They just cannot find a bullpen combo that works. The loss tonight left them tied for the second NL WC. Brutal losses on back to back nights.Cubs blow a save and lose on the road. Rinse and repeat.
They just cannot find a bullpen combo that works. The loss tonight left them tied for the second NL WC. Brutal losses on back to back nights.Cubs blow a save and lose on the road. Rinse and repeat.
A feat his grandfather accomplished just once in his career. It took him nearly 2300 games to do it. Last night was Mike's 70th career game. Something to brag about at the Thanksgiving table, I suppose.Three home runs for Yaz’s grandson.
9 total hits in this one, the WAS/MIL game has had 9 HRs so far. I love baseball!In a much less wild one, the Rays in their super sweet devil ray sorta throwbacks walk off in the 13th against DET, 1-0.
The Nats used 10 pitchers and the Brewers used nine. That is pretty remarkable even when teams have extended rosters but even more so now.That WAS/MIL game had to have been one of the craziest games ever. After both closers got hammered in the 9th, neither team scored for the next three innings. Then in the 13th, Yelich homered and then WAS tied it again. Then in the 14th, Thames hit a 2 run HR and in the bottom of the inning, Hiura had a pretty easy throw to first to end it. He threw it wildly, a run scored and it was 15-14 MIL but WAS stranded the tying run at 3rd. Going back to 2009, teams were 569-0 when scoring 14 runs until this one.
And maybe the best part was that both pitchers at the end were J Guerra, Javy Guerra vs Junior Guerra.
Adding to how watchable this was, both teams are in the WC chase ... so it wasn't a Pittsburgh vs SD late summer who cares game.That WAS/MIL game had to have been one of the craziest games ever. After both closers got hammered in the 9th, neither team scored for the next three innings. Then in the 13th, Yelich homered and then WAS tied it again. Then in the 14th, Thames hit a 2 run HR and in the bottom of the inning, Hiura had a pretty easy throw to first to end it. He threw it wildly, a run scored and it was 15-14 MIL but WAS stranded the tying run at 3rd. Going back to 2009, teams were 569-0 when scoring 14 runs until this one.
And maybe the best part was that both pitchers at the end were J Guerra, Javy Guerra vs Junior Guerra.
There is some truth to this, but it's mostly been three games. The first one, a month or so ago, was the 'savages in the box' one and the home plate umpire was killing them, bad call after bad call and totally lopsided. After Boone went on his rant that game, the ump actually got quite a bit better and NY won the game. Yesterday was the second game, Maybin got punched out on a pitch that was never a strike, which he wasn't thrilled about, but the umps escalated it as much as the Yankees did. Today is obviously the same crew, and Cuzzi is behind the plate after he threw out both Gardner and CC from the bench yesterday, and the fact that he is doing a horrendous job behind the plate today isn't helping.Man ... the Yankees sure are turning into a bunch of entitled whiners.
Every borderline strike (or ball, depending on the context) and you’ve got someone in their dugout screaming profanities at the ump, or Brett Gardner acting like a toddler and banging his bat against the ceiling.
That has to be related to Boone. They weren’t like this with Girardi as manager.
Lead changes 3 half innings in a row:This San Fran/ Cubs game is fun. 11-10. SF in the bottom of the seventh.
Such a good team all around. I'm still amazed we beat them 2018 ALCS, let alone 4-1.Gerrit Cole is just a beast. Co- Cy Young with Verlander. 0.98 WHIP. Tonight was another typical 7 shutout inning, 12 K’s performance. And he’s probably their Game 2 starter after Verlander.
They weren't very healthy then (Altuve and Correa and Morton), and they're showing cracks again down the stretch, Correa onto the IL again this week and Pressly with arthroscopic surgery out 4-6 weeks. Agreed that they were the AL faves both last year and this year, though.Such a good team all around. I'm still amazed we beat them 2018 ALCS, let alone 4-1.
I'm guessing he gets a couple days offWhoa, just when you think maybe you have seen every way to lose in baseball, today the Astros were down 2-1 in the 9th, two outs, Robinson Chirinos up. Chirinos is 3 for 3 at that point and needs a triple for the cycle, and he doubles into the right-center gap. But he goes for third, presumably at least in part because of the cycle, and is thrown out to end the game.
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Giles is on paternity leave. Tough one to fake.I check in on the Dodgers and they only got 1 hit through 8 innings tonight. but then a shitty reliever for the Jays with a 7+ ERA gives up 3 hits and loses the game, adding yet another walk-off to their insane 51-16 home record.
Ken Giles exists doesn't he? is this tanking?
And only 28 years old!Gerrit Cole is just a beast. Co- Cy Young with Verlander. 0.98 WHIP. Tonight was another typical 7 shutout inning, 12 K’s performance. And he’s probably their Game 2 starter after Verlander.
deGrom endears himself further into my heart, having nothing to do with the nickname nonsense and just using 'deGrom' on the ridiculous looking white shirt, where you can't read the names anyway.I don't usually understand the objection to various uniforms. Basically, who cares? But these all-white unis are the stupidest things: you can't read the special player's nicknames b/c white on white doesn't read. For a look, go to mlbn, which is currently carrying a couple of games, including Atlanta v. NY.
Truly awful, the Yankees and Dodgers only play every three years and we get these monstrosities.I don't usually understand the objection to various uniforms. Basically, who cares? But these all-white unis are the stupidest things: you can't read the special player's nicknames b/c white on white doesn't read. For a look, go to mlbn, which is currently carrying a couple of games, including Atlanta v. NY.
Unless the kid looks like the setup manGiles is on paternity leave. Tough one to fake.
Still 1-1, going to the 14th now.Great game going on in Queens. deGrom just homered to tie it 1-1.
Your old friend Justus Sheffield has given up 3 runs, 7 hits and 2 walks through 3 innings.Heh, good call, walk and a RBI triple for Hechevarria (recently released by the Mets) puts ATL up 2-1.
Edit: Nope, runners called back because the ball got stuck in the fence, second and third and no one out.
It’s strange that he’s up, his velocity and control are both worse this year. He was getting hit so hard in the super ball PCL that they sent him back to AA and the minor league balls, but he’s even been getting hit there recently. Next start would be against Paxton and NY on Wed, we’ll see if they leave him up but I doubt it.Your old friend Justus Sheffield has given up 3 runs, 7 hits and 2 walks through 3 innings.