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TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2022 07:28 AM

The other HR 'race' to watch as this season winds down (in addition to the one where Judge chases down whichever mark one chooses to, well ... judge, as the legit single season mark, is that of Sir Albert of Pujols. He hit career #695 on Sunday tying him with Alex Rodriguez for 4th overall and giving him a legit shot at 700. Neither mark seem plausible as this swan song season began. And now he's got four weeks to go after hitting five in just the last two weeks. And while it's tempting to say that he's just picking his spots and swinging for HRs at this point, he's also hitting .272 (highest since 2012) with a .348 OBA (best since 2011) which translates to a 149 OPS+. All those marks are higher than he had in any single season with LAA. Angels fans must be venting, 'So NOW you turn back into that guy?!?!'

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2022 07:37 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

14 games on this Labor Day (seven of them day games) which means four teams are off, the Braves and Phillies among them. Braves are spending the holiday winging their way to the west coast so all their results will be coming in late for the next week and a half. They'll play two in Oakland starting on Tuesday; three in Seattle over the weekend; then Mon thru Wed in San Fran.

duan Sep 05 2022 08:52 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

sounds like the perfect time for a 2-6 swoon.

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2022 12:32 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Well Seattle is hot, at least for the moment anyway. Who knows if that'll still be the case come Friday. The two Bay Area teams not so much. Odd that those are the first and last series rather than consecutive.

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2022 01:14 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

54 for Judge 4-2 Yanx over the Twins, end of six

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2022 06:18 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Well it's not just us: Nats thump the red hot Cards 6-0

Fman99 Sep 05 2022 06:57 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Frayed Knot wrote: He hit career #695 on Sunday tying him with Alex Rodriguez for 4th overall and giving him a legit shot at 700. I believe #695 actually puts him one behind A-Roid on the all time list.

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2022 07:43 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Oooh, you're right, I mis-counted. So it's one to catch ARod, five for the round number.

Willets Point Sep 05 2022 07:58 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

More importantly, Judge's 211 career homers ties him with Kevin McReynolds!

Frayed Knot Sep 07 2022 11:30 AM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 07 2022 02:28 PM

Brutal loss for the Brewers in Colorado last night (the one positive outcome for the Mets on Tuesday). Up 6-1, they gave up 5 in the 8th (capped by a Randal Grichuk solo HR w/2 outs). Then, after scoring once in top 10 w/the clown car rules, they lost the lead on a solo run then lost the game on a 3R HR by ... Randal Grichuk. 10 - 7 was the final. Not going well for the Brews in the post-Josh Hader era ... but then it's not going well for Hader in SD either.

MFS62 Sep 07 2022 01:52 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Minnesota has a 2-0 lead on the MFYs in the 3rd inning. This is significant only because the Twins haven't led them at any point in a game since 1987. Later

Edgy MD Sep 07 2022 02:08 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Oakland Oaks up 2-0 on the Atlanta Crackers as .17something-hitter Stephen Vogt doubles home two in the first.

Frayed Knot Sep 07 2022 02:26 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

That's a Spencer Strider game for the Braves The Voit dubble was the only hit he allowed but he also walked three and threw a ton of pitches.

Frayed Knot Sep 07 2022 02:31 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

=MFS62 post_id=106603 time=1662580358 user_id=60] Minnesota has a 2-0 lead on the MFYs in the 3rd inning.

3-1 top 6 as Judge HRs (55) for the 4th straight game.

MFS62 Sep 07 2022 02:48 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

I wonder how well that upcoming free agent would do in a major league ballpark. Like Citi field. OE: Darn! 3-3 now. Later

Frayed Knot Sep 07 2022 03:06 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

=MFS62 post_id=106610 time=1662583680 user_id=60] I wonder how well that upcoming free agent would do in a major league ballpark.

Considering that 47% of his career HRs have come on the road, my guess is: quite nicely.

Edgy MD Sep 07 2022 03:52 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Let's not spend our Septembers coveting Yankees for next Spring.

duan Sep 07 2022 04:02 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Frayed Knot wrote: That's a Spencer Strider game for the Braves The Voit dubble was the only hit he allowed but he also walked three and threw a ton of pitches. FWIW braves now up 7-2 and pretty much home and hosed for the W

Frayed Knot Sep 07 2022 05:23 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Twins & Yanx both went scoreless in the 10th & 11th Twinkies finally pushed one across in top 12 Yanx then pushed across two. 5 - 4

Frayed Knot Sep 08 2022 07:22 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Wainwright and Molina get their tie of the record for most starts pitcher/catcher combo (w/Lolich & Freehan) and Molina HR'd twice in honor of the occasion (his first HRs in months). But it didn't help enough as the Nats thumped StL 11-6 to get a split of the four game series. How 'bout those woeful Nats suddenly having a say in the NL pennant race?

Frayed Knot Sep 09 2022 04:25 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

The Rays are in the Bronx this weekend after taking two of three last week at home. But, at 4.5 games down, they NEED to win this series and almost need to sweep it. The biggest thing working in the Yanx' favor is that the Rays & the Jays, the next pursuer at 6.0 games out, have NINE games remaining against each other!!! So the anti-NYY forces really have to pick and champion among those two and ride that horse til it drops. Rays also have five games against the Astros between now and the end of the season. Braves face the only winning team they're going to see on their current west coast trip as they'll be in Seattle for three. This would be a real good time for the NYM bats to NOT disappear like they did at the beginning of this so-called 'easy' stretch of games.

Frayed Knot Sep 10 2022 07:21 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Braves went the entire top of the 1st without hitting a HR tonight in Seattle (they hit four on Friday) or even without scoring any runs. Mariners batting bottom 1st as they're just getting underway out there tonight.

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 07:46 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Ex-Met Sam Haggerty is all over the place.

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 08:27 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

I'm not comfortable seeing all these fans in Seattle wearing Braves gear.

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 08:32 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

SHAZAM HAGGERTY PUTS THE MARINERS ON TOP!!

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 08:51 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Eugenio makes it 2-0!

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 09:16 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Braves cut it to 2-1 in the top of the seventh with the help of a J.P. Crawford error. Mariners in the pen.

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 09:26 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Two-out RBI double! M's lead, 3-1!

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 09:37 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Another terrific catch by Haggerty ends the eighth for the Braves. Three more outs!

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 09:56 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Sewald in to finish for Seattle Acuña out. The #2 and #3 hitters — Swanson and Riley — scheduled tot follow.

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 09:58 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Fans Swanson on the slider! Two down!!

Edgy MD Sep 10 2022 10:00 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Boom!! [BIGPURPLE]FIRST PLACE FOR THE METS!![/BIGPURPLE]

Edgy MD Sep 11 2022 02:12 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

#Pujols697

Marshmallowmilkshake Sep 11 2022 05:41 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Mariners!! 8-7 walk-off win!!

Fman99 Sep 11 2022 06:48 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Wow Atlanta came back from down 6-1 in the 8th to take a 9th inning 7-6 lead, only to have Jansen blow the save in the 9th. That's some sexy business there

Frayed Knot Sep 11 2022 06:48 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

HOLY SHIT on the ATL/SEA game!!! I wasn't connected live this afternoon so am just catching up now. Braves, down 6-1, score one in the 8th then 5 in the 9th to take a one run lead due largely to a HR in each inning by the rookie Harris*. But then, with a chance to close out the game, Kenly Jansen, who's been an issue for them, goes: GO, HR, line out, HR * even though not called up until May, I think Harris is closing in on Pujols oe: cross-posted pist w/FMan

The Hot Corner Sep 11 2022 07:03 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Seattle takes 2 of 3 from Atlanta to help the Mets cause.

Edgy MD Sep 11 2022 07:42 PM Re: TWiB Notes -- Sept 5 thru 12

Seattle took the Braves' best punch and won. That's great. And if you need an American League girlfriend to root for, you can't do any better. They're loaded with ex-Mets, they have castoffs from other teams (and yes, that includes the Mets) playing like stars and picking each other up, they've been out of the post-season longer than any other team, and two years ago, a dozen or more cultists kept trying to convince me that the whole city had been burned to the ground by Black Lives Matter protestors and Antifa.