Max Scherzer breaks his nose while practicing bunts

[True Dough]

That had to sting!

[jmowreader]

1. And now you know why the AL doesn't have hitting pitchers!

[True Dough]

2. Designated hitters is the way to go!

Calling Auggie (once again).

[Auggie]

5. The DH was invented by and for morons

[True Dough]

6. Another convincing argument by Auggie!

Such convincing data and persuasive anecdotal references. We're in awe!

[Auggie]

10. Finesse, strategy, speed, power -- the game had work beautifully for 73 years.

Thank goodness the National League is keeping it alive.

[True Dough]

11. Let's Stop Pretending That Pitchers Can Hit

Sadly, not everyone is Shohei Ohtani: Pitcher hitting has never been worse, and it’s time to evolve beyond MLB’s vestigial limb and bring the DH to the National League

https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/6/7/17437016/national-league-pitcher-hitting-dh


^^^ I didn't write that article, but I could have!

[Brother Buzz]

8. And the has-been, former National league over the hill player, Hunter Pence loves it

It beats ridding the pine

[madinmaryland]

12. The DH is an abomination to the game of baseball. Don't listen to what

Elway Supremo might say, as he is another apologist for the DH.

[Auggie]

13. +1

[Brother Buzz]

3. Max Scherzer pitches seven scoreless innings with a broken nose and a black eye in Nationals' win

When you have a black eye you scare batters…

[True Dough]

4. The guy deserves to be a Hall of Famer

and that picture ought to be part of his display!

[Brother Buzz]

7. Austin Voth must feel kinda bummed right now

He got called up from the Fresno Grizzlies, then sent back home. Do professional baseball players get to keep their bonus miles?

[Kingofalldems]

9. Yep:

Link to tweet

[hughee99]

14. Mitch Haniger would say he got off easy.

Haniger literally busted a nut on a fowl ball.

Link to tweet

Yes, I know it's "foul".

[True Dough]

15. Another win tonight for Scherzer

Allowed one earned run over 8 innings. Fanned 10.

[True Dough]

16. Scherzer isn't "unbreakable"

Damn near, it seems. But a strained back put him on the injured list.


https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27183368/nats-scherzer-put-injured-list-back-strain

[Brother Buzz]

17. "unbreakable" is broken again, and back on the injured list

Scherzer returned from the injured list last week after missing nearly three weeks with an inflamed bursa sac in his shoulder, though he made just one start before landing back on the shelf, this time with a mild rhomboid strain.

[True Dough]

18. Damn rhomboids!

I always struggled with those in high school math class too!



Better a rhomboid issue than a steroid issue, however.

[Brother Buzz]

19. Max Scherzer is lucky he wasn't dealt any Tommy John cards

Tommy John surgery at his age would be a career ending procedure