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I think the plan should be to always have a three-man booth. When Ronnie is away, they can rotate in guest pitching-type analysts one series at a time, and when Keith's away they can rotate in guest batting-type guys. Among other things, that would keep them from these situations where they have neither and the substitute is both inexperienced and unfamiliar to the audience., but asked to carry water for, not one, but two seasoned vets.

I imagine the Nats don't have a sold-out crowd hungry for action. They could move that series to Fukuoka and there wouldn't be a whole lot of fan complaint.

Don's Dandies Jon Berti ®, 2b Miguel Rojas (R,) ss Brian Anderson ®, rf Garrett Cooper ®, dh Bryan De La Cruz ®, cf JJ Bleday (L), lf Jacob Stallings ®, c Jordan Groshans ®, 3b Lewin Diaz (L), 1b Pablo Lopez ®, sp

As analysts go, at least he's someone who knows the teams and didn't just drop in, and needs to catch up with the regular viewers. Sometimes you get a special guest in the radio booth (not naming names), and it's all, "I haven't seen much of Lugo, Gary. What's he throw?" Who else is currently on the payroll that works the analytical side? Blevins, Duquette, Recker, Zeile? Anyone else?

That seems like over-thinking it.

Assuming the Braves take the same number of wins either way, is it better that they... win 8-0 laughers potentially going into the Mets series that leave them, depending on your perspective, either loose, filled with confidence, and clicking on all cylinders, or overconfident, lazy, and not ready for a tougher opponent?; or ... [*]scatch out their wins in hard-fought 3-2-type contests that that leave them, depending on your perspective, either sharp, focused, and in playoff mode, or battered, tired, and unsure why it was so hard to beat a team just playing out the string?

This turned out to be a really impressive film, for a feature debut by the director, or for any film. It's also a heckuva showcase for Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall as well. As noted above, the story is followed by a documentary crew, but it's not always clear when you're watching the principals through the lens of the documentarian or whether you're seeing something else outside that footage. But while the self-delusion of figures flailing in their careers as they insist they're flourishing immediately calls to mind the absurd joys of This is Spinal Tap*, and these are funny, the film doesn't just wash itself in the easy pleasures of satirical sendups. While there's something you might like about these two horrible people — their devotion to a each other and to a faith that seems to be genuine despite it's horrible theology and open use as a vehicle for exploitation — the filmmakers don't flinch from showing you the real wages of this enterprise. You get to be a fly on the wall as the minister attempts to groom a potential victim, and you get to see the wife degrade herself time and time again, even as her whole brand seems to be about self-realization and dignity, ultimately choosing her self-interested path back to queenship of a tiny kingdom over the dignity of one her husband's victims. This moments were awkward, gross, and cringey, but you feel you feel morally compelled to bear witness anyhow. I did, at any rate. The film's greatest flaw is an unresolved ending, but for a story aimed at forcing hard conversations about The Evangelical Church, the Black Evangelical Church in particular, and Prosperity Gospel theology, the open ending forced our household, for what its worth, to keep talking about this for several days afterward. And as the fallout so many of the real American tragedies this film draws parallel to** is still happening, any resolution could feel dishonest. And anyhow, while the ending is open, it is still quite powerful. * I have yet to figure out how to type an umlaut over an N, as Spinal Tap's standard style indicates I should do. ** The main parallel seems to be to the story of Atlanta-based pastor Eddie Long, who had a church with 25,000 members before a similar downfall in 2010.

Sure, but not all religious holidays include prohibitions on certain activities, but I didn't mean to create a fuss. I agree that the Mets shouldn't cater. The cost of the matzoh alone would be prohibitive.

My favorite ring collector is Lonnie Smith, 1980 Phil, 1982 Card, and 1985 Royal. He would return to the World Series with the Braves in 1991 and 1992 but come up empty because the 1990s Braves did that sort of thing. He might have returned again with the 1994 Orioles but the post-season was canceled and he never returned after the strike.

A 42-year-old Carton went 1-5 for the 1987 Twins. He didn't see any post season action but did briefly return the next season to go 0-1. OE: Beaten.

That post is, like, the Edgardo Alfonzo Museum.

How do they do this? Do they honor trade-ins on tickets already sold in Atlanta first or do they start fresh? Do the tickets get exclusively sold digitally through Atlanta's sales department or can I show up at Camden's ticket window? As the Braves are the home team, does Georgia have legal jurisdiction? Will Atlanta fans doing The Chop be subject to Maryland racial harassment laws and ordinances? Would The Oriole Bird have to surrender his office to the Braves' Johnny-come-lately mascot Blooper? Would the Georgia flag be flown? Will Atlanta's retired numbers be displayed? If the Braves clinch, do Atlanta fans, as the home team supporters, get to run amok in downtown Baltimore?

With a small amount of effort this year, the baseball schedule could have been mostly accommodating to Rosh Hashanah this year, with the two-day observance falling from sundown Sunday to sundown Tuesday, which is already the most inactive period in any baseball week. Of course, observation of the prohibition on travel would still be problematic.

Fun Tennessee Fact: Despite playing for the Mets for just parts of two seasons, Greg McMichael saw the team stylize his name in two different ways on the b back of his jersey, with the small C in his name placed on both the standard baseline and on an upper baseline. [fimg=244]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/GxYAAOSw2KNhHTiv/s-l500.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=506]https://volswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/05/img_0692.jpg?w=1000[/fimg]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I vote for Philadelphia. We get to vote?!

Steve Henderson looks like he's starring in a seventies porno with that star over his crotch.

I think Baltimore would be objectively nice.

I didn't know Buck was an Equality Stater. I thought Nimmo was our lone Wyomingite and we'd have to use a shot of him laid out horizontally.

It would be nice.

Yup, in many ways a competitor with R.A. Dickey and Lindsey Nelson for the honor of being the team's most prominent Volunteer Stater. And now it's for the next participant to outfit a Rhode Island card with Clem Labine and Lou Gorman and ... you know what? Maybe let's not start with Rhode Island.

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It was, in a David Mamet-y kind of way. Stagey, in that every scene is in the confines of his two-room haberdashery. Most of the characters are male and bound to fates they can't escape despite a generally constant willingness to betray each other. Very Mamet-y. They grab at their own strings and don't know if they're playing someone or being played. Plots turn! Wounds burn! Hearts yearn! The gun that's in the first act is waiting to to go off in the third! Streaming now on Slamazon.

Apparently Diaz isn't on the menu.

Waiter, I'll have the Edwin Diaz.

Mark Cahna is a force. Hit Batsmen Endured by a Team in a Single Season 1) 1898 Baltimore Orioles: 160 2) 1899 Brooklyn Superbas: 125 3) 1899 Baltimore Orioles: 122 4) 1896 Baltimore Orioles: 120 2022 New York Mets Projected to End of season: 115.71 5) 1897 Baltimore Orioles: 115 6) 1891 Baltimore Orioles: 111 7) 2022 New York Mets: 110 8%) 1895 Baltimore Orioles: 106 8) 2021 Cincinnati Reds: 105 9) 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers: 104 10) 2008 Cleveland Indians: 103 12) 2018 Tampa Bay Rays: 101 t8) 1997 Houston Astros: 100 T14) 1894 Baltimore Orioles: 98 T14) 2021 Oakland Athletics: 98