NEWSLETTER
I’ll be curious to see what today looks like in the baseball world. I could see, with the Christmas holiday arriving on Monday, that a lot of folks will have already taken off with their families, and with enough of them off and about, that’ll hold up most of the action until next week. Alternatively, I could see a rush to get things done today before the weekend begins, so that players can be comfortable and happy with their families this weekend and through the holidays.
Around here, it’ll be business as usual through the weekend …
(i) The batter swings at a pitch;
(ii) The batter is forced out of the batter’s box by a pitch;
(iii) A member of either team requests and is granted “Time”;
(iv) A defensive player attempts a play on a runner at any base;
(v) The batter feints a bunt;
(vi) A wild pitch or passed ball occurs;
(vii) The pitcher leaves the dirt area of the pitching mound after receiving
the ball; or
(viii) The catcher leaves the catcher’s box to give defensive signals.
Former Cubs third base coach Gary Jones will be Triple-A Lehigh Valley manager next season.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) December 21, 2017
Ah, crap. I just realized Yu Darvish's profile picture is him taking the bases loaded walk against the Cubs in the NLCS. That hurts, bro. pic.twitter.com/89xyxtee38
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) December 21, 2017
While you slept, good friends Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant were having some family game night fun. Next charade was probably "what's the best team to sign with in 2019?" #Brycemas pic.twitter.com/6GUypZZaiu
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) December 22, 2017
How I bet a lot of #MLB fans (… and GMs) are feeling lately: pic.twitter.com/MqKsm43TF1
— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) December 22, 2017
Remember that time Tim McCarver said there was no way Jon Lester was going to throw over to first, and Tommy Pham believed it? pic.twitter.com/v2vWbLhrps
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) December 22, 2017
