RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 2hI don’t want him chasing down more than a run for sure. Not today. But if it’s close late you do gotta try and keep it there. 1 you go for it. 2 is kinda a feel thing. If we see good RP down 3+ runs, I will complain. 230
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 13hGod has the chance to do the ultimate "they always come in threes" right now... 1110
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 13hDo you ever think about how bad a Brewers/Rays WS would screw over MLB's whole lockout marketing strategy this winter? I go between loving and fearing it myself. 2170
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 14hThe Rays and Brewers now both have 3 chances to advance to their LCS, the Dodgers are tied 1-1 heading on the road the next two games and have to face one of the top 3 SP in the NL, but at least MLB marketing execs have....the Chicago White Sox? 0110
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 14hI used to be Ben Rice. I still am Ben Rice, but I used to be too. I'm also perfect if you want to eat 2,000 of something. 050
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 14hIf you had asked me 10 (or even 3-4) years ago if May's 3 good starts against SD this year should earn him game 3 of a playoff series despite otherwise struggling the last few months, I would have said hell no. But at this point, I kinda think it's pretty likely to work? 5110
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 14hLORD YES I'm over here looking at umpire rankings, Curt, throw a guy a bone! 090
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 15hNick Mahrley is 44, first worked in MLB in 2017 and got a permanent gig in 2023. He got the plate in game one. 000
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 15hIn terms of "expected accuracy" where 0 is perfectly average only Wolcott is above average at +0.02%, everyone else is expected to be below average. 120
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 15hWe don't have an umpire working this series even if the top quartile in terms of accuarcy behind the plate and we have two basically in the bottom quartile. What the absolute hell is MLB thinking with this? 380
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 15hI was curious about the #Brewers ump assignments and I think #ForTheFaithful Padres fans might be interested in this as well... 91 umps worked behind the plate this year, our umps ranked by accuracy: Game #1 N Mahrley 80th #2 L Barrett 59th #3 A Marquez 67th #4 N Lentz 35th #5 Quinn Wolcott 26th 230
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 15hEvery Yankee fan in Tampa looks EXACTLY like what you'd expect a Yankee fan living in Tampa to look like. 090
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 20hSo…no @umpscorecard.bsky.social for yesterday’s games yet? Interesting! 070
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I wonder if instead of benching Yelich if they have Bauers play in right and have Vaughn start at 1B. It’s not like Bauers has been any good at 1B! 330
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I think this is a very fair point about Yelich and whether or not he should start against LHP going forward. 2110
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Turns out that “something” was Christian Yelich. Credit where credit is due. 1320
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have so many questions! Was the play really that close at the plate? Why is William even out there? 520
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In all excitement I forgot to post these two I saw on the way into the park. Personally I like the Made number-to-be-added-later a bit more, but the Hiulara jersey has its charms. 0320
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026static.klipy.comLetterkenny: Man in Suit Jumps in HallwayALT: Letterkenny: Man in Suit Jumps in Hallway 110
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ashby in the day after going 3 ups. Surely nothing bad could come of this. 220
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026They would have instantly replaced Matsui with Rodriguez. I’m not mad about that at all. OTOH, Murph leaning himself without a RHP to replace a clearly gassed Abner against France in the top of the inning was really stupid. 040
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I wonder if there’s a “fake a pitch com malfunction” button catchers can push on pitch com? 3111
Reposted by RD Toppclaws4carti.bsky.social @claws4carti.bsky.social · 04/10/2026And it’s a tie game if that’s not missed 041
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The thing is, the Brewers are playing some truly shitty baseball so far in this series, so far below their standards, and they lead the series 1-0 and trail by a pair of runs in the 5th inning of Game 2. If they wake up, they’ve got this. Need something to change the mojo. 090
Reposted by RD ToppCurt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Third base umpire Quinn Wolcott is having a putrid performance today. That's hard to do as a third base ump! 5565
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I am once again FUCKING BEGGING @mlb to define what a goddamned swing is. 0141
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026King not having problems getting calls near the edges at all. 010
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yeah, what they need is a nice long AB where they foul him off like 6-8 times. That shit always seems get teams back into the groove 130
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026They’re right around the zone, the padres just aren’t offering at anything close with two strikes. They’re just not giving us anything to work with. 000
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026These Padres batters are just super comfortable in the batters box right now. It’s extremely irritating. 190
Reposted by RD ToppKen Fang -- Very Asian @fangsbites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is like when my dad was getting deeper into Alzheimer's. He had no filter. He would increasingly say things like this and my mother and I decided we could no longer take him out in public. However, this is the President of the United States and there is no one to keep him away from a mic. 033
RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I mean, they had like 8 of the 10 best hit balls of the game. That it was close was an abomination! 180
Reposted by RD ToppJames Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Brewers currently have the three hardest hit balls and 4 of the top 5 in xBA in this game. The Padres are still outhitting them. 173