Marshmallowmilkshake

BOOKS! Good win! Go, Mariners!

Nido's first kaboom of the season!

Esco-boom!!!

And Nimmo steals his first bag!

Nido!!!

Booth is all over the punk Jeter for blanding down the ballpark, removing the glorious art deco home run sculpture and fish tank.

Nimmo blast has good guys up 3-0!

Hopefully Seattle helps us out a little.

Joel Sherman had an interesting column in the Post about the rule changes and how it will affect rosters. https://nypost.com/2022/09/10/why-mlbs-new-rules-will-bring-seismic-change-to-game-rosters/https://nypost.com/2022/09/10/why-mlbs-new-rules-will-bring-seismic-change-to-game-rosters/ I like the point Edgy made a while ago about problem isn't necessarily long games, but the dead time during games. Cutting down on the half-hearted throws to first is a good thing. Half the time I think the pitcher is stalling as he lobs one over to first when the batter is a step off the bag. I'd rather beat the shift competitively than through the rules, but this doesn't really upset me that much. If the larger bases are really to prevent injuries, go for it. I don't know if the extra couple of inches will increase steals, but I don't think it's that intrusive of change. Where are you seeing anything about the ghost runner? None of the writeups I've found are mentioning it.

Is it retroactive to that last start?

I went to a game in Pittsburgh in July and loved the ballpark. Would have been better had it not been overrun with MFY fans. The lines were so long that I didn't get food outside of a hotdog. I found a nice small museum near the fountain where the rivers come together.

So far the easy part of the schedule ain't that easy. I'm more worried about lack of offense than the pitching. Hi

=kcmets post_id=106298 time=1662256415 user_id=53] =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=106296 time=1662256131 user_id=119] Montes de Oca and Scherzer both pitched for Mizzou!

Montes de Oca and Scherzer both pitched for Mizzou!

That was an awful at bat by Voggie.

Rats.

Gary and Ron were all about that ice cream debate. That “everybody clap your hands” thing now grates on me. I swear the minor league team near me plays it twice an inning. Nice pickoff!

Booth giving McNeil props for holding back to draw the throw and making sure Vogelbach crossed the plate before getting tagged. Not sure why the Nats didn't just throw home, as they probably had a play there.

I've been to the FoD site! Have a blast! Where in Northern Michigan are you going to be?

Beautiful!

I didn't expect this to happen when I posted the comment, but Paul Lukas of Uniwatch used something I said about booing athletes for a thoughtful Medium post on the subject. The original post that drew the comment was about things we do while attending ballgames. I just noted that I haven't booed a ballplayer in years, since I wrote a series of stories about a minor league player -- and eventual Met. I spent time with him on and off the field, got to learn about and meet his family, and saw firsthand how hard players work and how difficult their lives can be, especially those on the fringes. I spent one game in a photo bin that was basically an extension of the dugout, and learned more about baseball in that one game than in a lifetime of fandom. Once you've spent time on the other side of the curtain, you just see things differently. I've had the same experience after working in politics. It's just far more than what you see and the people aren't who or what you think they are. Anyway, Paul was very kind to reach out and talk to me some more about where I was coming from. It's a very thoughtful post. https://paullukas.bulletin.com/some-thoughts-about-booing-at-the-ballpark?section=commentshttps://paullukas.bulletin.com/some-thoughts-about-booing-at-the-ballpark?section=comments

Otto gets some Schaefer for that!

Wayne calling it a “play of the year candidate.”

Phew.

Marte boom!!!