"The biggest thing to keep him here is to get to the playoffs. ... I'm gonna do everything I can to make him stay."
@MikeTrout
on his pitch to get Shohei Ohtani to stay with the
@Angels
Max Scherzer says top surgeons Keith Meister and Neal ElAttrache have both said pitchers' arm injuries have been more severe since the pitch clock changes.
▶️
"Yeah, they draw 5,000. And you know why, because the owner John Fisher has wrecked the club."
@Ken_Rosenthal
feels for Oakland's fans and players.
#FTLive
Buck Showalter gets SPICY on "Load Management" 🌶️
"We had a guy who had a triple and 2 doubles, and they said he probably needs a day off because he did so much running! ... You go tell Brandon Nimmo he can't play today because he hit too well last night."
▶️…
“We’re really stopping the game to do a highlight montage?”
The Cubs broadcasters had an interesting take on the stoppage of play after Ronald Acuña Jr. joined the 40/70 club.
"If I'm an owner of another club, (Oakland) is an embarrassment to our industry."
@Ken_Rosenthal
wonders why MLB hasn't cracked down on A's owner John Fisher 🤨
Bryce Harper on Angel Hernandez's call and getting ejected:
"Angel in the middle of something again. ... Every year. It's the same story. Same thing. ... I'm gonna get fined for being right. Again."
"I always say those playoff games in Oakland are the craziest atmospheres I ever pitched in ... I still can get goosebumps..."
Max Scherzer on how the Oakland A's situation is awful for everyone involved, especially the amazing fans there.
▶️
"On the way home, they traded me ... You know the Cardinals, you know they got their certain ways about how they go about some things."
@zacgallen23
talks about the potential reason he was traded from St. Louis.
"He BETTER not bring that gold medal in the clubhouse tomorrow" 😂
#FTLive
Miles Mikolas has a word of warning for his
@Cardinals
teammate and
@WBCBaseball
champion Lars Nootbaar 🥇
"I've never seen one player run an organization the way Yadi did."
@aj_pierzynskiFT
explains just how much of an impact Yadier Molina had in St. Louis.
#FTLive
▶
.
@TheJK_Kid
on the Mets: "All those veterans and no leadership."
@aj_pierzynskiFT
: "You played with Lindor. Was he a leader?"
Kip: "I'm gonna repeat it again..." 😬
#FTLive
"It's one of the cooler things I think we've seen in a long time actually in a baseball park because it shows people banding together..."
@Ken_Rosenthal
explains the reverse boycott Oakland A's fans are holding tonight and why he supports it.
#OAKtogether
#FTLive
▶️…
"There's no baseball being taught"
A former Yankees prospect leaked some bizarre training methods being used in their minor league hitting approach.
Yankee fans will not be happy.
▶️
"To be able to do that for the fans, was really cool. ... It was $1,000 flat."
Wil Myers recalls the amazing atmosphere and buying San Diego fans drinks after the
@Padres
beat the Dodgers in the NLDS.
#FTLive
▶️
Max Scherzer says it was way different playing for Rangers GM Chris Young because he was a former player — and Scherzer loved it.
"Use your eyes, use your feel ... we lead with that. Not the computers."
Full interview:
🚨 Breaking News 🚨
Adam Wainwright is stepping off of the field and into the broadcast booth with
@MLBONFOX
@UncleCharlie50
announced on the Foul Territory podcast that he will be joining
@aj_pierzynskiFT
in the broadcast booth for the Division Series.
▶️…
"I didn't need to do it and I apologize for it. But there was a lot of f**king hard work that went behind all the sh*t people want to give me."
Mark McGwire feels steroid era MLB players are being unfairly punished.
New Legends Territory ▶️
"You're bringing unwanted, unneeded attention to the team"
@jarredkelenic
dishes on how Jerry Dipoto's "54%" and "prime Babe Ruth" comments were not good for the
@Mariners
clubhouse
▶️
.
@aj_pierzynskiFT
and Joe West trading zingers 😭
#FTLive
AJ: "Quit complaining ... those damn commercials paid the fat ass salary that you got for 40 years."
Joe: "All the money you stole from the White Sox and you're talking about the money that an ump made?"
"Probably my best memory in baseball — pitching in a playoff game in a packed Coliseum."
Jesús Luzardo says he loved his time in Oakland with the
@Athletics
.
#FTLive
▶️
"The problem I have with this hire..."
@aj_pierzynskiFT
breaks down his issues with the Chris Getz hire by the Chicago White Sox.
🌶️ Spice up your afternoon on
@Stadium
!
▶️
"The one team I expect to be somewhat serious is Texas"
@Ken_Rosenthal
offers his thoughts on the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes - could the
@Rangers
keep spending? 💰🤑
▶️
Remember when the Rangers went 11-0 on the road in the postseason last year?
The inside of their World Series ring has “ROAD” spelled out with the first initial of every team they beat. 🔥
(Via:
@Rangers
)
"You may be suckers of the week if you approve this deal."
@Ken_Rosenthal
wonders if the Nevada Legislature held the A's Vegas stadium bill hearing yesterday because they didn't want the public really paying attention.
Fair Territory ▶️
"Let the guys wear their own jerseys!"
@Ken_Rosenthal
advocates for going back to the way MLB All-Star uniforms used to be for Dork of the Week.
🎧 Spotify:
🎧 Apple:
"Alex is a great man, and he believes in taking care of all of his people"
Ron Washington discusses
@Braves
GM Alex Anthopoulos and why it was "hard to leaving Atlanta"
▶️
.
@Ken_Rosenthal
floats the idea of trading Gleyber Torres to make room for Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza on the Opening Day roster 👀
"I kinda think the Yankees need to do that"
Catch Ken's full comments:
"If I'm the Players Association, I'm telling John Fisher to F-off."
@aj_pierzynskiFT
goes IN on John Fisher for being at the center of uncertainty surrounding where the Athletics are going to play.
▶️
"When I was told to my face that [multiple innings] are not worth anything, it's about saves... that's where I was like, I'm not gonna blow my arm out if you're not gonna invest in me"
Josh Hader talks about why he's not going multiple innings anymore 👀🌶️
#Spicy
#Padres
…
The Mayor of Oakland
@MayorShengThao
tells us she's only had ONE MEETING EVER with A's owner John Fisher.
"I guess good luck in Las Vegas ... John Fisher's gonna do John Fisher things."
#FansFest2024
:
"At some point throughout this process, you're going to have to forgive yourself."
@itsFatherJoe44
on the clubhouse conversation with Fernando Tatis Jr.
"If I'm the MLPBA, I'm screaming my head off about this."
@Ken_Rosenthal
weighs in on the uncertainty surrounding the quality of player amenities in Sacramento for not just the A's, but visiting teams as well.
▶️
"It came down to
@Dodgers
or
@Yankees
"
@kikehndez
reveals the teams that bid on him during free agency and breaks down why he chose to stay with in LA, rather than relocate to The Bronx.
▶️
.
@Ken_Rosenthal
agrees with
@ErikKratz31
and explains why he'd pick Ohtani for Player of the Year.
He says while Acuña's season was brilliant and historic, Ohtani was simply OTHERWORLDLY.
▶️
Mayor of Oakland
@MayorShengThao
is confident she could find multiple potential buyers if John Fisher's A's Vegas relocation fails.
"We're ready. Here in Oakland, California, we are a Major League city."
Full convo:
#FansFest2024
"People aren't focused on their numbers ... we've had some guys that kind of cared about themselves a little bit and they've been shipped out."
@maxmuncy9
talks Dodgers clubhouse chemistry - in case you missed it, watch the full interview below
▶️
"We're gonna Google my name, we can take a peak at my numbers, and you can shut the f--- up" 💀
#FTLive
@JoeyVotto
with a LEGENDARY burn when he and
@FlavaFraz21
were Reds teammates
According to the Cubs TV broadcast, Cody Bellinger forgot to leave tickets for his parents in yesterday’s return to Dodger Stadium.
Thankfully, he remembered today.
This is why Rowdy Tellez is the best. 💛
After getting booed for blowing a save this afternoon, Tellez swooped in to have David Bednar’s back in front of the media.
(Via:
@_NoahHiles
)