Frayed Knot

Never been happier to see a Freddie HR!!

=Gwreck post_id=177511 time=1729897294 user_id=56] This is the least appealing or interesting World Series matchup since Satan's Series of 2009. No thanks.

btw, it's not Yamamoto, it's Jack Flaherty I blame my research staff.

The twelfth WS matchup between these two teams, but the first since 1981 Games 1 & 2 in L.A. 8:08 first pitch on FOX Gerritt Cole vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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S-A-TUR-DAY ... NIGHT! After that the script gets a little thin. I'm sure there's a lot of excellent stuff in there, but I'm certain that there's going to be a lot of playing fast and loose with the facts. Pretty much yes to both. It is kind of a fun ride even if there are no groundbreaking reveals or insights. But do I believe that everything shown actually went on in the 90 minutes leading up to air time? Oh hell no! Did Belushi have doubts about whether what he was about to get himself into was going to let him fully sprout his wings? Quite possibly. Do I think he worked it out just prior to air time out on the Rock Center skating rink? Paint me less than convinced. I suspect the bits are a combo of things that did actually happen that night mixed with the type of stuff* that typically went on back stage. And then there's the whole down-to-the-wire changes, tech issues, and cuts to be made which, while probably real, were likely exaggerated. One thing if I'm not sure of (though I'm sure some reading could catch me up) is whether this should be read as a reminder of when the program was a truly subversive exercise, and therefore a call to arms, or an attempt to sell the notion that the show still is truly subversive. It doesn't get into any of that. The movie ends as the debut shows begins. It can largely be seen as a love letter to Lorne Michaels. But he/they don't really know what they've got yet except that they wanted a show that was different from what was on TV in that era. I mean, you don't hire Michael O'Donaghue as a writer if you don't want at least some subversion in your project. But one line Michaels uses as a pitch to network affiliate reps is that it's going to be a television show by and for the first generation that grew up with television. That's going to ruffle some feathers even if it falls short of full-on subversion. Side question: How inevitable was it that the show would become just another institution that won't die despite itself? I doubt anyone at the time would have predicted a ten year run much less fifty. Second side question that's already been asked: Is the first run of Saturday Night Live cocaine's greatest accomplishment? Possibly. There was more than a bit of it going on within the cast: Ackroyd, Belushi of course, someone from Billy Preston's band hooks Garrett Morris up. And George Carlin was the guest host so, 'nuff said. * pretty much confirmed in public remarks by Lorraine Newman

Tickets have resin just a bit over the years. Thanks a lot Kamala! Instagram WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM

I know that those guys played for multiple teams, but could I name those teams? Oh, Hell no! Two or three each for most of them. Beyond that it would be just random guessing. And do you know when the name Joe Randa would pop into my head at all? ... about six years from next Tuesday. And even then I'd have no memory of which team(s) he played for.

And now, right on cue, comes comments from David Stearns this afternoon concerning the future of Pete as a Met: “He’s a great Met. I hope we have him back. I think we both understand this is a process and everyone’s got their own interests. Pete deserves to go out into the free-agent market and see what’s out there and then ultimately make the best choice for him and his family.” So what this implies is that the team is going to let him test the waters rather than starting the bidding themselves by making a preemptive offer. Nothing surprising there. Pete will file the day after the WS is over while the Mets monitor, as best you can in these situations, what's being offered and how they wish to counter. And while it's possible that they've already decided to let him walk and are merely saying here what they think the fans want to hear, I doubt their mind is made up one way or the other at this point. https://nypost.com/2024/10/23/sports/david-stearns-makes-mets-pete-alonso-intentions-clear/

As this past season was playing itself out I was thinking that Pete was likely costing himself money by going FA this year as opposed to signing L-T before it. That's all theoretical at this point especially since he only had one employer with which to negotiate last winter. But I suspect there might be fewer potential suitors this winter and/or that those that do kick his tires will be a bit more reluctant to bid as high or as long. Here's the chart I started this thread with nearly two years ago updated to include the past two seasons, and I doubt there's even any back of the ballot MVP votes for Pete this year. The good news for Pete is that he's not getting appreciably worse. On the other hand he's not getting any better either which implies that everyone has already seen his high water mark and that there's only one direction to move from there at a pace still to be determined. The initial comparison to Ryan Howard is no longer particularly relevant except to point out how pre-FA Pete never hit the heights of Howard, or those of other slugging corner 1Bs such as Freddie, Miggy, Albert, Votto, Goldschmidt etc. [avg age 29 OPS+ = 154.5] [td]AGE[/td][td]Ryan Howard[/td][td]OPS+[/td][td]Pete Alsonso[/td][td]OPS+[/td][td]24[/td][td]39 ABs[/td][td]122[/td][td]ROY-1, MVP-7[/td][td]147[/td][td]25[/td][td]88 G, ROY-1[/td][td]133[/td][td]Covid Season[/td][td]122[/td][td]26[/td][td]MVP-1[/td][td]167[/td][td][/td][td]133[/td][td]27[/td][td]MVP-5[/td][td]145[/td][td]MVP-8[/td][td]146[/td][td]28[/td][td]MVP-2[/td][td]125[/td][td]MVP-17[/td][td]123[/td][td]29[/td][td]MVP-3[/td][td]141[/td][td]-----[/td][td]123[/td][td]30[/td][td]MVP-10[/td][td]127[/td][td]-----[/td][td]---[/td][td]31[/td][td]MVP-10[/td][td]126[/td][td]-----[/td][td]---[/td][td]32[/td][td]71 G[/td][td]91[/td][td]-----[/td][td]---[/td][td]33[/td][td]80 G[/td][td]115[/td][td]-----[/td][td]---[/td][td]34[/td][td]153 G[/td][td]92[/td][td]-----[/td][td]---[/td][td]35[/td][td]129 G[/td][td]96[/td][td]-----[/td][td]---[/td][td]36[/td][td]112 G[/td][td]85[/td][td]-----[/td][td]---[/td]

I have no idea how you guys keep this shit straight in your head. Between the two there are 18 answers up there, 17 unique ones as you both somehow came up with Lastings Milledge for PIT/WAS (I had no idea he played for either). Of those 17 I would have thought of maybe 4, then quickly punted.

Edgy MD wrote: Despite his hefty physique, he was a terrific athlete, who could hit, run, and field with grace. In emergencies, the Dodgers used him in left and right and at first. I think he got opportunities to pinch-run and pinch-hit too. Faced Nolan Ryan as a hitter 11 times, didn't strike out once. OK he had just a single in nine ABs plus two sacs but still, how many hitters can make a no-K claim?* * the most ABs with single digit Ks is (shocker!) Tony Gwynn; 9 in 63 ABs - to get under five Ks we find Gene Richards with 3 in 40 AB - Glenn Backert, with 24 career ABs, is the first to call UNO! - and Tommy Helms at 13 ABs is king of the no-K club vs Ryan - Carlos Baerga and Juan Bonilla are next with 10, before we get to F.V. at 9

... the marquee matchups with Doc This is the one I'll always think of: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198509060.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198509060.shtml I was at a wedding reception that night but kept making stealth trips to the parking lot trying to keep up on the game via car radio late into the night. Check out those pitching lines!! Gooden was 20 y/o, 'Freddie' (Keith mentioned that moniker as welling IF AT FIRST) was 24

Yeah, part of his appeal, beyond just the white-hot start and the whole appeal among SoCal/Mexican culture, was watching a guy with a unique and obviously self-taught style. No textbook windups or cookie cutter mechanics for him. You figure those early innings had to have taken a toll. After pitching 18 relief innings as a 19 y/o in relief, he logged 25 starts/192 IP during his breakout rookie season in strike-shortened 1981. But then he went 285, 257, 261, 272, 269, and 251 innings while averaging 35 starts/14 CGs per year. 1987, his age 26 season, turned out to be his last really good one even though he'd hang around for another decade. By then he had pitched for the Angels, Orioles, Phillies, Padres, and Cardinals as well as two partial seasons back in Mexico. Was a longtime Spanish language radio announcer for LAD, he stepped away just prior to the playoffs for 'health reasons'. Will be touted as an obvious link to the last LAD/NYY WS in 1981 during this year's broadcast.

A look at the 90 minutes leading up to the 90 minute live debut of an experimental TV show now known as SNL, October 1, 1975 Hijinx, low budgets, unknown talent, skeptical network execs, uptight network censors, egos, jealousies, and doubt all ensue ... along with some drugs. Spoiler alert: They pull it off.

Yeah, Passan makes it seem like long term success is inevitable and sustainable. Tell me who's in the rotation next year first. Then we can talk about the 2027 FA class

Bob Alpacadaca wrote: Jose Quintana, free agent. Sean Manaea, likely will exercise player option and be a free agent. Luis Severino, free agent. Phil Maton, free agent. Adam Ottavino, free agent. Ryne Stanek, free agent. Drew Smith, free agent. Another year, another off-season of re-making the majority of the pitching staff on the fly.

And let's go LAD

Turns 26 on Friday

The pitching just done wore out.

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=177110 time=1729480369 user_id=119] And we're gonna be rooting for these punks next week ….

Now it ain't happening

Frayed Knot wrote: OK, it's not like Blake Treinen is some kind of untouchable stud. He can be had and we're one timely hit away from being right back in this game. Or maybe he's turned into one in the last few weeks. Hard to say.

OK, it's not like Blake Treinen is some kind of untouchable stud. He can be had and we're one timely hit away from being right back in this game.

Frayed Knot wrote: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 'UNIVERSAL BASIC GUYS' is going to be a no-watch show for me. In fact, FOX is giving me a whole bevy of shows that will be part of my 'Must Miss TV' list.