Hmmm.... might need to get a hit or two next game to stay in the lineup

toucan82 said:

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Hmmm.... might need to get a hit or two next game to stay in the lineup

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Hey man, don't be hating!!!

Donkey hit a fly ball to the outfield in the 9th, and led the Gnats to a glorious 3-1 victory over the loathsome Florida Fish.

They are only three games out of a wildcard spot! Don't mess with greatness!!!

Also, don't forget that Donkey is protecting Gnats' right fielder, Eddie Rosario, who is dangerously close to falling under half of the Mendoza line. The Donk is a great teammate. He doesn't want to make anyone feel unequal.

toucan82 said:

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Hmmm.... might need to get a hit or two next game to stay in the lineup

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That's not how Donkey Donkeys.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..

Sometimes life just isn't fair

As you can see, Martinez is crying at the start of this clip having lost his Donkey.




Here's a great clip of Joey from 3 years ago being pissed about the pictures of him on a video game.

This lowlife, who is apparently plotting to start the COVID-24 pandemic in the Twins clubhouse, is what Donkey had to deal with last year.

There is no doubt that Rockhead is an integral part of the conspiracy to keep the good Donkey down!!!

Yes... we apparently have a HR Sausage now.

No... we don't know why. pic.twitter.com/KTFEzSsLsW

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 28, 2024

Donkey begins a rehab assignment tonight with the single A Fredericksburg Nationals!

He's going to show the kids how to swing and miss with confidence!

Thank God, life without Joey in an everyday lineup is dismal.

The good news. Joey is still 6th in strikeouts at 43 despite playing in a while.
The bad news is that Kyle Schwarber has taken over the ML lead, and he's a 2-time 200 strikeout guy. He'lll be tough to catch, but I believe in Joey Gallo. Schwarber is on pace for 241 right now.

At least there is one franchise left in professional baseball that understands that strikeouts put butts in seats.

Donkey is batting second and doing great.

Unfortunately his first at bat ended in a groundout to third; Donkey must have really needed to shake the rust off if he's hitting the ball the other way.

Happily he came right back with a big K swinging in his next plate appearance.

The young ladies of Fredericksburg were observed to faint in a manner reminiscent of Beatlemania as the Donk's bat shattered the air.

King Donkey is back in the lineup for the Nats on Thursday!

Gallo (quad) is starting at designated hitter and batting cleanup for the Nationals on Thursday versus the Mets, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Gallo hasn't played in a little over a week due to a sore quad, but he's feeling well enough to at least hit Thursday. It's not clear when he might be ready to play the field. Gallo is 1-for-7 with a couple RBI so far at the plate so far this spring. He'll be used in left field, at first base and at DH for the Nats this season.
More News

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Whoa. Easy there.

Giancarlo Stanton has tied Tony Perez for 17h on the all-time strikeout list at 1,867.

It took Perez 10,681 plate appearances to get this far. Stanton only needed 6,572.

If Stanton can stay healthy, he could get to 2,000 this year, something only 7 others have done.

He's 15 behind Fred McGriff for 16th, 16 behind Mike Schmidt for 15th, and 36 behind the unlikely Mike Cameron for 14th. He only needs 69 more (nice) to tie Willie Stargell for 10th place.

I had my information wrong. Joey is now on a rehab in Triple A Rochester. is return to the Nats is TBD.

Sigh......

Washington Nationals outfielder/designated hitter Joey Gallo (shoulder) is feeling good in his rehab with Triple-A Rochester. Nationals skipper Davey Martinez provided an update on the slugger on Friday after Gallo enjoyed a big night at the plate on Thursday. "He hit a home run and a double. He's starting to swing the bat a little bit better," Martinez said. "They said he feels good. Just like everybody else, he's trying to get his timing back." It's been a tough start for Gallo to begin his Nationals tenure as he hit just .122 with three homers and a .597 OPS across 91 trips to the plate before he hit the injured list with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder on April 26.

A new face in the strikeout race - Cincinnati's Will Benson has surged up to second place with 56 strikeouts in 37 games. He is a 6 foot 5, 230 pound left-handed 25-year-old centerfielder with a .220 average and a .683 OPS. He's already got 5 hat tricks this year.

With Kyle Schwarber suffering some back tightness, this young pup has a chance to take the lead in the next few days. Schwarber is holding at 59.

Joey has drifted down to a tie for 25th at 43 Ks. I hate seeing him suffer like this.

Meanwhile, we've got Paul Goldschmidt making headlines for his suddenly endless flailing. He is currently hitting .190 with 51 strikeouts in 37 games for the Cardinals. He's only struck out more than 100 times twice in his career, and those were both in the mid-2010s when he was a perennial MVP candidate for the D-backs. Lately he's been stung by the same mutant alien spore that infected Jose Abreu earlier in the year. Goldschmidt is 0-for-May (0-for-32) with 14 strikeouts.

The strikeout binge has moved him up to tied for #28 all-time with Bobby Bonds, the former single-season record holder (189).

A small amount of good news, but with an ominous undertone.

Joey Gallo News (rotowire.com)

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While the Nationals are expected to have Gallo available later this week, it's uncertain how much he will play once activated.

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I know how much Donkey better play once activated, and that amount is a lot.

In fact, I think that the Gnats should petition the commissioner's office for a special dispensation so Joey can be in the lineup twice every game.

A MIRACLE FROM HEAVEN

Gallo (shoulder) is on track to be activated from the injured list for the weekend series in Philadelphia, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

A tornado has flattened my neighborhood and seen us move to a hotel for the weekend, but IKing Donkey has returned with 3 strikeouts in 3 at bats!

The Porkchop Express said:

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A tornado has flattened my neighborhood and seen us move to a hotel for the weekend, but IKing Donkey has returned with 3 strikeouts in 3 at bats!

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WHY, OH LORD, WHY??

WHY DO THESE THINGS HAPPEN?

KING DONKEY WAS ABOUT TO RECORD A TRIUMPHANT RETURN WITH A SOMBRERO, WHEN HE UNFORTUNATELY HIT A DOUBLE.

As distressing as it is to see Donkey mired in 31st on the season list, we can take heart in the fact that he made up 2 Ks on the strikeout machine that is Kyle Schwarber, and is only 7 Ks off of the 10th spot.

Which is currently occupied by the cheese eating surrender monkey of the Quebecois persuasion, Edouard Julien of the Twins, who personally ruined our dreams of LEADOFF DONKEY last season.

In more encouraging news, Donkey broke free of "Hall of Famer" Roberto Clemente on the all time list with his first strikeout tonight, and later passed "Hall of Famer" Larry Walker. He stands alone at 199 with 1233 Ks. Ernie Banks, Duke Snider, and Paul Molitor are now squarely within His sights.

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Another K for Joey! It is incredible how a professional can get back to mid-season form so quickly

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Joey has just passed Ernie Banks and Jose Abreu on the all-time list!!!

That's only because Captain Lou had been told to chill out in West Palm Beach.

If he were still playing JoJo would be playing catchup.