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  1. Frayed Knot
    Gsellman: not an improvement (and I was typing that prior to the HR)
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    We're going to need to score tonight but we have two hits thru 4-1/3
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    Who was that masked man?
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    This game reminds me of the conversation from BALL FOUR when the pitchers were discussing grips a few days after Bouton had a bad outing -- 'So Jim, how do you hold your Doubles?'
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    =kcmets post_id=67299 time=1623196834 user_id=53] An exposé that the replay umps have money on the games would be funny.
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    Q: Gerritt Cole, have you ever used 'Spider Tack'? Cole: I don't know how to answer that. Me: I think you just did
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    I didn't see that call at 1st to be as cut and dried as G & R did. Now it still took them ridiculously long to decide on it, but I think the time to decide on the call was worse than the call itself. And we got to see what an inning looks like when we're Not playing defense the way they've been doing so lately. Two plays not made: McCann (should have been an E) and Lindor not making the turn smoothly.
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    Willets Point wrote: I don't know anything about Paul Williams beyond his honorary Muppet status. Basically he was a songwriter writing mostly soft-rock hits for the Carpenters [We'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN, RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS] and others [OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG] which in turn got him time on talk shows (Carson often) where he was charming and funny which in turn led to TV and movie roles which made him a star beyond what a mostly behind the scenes writer (he'd sing his own stuff too) normally gets even guest hosting the Tonight Show in Carson's absence on a number of occasions. The fame, by his own admission went straight to his head which led to many drinks going down his throat and many powders up his nose to the point where he'd host shows visibly drunk or worse leading to a downfall quicker than his initial rise. He eventually sobered up and resurfaced as the head of music publisher ASCAP and I guess still gives performances now and then.
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    And speaking of top prospects not always working out, the Phils bit the bullet on the just-turned 27 y/o Scott Kingery this past weekend and exposed him to waivers. When he skated through waivers (no surprise) he was removed from the 40-man roster and out-righted to AAA where he'll presumably try to find what happened to his career. Kingery, you may recall, was given a six-year/$24mil contract by the Phils prior to his first game in the majors back in March of '18 The 2nd round pick out of U Arizona in 2015 had himself a decent second season (102 OPS+) but then hit a buck-fifty-nine across parts of 36 games in the shortened 2020 season and has racked up all of 19 ABs (1 hit) so far this year. The worse news for Philly is that the big money has yet to kick in - hence the clearing waivers thing. He's making $6.2 this year and $8.2 next before it ramps up to $13, $14, and $15 for 2023-25, although those three seasons have team options on them so, barring turn-around as dramatic as his downfall, Kingery is not seeing any of that loot.
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    Mountcastle (have no idea what his non-porn name is) is coming off AL Player of the Week honors
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    Nice little cameo for Williams in one of my favorite movies from the last few years: BABY DRIVER Prior to that I hadn't seen or thought of him for years.
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    -- BoSox beat Marlins 5-3 (in a game which somehow took 3:38 despite being only 8-1/2 innings) in one of the only three ML games tonight and the only one involving NL East teams. -- Seattle sends Jerred Kelenic to the minors (AAA Tacoma) on the heels of an 0-fer-39 stretch which saw his ML BA drop below .100 And I note this not to gloat, or to try to justify the trade, or to claim that he's a bust, or anything like that ... only that, between the natural pessimism of NYM fans coupled with the eagerness of the working press to cater to both that and the ongoing LOL-Mets trends, there were a substantial number of folks who acted as if Kelenic's status of an ML superstar was somehow already established, or at least guaranteed to occur in short order. Maybe it will or maybe it won't. Still to be determined.
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    Are pitchers allowed to use sticky substances manufactured domestically?
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    Next game might be interesting as he'll be facing the Padres a second time within a week. You figure that has to give at least a tiny edge to the hitters. The problem at this point is that we're so spoiled that a merely Good outing will seem like a disappointment.
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    So you're saying that the pitch to Odor had a stench to it? I didn't stay up for the end of that one but, in reading the box score this morning, I see that, after the Odor K to end the 9th, NYY 3B coach Phil Nevin was ejected before the top of the 10th even started and that, following a leadoff walk, bench coach Carlos Mendoza got the same, so clearly the Yanx bench wasn't happy with the call. In the old days George would have thrown a fit (to the delight of the beat crew) and then sent game films to the Park Avenue offices claiming that the umps were "anti-Yankee". I tell ya, Steinbrenner and Trump are so alike it's almost scary. I think they even had the same barber/colorist. oe: just saw the clip of that called "strike" ... it was pretty brutal. 3-4 inches off the plate at least.
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    I take back all the nasty things I thought about you over the last five minutes Trevor.
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    He's facing the soft underbelly of the lineup too.
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    Has Lindor hit a curveball all year?
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    'twould be nice if the Pads stick with their mustard and burger colors. Just about every other team is blue or red (or both). Be different.
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    Tell the next guy to hit a triple Ronnie.
  21. Frayed Knot
    I jump in the shower for five minutes and youse guys let the shutout get away?!?!?
  22. Frayed Knot
    Billy McKinny: Hittin' Machine
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    Drury hit the Padres with his rhythm trick
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    Is Gary suddenly getting all soft on us by acknowledging the limitations of traditional stats?
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    The netting protecting the 1st base side stands in Philadelphia somehow got knocked down and the game has been delayed for at least 20-30 minutes while they figure out how to houst it back up. They've got grounds crew, vendors, and maybe fans for all I know lending a hand. The game is in the 8th with the Phils up 12-6 and the players look amused watching the effort.
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