So Aroldis Chapman had himself a rough night in Minneapolis last night. Brought in protect a two run lead, he proceeded to go: Single - Homer (game tied) - Single - Homer (thanks for coming and do arrive home safely) Nine pitches in total, no outs recorded, with those last two hits both coming on first pitches.
Phils walk-off the Braves again. Atlanta scored twice via the L.L. rules in the 10th and the Phils answered with three before the Braves could even record an out. Braves keep stumbling every time they get close to .500
=Centerfield post_id=67490 time=1623352128 user_id=65] I'm having trouble figuring out if Billy is: 1. Jordany Valdespin. Good for a few days. 2. Mike Jacobs. Good for a few weeks. 3. Timo Perez. Good for one year. 4. Benny Agbayani. Good for a year or two. 5. Melvin Mora. Actually good.
Wheeler & Ian Anderson with dueling four- hit shutouts into the 8th. Braves go to their pen (A. J. Minter) in bottom 8 and Zach is PH'd for so they'll have a reliever for the 9th.
Edgy MD wrote: I'm watching on the radio. Did Alonso running open up a spot for the hit? On the contrary, it almost brought the SS right into McCann's up-the-middle liner. And now we're back to our 'illars leading the way.
I guess Pete wasn't being held on there (although the pitch earlier Ronnie said the O's were holding him) but that's a questionable move to send him either way.
I went to High School with a Stevie Wilkerson ... but this Oriole is probably not the same guy. The one I knew was a basketball player, and he was black, and he'd be in his early 60s, and, if his HS antics were any kind of omen, likely in prison.
So not only did TWO different hitters -- one in ML, one in AA -- miss bases on HRs yesterday, but both who did were 2nd generation players. Pittsburgh's Ke'Bryan Hayes (son of former ML 3b-man Charlie) missed 1st as he was checking if his drive to the RF corner made it over the 21 ft 'Clemente Wall' And the minor league offender was SS prospect Bobby Witt Jr. Now I know your daddies didn't teach to play like that. This was the first missed base on a HR trot in MLB since 1983
Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Gsellman: not an improvement (and I was typing that prior to the HR) Barnes: Not an improvement Drew Smith: Barely an improvement
This is turning into one of those games that I rationalize by saying, that if you're going to not hit, and are going to not pitch, and are going to not field ... you might as well not do them all at the same time.
Edgy MD wrote: HEY! NEW YORK CITY IS DOING RANKED-CHOICE PRIMARY VOTING THIS YEAR! If you live in Astoria, vote for Evie Hantzopoulos for City Council District 22. Her husband is a loyal Mets fan. A Greek in Astoria? You don't say!