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1 hour ago, mojoween said:

Wow Rizzo’s body isn’t even cold yet.  😢

Agreed. I really wish they would have re-signed Rizzo, but I think they liked Goldschmidt on the one-year deal, because they want to go after Vlad, Jr. next off-season when he's a free agent. I doubt Rizzo would have taken a one-year deal.

They've had a good off-season, but they still need either a 2nd or 3rd baseman. Rumors are floating that they've had talks with the Padres about a trade for Luis Arráez. He'd be a rental as he's a free agent after the upcoming season.

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I thought this was an enjoyable think piece, certainly open to opinion, about the players who'll be on the field in 2025 who are definitive/likely/potential candidates for the Hall of Fame.

As an update to the voting for this year's HOF class, with about 33% of the (public) ballots in, the new members would be Ichiro, CC, Billy Wagner and Beltran. Andruw Jones is knocking at the magic number of 75%, but is currenly about 2 points shy.

From MLB:

The 40 likely Hall of Famers you'll see in 2025

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Yankees fans who mauled Mookie Betts at World Series banned from all MLB stadiums indefinitely

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The two fans who grabbed Mookie Betts’ wrist and tried to rip the ball out of his hand during Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium have been banned “indefinitely” from attending any MLB games, The Post has learned.

The fans, Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen, were ejected from the game and banned from Game 5 in The Bronx, which proved to be the final game of the season.

Both were using the seats of a season-ticket holder, who has owned the tickets since 1990 and was not in attendance and will therefore be allowed to keep them. 

The season-ticket holder was said to support the decision to prohibit the two fans from attending any more games.

In a letter from an MLB official obtained by The Post, the league wrote to the banned fans in part: “Your conduct posed a serious risk to the health and safety of the player and went far over the line of acceptable fan behavior. Based on your conduct, Major League Baseball is banning you indefinitely from all MLB stadiums, offices, and other facilities.”

 

 

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3 hours ago, mojoween said:

Lindor at SS ignores the fact that A-Rod was a shortstop for four years in the aughts, and in no universe is Lindor better than that.

They're likely trying to get people arguing about longevity versus peak.  Randy Johnson had some superb peak years in the early aughts with Arizona, but Verlander's entire career is in the 21st century.  Which one should win out?

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Man this one hurts.  I was literally just thinking about the guy yesterday (if not Tuesday).  Of course, Bob's passing is tough regardless of that.  I believe his final booth days last time were on and off, and he had called it quits for good after the Brewers season ended

For me, side things Uecker did that I enjoyed included Mr. Belvedere and of course Major League.  Definitely a tough loss for the entire MLB community.

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It's a very sad day in Wisconsin. This news is not surprising, considering his age and the many serious health battles he's had. Ueck had cut back quite a bit in the last several years, only working home games.  He also always had a broadcast partner, so he would call 5 of the 9 innings. I used to joke that being his partner was an audition for the other teams. Guys like Pat Hughes, Jim Powell, Cory Provus and Joe Block moved onto another team after working with Bob.  Last year he worked just a handful of games and now we know it was because of his cancer diagnosis.

There was no better way to spend a summer day than listening to Ueck call a baseball game.  When the schedule came out every year, I would circle the day games on Monday thru Fridays and put them on my work calendar.  It helped get me through those long summer afternoons when I wanted to be anywhere but the office.  Even in the many less than stellar Brewers' seasons, listening to a game was great because Ueck was so entertaining.  A game in which the Brewers were either down by 6 runs or up by 6 runs would be especially great because that's when the stories would start.  

Get up!  Get Up!  Get outta here!  GONE!  Thanks for all the great calls, Ueck.  

Editing this to add that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel currently has 11 articles about Ueck's life and legacy on their website.  I cannot think of another Wisconsin sports figure whose passing would get this kind of coverage.  

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It's not just a sad day for baseball fans; Bob Eucker was one of those rare people who transcended sports. Most Americans, even those who don't follow baseball, recognize him from his commercials, television and movie appearances and their impression of him would bring a smile. That's a unique ability and rare nowadays. Rest well, sir.

Back page of the New York Daily News.

 

 

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4 hours ago, Mittengirl said:

Bob Uecker (I always want to spell it euchre) is to Wisconsin what Ernie Harwell was to Michigan.  One of those voices that so many associated with summer afternoons and evenings.  Tigers radio broadcasts still don’t sound quite right.

Euchre would be very appropriate spelling for a Wisconsin guy like Bob Uecker.  Another guy who fits with Ueck and Harwell is Vin Scully.  All gone now. 

I wish Ueck could have called a World Series win for the Brewers. 

 

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