Frayed Knot

Full name (acc to BB-Ref): Jonah Reid Tin Chee Matthew Tong Gotta like that! At 6' 1" / 180 he's a bit bigger than Pedro Martinez but that 1st-base-side lean as he delivers is a bit reminiscent of Pedro's older (and taller) brother Ramon

And the bases weren't even empty!!

He's Perfect .... SIGN HIM TO A LONG TERM DEAL!!!!

It's like this game (coupled with the Phils seven touchdown win over the Braves) totally undid the gains made over the previous three days. Mathematically, of course, it didn't but the aftertaste sure feels like it did.

Not to mention actor Jack Black. Oh wait, Blackjack is 21 ... OK, never mind.

Former Yanqui (and Ranger, and Brave, and Angel) Mark Teixeira is running for Congress in Texas's 21st district* because he wants to "help defend Trump's America first agenda". The seat will be vacant in 2026 as the current ® incumbent has announced that he'll run for Texas Attorney General. * Texas 'Hill Country' north of San Antonio and west of Austin

On the surgery menu that's known as ordering the 'Ronnie Lott Special'

Let's go back to ARod's original deal with Texas: 10 years at around $25/per with an opt-out after year seven and at a time when opt-outs were new to the process. When the deal was signed it not only topped anyone else in baseball on a per/yr basis but was way ahead. I don't think anyone else was making even $20/per at the time. And for the first five years or so that gulf remained to the point where I seem to recall teams being even more restrictive with what they'd offer than they were back when his deal was new. After year three, of course, he was dealt to the Yanx with Texas playing a significant portion of the remainder -- some $75 mil IIRC or about three years worth of the remaining seven -- so neither the team that had him nor the one getting him wanted to have that per/year rate on their books going forward. But by year seven the market pendulum started to swing the other way which is why Boras/Rodriguez wanted that clause in there in the first place. Not that they could anticipate exactly when/if the original deal would stop being such an outlier but it's always likely that it will at some point and, as it turned out, they pretty accurately nailed the timing. You'll also recall that Rod did opt to opt-out and did so right in the middle of an ongoing World Series so he could suck all the air out of it just as Steinbrenner used to do with managerial firings if his team wasn't involved in October baseball. I think, left to his own devices, Cashman would have let Rodriguez walk but Hank Steinbrenner, the since-deceased older brother, probably heard George's voice in his head and tacked on a large extension (a completely new contract really) that took ARod to age 41 or so, a new marriage which wound up ending in a very ugly fashion. So, anyway, that's the point of opt-outs from a player's view: if the market doesn't rise you get top salary AND the security of a long-term deal. And if it DOES rise you get to become a FA again at a time when the old ceiling is no longer the ceiling and when you're X number of years younger than you would be when the original deal was due to end.

Another infield grounder, another non-out. That's at least six.

So that's two grounders to McNeil, two grounders to Pete, one to Lindor, one to Holmes (and I may be missing one or two) that resulted in a total of zero outs.

I'm hoping they can hold the Marlins under double digits this inning.

If you're going to lead off the inning by allowing a walk on a full count, just plunk the guy with the first pitch instead and save the wear and tear and time. oe: and then hit the second guy too

And the nightly roll call of 76 pitches thru 4 innings despite just one K, one BB and virtually nothing hit hard by the Marlins.

This has been death by a thousand infield grounders. 1st inning - infield single - infield single off Holmes's foot - run scored on Sac Fly 3rd inning - HBP + SB - GO moves runner to 3rd - grounder/FC scores run (no out) - slow grounder 5-3, runner moves to 2nd - grounder to 1st/E-1 run scores - single to LF, run scores Half of the Marlins 16 PAs resulted in contact where the ball didn't leave the IF. Only four were turned into outs, and two of the ones that were moved runners up.

A bit late with the TWiB thread this week ... but that's OK as we needed all our concentration turned towards the Phils series, or at least whatever concentration we had left after being bulldozed by the breaking Travis & Taylor news. Anyway, the current #1 NL WC Cubs hadn't been swept in a series all season but the Giants just walked them off in a day game in SF to complete a three-game broom job. So that drops them to 2.0 G over #2 WC SDP and 3.5 over the Mets going into tonight's action. Cubs go to Denver for a three game set starting Friday. - Padres are off today before playing a weekend set in Minnesota - Cincy, 4.5 behind the Mets as their closest pursuer, also off today and will host the Cardinals starting Friday - Phils do play today as they start a four game home series vs Atlanta culminating with the game on ESPN/SNB

Yeah, Marsee is one of those guys they've added during the ongoing season. A L/L CF with just 102 PAs so far, but a .356/.422 BA/OBA thus far with 17 of his 32 hits going for XBs Not a bad start for a 6th round draft pick out of the baseball powerhouse that is Central Michigan U in 2022

Lefty Specialist wrote: Am I a bad baseball fan for not knowing ANY of these Marlins players? Between reduced intra-division play, the rate Miami has turned over its roster as the season has gone on, and the fact that we haven't faced them since April 9th!!!! No.

Shoulda worn boxing gloves.

btw, it is Just Now! the three hour mark since tonight's game started. Game Time = 2:13 The first two games of this series took 3:11 & 3:13 so tonight was a very different game from the first two. Dodgers leading Reds 4-1 thru five. LAD just pulled Ohtani.

Mets now the same distance (4.0 G) behind the Phils (for NL East) as they are ahead of the Reds (for #1 WC - pending the outcome of their game tonight out west) and it's been a while since we've been able to say that.

=metirish post_id=202558 time=1756337022 user_id=72] What did I miss with Bohm ? I'm missing the context

Not running on Nimmo?!? Philly's 3rd base coach has been remarkably passive this whole series.

A slightly shaggier 7th for the kid but you gotta give him the 8th IMO

55 pitches thru six for McLean. The rest of the NYM staff seems to hit 55 pitches around one out/top 3rd

Four consecutive hits ... that sounds familiar. Five!