TWiB Notes -- Sept 20 - 26

[Edgy MD]

It's not about you.

[Frayed Knot]

Phils shutout by Orioles 2-0



Braves open in Arizona later tonight





exact minute cross-post with bmfc

[bmfc1]

And that was in PHI with BAL sitting their best player, Cedric Mullins.

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx up by a skinny run vs TEX heading into the 9th

Chapman coming in to protect the lead but he hasn't

been real good at that lately.

[Frayed Knot]

It's early yet, but the Phils still haven't scored against the O's this week.

Shut out 2-0 last night, down 1-0 thru 4 tonight.



and Gary is reading my stuff again

[Edgy MD]

Mentioned earlier in the booth. Kevin Kiermeier is thrown out, despite a lousy tag, and makes off with the catcher's scouting cheat sheet.



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[Frayed Knot]

Hey, why not?!?

[bmfc1]

[Frayed Knot]

What if one or more of his testicles fell out?

[Frayed Knot]

Man, the Cardinals are up 6-Zip on the Brewers while trying for their 11th straight win and 3rd straight over Milwaukee (they play again Thursday afternoon).



It's going to be TLTL to make a difference in the NLC race (Brews +9.-1/2) but the Redbirds are locking up the 2nd WC with this run and looking more like a formidable opponent vs the eventual runner-up among SFG/LAD

[Edgy MD]

I hear you, Rays announcers. I had this thing back in my playing days — if a batter hit a pitch, dropped his bat, and broke for first, I'd grab that bat and hustle it back into my dugout. When a catcher pursued a pop and tossed aside his mask, that became my mask. If you want it, don't drop it.



Meanwhile in Wrigley, Conor McGregor is moving in on 50 Cent's act.

Lefties and control, man.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I was in Las Vegas at a conference this week. Had dinner at a casino bar with another solo traveler in town for another convention-- the Toyota dealers convention -- and we watched the magical Giants come back then hold off San Diego on late runs and fantastic late inning defense. The Toyota Guys name was Eduardo and he was the top importer and dealer in the Dominican Republic and looking to expand his empire to Miami. He's buddies with Starling Marte and shared his text-message thread where he showed off his wheels. That is all.

[Edgy MD]

That's impressive.



I wouldn't advise anybody to go into any kind of business in Miami, but I guess that's why I'm not Eduardo.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Toyota has top market share in the Dominican among all car brands. Eduardo is a fan of Aguilas Cibeanas in the Winter League which he described as kind of Met-like--often overshadowed by Licey and Leones --in part because the owner reliably cheaps out in time of need. Jonathan Villar is a regular for them.

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx jumped all over (ex-Yank) Nathan Eovaldi for 7 in the first three innings and lead 7-0

Jays are losing

[G-Fafif]

“Holy crap,” I think it's fair to say re STL.


https://twitter.com/ballysportsmw/status/1441873998686556167

[G-Fafif]

And, without surprise, the Cardinals win their 15th in a row. Unless they're peaking too soon, they are making the Wild Card Game something more than a formality for the Dodgers or Giants.

[Edgy MD]

That's the way it's done, St. Louis.

[Frayed Knot]

Consider that this 15-game streak came after five months of playing .500 ball.

Today's win puts them 17 games over .500 for the season.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

That's all we had to do.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Any any point in the year

[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: That's all we had to do.

Sure. But it's just unusual to see a franchise record breaking streak coming on the heels of a much longer sample size of mediocrity.

[Frayed Knot]

And, btw, fuck the BoSox



With a 2-1 lead/2 outs in the 8th, Cora decides he needs a lefty to face Rizzo (who hits LHPs). LHP hits Rizzo on the knee to load the bases and of course has to stay in via the three batter rule and face Stanton.



One pitch to Stanton and it's 5-2 Yanx

Game ends 5-3. The two are now tied in the standings.

[Frayed Knot]

Back to the Cards, Gary just mentioned StL getting pitcher Dakota Hudson back from TJ surgery. He last pitched in MLB one year and one week ago.



I wonder what color the sky is on the planet where pitchers don't require two (or two-plus) years to recover from TJS? Apparently, it's red.