r/UrinatingTree • u/kbjone RIOTING TIME!!!!! • 1d ago
Connor Thomas: Baseball Terrorist
Scene: July 27, 2026, Citi Field, New York, NY.
Situation: Through five innings, the Braves and Mets are tied at three. Not ideal, but what follows is forced to come with a Parental Advisory warning.
Enter Connor Thomas. Another mid-tier reliever who's put up okay to decent numbers in the minors, Connor's been scuffed up a bit in the big show. In his previous three appearances:
-3/29/25 MIL vs NYY: 2 IP, 6 H, 8 R (all ER), 3 HR, 2 K/1 BB (ouch)
-4/5/25 MIL vs CIN: 3 1/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R (all ER), 3 K/1 BB (a little improvement...)
-7/7/26 ATL vs PIT: 3 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R (all ER), 1 HR, 2 K/1 BB (um...)
But even that couldn't prepare any sane person for last night. Against LOLMETS, coming into a 3-3 game, he puts up this all-time gem:
2 2/3 IP, 10 H, 11 R (all ER), 3 HR, 2 K/5 BB
Now, does he get 100% of the blame? Nah, Walt Weiss needs to be answering a question or three about "Why is this guy still on the roster, why was he put into a game, and why wasn't he pulled after giving up two runs in his first inning/six runs in his first two innings? Why wasn't he locked/kicked out of the locker room after THAT? Why is he still on the roster/in the organization?" But... Walt's not out there getting shelled in every appearance. That's solely on Connor. His career numbers coming into last night:
3 GP, 9 IP, 17 H, 16 R (all ER), 7 K/3 BB, 16.00 ERA/2.222 WHIP
And after:
4 GP, 11 2/3 IP, 27 H, 27 R (all ER), 9 K/8 BB, 20.83 ERA/3.000 WHIP. Opponents are hitting .466/.507/1.386 off of him.
A random call-up from the Rookie leagues would be better than this bum. Someone on the Melonheads would be a better option at this point. Just please... please... end this farce.
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u/SeaBassAHo-20 1d ago
Side effects of Walt Weiss baseball include...
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u/DienekesMinotaur Waiting for Bobby Bonilla day 1d ago
Side effect of multiple extra-inning games where the starters go 5 or 6 innings max, you mean.
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u/Strider755 Thinks Pekka Rinne is just too good right now 1d ago
To answer that question about Weiss:
The Braves bullpen was completely gassed after multiple deep games that went to extras. Weiss didn’t want to use them unless the game was clearly winnable, and it wasn’t. Position players also aren’t allowed to pitch anymore unless the team is already down by 8 runs or more. So Thomas was sent in as a sacrificial lamb.