OoTSB, 7/2

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Atlanta getting thoroughly dominated by Jeff Samarddjjxzia tonight, to the tune of 5 baserunners, 1 run, and 11 K.

[Ceetar]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Atlanta getting thoroughly dominated by Jeff Samarddjjxzia tonight, to the tune of 5 baserunners, 1 run, and 11 K.

I thought he was done and didn't start him, fantasy-wise, but I'll take it.

Yanks lost. Tex error at a bad time.

[Fman99]

Watched a few innings on YES but got tired of the brainless chatter.

Switched to ESPN, also showing MFYs/Rays. Though I would mostly describe it as a glorified commercial for the Home Run Derby.

[Edgy MD]

How did you spend your Mets day off? Cameron Maybin spent his this way..

Helped the Padres beat the Diamondbacks, 6-2.

In games with more local signif:

• the Cubs beat the Braves, 4-1 (yay!),
  
• the Brews beat the Marlins, 6-5 (yay!).

A buncha teams with wild card hopes beat a buncha other teams with wild card hopes, so it's kinda hard to sort out a rooting interest in that regard. Cincinnati returned to the league-wide business of sinking the S.S. Dodger.

[Frayed Knot]

Marlins lost as well (to Brews).
Pretty nice night all around for an off day.

[Frayed Knot]

Fman99 wrote: Watched a few innings on YES but got tired of the brainless chatter. Switched to ESPN, also showing MFYs/Rays. Though I would mostly describe it as a glorified commercial for the Home Run Derby.

Wow, an ESPN event with lead announcer Chris Berman hyping an upcoming ESPN event with Chris Berman as its lead announcer.
No way anyone coulda seen that one a'coming!!

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Fman99 wrote: Watched a few innings on YES but got tired of the brainless chatter. Switched to ESPN, also showing MFYs/Rays. Though I would mostly describe it as a glorified commercial for the Home Run Derby. Wow, an ESPN event with lead announcer Chris Berman hyping an upcoming ESPN event with Chris Berman as its lead announcer. No way anyone coulda seen that one a'coming!!

I'm on that Fan At Bat email list that sends out surveys occasionally. had one for the festivities and a couple of questions were about the announcers and the announcing team. This is either a broad survey or they're aware of a dislike for Buck/McCarver Berman..

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: How did you spend your Mets day off? Cameron Maybin spent his this way..

An estimated 485 feet, making it the longest this year. (PLUS it was hit with such force, it apparently ushered Dick Enberg through a second puberty.)

[Edgy MD]

You see that swing? That was one perfectly struck ball. Mantlesque.

[Ceetar]

Chase field really seems to yield some long ones. Here's a 30 foot shorter one, that's still completely massacre'd, but Beltran.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21267169&c_id=mlb