August 2015 Game Thread

[Soxfan in Fla]

How the hell did Rivero time that perfectly to catch the ball while his foot was on first for about half a second. Amazing play.

 

[shawnrbu]

Did the girl in the pink dress create her own seat right behind home plate during the Royals/Angles game?  Not that I am complaining that she is going to be on camera all night...

 

[LogansDad]

This game is awesome.
 
Edit: Great play by Trout to send it to extras.

 

[Soxfan in Fla]

Yup. Fantastic catch by Trout.

 

[LogansDad]

Royals walk off in the 10th though, Morales with the dagger.  This team is fun to watch.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Brandon McCarthy@BMcCarthy32http://twitter.com/BMcCarthy32
 
I bet Lorenzo Cain will be the first centerfielder to catch a ball in foul territory

 

[grimshaw]

The Giants just used Bumgarner as the first pinch hitter in a one run game in the 7th, and he got a hit.  It wasn't a bunting situation either.
Bruce Bochy - baseball savant.

 

[jon abbey]

This Cubs team is very fun to watch, coming back tonight from 6-2 down against the Tigers on a 3 run blast by Schwarber (1.003 OPS) and an RBI single by Rizzo, now tied at 6 in the 8th. 

 

[jon abbey]

And then Pedro Strop melts down like he was in Yankee Stadium again, 9-6 DET now. 

 

[soxhop411]

 

 
 

 

[DJnVa]

Michael Taylor of the Nats hit the longest HR in the majors this year at 493 feet.

 

[soxhop411]

Michael Taylor of the Nats hit the longest HR in the majors this year at 493 feet.

I would love to see the HRD in Coors Field.... Would we see multiple 500 FT HR's?

 

[E5 Yaz]

The Nats are promoting Trea Turner. How'd that deal work out for you, San Diego?

 

[jon abbey]

The Nats are promoting Trea Turner. How'd that deal work out for you, San Diego?

 
Worst GM in baseball, so clearly over his head. He reminds me of David Kahn's Timberwolves reign, both bold and idiotic.

 

[LuckyBen]

With Santiago at 40 pitches and 4 BB in the first, victorino whiffs on a sliding catch leading to two more runs. I can't remember him misplaying anything in 2013. He was in LF tonight

 

[grimshaw]

14 total bases for Cespedes so far.  Only in the 6th inning.

 

[soxhop411]

Who was the last team to be no hit and win the World Series in the same year?

Spoiler

“@ktsharp: Don’t worry Dodgers fans. Last team to be no-hit in regular season and then win World Series was … 1988 Dodgers.”

 

[soxhop411]

It's a HRD in the mets game.

 

[soxhop411]

SNY is angry.

SNY IS also wrong about the challenge rule

 

[mt8thsw9th]

The Nats are promoting Trea Turner. How'd that deal work out for you, San Diego?

 
What an awful trade, the Padres didn't even get a player in return!
 

On December 19, 2014, the Padres reportedly agreed to trade Turner to the Washington Nationals as a player to be named later as part of a three-team trade, in which the Padres traded Jake Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Tampa Bay Rays and Joe Ross to Washington, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay
 

 
Side bar, but Wikipedia sports pages are literally the worst things on earth if you want to learn anything about anything.

 

[LogansDad]

It's a HRD in the mets game.

Stupid local blackouts.  Denver is like 9 hours away from me, FFS

 

[soxhop411]

“@SNstats: No-Hitters in MLB
From 1994-2009: 28
From 2010-2015: 29”

 

[DanoooME]

If by some miracle Cespedes gets another AB in this game, with a HR he would tie Shawn Green for the most TB in a game with 19.
 
It would also be the first time a 4 HR game and a no hitter happened on the same day.

 

[canderson]

Who was the last team to be no hit and win the World Series in the same year?

Spoiler

“@ktsharp: Don’t worry Dodgers fans. Last team to be no-hit in regular season and then win World Series was … 1988 Dodgers.”

You should post this in a few more threads.

 

[soxhop411]

Stupid local blackouts.  Denver is like 9 hours away from me, FFS

MLB blackout rules are strange.

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

Only seven teams in the AL have positive run differentials. Their rank in the standings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and the last place Oakland A's.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Shave Victorino made 2 errors in the same game Friday night

 

[grimshaw]

Chris Rusin gave up 8 doubles in 2+ innings which is a Rockies record for doubles allowed (still no outs in the 3rd at this time).  The record for Mets doubles in a game is 10.

 

[soxhop411]

Can't embed Twitter gifs

https://twitter.com/MLBGIFs/status/635270594183888896

https://twitter.com/MLBGIFs/status/635270594183888896

link to tweet

 

[VORP Speed]

Rays with their 5th one run game in a row. That's pretty unusual, I would think. Win 5-4 tonight.

 

[rlsb]

Toronto outscores Anaheim 36-10 for the weekend.  The most number of runs given up by the Angels in a three game series in franchise history.

 

[VORP Speed]

Are these Pirate uniforms new? They're super sweet.

 

[curly2]

They're early '70s throwbacks they wear only on Sundays. And they do look great.
 
In a related thought, Jung Ho Kang was a great signing.

 

[daveuk]

Good match up on MLB.tv and WGN. Cubs (Lester) hosting the Indians.
 
Kluber perfect through 4 with 8K's.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Tito's guys have not run on Lester at all. I can't understand why all teams don't run on him all the time.


And the Indians tie the game 1-1 with two outs in the 9th. Schwarber has K'd 4 times today and looks like a pretty bad left fielder. Maybe they can slow down the engraving of his HOF plaque.

 

[nattysez]

Tito's guys have not run on Lester at all. I can't understand why all teams don't run on him all the time.


And the Indians tie the game 1-1 with two outs in the 9th. Schwarber has K'd 4 times today and looks like a pretty bad left fielder. Maybe they can slow down the engraving of his HOF plaque.

 
He is a catcher playing LF out of necessity and is STILL a better LF than Hanley.  
 
Bryant wins it with a walk-off HR.

 

[Arroyo Con Frijoles]

I ask my Cubs-fan friend all the time how he can ever support a rule set that makes a guy like Schwarber look so silly or takes him away from us all together.  Up the DH.  

 

[E5 Yaz]

David Wright homered in his first at-bat returning from injury

 

[Gdiguy]

David Wright homered in his first at-bat returning from injury

 
Unfortunately, DeGrom has had one of his worst starts ever, and is gone after giving up 7 runs (on 3 HRs) in 2.2 IP.
 
Harvey might not be the only one getting a start skipped this week...

 

[DJnVa]

David Wright homered in his first at-bat returning from injury

 
David Wright murdered that baseball.
 
He has such a pretty swing, which isn't something people say too much about RHH.

 

[Lowrielicious]

David Wright homered in his first at-bat returning from injury

10 homeruns in that game so far after 6 innings.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Cincy put up a 10 spot in the 6th inning against Detroit.

 

[canderson]

The Mets have hit 7 HRs tonight. Still 2 more innings to go, too

Edit: add one more. 8 total in a game, a Mets record.

 

[donutogre]

Bumgarner's off to a good start today -- 6 outs, 6K's. Couple hits already and a long second inning so he probably won't go too deep, though.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Bumgarner's off to a good start today -- 6 outs, 6K's. Couple hits already and a long second inning so he probably won't go too deep, though.

9 Ks through 4, but his pitch count is going to keep him from going 9 (chance for 20). 18 Ks in a game still has a nice ring to me though.

 

[donutogre]

9 Ks through 4, but his pitch count is going to keep him from going 9 (chance for 20). 18 Ks in a game still has a nice ring to me though.

11 through 5, but 87 pitches. Probably two more innings if they are quick, but that means he won't be racking up the Ks. Either way, between this and his shutout 14K performance a few weeks ago, Bum's definitely in a good way right now. 

 

[Al Zarilla]

11 through 5, but 87 pitches. Probably two more innings if they are quick, but that means he won't be racking up the Ks. Either way, between this and his shutout 14K performance a few weeks ago, Bum's definitely in a good way right now. 

A Bumgarner start has to be worth at least 2X any other Giants pitcher's start right now. Would be to me, anyway.

And Bum is out of the game!

 

[donutogre]

A Bumgarner start has to be worth at least 2X any other Giants pitcher's start right now. Would be to me, anyway.

And Bum is out of the game!

Bizarre! Oh well. 
 
Also, the fascination the Giants announcers have with this Virgin America seating section today is really bizarre. And pretty creepy as they keep focusing on this one woman. Way to go, guys.

 

[E5 Yaz]

White Sox have a Throwback Thursday Night
 
https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/637065220850974720

 

[soxhop411]

“@Buccigross: Miguel Sano’s 3rd-inning double was calculated at 425 feet and would have been a HR at all 30 MLB ballparks had it not hit the catwalk”