Yeah, have to wonder who lobbied to get that one in, 3 innings no matter the lead.
7/8/2023 Oakland @ Boston - Nothing But Squib Cakes!
- Thread starter JohnnyTheBone
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Pina grounded out. Thomas struck out. Allen popped up. Thomas had to go get another bat after breaking one so maybe that threw you off?
Rice looks like he has been wearing that suit his whole life and Pap looks like he borrowed his jacket a minute before they turned on the camera.
Got it. I was watching the Reds vs Brewers on the side so probably missed it.
Noticed that too. Strange, considering covering first is drilled into pitchers from 13u on.
Cora also said he wants Martin and Jansen to pitch before the break, so if they can just piece together the pen until the 8th inning they should be good.
Verdugo has a solid case for making the All-Star team.
Duran actually has a better case. He's got an .885 OPS in 229 at-bats, with 17 steals.
When his BABIP drops down, his numbers will fall, but as of right this minute, he probably should be on the All-Star team. Going into today, the only AL hitters who had higher OPS than .885 are Ohtani, Seager, Robert, and Diaz.
I really don't care about the All-Star team selections, but as of now, sure seems like he deserves it.
Duran actually has a better case. He's got an .885 OPS in 229 at-bats, with 17 steals.
When his BABIP drops down, his numbers will fall, but as of right this minute, he probably should be on the All-Star team. Going into today, the only AL hitters who had higher OPS than .885 are Ohtani, Seager, Robert, and Diaz.
I really don't care about the All-Star team selections, but as of now, sure seems like he deserves it.
MFY and TOR tied for the final WC spot. We just need to play them the rest of the season.
Game 90
The box score! The standings! For goodness sake.
The whole Sox lineup has started to rake,
hitting all too well like Taylor hit Jake.
We’re leaving some shellshocked teams in our wake.
Other contenders are starting to quake
because a wild card spot is at stake.
We’re on the rise like sone kind of sea snake
about to strike from the depths of the lake.
Only two games back. We’ll be hard to shake.
Playing the A’s has been a piece of cake,
but those darn things are tricky to bake,
so we’ve got to pitch well, hit hard, and make
the plays in the field in order to take
this final game before a well-earned break.
Remember the words @JohnnyTheBone spake.
Let’s make the five streak real and not fake.
The box score! The standings! For goodness sake.
The whole Sox lineup has started to rake,
hitting all too well like Taylor hit Jake.
We’re leaving some shellshocked teams in our wake.
Other contenders are starting to quake
because a wild card spot is at stake.
We’re on the rise like sone kind of sea snake
about to strike from the depths of the lake.
Only two games back. We’ll be hard to shake.
Playing the A’s has been a piece of cake,
but those darn things are tricky to bake,
so we’ve got to pitch well, hit hard, and make
the plays in the field in order to take
this final game before a well-earned break.
Remember the words @JohnnyTheBone spake.
Let’s make the five streak real and not fake.
Your terrific poems have made this year's game threads must reading!
And this line deserved some love:
And honorable mention to whoever it was that said
DOB couldn't announce his way out of a paper bag.
And this line deserved some love:
Thanks Semper, you made me laugh out loud!
And honorable mention to whoever it was that said
DOB couldn't announce his way out of a paper bag.
Pretty sure that was Johnny the Bone. JTB and Lynn Rice are carrying a lot of the water right now but the rest of the thread members are being clever too. Big swing game today. 5 over .500 is a lot nicer than 3 over.