TWiB Notes - July 27 thru August 2

[Frayed Knot]

Phillies are in Miami starting tonight in a match of two stumbling NL East teams competing for WC (and/or division) playoff slots.

Nationals host the Blue Jays

And the Yanx will spend the entire week in Chicago: Monday thru Thursday will be spent on the south side, and then Friday thru Sunday visiting the north-siders. And they'll do it without Cody Bellinger who is out 'four to six weeks' with a hamstring. That's a lot of punch missing without Judge, Stanton, and now Bellinger.

[Frayed Knot]

Wheeler got smacked around to the tune of 5 earned in the first two innings vs the Marlins, but later got off the hook as it's now 7 - 5 Phils in the 8th

[Frayed Knot]

Marlins score thrice against Philly closer Duran in the 9th (making only one out) to break their dozen game losing streak.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

A black squirrel interrupted the Tigers-Orioles game last night, running around the outfield and eluding a small army of grounds crew members for a bit. 

I am very excited that he stopped for a while in front of our sign, and that we are getting some national run out of this! 

 

[whippoorwill]

That’s so cute!

 

groundskeepers attempting to chase down wildlife is always a riot

[Frayed Knot]

Why does it have to be identified as a Black squirrel, as if plenty of white, gray, and orange squirrels haven't interrupted games also?

Let's keep race out of this, mmm-Kay?

[Frayed Knot]

Leftover news from Monday night:

Max Scherzer came off the IL to pitch against the Nats in Washington. Got a big hand in a game the Blue Jays eventually won 3 - 2 although Max was gone by that point [2.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H] and didn't figure in the decision.

Curtis Mead, the RH bat Boston acquired from the Nats, got hit by a pitch just one day and two ABs into the Red Sox career and is now on the IL with a broken wrist.

 

From tonight: Marlins 1 - Phillies 0 is your phinal.

 

[Edgy MD]

Curtis Mead: Future Australian Met.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

11 hours ago, Frayed Knot said:

Curtis Mead, the RH bat Boston acquired from the Nats, got hit by a pitch just one day and two ABs into the Red Sox career and is now on the IL with a broken wrist.

LUIS ROBERT JR TRADE VALUE ++++++++++

[Frayed Knot]

It's only 3:30 PM EDT and already TWO six-run leads have been blown.

- Phils were up 6-0 by the top of the 5th but lost the game to the Marlins 8 - 6

- and the 'Do we hold or do we sell?' Tigers led 7 - 0 after six but are now batting in bottom 7th tied 7 - 7 with the O's