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Clayton Kershaw will always be a Dodger great, but it’s things like this that make him a lot less likable. Just wear the hat. Be a tolerant Christian and accept that there are others who believe differently than you.

@milehighsoapbox @JomboyMedia x.com/askkaitt/statu…

@JomboyMedia Horrible call. Out of the inning and the umpires give them summer more runs.

Jose Quintana thought he got Shohei Ohtani to hit into a double play with the bases loaded, only to realize that the umpires called a balk

@adriaandelange3 @FoulTerritoryTV @katiejwoo lol dumbest shit written on the Internet today.

To me it sounds like you are gonna defend it cuz you have to because you cover the dodgers… so why would you have a problem lmao. At the end of the day the dodgers have an upper hand no one else has because they have an extra bullpen arm no one else is ALLOWED to have. They have more guys to cover innings, they have more options than any other team. Easy fix is take away their extra arm. And on days Ohtani pitches theres no dh or he cant dh and if he enters games as a pitcher where he wasnt the starter but he was the dh the dodgers lose the dh rest of the game. @FoulTerritoryTV @ErikKratz31

"The fact that this is coming out when this rule has been in place for multiple years, I don't quite understand." @KatieJWoo doesn't see any issue with the Ohtani rule.

@RobSilver @CPTowers It’s not that he can’t. He’s certainly capable. It’s a matter of why and would it be worth it? The answer to that is there’s no legitimate reason on a roster as deep as the Dodgers and no, it’s not worth injuring him or wearing him down on the field.

@CPTowers Teoscar is a horrific outfielder - DHing him once in a while would make the team better. I refuse to accept that the greatest athlete we’ve ever seen can’t play the outfield well. Mookie moved to shortstop…Ohtani could play outfield. I know it won’t happen so is silly by me

If only their DH was athletic enough to stand in the outfield once or twice a week to help make his team better. Ah well, too bad.

@OKelly_Ron @StarkDerek29123 @JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ No shit. But he didn’t declare the switch to the windup.

@cal__west @StarkDerek29123 @JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ That’s a windup sir

@randomuse1919 @goalfarabee86 @milehighsoapbox @JomboyMedia I wouldn’t say it “obviously” wasn’t the case. The twitch in the leg was definitely abnormal with runners on base. But sure, the balk was likely due to him not declaring rather than that deceptive motion.

@goalfarabee86 @cal__west @milehighsoapbox @JomboyMedia I worded it badly but I said he has to declare if he switches from stretch to windup. The video the other guy posted was saying they called the balk because of the twitch in the leg which obviously wasn’t the case.

@randomuse1919 @milehighsoapbox @JomboyMedia He doesn’t normally pitch from the windup with runners on base. This was the first time he did (probably because bases were loaded, which is still unusual). I think the hesitation could be considered deceptive. Or yeah, he could’ve violated the “Price Rule.”

@cal__west @milehighsoapbox @JomboyMedia It’s definitely has nothing to do with the movement or leg since he does that every time he’s in the windup. I’m not watching the game but it has to be he went from stretch to windup without declaring.

@Josh31UT @ChadMoriyama baseballrulesacademy.com/official-rule/…

@ChadMoriyama On the Rockies broadcast they said it was he didn't "declare" that he was pitching from the windup. Whatever that means.

I mean, I think with runners on you aren't allowed to do that hesitation move to throw off timing. I'm not entirely clear myself.

@StarkDerek29123 @JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ Likely the wiggle of the front leg when he steps off the rubber. He plants it then moves it forward and backward.

@JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ Where is the balk?

@SFI412724 @EricCrossMLB Yep! I’m the side getting so big win for me.

@cal__west @EricCrossMLB That’s highway robbery for the side getting Luzardo and Merrill. Slam dunk case closed.

Notable pitchers off to poor starts... Garrett Crochet: 24 IP, 7.88 ERA, 1.63 WHIP Cole Ragans: 21 IP, 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP Logan Webb: 30 IP, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP Jesús Luzardo: 22.2 IP, 7.94 ERA, 1.46 WHIP Kyle Bradish: 19.2 IP, 5.49 ERA, 1.63 WHIP Luis Castillo: 18.1 IP, 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP Emmet Sheehan: 20 IP, 5.85 ERA, 1.40 WHIP

@SFI412724 @EricCrossMLB This good for Jesus Luzardo and Jackson Merrill?

@EricCrossMLB Jesus Luzardo has the second lowest xFIP in baseball (1.93). BUY LOW

@Sal62253436 @A_Smith_FS @RotoBallerMLB The thing I like about Hicks is that he’s been getting starts at 1B. So he’s not given the typical catcher off day as much.

@cal__west @A_Smith_FS @RotoBallerMLB I have hicks and wondered should i have added dingler...both appear to be studs

It's Waiver Wire Time 📝🎯 My 7 Must-Add Players ahead of Week 4 @RotoBallerMLB Mick Abel 🚀 Bryan Baker 🔥 Dillon Dingler ⚡ ...and more 👇 rotoballer.com/7-must-add-wai…

@MajicTones @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Yes. Bauer did it. He just wasn’t convicted. I don’t need evidence other than the word of Lindsey Hill. I believe her. A court would need more evidence. So he wasn’t convicted.

@cal__west @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI What you said was that Bauer did it. He was cleared of any wrongdoing (read the article). She violated the agreement that she signed off on. That part is ongoing. Both of these young ladies were looking for a payday. Unless you have evidence to the contrary?

Trevor Bauer says he's talked with every MLB team about a comeback. He says they do not question his "talent or effectiveness." So is it his image after sexual assault allegations that scares teams? I asked him that today. @news12li

@MajicTones @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI 🫵🤡 Your source literally confirmed what I said. Hill talked shit on him after she was told she wasn’t allowed to. Bauer cried to the court. Judge said she had to pay money. She said she’d appeal and won’t pay. But ok. Keep reading headlines only.

@cal__west @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Source: “TrUsT mE bRo!!” She seems totally credible!! 👍🏻 latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

@MajicTones @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Because Bauer was butt hurt that she kept talking shit about him on Twitter - telling the truth about what he did to her. P.S. she appealed the decision and hasn’t paid him shit.

@cal__west @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Don’t leave out the part where she had to pay Bauer 😂

@MajicTones @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Ok Googles “Lindsey Hill”

@cal__west @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Ok espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

@MajicTones @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Wrong. She wasn’t extorting Bauer. Look it up. It’ll take you 15 seconds.

@cal__west @JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Wrong. She was extorting Bauer. Look it up. It’ll take you 15 seconds.

@JoshuaTown3699 @KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Yes he was. Just not convicted.

@KMaherNews12 @AAARPGodess @News12LI Because he was not guilty.

@BlakeHHarris 0.360 xBA

Very interested to know what the catch probability on this was Feels like Kyle Tucker could have had it

@BronxBmbrz In the 90’s there wasn’t a platform for people to be saying similar things.

I’m genuinely curious, as someone who wasn’t alive in the 90s, were people saying similar things about the Yankees as they do today with the Dodgers?