Frayed Knot

Well that's great/suxx

Alvarez and Lindor have yet to hit a fair ball in this game: 9 ABs, 7 Ks, 2 foul pop-outs.

1316 - Chayce McDermott 1317 - Cristian Pache

Or an error, either way.

A big 9th inning hit would be nice every once in a while.

Good thing we got Baty out of LF

Jo Adell got a bunch of hits yesterday but NYM pitchers tonight have left him rolling in the deep.

I suspect Kalshi thinks that the cool people already know what it is, so it's not a commercial for product introduction so much as it is selling it to those who simply haven't taken the plunge yet. And if nothing else they got a couple of guys to look up what their business is so it works for them there too.

And if Yoho retires the side 1-2-3 does he then go grab a bottle of rum on his way to the shower?

This Craig Yoho guy needs to be on a team with Mike Laga and John Jaha. And then maybe they can have Lady Gaga sing the national anthem.

Just by chance, I heard Warren Zevon's 'Excitable Boy' on the car radio today (first time in a LONG time) ... and now I know why. It was to introduce me to Jefry Yan.

Scott getting dinked to death here in the 5th and can't dance between the raindrops this time.

That's going to be real tough because PC-A is rapidly turning into a monster in front of our eyes at the ripe old age of 24. When a guy's rep is that of a speedy glove man it's easy to think of him as a slap and run hitter. But he's now top-5 in all MLB in extra base hits (and nearly half those XBH are HRs) and he's done all this while more than doubling his walk rate just since last season [4.5% in '25 to 12% in '26]. His OPS+ in his three full years has gone from 88 to 115 to 154*. He was 9th in MVP last year. This season he might have to stumble down the stretch just to fall out of a top 5 finish. * Actually higher since he's got three hits including two HRs this afternoon (as the Cubs are kicking Dodger butt again today)

- Brandon Sproat has been sent down to AAA. 21 G (19 starts) with a 5.27 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, plus high BB (4.5/9) and HR (1.6/9) rates will do that to a guy. - Pirates released Marcell Ozuna [.203/.286/.327]. Starting in 2023, hIs OPS+ was 140, 157, 113, ... and now 68. The Braves generally known when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.

Christian Scott faces Tanner Bibee (Pronounced BUY-bee, btw, so as to not be confused with Jim Bibby, Shane Bieber, Tanner Roark, or Chuck Tanner). Mr Bibee (R/R) is toting around a 4 - 11 record despite a solidly respectable 3.81 ERA and 1.15 WHIP Again a 6:40 first pitch and, as always, those who are late do not get fruit cup.

Back to the original subject of this thread: the Rays and Freddy Peralta, well things aren't off to a good start for that pairing. In his initial start for TBR Tuesday night, Peralta allowed 7 earned on 9 hits (2 HRs), 3 K in just 3-2/3 innings (but, Hey, only one walk!). In the interests of full disclosure, the game was at Cape Coors but that's an ugly line no matter where you are. He faced 19 batters and retired just 9 of them with two GiDPs helping to keep things from being even worse.

First outing for the recently-gutted bullpen: 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 1 K Probably helps that they weren't facing a lineup of Shohei/Mookie/Freddie, but I'll take it anyway.

Skubal's LAD debut (at Wrigley): 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K ... and a big 'ol 'L' next to his name as the Dodgers lose 5 - 1 for their 5th straight loss [BOS x 3, CHC x 2] and 7th in their last 10. Probably not panic time in LA quite yet though. BoSox keep on rolling: 14 - 2 last night over the ChiSox. Now 24 - 4 since June 24, or from 14 G under .500 to 10 G above. And to think that it all started with a four game sweep over the Yanx [June 25 -28]. Sox were 15.5 behind the then 1st place Yanx when that series started. Now they're just two games behind the 2nd place Bombers and 5.5 in back of TBR

Yanx beat Cards 2 - 0 on solo HRs by Jazz Chisholm and ... George Lombard in his second ML AB

New acquisition Jo Adell (he of the three HR-stealing game earlier this year) makes his Guardians debut after being part of yesterday's marketplace mayhem.

No they didn't. They were likely doing what they had done the previous year which was to see where the market was heading for Pete just one year after, despite both predictions and demands that he'd get up to eight years, no team even went four. Pete/Boras had to know off of that that the Mets were reluctant to go long-term and so likely jumped at the first offer that had the words 'five years' in it without ever giving the Mets the option to match (which they almost certainly wouldn't have done anyway even if he had). And while the Mets under Cohen/Stearns have certainly not being shy on offering high-dollar/shorter terms deals (including for Pete himself for the '25 season), I think it's clear that the Pete negotiations (or non-negotiations) were always more about the length than the dollars. Many of us said as much beforehand in a nearly three-year long thread on the topic.

I failed to mention in the opening post that today (and tomorrow) are 6:40 EDT starts and that Thursday's game goes off at 1:10 ... so plan your lives accordingly.

Yeah, after they were done with their trades they demoted both SS Anthony Volpe and their previous prized prospect Jasson Dominguez in order to make room for new faces including the newly promoted Lombard. They also got what seemed like a big HR from newly acquired Luis Garcia: a 2R come-from-behind job in the 7th of a game where the Cards were once up 6 - Zip including 4 earned of Schlittler in just 3 frames (4 runs, 4 hits, 5 BBs). But then the Cards stormed back with seven in top 8th for a 13 - 7 win. Alex Burleson hit three HRs in the game. Amid all the trade talk on our off-day it was easy to overlook that there were games last night. Don't think the Yanx know what to do with Volpe these days. A former 1st round pick and a local kid, he won a Gold Glove as a 22 y/o rookie and seemed to be a fan favorite. But his offense never got any better: his OPS+ over four seasons is 81, 86, 82, 82 (at least he's consistent) and his defense somehow got Much worse to the point of unreliable. Still just 25 years old, but it now looks like he'll finish the season with < 200 PAs after getting 600+/yr in each of his first three.

Once they found out that others were willing to go five years on him, yes.

I've tried and I've tried but I'm still mystified. I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied. OK so they're forcing us to play tonight. No, it's not optional, it's on the schedule and stuff. But, after dealing away about 1/4 of the active roster this past weekend you might not even be able to tell all the players With a scorecard so the mystery of who is actually on the 26-man roster will presumably reveal itself over the next dozen hours or so. The Guardians, currently in 2nd place in the AL Central 3 games behind the ChiSox, pitch well (8th lowest RA/G) but score even less than the Mets (29th in RS/G) A pair of lefties match up in the opener as Sean Manaea and Joey Cantillo [23 starts, 3.88 ERA / 1.45 WHIP] will find a game ball sitting on their locker room stool when they arrive at the ballpark. As a side note on Cleveland's starters, five guys [Cantillo, Gavin Williams, Tanner Bibee, Slade Cecconi, and Parker Messick*] have started 112 of the team's 113 games this season. Seeing that makes me wonder what color the sky is in a world where that kind of thing happens. * btw, I'm thinking that not many of you had a lot of Tanners, Slades, Parkers, or Gavins as part of your grade school classrooms. Just a guess.