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OSS: Yan Gomes, Clutch God

Three up:

  1. Yan Gomes was a clutch machine today, knocking in an insurance run in the sixth, followed up by a two-run go-ahead single in the top of the ninth. It’s his twelfth season in the majors, and he’s putting up his best WPA number by far in his career.
  2. Jordan Wicks had yet another solid start, allowing one run in six innings. A start at Coors is always a rough draw for a rookie but he just keeps cruising. Of the three hits he allowed, two were infield singles. I’ll take that in Denver (dying laughing).
  3. Chris Morel hit a bomb of a HR, even for Denver, that went 466 feet.

Three down:

  1. Cuas was all over the place in relief, though I’ll give Ross a smidge of a benefit of the doubt since Adbert is out.
  2. Maybe less benefit of the doubt for bringing in Fulmer in the ninth with a one run lead, just after coming off the IL with no rehab assignment. He did get the job done after some heartburn.
  3. PCA made his debut, which, yay, too bad it started off with a TOOTBLAN and a bunt attempt. Bunting for a hit will always be an exception to #neverbunt but I still hate it (dying laughing).

Next up:

Javier Assad takes on Chris Flexen, who sounds like a midboss in a middling 90’s JRPG.

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  2. andcounting

    Chris Flexen, who sounds like a midboss in a middling 90’s JRPG.

    (dying laughing)
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    Wicks pitching well in Denver is pretty damn impressive. You could basically see in real time as he adjusted to the mile-high Game-Genie settings. I know the sample is still small, but these are all pressure-cooker starts and one of them is in space. We’ve seen him dominate, make the best of his stuff when it’s less than perfect, and rebound from rough starts. He definitely seems like he’s going to turn out alright.

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  5. Rice Cube

    Perkins,

    There were fewer than 10 possibilities for the entire right side of the grid so it was tougher to try to figure out who was rare, I had some obvious choices in mind but had no idea who else would work

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  22. Perkins

    ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 164 9/9:
    Rarity: 91
    IMMACULATE!
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    Play at:
    https://immaculategrid.com
    @immaculategrid x @baseball_ref

    Pedroia and Voldemort are 65 of this, but how are you telling me Jerome Walton was a more common answer for Cubs ROY than Geovany Soto? I’m calling bullshit.

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    berselius

    ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 164 9/9:
    Rarity: 98
    IMMACULATE!
    🟩🟩🟩
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    Fun one today. Was going to just put in Barnhart for Cubs-Reds but remembered that Ross was a Reds guy too. Wonder how much receny bias could push up a forgettable guy like Barnhart (dying laughing).

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    berselius

    Must not be many Poscast listeners since Brandon McCarthy was sub 1% for LAD-NYY. If only there was an Obsesssed With Power Washers stat that could get a column in this (dying laughing).

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  31. andcounting

    Marquee was in the middle of praising PCA’s defense when he lost the ball in the sun. Now they have to eat crow Armstrong.

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  34. andcounting

    berselius,

    (dying laughing)

    I had planned to use that after something he did well as a way of making up for calling him Pete Crow-TOOTBLAN but the opportunity presented itself differently than I had planned and I just ran with it.

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