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TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2021 03:39 PM

Patriots Day game today (no marathon down the street) saw the Sox Rouge jump on Lucas Giolito from the Sox Blanc for a six-spot in the 1st and cruise to an 11-4 win. The only real interesting part was Tony LaRussa going a bit rogue. Down 10-4 in the 7th with still two 'Ups' to go in Fenway, TLR essentially threw in the towel by using two different position players (his DH & backup SS) to pitch the bottom 7th & 8th. Turns out they only combined to give up one run total (though a line-drive DP helped) but that just seemed to be a bit early and not THAT big a deficit to cash in your chips. Mid-week series features Braves @ Yanx (a true dilemma), Cards @ Nats (starting tonight) - Nats won 2 of 3 in StL last week but will be without Strasburg for at least 10 days also Giants @ Phils, Orioles @ Marlins

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 19 2021 04:07 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

I'm into the Giants. I feel like they are a somewhat unique org that doesn't do everything that everyone else is doing, to their success or detriment. Also, good surrounding culture, broadcasting, ballpark, city etc. I used to hate them a little but that was 20 years ago and there's so many more hateable franchises today, seems like.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2021 04:26 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

That was back when you were bitter about the chick in the J.T. Snow t-shirt.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 19 2021 06:09 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Yes famous lost thread. I wrote that with a lot of energy and in the moment, but I don't remember anything else but the thread title

Edgy MD Apr 19 2021 08:39 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

That was a really fun post-season in 2002, even though the Angels came out on top.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 19 2021 09:16 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

The snow chick was the Franco strikes out Bonds game in 2000, iifc

Edgy MD Apr 19 2021 09:21 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

I think it was the 2002 post-season, because (if I recall correctly) you tried to engage by asking her if she preferred Shinjo or Marvin Bernard in center. It was only then you realized how drunk she was, and like many intoxicated folks being asked even mildly challenging questions, she got the idea that you were trying to fuck with her, and she spent the rest of the evening shooting you dirty looks or flat out telling you she didn't like you one bit.

bmfc1 Apr 20 2021 04:27 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Juan Soto to the IL. WSH is @ the Mets this weekend.

Edgy MD Apr 20 2021 04:32 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Jay Bruce, pick up the courtesy phone.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 20 2021 04:47 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Sandy etc all looking like evil genius getting both Almora and Pillar. Soto injury and the Phils utter lack of a CF loom large

Edgy MD Apr 21 2021 07:48 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Anybody catch Willians Astudillo taking the mound against the Angels? A reminder of baseball's roots as a leisure sport. Bugs Bunny action below: [YOUTUBE]vOgpNjeh1EA[/YOUTUBE]

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 21 2021 09:22 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

That was great

Frayed Knot Apr 21 2021 09:50 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Like they always say: Throw strikes, Change speeds. I had forgotten, until mentioned by the announcers in that little clip, that there are now rules governing when you can and can't use position players to pitch. And since I started this week's thread with LaRussa doing it (over multiple innings) I'm wondering whether these rules limiting the use of them might wind up actually increasing the frequency as it effectively gives the manager permission to give up.

Willets Point Apr 21 2021 06:53 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/joshburkholder3/status/1384561812935307266[/TWEET]

Frayed Knot Apr 21 2021 08:08 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Twins had almost as bad a game as we're having. After getting a 2R 'leadoff' HR in extras, they cough up 3 to the A's in the bottom half via Walk, Walk, Error, Error Oakland has now won 11 straight after starting the season 0-6

Frayed Knot Apr 22 2021 07:10 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Reds hit 6 HRs against the DBacks this afternoon, AND scored 3 runs in the 10th inning and still managed to lose the game. Padres & Dodgers at it again, this time for a four game set in LA starting tonight.

Frayed Knot Apr 22 2021 07:24 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Not only is Oliver Perez still pitching, but he's doing so with a head full of gray hair.

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2021 08:07 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Well at least the guy with the contract that Lindor's contract is based on is having a good week. Fernando Tatis Jr hit two HRs Friday night off of Kershaw, then two more off Trevor Bauer yesterday. Dodgers came back to win the Saturday game though after, stop me if you've heard this one, the manager decided Blake Snell needed to be removed w/one out, no one on, and a 3-2 lead in the 6th inning. Before the 6th was over the Pads were down 5-3

Edgy MD Apr 25 2021 08:12 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

What a great time to be the Dodgers.

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2021 04:25 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Braves, rained out last night vs the DBacks, got 1-hit in Game One of today's make-up DH (5-0). And they liked that score so much that they coughed up a 0-5 deficit in the top of the 1st in Game Two. Now down 7-0, Madison Bumgarner (remember him?) is no-hitting Los Bravos as they go to the 7th

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2021 04:27 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Acuna = K Freddie = FO-6 Ozuna = FO 9 So that's 0-2 w/1 hit over 14 innings First ever no-no in this scheduled 7-inning game era

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2021 04:37 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Oh, and btw, the Phils lost, the Marlins lost, I heard somewhere that the Nats lost ... and the Yanx lost. So a good day for those in the Orange and Blue And Baltimore broke Oakland's 13 G winning streak.

MFS62 Apr 25 2021 05:16 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Frayed Knot wrote: First ever no-no in this scheduled 7-inning game era Now the question is, will it count as an "official" no-hitter? A few years ago there was a question about whether games called because of rain while a no -hitter was pitched deserved an asterisk or not being counted as an "official no-hitter". But these aren't shortened games. They were scheduled to be seven innings long. It will be interesting to see how they are treated in the record books. Later

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2021 05:25 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Frayed Knot wrote: First ever no-no in this scheduled 7-inning game era Now the question is, will it count as an "official" no-hitter? No

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2021 07:47 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Dodgers now kicking Padre butt in the 6th, 7-1, aiming to tie this series up at 2-2 after dropping the first two. The lone SDP run? ... a Fernando Tatis Jr HR, his 5th in 2-1/2 games

Frayed Knot Apr 26 2021 09:41 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Frayed Knot wrote: Dodgers now kicking Padre butt in the 6th, 7-1, aiming to tie this series up at 2-2 after dropping the first two. The lone SDP run? ... a Fernando Tatis Jr HR, his 5th in 2-1/2 games So I cashed it in soon after this point and missed the Pads scoring 2 in the 7th, 2 in the 8th, 2 in the 9th, and 1 more in the 11th for an 8-7 win and a 3-1 series win. And why, even with the earlier start times on SNB, did I miss this comeback? Four! Fifty! Nine! ... thats why. They were already at two-plus in the 5th.

Edgy MD Apr 27 2021 06:58 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Hatt Marvey against the Yankees, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, and the win. Go, O's.

seawolf17 Apr 27 2021 07:20 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

This is really fantastic. I'm excited to see him do well. Bonus points that it was against the MFYs.

Edgy MD Apr 27 2021 08:06 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Bonus points? Sheesh, the majority of the points I give him are for doing it against the Yankees.

bmfc1 Apr 27 2021 03:54 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Put the Molina love on hold as he is on the DL. The Mets go to STL for 4 next week. https://twitter.com/InsideInjuries/status/1387161288929955840

Edgy MD Apr 27 2021 08:44 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

May 11 and 12 the Orioles are at Citi Field, and Matt Harvey should be getting one of those starts.

bmfc1 Apr 28 2021 01:07 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Umpires are horrible. The announcers have it right. He is making up something that wasn't there. https://twitter.com/mlberrors/status/1387470595990949888

kcmets Apr 29 2021 02:28 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Phillies lose in ten to Cards, not that we're scoreboard watching in April.

Frayed Knot Apr 29 2021 03:53 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

You anarchists keep putting these updates in last week's threads. It's stuff like this that caused the fall of the Roman Empire, y'know!! btw, the Phillies ended their half of the top-10th by running into a Fly-Out to CF - tag up from 2nd DP ... then allowed the walk-off run on a WP Yanx also lose to the O's in the funny-inning rules.

Ceetar Apr 29 2021 04:37 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Yankees were inept in their top half, then a sac-bunt and a sac-fly. Getting no-nothing Yankee columnists/fans to complain about the stupid rule might be enough to get Manfred to stop with the zombie runner.

kcmets Apr 29 2021 06:10 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Apr 19-25

Frayed Knot wrote: You anarchists keep putting these updates in last week's thread. Yeah, my duh.