7/7/2023 Oakland @ Boston - Hey, Let's Find The Stroke!
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Tower of Power, nice.
Whenever I hear that band's name, it reminds me of the episode of The White Shadow where the team sings in the shower and they sound good, so they form a singing group called Shower of Power.
https://19thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/02/42-white-shadow.html
Game 89
How does it feel when we find the stroke? Grand!
A sixth run seventh. Our bats awoke and,
like a comic who sees every joke land,
or a chart-topping indie rock folk band,
or Adam Duval before the broke hand,
the hits kept coming! No time to choke. Stand
tall. Play the same brand of ball. Beat Oakland.
How does it feel when we find the stroke? Grand!
A sixth run seventh. Our bats awoke and,
like a comic who sees every joke land,
or a chart-topping indie rock folk band,
or Adam Duval before the broke hand,
the hits kept coming! No time to choke. Stand
tall. Play the same brand of ball. Beat Oakland.
That's not how baseball works. By that standard, the A's have already completely humiliated the Braves by winning a series against them, and thoroughly embarrassed Tampa by beating them 2 out of 4.
They are bad, but they are major leaguers trying their hardest. They have already beaten much better teams than ours multiple times.
I immediately thought the video was in reference to 1989 and the Loma Prieta earthquake and the Nimitz Freeway (880), probably the most damaged roadway in a natural disaster. I also thought it was Earth, Wind and Fire singing. Got it all wrong. Don't take the green and gold lightly though. Kotsay has them playing better. They won 7 straight then lost 8 straight just a bit ago in June.
Marvelous, weird rhyme pattern. Lotsa fun.
As was the seventh inning of last night's game. I reckoned that after we'd declared Hernandez done and gone (me, too) he'd get a big hit.
May the "awakening" continue!
The Tower of Power horn section was featured on many excellent albums. Two of my favorites are Feats Don't Fail Me Now and Waiting For Columbus.
I'll be in the house tonight, the Red Sox are my main AL team, always have been, the A's are my other American League team, have always like them, first team to wear white cleats back when they were the Kansas City Athletics before they moved to Oakland in 1968.
Best uniforms in baseball.
The team itself; not so much.
Best uniforms in baseball.
The team itself; not so much.
I once had a phone conversation with Charlie Finley about making orange baseballs. Fascinating guy, and pretty much certifiably nuts.
Who are the other planned starters this series? The official Sox MLB site has Paxton tomorrow and TBD for Sunday. Another BP game? A sweep would be nice, especially against the worst team in the league... but the Sox rotation right now is screwed and it's gotta be exhausting the pen
1. Tony Kemp (L) 2B
2. Jordan Diaz (R) DH
3. Ryan Noda (L) 1B
4. Brent Rooker (R) LF
5. JJ Bleday (L) CF
6. Jace Peterson (L) 3B
7. Shea Langeliers (R) C
8. Seth Brown (L) RF
9. Tyler Wade (L) SS
Long (LHP) v Bernardino
2. Jordan Diaz (R) DH
3. Ryan Noda (L) 1B
4. Brent Rooker (R) LF
5. JJ Bleday (L) CF
6. Jace Peterson (L) 3B
7. Shea Langeliers (R) C
8. Seth Brown (L) RF
9. Tyler Wade (L) SS
Long (LHP) v Bernardino
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well, when your rotation has turned into an episode of M*A*S*H because of the amount of injuries.....
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v605dDOO-Dw
Blacked out of A's games. Thanks MLB.
Duvall with a sixth sense.
Duvall getting a lot of love as the best jump of the year on the short fly ball to left.
Duvall with a sixth sense.
Duvall getting a lot of love as the best jump of the year on the short fly ball to left.
So, two bullpen games are baseball's version of suicide, but at least it will be painless?
Caleb Ort had grown his hair out for a year and a half, cut it off yesterday and donated it.
I don't know what to do with this information, but I don't think it makes me more excited to watch him pitch this weekend.
I don't know what to do with this information, but I don't think it makes me more excited to watch him pitch this weekend.
View: https://twitter.com/chriscotillo/status/1677406780207374339?s=46
My money is that he does not.
Estery Ruiz to the IL with a shoulder subluxation. Stolen base leader in the majors.
Also this, A's trying a little I guess:
View: https://twitter.com/redsoxstats/status/1677396276235608076?s=46&t=NzhJdVHaeYEVgVKc5A-0Qw
Also this, A's trying a little I guess:
View: https://twitter.com/redsoxstats/status/1677396276235608076?s=46&t=NzhJdVHaeYEVgVKc5A-0Qw
The A’s lineup looks like the fake baseball teams from video games that didn’t have permission from MLB. Tommy Spitball. Doubles McGee. Bert Ruth.
...where they ain't. Sox did a marvelous job of that yesterday in the six run inning. Hope we don't make up for it with a bunch of atom balls tonight.
Duran? Leading off? Against a lefty?
1. Jarren Duran (L) LF
2. Justin Turner (R) DH
3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
4. Adam Duvall (R) CF
5. Alex Verdugo (L) RF
6. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B
7. Triston Casas (L) 1B
8. Connor Wong (R) C
9. Yu Chang (R) SS
1. Jarren Duran (L) LF
2. Justin Turner (R) DH
3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
4. Adam Duvall (R) CF
5. Alex Verdugo (L) RF
6. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B
7. Triston Casas (L) 1B
8. Connor Wong (R) C
9. Yu Chang (R) SS
Some day we'll make a list of all the times Ort wasn't DFA'd instead of (fill in the blank)
There are four LHP in the bullpen currently with at least one more coming off the IL soon. Sherriff is extremely redundant, unnecessary, and no big loss.
