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TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

Frayed Knot Apr 26 2022 11:20 AM

Anyone who had 19 days into the season for MLB's first complete game come by the office to collect your winnings. Second latest in history. LAD's Walker Buehler last night, 0 Runs, 3 hits, 10 Ks, 0 BBs Dodgers are 12-4

Edgy MD Apr 26 2022 11:29 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

When you're good, you're good. And ... here's Mike Trout tripling on a checked swing. [YOUTUBE]wDpglD2Ht80[/YOUTUBE]

Frayed Knot Apr 28 2022 12:27 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

Ronald Acuna to return to the Braves tonight, his first game since tearing up his knee in the OF last July. They managed OK without him. He had like 20 hits in 10 ABs during his brief rehab stint with about 25 going for extra bases.

Frayed Knot Apr 28 2022 01:05 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

We'll miss Wheeler this weekend as he's busy one-hitting the Rox thru 6 this afternoon. 3-0 Phils, top 7 The 2nd place (9-8, 3.5 GB) Marlins looking for the sweep in DC as they lead the (6-14) Nats 2-1 in the 7th Braves (8-11) and Cubs for the rubber game of their series tonight.

kcmets May 01 2022 12:08 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

Hard to believe this year is the 30th anniversary for Camden Yards 'already.'

Johnny Lunchbucket May 01 2022 03:48 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

Reds on the way to falling to 3-19. Drury and Matt Reynolds in their starting lineup today

Edgy MD May 01 2022 06:14 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

Drury is batting fifth. Of course, that happened two or three times with the 2021 Mets.

nymr83 May 01 2022 08:41 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

=kcmets post_id=90949 time=1651428514 user_id=53] Hard to believe this year is the 30th anniversary for Camden Yards 'already.'

Camden really started two trends: building ballparks that weren't ugly and building lots and lots of ballparks. In the 20 years after it opened, 20 teams built new parks. a trend that finally slowed down in the past 10 years where i think only 3 have opened?

Edgy MD May 01 2022 08:45 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

The most important trend it started was ball teams returning to central city locations. It's still a genuine pleasure every time I go. Great fans, great genuine ballpark experience, and if there's a bad seat in the house, I haven't found it. Nationals Park not so much, but I like getting the chili.

Frayed Knot May 02 2022 05:02 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

=kcmets post_id=90949 time=1651428514 user_id=53] Hard to believe this year is the 30th anniversary for Camden Yards 'already.'

Or, as many sports owners would call the 30 year anniversary of their stadium, an aging heap that needs to be replaced

immediately (with public money of course) or threats to leave will follow.



There are some less than ideal sight lines at Camden: awkwardly angled seats near the LF corner and some OF seats

where chunks of the OF are out of view. But, for the most part, those are minor nits to pick.



The reversal of the suburb-ination of stadium building was definitely its biggest legacy. Only Atlanta/Cumberland GA

recently has been the exception unless you think of Arlington Texas as kind of a mega suburb.

It remains to be seen how Oakland and Tampa eventually get resolved.

Edgy MD May 02 2022 01:32 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

.122 / .278 / .135 // .413. How sad to learn that this is Alcides Escobar's line through his first 90 plate appearances this season. Sorry. My mistake. That's Joey Votto's line through his first 90 plate appearances this season. Three RBI! Three!

Frayed Knot May 02 2022 01:46 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- April 25 thru May 1

Votto had a solid season last year at age 37 following two more mundane ones prior to that. You'd have to figure sss on his stats being That low now but who knows. Turns 39 at the end of this season and has one more guaranteed season plus a club option/buyout for '24