TWiB Notes - Aug 24 thru 30

[Frayed Knot]

Phils start the week in Seattle. In fact they started it last night and got thumped 9-2 to end their nine game win streak. Cal Raleigh hit three HRs on Monday bringing his season total to a (comparatively paltry) 17. Also still hitting just .167, that's a season's worth of one-for-sixes.

Nats got started vs Rockies last night with a 13 - 3 win. which leaves us two games in back of them.

The Braves, with a 3.5 G lead on PHI, host the Dodgers starting tonight.

The Marlins are kind of too far ahead of us and too far out of the division race to really matter (y'know, to us, and that's all that matters, right?) but they are in the WC mix and they'll continue w/the Red Sox who won the opener on Monday.

The second place (-3.5 G) Yanx host the currently second place Astros starting tonight (TEX +0.5 G at 66 - 66). 

[Frayed Knot]

Braves beat Dodgers 4 - 3 on a run in the 8th

Nats lose, Marlins lose (to BoSox) so we gain a game on both [-6.5 to MIA, -1.0 to WAS] and Red Sox now just  1.5 behind NYY cuz .... Yanx lose to HOU (Astros take back 1st place for a day)

Phils at Mariners 1 - 1 in the 3rd.

 

So, y'know, good day all around. Unless you're Dolly Parton.

[Frayed Knot]

The CF camera angle at the Yanqui game shows the first four rows of seats and goes maybe 15 seats wide. They, Paul Blackburn specifically) just got two bases-loaded Ks w/the bases loaded in the top 7th of a tie game ... and maybe 1/3 of those fans you could see even reacted to the outs.

I mean, I know those seats are often given out as favors and not always to the biggest fans, but, sheet, at least pretend you're paying attention.