TWiB Notes -- Aug 8 thru 14

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx broke their five game losing streak out in Seattle late Monday night.

On the flip side, Matt Carpenter broke his foot (foul ball) and will be sidelined for a while and possibly for the year.

Judge hit his 44th HR although, even with that, Carpenter was Still out-HR'ing Judge on a per/PA rate this season.





Braves will spend the next two days in Boston then head to Miami for four games over the weekend.



Phils host the Marlins for three starting tonight as they prep for the weekend at CitiField.

[Edgy MD]

Chris Sale is done for the year after breaking his wrist falling off a bike over the weekend.



The Mets have seemingly gotten more out of their extension with deGrom than the Sox have gotten out of their extension with Sale.

[Frayed Knot]

BoSox have the game on their racket as it's 6-6 heading into bottom 9

Kenley Jansen on to pitch.

[Frayed Knot]

Braves score one under the clown car rules so lead 7-6 as they go to bottom 10.

But Sawx have runners 1st & 3rd, no outs.



Sox tie it up (Sav Fly)

[Edgy MD]

Looks like Acuña's knee is doing a little better.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, whatever happens, here's to Atlanta using six relievers tonight.

[Frayed Knot]

Braves win 9 - 7 in 11 innings

[Frayed Knot]

"Don't forget to call me when you get (almost) home"

Second year Pittsburgh IF'er Rudolfo Castro lost it when he slid into 3rd last night.

Lost what, you ask? The cell phone out of his pocket.

Both runner and phone were ruled safe.









It's tough not to score in extra innings with the Manfred Man rules in place, but the Yanx & M's managed to put up blanks in the 10th, 11th, & 12th frames until

Seattle finally got the game winner across in bottom 13. Three DPs plus a caught stealing helped keep the gift runners from reaching home.

1 - 0 was your final in a game started by Gerritt Cole and Luis Castillo.

Yanx totaled 3 hits in 13 innings and are 2-7 in their last nine games.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not even sure how much the free runner on second saves pitchers.



It reduces the number of innings that will likely be demanded of them, certainly, but it also forces them to constantly pitch with their backs to the wall.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Under-performing Tigers fire GM Al Avilia after seven seasons.



Owner Chris Ilitch throws him all the way under the bus:

Chris Ilitch on shedding payroll and trading away players like Justin Verlander and JD Martinez: "I didn't trade those players away. Right? Our general manager did."

[Edgy MD]

MLB should have a Roger Clemens Award for Most Shameless Under-the-Bus Throwing.

[bmfc1]

We saw the Reds for 3 days and now all of America gets to as MLB brings us the great "Field of Dreams" matchup between the Cubs and the Reds!

[stevejrogers]

We saw the Reds for 3 days and now all of America gets to as MLB brings us the great "Field of Dreams" matchup between the Cubs and the Reds!

Hmmm…suddenly realizing this could be used as a platform for the reinstatement, and induction into the Hall of fame, of a certain Red icon…



Assuming he keeps his mouth shut, something he failed to do when asked about the allegations that kept him out of the Phillies' Wall of Fame.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, he was digging a hole with his tongue as recently as last week.



There's always been a path back for Rose, and he has always opted not to take it.

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx scoreless streak in Seattle finally ended at 19 - all 13 innings on Tuesday night plus the first 6 on Wednesday.

It finally ended in the 7th with, of course, two HRs (one by Judge: 45) to go up 3-1 but then they gave it back in

the bottom half of the inning and went on to lose 4-3 (perfect 9th by Paul Seawald, his second of the series).



That's now 2-7 in August and 7-13 since the ASB

Their lead is shrinking but not really in danger [peaked at 15.5, now down to 10] as the hottest team in the AL East is Baltimore and they

started their charge from a whopping 23-1/2 Games back (are now tied for 3rd w/TBR 12.0 GB). And so, even with this NYY swoon, only

Toronto (11-7 since ASB) is on the verge of getting into single digits territory. Jays & Yanx have seven head-to-head remaining.

[Frayed Knot]

Under-performing Tigers fire GM Al Avilia after seven seasons. Owner Chris Ilitch throws him all the way under the bus: Chris Ilitch on shedding payroll and trading away players like Justin Verlander and JD Martinez: "I didn't trade those players away. Right? Our general manager did."

Tigers starting a lineup today which features four sub-.200 hitters including Javy Baez and his .262 OBA hitting 3rd. Eh, no worries, only five years left on that deal.

[Lefty Specialist]

Fernando Tatis Jr. gets an 80-game suspension for PED's. Really stupid.

[Frayed Knot]

46th HR for Judge but the Yanx give up one in the 9th then another on the 10th to lose 3-2 in Fenway.



2-9 in their last 11

[smg58]

Michael Kopech of the White Sox fans 11 Tigers in six no-hit innings -- and gets pulled after 85 pitches.

[Willets Point]

Red Sox beat the Yankees 3-0 in a game that lasted 2 hours, 15 minutes (despite being broadcast on ESPN). Apparently this is the second shortest Red Sox-Yankees game of all time.

[Willets Point]

Sign of the apocalypse?

[Edgy MD]

Is that even legal?

[MFS62]

The Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward.

(I didn't know if it was proper for anyone else other than FK to start a new TWiB thread)



Later

[Frayed Knot]

Here are the CPF rules for starting new threads:

Rule 1: IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS DESERVING OF A NEW THREAD THEN START A NEW EFFIN' THREAD!!!!

Rule 2: See Rule 1

[MFS62]

Just trying to be polite. Didn't want to step on your toes.

Later

[Gwreck]

Walker Buehler of the Dodgers is having season-ending elbow surgery.



Of course, since he last pitched, the Dodgers have gone 42-13…