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David O'Brien

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Ink-stained wretch and music snob. Chronicling major league baseball for 30 years. #Braves beat writer for @TheAthletic. Co-host of @755ForeverPod

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added bullpen depth by getting veteran RH Jimmy Herget from the Angels in exchange for cash, then optioned him to Triple A. Herget, 30, has a 3.97 ERA and 0.971 WHIP in 10 Triple-A appearances this season. In 29 MLB appearances in 2023, he had a 4.66 ERA and 1.414 WHIP.

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For now, MLB’s streaming plans hinge on Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy case theathletic.com/5465784/2024/0…

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Comcast drops Bally RSNs, injecting more chaos into sports TV landscape and basically shutting out a lot of fans who watch on cable TV theathletic.com/5464156/2024/0…

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Which Atlanta players’ stock is up/down after first month of the MLB season? Let’s delve into that, shall we? theathletic.com/5465572/2024/0…

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We made it through April. And what a bizarre month it was.

The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner has been the worst starter on the Giants. Aaron Judge’s first 25 games saw unpredictable splits.

Jayson Stark on what we learned from MLB's first month ⤵️
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A recap of the series in Seattle, but David O'Brien & Eric O’Flaherty begin w/ the absurdity that many fans were unable to watch Wednesday's game due to Bally Sports South not currently being available to Comcast customers.

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Which Atlanta players’ stock is up/down after first month of the MLB season? Let’s delve into that, shall we? theathletic.com/5465572/2024/0…

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“Beast of Burden” from the Rolling Stones’ 1978 album Some Girls, their first really strong album since the masterpiece Exile on Main Street six years earlier.

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We’re doing a new podcast at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, reviewing at Mariners series and previewing weekend series at Dodger Stadium. Watch us make podcast magic. Or something.

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absorbed their first series loss and first consecutive defeats -- they were the last MLB team to lose 2 in a row -- but salvaged a 5-2 win in the series finale, with a well-pitched game from Sale and a few relievers, and a 4-run 4th inning. Capitalized on Seattle errors.

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’ cleanup hitter Matt Olson hasn’t homered in 21 games, and he’s 5-for-49 (.102) with one-extra base hit and five RBIs in his past 15 games.

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Acuña had his first two-hit game in nine today, but his ninth-inning strikeout also gave him his third three-strikeout game in the past four and fifth consecutive multi-strikeout game. He had only two three-strikeout games in all of 2023.

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' Chris Sale: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, season-high 9 K (100/71). His run of three consecutive games with 7 innings pitch ended, but another strong outing lowers his ERA to 3.44.

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We’re doing a new podcast at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, reviewing at Mariners series and previewing weekend series at Dodger Stadium. Watch us make podcast magic. Or something.

755 Forever youtube.com/@755Forever-uj… via YouTube

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