Edgy MD wrote: LeMahieu and Torres should be pulled for lack of hustle. Yes, but I'm not sure there's anyone left on the Yanqui bench. But it'll get better when Stanton rejoins the team ... oh wait!
Frayed Knot wrote: Cole faced six batters that inning and retired one of them. And Peterson, for all his rough start, has K'd five of the ten he's faced.
Eh, bases-loaded, none out, failing to score ... I've seen that from NYC baseball clubs often. But while I can't quite put my finger on it, there was something different about this one.
And to no one's surprise (certainly not mine) Edwin Diaz will Not appeal his suspension for goopiness and will begin serving his 10 game suspension now. And remember that it is a ten Game suspension, not ten days.
72 for me, nearly half of it on Kirk Gibson LAA/LAD Don Sutton LAA2000K Frank Tanana LAA/10W Chuck Finley ATL/LAD Dusty Baker ATL/2000K Phil Niekro ATL/10W Steve Avery DET/LAD Kirk Gibson DET/2000K Jim Bunning DET/10W Virgil Trucks
As mentioned by the TV crew last night, the umps check incoming closers before the inning starts because the game is generally on the line. Bottom line is they didn't, and are not going to, check him based on the insistence of the opposing backup catcher or his team.