TWiB Notes -- Week of May 14-20

[Frayed Knot]

Red Sox reliever Carson Smith has been put on the DL due to a shoulder injury sustained while he threw his glove in the dugout following a surrendered HR.
Reminiscent of Dwight injuring his toe after kicking the dugout steps during the Tuffy Rhodes games.

[Edgy MD]

I remember Zachry breaking his toe kicking the dugout wall.

Rangers call up lefty Brandon Mann after 17 years in the minors.

[Frayed Knot]

If you had to pick one current ML pitcher who was best prepared to take a line-drive come-backer in the belly -- and then both get the out and stay in the game -- is there really any other choice?

[Guest 41Forever]

I miss Bart.

[seawolf17]

Me too. He'd easily be our #3 starter right now, sadly. (Sigh.)

[Edgy MD]

And our #1 goalkeeper.

[HahnSolo]

Edgy MD wrote: I remember Zachry breaking his toe kicking the dugout wall. Rangers call up lefty Brandon Mann after 17 years in the minors.

He was Brandon Boyy when he was drafted.

[Frayed Knot]

HahnSolo wrote: He was Brandon Boyy when he was drafted.

[Edgy MD]

It's the extra Y that shows the sort of professional polish I've come to expect from Hahnnie. Good work.

[Frayed Knot]

It's the extra Y that shows the sort of professional polish I've come to expect from Hahnnie.

That's what earned it the rim-shot.



The Rays tabbed Sergio Romo for the first ever start of his 11 year/589 appearances ML career yesterday (Sat). And the experiment worked so well that they're planning to do it again ... Today!
Now of course he only threw one inning/18 pitches in this new reliever then starter experiment Tampa is using, but that 1st start one day/next start the next day thing has got to be a first, and I'm
thinking that the last pitcher to start back-to-back games might be Wilbur Wood?

Today's game is a 4:00 start, in Anaheim, vs Ohtani

[Frayed Knot]

I don't know whether to scream Muthafuckin' Braves! or Muthafuckin' Marlins!

Miami was up, at various times today, 6-0, then later 8-2, then 9-4 heading into the bottom of the 9th ... and you can probably guess where this is headed.
Braves score six in the 9th to walk-off the win, including five times after two were out.

Swanson - K
Flaherty - Walk
Albies - Single
Acuna - Sac Fly
Freeman - infield single, run scores on error
Markakis - RBI Single
Flowers - Walk
Suzuki - RBI Single
Camargo - Walk
Swanson - 2 RBI double .. Please Arrive Home Safely



On the other hand, the Nats got smoked in the late innings 7-2 as the Dodgers complete the three-game sweep.

[dgwphotography]

19-year old Vlad Guerrero Jr. is crushing the Eastern League to the tune of .421/.472/.697