August Game Thread
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Dr. Sticks is operating! Triston McKenzie was sent back to AAA two months ago to try to recover from a case of the yips. In the 8 starts since his return, he has a 3.49 ERA and only walked 8. His line over his last two starts: 15 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 19 K. That included the hat trick against Ohtani today.
As someone whose favorite player for many years was Omar Vizquel, I really try to just root for the laundry -- especially in the age of social media, we know many of these guys we root for are really just assholes. However, I watched McKenzie pitch in AA and every time I hear him interviewed I come away more impressed. He's someone really easy to root for, and some of his pitching problems were a lack of confidence that he belonged in the same league as some of the great players he grew up watching.
As someone whose favorite player for many years was Omar Vizquel, I really try to just root for the laundry -- especially in the age of social media, we know many of these guys we root for are really just assholes. However, I watched McKenzie pitch in AA and every time I hear him interviewed I come away more impressed. He's someone really easy to root for, and some of his pitching problems were a lack of confidence that he belonged in the same league as some of the great players he grew up watching.
Lamonte Wade with a pinch hit, 2 run home run to give the Giants tge lead over the A's in the top of the 9th.
Padres score 2 in the 9th and 1 in the 10th to win 4-3. Why wasn’t Orsillo calling the game? Saturday FOX duty?
Braves up 5 on the Phillies and 7 on the Mets in the NL East.
Braves up 5 on the Phillies and 7 on the Mets in the NL East.
Nicely done, Padres. The billionaires of this country could facilitate that every day to the malnourished. And they would still be billionaires.
Cronenworth with the game tying 2 run homer with 2 outs in the 9th on Nola’s 117th pitch. Would love to know the last time a pitcher gave up the lead in the 9th on pitch 117 or higher.
Looks like it was down at multiple stadiums (raiders stadium) and RESTAURANTS throughout the US (TSYS went down and it caused a shit show it seems)
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https://www.ksla.com/2021/08/22/major-credit-card-processor-reports-nationwide-outage/
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The Phillies aren't dead yet because they have such an easy remaining schedule, but it's going to be tough. Losing this one is brutal.
Gem of a pitchers duel in Oakland, 0-0 Giants-A's, bottom 6. Pest Kemp with a leadoff double for the A's.
Second day in a row the Giants get a pinch hit two run home run late to take a one run lead. Let's see if they can hold this lead also.
Giants broadcast got the stat a while later that it was the first time in MLB history that a team erased a lead in the eighth inning or later with a pinch hit homer in back to back games.
This broadcast is the worst thing I’ve ever seen on espn. I’m pissed Boston has to play in this next season.
I had to research this to ensure it was true because it’s especially. First off, I found this fun game—both teams had a PH go-ahead homer in the 8th or later, only such game I could find.
Secondly, might be the case in Giants history as far as I could research it, but not MLB—the Phillies did it over the Pirates on September 11th and 12th of 1974. If the criteria involves the road, that happened too, with the Cubs over the Expos in 1982, September 18th and 19th. Cubs returned to this glory on August 21st and 22nd of 1985. Mets and Cardinals in 2002 had some fun with this, swapping these roles on 4/24 and 4/25; ditto Cards and M’s 7/2-3/19. Cardinals did it both dates 9/5-6/09.
MLB is keeping you busier than usual lately. It's been The Sox have been kind of boring in that sense this year.
Just wanted to say that I've seen your Tweets show up in some random places lately, like The Athletic and such, and I know how hard you've worked to get where you are and every time I see Jessica Brand pop up somewhere I get super excited for you. Keep it up!!!
You have incredible baseball stats mining capabilities! Elias Sports Bureau?
Some, or at least one of the games you cite involved home runs breaking a tie in the eighth inning or later.The Giants home runs resulted in them coming from behind and taking the lead in the eighth inning or later in back to back games. That's the record they apparently set today.
Why wasn’t SF RP Tyler Rogers credited with a Hold in this game? He protected the one run lead they’d just taken by pitching a scoreless 8th. Guy before him got the W, guy after got the Save. Neither MLB dot com nor the esPn credits him with one.
Rays have the same odds to win World Series as the Red Sox. And much lower than the Yankees.
Oh, the disrespect!
Simple question: Do you think the Rays are the team most likely to win the 2021 World Series?
Talk about disrespect: The Athletic’s weekly power rankings: 1. Dodgers (3 games behind SF); 2. SF; 3. Tampa. 4. Houston
Yanks are 7th, up from 9th.
They’re just trying to be edgy. We all know Yankees are the favorites. It will be an honor to just advance far enough in the playoffs to share the same field with them!
You are a step behind, VORP! It’s the Dodgers who are now the Evil Empire. They are ranked first over the first-place Giants. Yanks are just trying to stick to a budget. They want to become the Rays in terms of game strategy. No more Chapman in the ninth for your boys. Nestor Cortes is your kryptonite. How did the Rays miss him?
Got to work for the job you want to have.And I find it fun on top of that.
Thanks! This message keeps getting me pumped up…so I make it a constant grind until an RSN or ESPN or similar hires me. Besides, I see it my duty to give back to any amazing community, just as baseball has done to me.
Stathead and some good coding I learned this past offseason during COVID/being at home for 18 months. Someday it’ll be them!
All the Sox can hope for now is a one game playoff with maybe Sale pitching against a well rested and set up Cole at the Toilet v2.0. May Sale pitch the game of his life that day.
Fair. I don't know how much longer you guys can hold off this 1998 juggernaut.
Would top 2011 for best September ever if they can somehow keep the barbarians outside the gate.
Nelson Cruz is playing his first game at first base tonight, in career game 1,852. That is the 7th most games all time until having played first, trailing the following players: Dick Groat 1,854, Pie Traynor 1,906, Don Kessinger 2,030, Carlos Beltran 2,076, Miguel Tejada 2,122, and Goose Goslin 2,245.
Number listed is career games number in which they played first, not games until.
Number listed is career games number in which they played first, not games until.