Edgy MD wrote: He apparently had been sent home sick by Mendoza. Did Vientos just "Wally Pipp" him or will he return to the minors when Marte returns? Later
=ashie62 post_id=153499 time=1714244320 user_id=90] Adrian Houser is likely pitching to keep his spot in the rotation. Megill and others are close to ready
Frayed Knot wrote: Schallock was in the news recently as he turned 100 y/o yesterday (the 25th) making him the oldest living major leaguer. That's because he didn't have to suffer the wear and tear of playing centerfield in the old ballpark. Later
Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't love that Diaz threw 20 pitches today. Hopefully he can sit tomorrow. I'm concerned that he didn't strike anyone out. Not his style. Or was he just throwing strikes to get on the plane home? Later
Edgy MD wrote: After review from our home office on Mars, the call is overturned. Is that Conforto HBP? My in-game said he was HBP and Soler was coming up with the bases loaded. Later
Benjamin Grimm wrote: Edgy MD wrote: That's OK. We spoke with the judges and they all agreed that "Bo Deitl" was a much stronger guess than "unusually puffy Ron Darling." Hey! Don't be sad. The Russian judge gave you a 9.8. Later
Weekday afternoon games from San Francisco remind me of those pre-Mets days when I would come home from school and listen to Les Keiter recreate the games on NY radio. "Here comes Willie! Here comes the ball! He slides --- he BEAT the ball, he BEAT the ball!" All off the ticker with his own crowd noise track and emotion. Later
Frayed Knot wrote: Not quite sure why Game One of a four-game series on a Monday was scheduled for 1:00 (10 AM for A's fans) but it was. The game was scheduled to start at 1PM because tonight is the first night of Passover. Later
The swing might be ok, but I'm not sure if he will be able to take the pounding on his catching hand. He might have to DH for a while after he returns. Later