beat them.
Man, we really need Kimbrel closing games. Strop is flip-a-coin whether he blows the other team away or just blows it.
Of course, if the Cubs are back in 1-run mode, it won't be hard to beat them.
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Jed Hoyer says Kyle Hendricks has a shoulder impingement, could be out until the All-Star Break.
Ugh. In baseball, "impingement" is usually code for "his rotator cuff is shot."
Double ugh: Chatwood is spot-starting in Hendricks' slot tomorrow.
Edit: Was doing some data dredging. The Cubs are .667 at home and .417 on the road. The only team with a bigger disparity in home vs. away is the Rangers, who are .658 at home and 0.400 on the road.
Ugh. In baseball, "impingement" is usually code for "his rotator cuff is shot."
Double ugh: Chatwood is spot-starting in Hendricks' slot tomorrow.
Edit: Was doing some data dredging. The Cubs are .667 at home and .417 on the road. The only team with a bigger disparity in home vs. away is the Rangers, who are .658 at home and 0.400 on the road.
Kimbrel had a strong first outing in Triple-A, easily getting three batters out with pitches in the mid-90's.
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