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TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Edgy MD May 29 2023 10:38 AM

White Sox closer Liam Hendricks has been activated after spending the last half year battling cancer. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, to be exact. Except his had progressed to Stage 4. So welcome the Hell back to Liam Hendricks.

Frayed Knot May 29 2023 06:26 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Also reactivated, and pitching tonight, is Braves starter Mike Soroka, his first MLB appearance since tearing his achilles tendon during a game against the Mets in August of 2020. He later re-tore the tendon in '21 Although, seeing as how this start against Oakland, calling it a Major League opponent might be questionable. Either way, he started things off with a 1-2-3 bottom 1st

metirish May 29 2023 07:09 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Stroman with a complete game one hitter against the Rays

Frayed Knot May 29 2023 08:13 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

So Soroka, 6 IP, 4 R on 5 hits + 2 BBs But the bigger news is that Oakland is in danger of winning a game, against the Braves no less. It's 4-2 as the A's bat in bottom 8.

Edgy MD May 29 2023 08:26 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

It's 7–2 now as Oakland still bats in the eighth. MLB.tv is only giving me a radio feed. Am I being blacked out or is nobody telecasting/cablecasting A's games any more?

Edgy MD May 29 2023 08:43 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

The Braves go down in the ninth as Trevor May finishes it for the A's!

Frayed Knot May 30 2023 04:27 AM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Unexpectedly nice to see the Braves lose Any games in Oakland much less the first one. I fully expected them to go 4 - 0 during this three game series

Edgy MD May 30 2023 03:34 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Ben Joyce, clocked at 105 in the ACC, makes his MLB debut. [TWEET]https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1663382046549454850[/TWEET] Looks not unlike Syndergaard from behind, but comes from a lower arm slot.

Frayed Knot May 31 2023 06:10 AM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

A's take their second straight from Atlanta, this one in walk-off fashion courtesy of three 9th inning walks from Braves' closer Raisel Iglesies followed by a run-scoring grounder/error. 2-1 was the final. So that's 1.5 games closer to the top of the division over the last two days with 2/3 of that gain feeling like found money. This game was also a reminder of MLB 2023 style because now not only do we not have to endure games in EDT stretching towards midnight* but now we've got PDT games ending before midnight in the east. This one was a 9:40 local time start and ran 2:19 - so that's an 11:59 EDT final out. * Gary talked last night about one of the long games vs Philly last year that clocked in at 4:26 which would mean final out at around 11:36 for a 7:10 start (OK that game was actually played on a Sunday afternoon but the point remains that approaching the witching hour ending times were certainly within the realm of possibility in recent years)

Frayed Knot May 31 2023 04:08 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Braves salvage the finale of their series in Oakland 4-2 I guess lightening can't strike thrice in the same place.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2023 07:51 AM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Tigers invent a new way to lose. With the bases loaded, and Tim Anderson at the plate, catcher Eric Haase calls for a slider, and pitcher José Cisnero misses the signal and instead throws a sinker. The crossup causes catcher Haase to miss the ball entirely, which ends up hitting umpire Cory Blaser directly in the face. The ball caroms away as the winning run scores, which turns out to almost be an afterthought as all eyes are on Blaser, who supposedly remains under observation this morning. [FIMG=700]https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SZMCKnzGS4mvTfjia1Kz0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjgwO2NmPXdlYnA-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2023-05/88ba0740-0256-11ee-bfab-ceb92c059ccb[/FIMG]

The Hot Corner Jun 04 2023 04:48 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Edgy MD wrote: White Sox closer Liam Hendricks has been activated after spending the last half year battling cancer. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, to be exact. Except his had progressed to Stage 4. So welcome the Hell back to Liam Hendricks. Quite inspiring, considering all he has been through. I wish him all the best going forward.

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2023 05:25 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

I had lost track of 2021 NYM Miguel Castro. Well he's now with the DBacks where he's having a good season so far following a so-so one with the Yanx last year ... until today anyway. Snakes brought him in the protect a one run lead vs the Braves in top 9 where he gave up a 2-out GS to Eddie Rosario. So it looks like one of the teams will have some momentum heading into the start of the series on Tuesday. 8-5 final in the desert.

Frayed Knot Jun 05 2023 07:13 PM Re: TWiB Notes - May 29 thru June 4

Travis Jankowski has resurfaced with the Rangers and made Two HR-robbing catches on Sunday. One was definitely over the fence in RCF, the other at least on the top of the wall in dead central (as Keith would call it). Would be nice to see him stay healthy for more than a few weeks at a time for a change. It also doesn't look like he's had a haircut since we've last seen him.