Author: Michael

With much attention on the pitch timer speeding up games, spring training data indicates that there could be a lot more action on the base paths this season.
From sports media talking heads to Walter White himself, you’ve heard the same message a thousand times this offseason: Baseball is going to look different this year.
MLB instituted several significant rules changes, with a broad aim at making games shorter and more action-packed. The former appears to have worked swimmingly during spring training, thanks largely to the pitch clock that has drastically cut down time between pitches.

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Goodness.
This has to be one of the hardest times in MLB history to be a hitter. So many pitchers are throwing so many different types of nasty pitches that have levels of movement that we’ve never seen before. 
One of those pitchers is the Rockies’ Justin Lawrence. The 28-year-old righthander showed off some ridiculous pitches in a recent spring training game that had a number of players on the Brewers looking like amateurs.
I’m not sure what you’re supposed to do with these pitches.

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He responded to the quarterback’s tweet where he shut down one theory.
Lamar Jackson has been more active than usual on Twitter in the past few days. From announcing that he requested a trade nearly a month ago to his latest tweet slamming the narrative that he sat at the end of last season because of his contract and not because of his injury. 
New Colorado coach and Hall of Famer Deion Sanders took to Twitter himself to offer some advice to Jackson. Evidently, he’s not a fan of the star quarterback defending himself online.

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The Trail Blazers guard praised the Thunder swingman, still just 23 in his fourth season.
Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has been around the block over the course of his 11-year NBA career, frequently targeted by the best defensive guards the league has to offer.
Still, Lillard’s recent choice for the title of the league’s best defender raised eyebrows after it appeared in a Wednesday feature by Jason Quick of The Athletic.
“Lu Dort,” Lillard said. “I think he has the perfect balance of strength, quickness, speed and desire to do it. And he’s young.

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