(T)WiB Notes -- June 15 thru 21

[Edgy MD]

Pete Crow-Armitrading, completes a unique cycle (a unicycle!) in reverse order — homer, triple, double, single ... picked off first.

 

[whippoorwill]

My husband had him on his fantasy team for awhile. Did nicely for him but for some reason hubby detested him and got rid of him. 
Was there ever a player you just couldn’t stand but just didn’t even know why?  
 

for me it was Jim Presley. Even now when I think of him I get that ‘feeling’ and for the life of me I don’t know why. 

[whippoorwill]

I stand corrected….he never did drop him and he got Mr Whip 17 points last night 

[MFS62]

21 minutes ago, whippoorwill said:

Was there ever a player you just couldn’t stand but just didn’t even know why?  

Can't think of one. When I disliked a player it was for one of two main reasons:

1- they did well against the Mets (but not all of them. Some I respected as good ballplayers. It was the ones who did their best against the Mets and weren't as good against other teams. )

2- they didn't perform up to my expectations when they became a Met.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Best WiB Notes thread ever!!!

[whippoorwill]

The TWIB ones are good too :)

[Frayed Knot]

Is there a rule that Braves hitters coming off the IL are required to hit a HR in their first AB back?

Remember that Ronald Acuna did that last year on the very first pitch he saw after a lengthy absence. Well today Drake Baldwin not only homered in his first AS off the IL but hit what is reported to be the longest HR in baseball this year, some 470+ feet off the batter's eye in Atlanta.

Braves are down 2-1 to the Giants in the 2nd (must have been a rain delay) anyway, but I'm sure that will be rectified. 

[Frayed Knot]

The White Sox run through the gauntlet continues as they follow their series vs Braves and the Dodgers with one with the Yanx. But after going 4-1 vs ATL & LAD (+ one rainout) they're in the process of getting smushed 11-1 to the Yanx after four innings in the opening game in the Bronx.

[Frayed Knot]

Gained ground today on the Nationals (who were in the #3 WC slot as the day started), the Phils (who got smoked today albeit to the Marlins) and the Braves by at least one game and maybe one-1/2 as they lost the suspended game from Tuesday earlier this afternoon, and are in the midst of losing (5-2 Giants in bottom 7) the regularly scheduled Wednesday game as well.

[Frayed Knot]

Braves refuse to go down. They now have the tying run at the plate with one out and teh bases loaded, 7-4 Giants, bottom 9. SFG pitching change coming up.

Ozzie Albies up, 7-5 Giants, some guy named Beck for the Giants but I'm pretty sure it's not Rod

Now 7-6, runner on 3rd, two out, Beck vs Austin Riley.

[Frayed Knot]

And Beck strikes out Riley and the Braves lose a DH !!

That's 7 of the last 8 for ATL