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What a win for the Washington Nationals. After Sean Nolin was ejected for throwing at Freddie Freeman, he was sent to the showers after just three batters and one out in the first inning. The bullpen had to get 26 outs to complete this 4-2 win over the first place Braves. Some would say the Braves woke up a sleeping dog a day after reliever Will Smith plunked Nats’ star Juan Soto in his back — a pitch that looked intentional. Smith and Soto have a history going back to Soto homering off of him last year on August 17. Continue reading
We recently upgraded our comment system to improve reliability, performance, and long-term control, and we’re currently running both systems during the transition. This shift moves us away from an external service to a system we run and control directly—meaning we own the content and can continue improving it over time. We’ve also reduced the comment refresh delay from about 30 seconds to 10 seconds, making it much closer to real-time.
We understand there have been frustrations and increased feedback, and we’re actively working to improve things. What we ask is simple: use the system and give it a fair shot. If you run into issues, please submit them through the support form so we can track and fix them properly. Repeated complaints without details don’t help us solve problems—we appreciate your patience as we continue refining the experience.
If you’d like a full side-by-side comparison of the platforms and the reasons behind this decision, please refer to the chart below. This change is being made with the long-term benefit of the entire community in mind.