Frayed Knot

Dom avoids the dreaded 3 GiDPs in a (five?) AB span. But then McCann picks him up.

In my younger days I'd conflate him and Bluemoon Odom. I'll take black RH AL pitchers with cool/odd nicknames for $600 Alex

NYM pitchers have K'd Tatis five times in six ABs so far this series.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It shouldn't be taboo for emus eat chickens! After all, we eat mammals. But not primates. Unless you've got any tasty Lemur recipes you might want to share.

I wonder if Keith is going to call Musgrove Musgrave the whole game or only part of it.

and that's why

HBPs to leadoff batters with 0-2 counts on them are a gift from the OBP fairies.

Two out of three is a big deal in this series. Let's not leave it up to tomorrow and some non-deStroman pitcher.

First ML HR for Detroit's Daz (son of Mike) Cameron on Friday night. The former 1st round draft pick from 2015 (37th overall by Houston) has 65 ML ABs for the Tigers since being called up in 2020

Until Jake got pulled. Then it got quiet. Then it got tense, even mildly testy. Chatted up an old usher while waiting to reenter our section following a mid-Castro beer run, and he was all, "I bet Ronnie and Keith are going BONKERS right now." I didn't disagree. Only Keith, no Ronnie last night ... and not really. The thing was, they could see a dugout discussion with the trainer prior to JdG disappearing into the clubhouse. iow, it wasn't the usual handshakes/pat on the ass/"you're done" kind of transition so they knew, or at least suspected, that something else was up. ... and then, man, does the home crowd welcome Diaz these days. All games should start with Jake and end with "Narco"-- preferably while dancing with your amped-up kid (or a borrowed one)-- and silly, silly sliders/absurdly-fast high fastballs. Yeah, lost in all the pre-, during-, and post-game JdG drama, was how efficiently on point Diaz was, and for the most part has been all season. Coming in for a four-out save with just a one-run lead and inheriting maybe the league's fastest runner on 1st (whoops, now he's on 2nd), he closed it out facing (as it turned out) five hitters with a minimum of added angst. And not just any five hitters but 1 thru 5 in a tough lineup including two top stars in Tatis & Machado, plus three more than decent hitters Pham, Croenworth & Hosmer, all of whom qualify (at least in this era) as very tough-to-K guys. Hosmer, in particular, gave him a tough battle by fouling off some bastard pitches. The result was a quite tidy: five guys, four outs, two Ks, 16 pitches, two fair balls. All of which, btw, only partially makes up for what is a truly questionable haircut choice by our closer.

Anthony Desclafani throws a complete game (ask your parents, kids) 2-hitter for a 1-0 SFG win over the Nats. A Buster Posey HR was the lone run. And, as Gary mentioned, Max Scherzer was pulled early due to an injury. Marlins lead the Braves 4-3 in bottom 8th

D ASS, D ASS

If your name is William McKinney, shouldn't you wear #25?

There's not a higher league he can get promoted to, is there?

The upper deck ushers were signaling for a balk on that one.

Double your pleasure, double your fun. btw, when I was typingoutthe above message on my phone, the suggested word offered for after that second 'your was anus. I don't think i want to know how it came up with that one

And I thought Myers had a good jump.

I remember Gary Carter doing that [1-2-3 DP] against Lamarr Hoyt in a 1st inning situation back in '85 ... and the Mets never came close to scoring again that night

Not a very good slide

35 pitches thru 3 (good = <45) despite 5 of the 9 outs via Ks

This has a 'Biggest Game of the Year' kind of feel to it. ...tough team w/big stars, first home game in a while, biggest home attendance in nearly two years, ...

While we've got our hands full with the Spanish Fathers ... - the Braves (4.0 G out) head to Miami (-7.0) for an in-division series - the Nats (-7.0) spend the weekend hosting the NL's-best SF Giants - while the Phillies (2nd place, -3.5) have an odd Friday off-day prior to a two-game jaunt to the Bronx on Sat & Sun

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I guess Keith finally got vaccinated? And his free supply of Just For Men has run out.

I was at the game for one of Mays' early NYM HRs, but I don't remember if it was this one or slightly later.

Edgy MD wrote: What the hell, Sadecki? They give you a four run lead and you walk Fran X. Healy? It was 1972. Healy was pretty much the weakest hitter in the league, and you walk him twice? Sadecki probably got distracted because Healy was yapping so much and wouldn't shut up during the whole AB