Frayed Knot

The move isn't official yet, but this would be the 33 year old Blake Butera. Assuming this comes off it would make Butera the youngest ML manager since Frank Quilici was a slightly younger version of 33 when he replaced Bill Rigney as manager of the Twins 71 games into the 1972 season and less than two years after his five year career as a Twins utility player ended. He'd manage them through 1975. Meanwhile, the present day Twins are being environment conscious by recycling Derek Shelton into their manager's chair. Shelton had managed the Pirates since 2020 but didn't make it as far as Mother's Day in 2025. But it's good to see him get right back on the horse.

Killebrew was a great power hitter, he and Frank Howard were perennial AL HR leaders for a time. But let's just say he wasn't exactly a fitness nut. The Seattle Pilots (and probably a bunch of other teams that didn't have a player keeping a secret diary) referred to him as 'The Fat Kid'.

Sandy is like the Jimmy Carter of ex-ballplayers: Carter got elected young (52), served only one term so was a young ex-prez, then lived to be 100 so spent 44+ years as a former POTUS Koufax retired young (30), got elected on his first ballot, and will soon be within a decade of 100. Has been a BB HoF'er for now 53 years.

And somehow Sandy wound up sitting two rows Behind Harry & Meagan for Game 4 at Dodger Stadium.

More misadventures in RF by Teoscar lead to the 3rd Blue Jay run. For those who missed the very beginning, their first two runs came on the first three pitches of the game.

Game #5: Trey Yesavage vs Blake Snell face off in what is now a best two-of-three Fun fact o' the day: Over the course of his 12 year career [1,271 G / 4,152 PA] Kike Hernandez owns a 707 OPS and has averaged one HR every 28.6 ABs In a non-insubstantial sample size of post-season games [100 G / 316 PA] Kike sports an 835 OPS with a HR every 18.8 ABs

btw, the Sydney Sweeney intro to game 4 on FOX might have been the worst I've seen ever!! Speaking in a breathy, little girl voice I could barely understand what she was saying. Acting ability and cup size are not necessarily related.

2-2 after 4 games. So the series is going to go back to Toronto. Best of three for all the marbles.

But an ex-Met did so that sort of counts. Great AB by Gimenez and good two-strike swing.

Sandy K. is in the stands and is looking pretty good for a guy on the doorstep of the big 9-0 (Dec 30) But he looked good for his age at just about every age since he retirement now 59! years ago. Has he spent the most years on the planet as a BBHoF'er? ... Probably. Some have lived longer but few (likely no one) have been inducted at age 37 and then become a nonagenarian.

=MFS62 post_id=207426 time=1761693145 user_id=60] Springer was injured (rib strain?) and may be out for the series.

I didn't make it to the 9th. Total time: 6:39 11 combined Runs on 31 Hits (13 of Toronto's 15 were singles) Pitchers / Pitches: 19/609 (an average of ~32/pitcher) 37 runners LOB Shohei reached base nine times: 4-for-4 (2 2Bs, 2 HRs) plus 5 BBs (four intentional, three with the bases empty) The beleaguered LAD bullpen threw 13-1/3 innings and allowed just one run (on 10 hits and 4 BBs) Nine relievers threw 25 or more pitches with Eric Lauer (TOR) throwing 68 and 'W'ill Klein (LAD) 72 And there's a rumor going around that when David Stearns saw all the pitchers being used he made six roster moves in time for today's game just as a reflex. Going to be interesting to see how the bullpens are used tonight and tomorrow cuz there's no off-day until Thursday and it don't look like rain in the SoCal forecast. Game #4: Shane Bieber v Shohei Ohtani

Not. Human.

Another Teoscar Hernandez game where he shows what a wonderful hitter he can be, and also how Not good at baseball he is otherwise. - early monster HR for a 1-0 lead - makes the 3rd out at 3rd base by trying to go 1st to 3rd on a ball that never left the infield - and now the Dodgers are -1 run on account of a great throw from RF to cut down Freddie at the plate, while the Jays are +1 run on account of a lousy throw from RF by ... Teoscar Hernandez

And now Max gets pulled after 4-1/3 IP so they can get a lefty in to face Ohtani who had doubled and HR'd vs Scherzer. ... and so he doubles off the reliever anyway and drives in a run. 4-3 Jays

The Dodgers certainly didn't want to see their stater pulled after just 4-2/3 innings. Not that any team wants that but the gulf between LAD starters and their relievers is bigger than most.

Game #3 at 8-something PM EDT as the scene shifts to southern California Max Scherzer vs Tyler Glasnow No word yet on who the between innings entertainment will feature.

=Cowtipper post_id=207316 time=1761493369 user_id=166] =Fman99 post_id=207315 time=1761488271 user_id=86] =Centerfield post_id=207313 time=1761485729 user_id=65] Speed up the game! Also, Jonas Brothers concert.

Coming off a lengthy tour following three consecutive hit albums [born to Run, Darkness, The River] Bruce is now the definition of a full blown rock star, a label which eluded him despite the critical acclaim of his early efforts. But despite all the money and fame he's also starting to wonder what all this success means to him in the grand scheme of things. And while his post-tour downtime is producing a number of potential new songs, the songs he's choosing to stick with how he wants to use them start to take some odd turns as the artist struggles with his past, his future, and with his current state of mind. Based on the Warren Hanes 2023 book, DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, on the making of the NEBRASKA album.

Today would have been a good day for a late afternoon WS game. But, no.

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=ashie62 post_id=207295 time=1761442617 user_id=90] =Fman99 post_id=207291 time=1761442230 user_id=86] I didn't realize people are against cancer.

I just rewound the 'tape' so as to check the time on that half-inning break: 8 FUCKING MINUTES!!! That's twice as long as George Steinbrenner's 7th inning stretch dog and pony show during which no one is permitted to leave their seats.

I didn't realize that baseball games suddenly had Jonas Brothers concerts breaking out in the middle of them. I think the last half inning ended like ten minutes ago and there's no sign of a new one starting anytime soon.

Game 2: Yamamoto vs Gausman FOX, 8:something first pitch ... depending on how many promos the network has lined up and how much Smoltz has to say pre-game because he never gets a chance to talk during the game