Eh. I found it kind of funnyJoe requested a bouquet of flowers be presented to him. Vain asshole.
View: https://twitter.com/JRFegan/status/1397375242293678080
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-07-27/padres-chicken-san-diego-ted-giannoulas-petco-parkOn this night, the little chicks follow their leader past home plate umpire Will Little, but not before each stops briefly and lifts its leg, like a dog at a fire hydrant. A security guard picked up the last chick in order for the game to resume on time.
Thousands of children have served as little chicks through the years, most of them plucked randomly from the stands to participate.
Little chicks alumni include Tony Gwynn Jr. and sister Anisha. Giannoulas said he has had other ballplayers in addition to Gwynn come up to him to say they were once little chicks.
One of those players is former major leaguer Nick Swisher, whose 12-year career began in 2004 with Oakland.
“He’s the only player I’ve ever let pee on my leg,” umpire Joe West says with a laugh.
West joined the National League as an umpire in 1976, two years after The Chicken debuted at San Diego Stadium. They have developed a close relationship through the years, with West participating in bits on the field — and even offering suggestions for some of the on-field antics.
West is part of this weekend’s four-man crew for the Giants-Padres series. He was stationed at first base Saturday night.
The Chicken walked over to West in the middle of the sixth inning with a bouquet of flowers as the Petco PA announcer informed the audience that West has worked more than 5,000 major league games in his career, second only to Bill Klem in baseball history.
West accepted the bouquet, only to be left holding the stems when The Chicken pranked him by walking away with the flowers themselves. (The Chicken then returned to hug West.)
Behind the scenes, The Chicken took time to acknowledge someone who was instrumental in his career. He visited a suite to introduce himself to the grandchildren of Ballard Smith, the former Padres president who was the first person to suggest he actually go on the field to perform some of his routines.
That tying HR was by Andrew BenintendiRays walk it off in bottom 10 vs KC to win 2-1. Glasnow threw 8 shutout innings before Feyereisen gave up tying HR in 9th.
Back to winning ways after dropping a 2-1 decision yesterday behind 8 innings, 13K from Hill.
Yep, I thought that might catch your eye.Is that a lobster roll on the Sox one?
One can only wonder what's doin' inside that burrito on the D'Backs cap.Too much mayo
Every time you post about the Devil Rays winning again, it makes me hate them even more.Rays beat Royals 7-2 behind solid Mclanahan + Wacha piggyback start
First, wow, what an honor to host a baseball superstar like Shohei Ohtani on BART. We did not experience any issues on our end. We confirmed with Operations Control Center there was no delay for any Coliseum-heading train during the Bay Bridge incident.
Sounds like the Angels' buses got stranded crossing the bridge, so Ohtani hopped off and took BART.Ohtani was scratched due to traffic in SF. ANGELS blamed the SF Bart transit system.
the SF transit system clapped back and called them liars on Twitter
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4 million cars a day?Sounds like the Angels' buses got stranded crossing the bridge, so Ohtani hopped off and took BART.
As someone who lived in the Bay for grad school, I've always wondered why teams playing in Oakland would want to stay in San Francisco. The Bay Bridge has to carry 4 million cars a day, and can back up pretty badly at rush hour even *without* an accident.
I get it — I love San Francisco, too, but they have hotels and restaurants and night life in the East Bay. Reserve the entire upstairs at Chez Panisse for a team dinner.
Is it most likely a matter of the quality of hotel? I imagine MLB players want a 5-star spot. Are there such hotels on the Oakland side of the bay?Sounds like the Angels' buses got stranded crossing the bridge, so Ohtani hopped off and took BART.
As someone who lived in the Bay for grad school, I've always wondered why teams playing in Oakland would want to stay in San Francisco. The Bay Bridge has to carry 4 million cars a day, and can back up pretty badly at rush hour even *without* an accident.
I get it — I love San Francisco, too, but they have hotels and restaurants and night life in the East Bay. Reserve the entire upstairs at Chez Panisse for a team dinner.
Didn't NBA teams do this as well before the team took the bridge crossing out of the equation by moving to SF?Is it most likely a matter of the quality of hotel? I imagine MLB players want a 5-star spot. Are there such hotels on the Oakland side of the bay?
Probably a(nother) argument for the A's to find a new home, if that's the case.
That's what I thought I had read, but now I can't find it, and it definitely seems high. So it looks like I misremembered the statistic — 400k people every day? 4 million people a week? 4 million cars a week? Something like that. My bad.4 million cars a day?
I'm sure the nicest hotels are in San Francisco, but if I were the traveling secretary for a sports team looking for East Bay accommodations, I'd look at this spot in Claremont.Is it most likely a matter of the quality of hotel? I imagine MLB players want a 5-star spot. Are there such hotels on the Oakland side of the bay?
Probably a(nother) argument for the A's to find a new home, if that's the case.
No doubt, it's busy and I'm glad I don't have to navigate it daily!That's what I thought I had read, but now I can't find it, and it definitely seems high. So it looks like I misremembered the statistic — 400k people every day? 4 million people a week? 4 million cars a week? Something like that. My bad.
In any case, the bridge is busy, and a vulnerable bottleneck to the region's traffic. While looking, I saw that (pre-pandemic) ~400k people ride BART every day.
I'm sure the nicest hotels are in San Francisco, but if I were the traveling secretary for a sports team looking for East Bay accommodations, I'd look at this spot in Claremont.
I finally found a number, and it’s two million a week. So I was off by an order of magnitude.No doubt, it's busy and I'm glad I don't have to navigate it daily!
Four million cars just jumped out as such a huge number my brain ventured off into the movie Used Cars "mile of cars" storyline. It was a fun trip!
The San Diego Orsillo's are a fun bunch.Tatis with a 3 run home run to tie the Astros with 2 outs in the Top of the 9th.
Tatis should have been out and game over but the 1st baseman fanned on a foul pop near the stands.Tatis with a 3 run home run to tie the Astros with 2 outs in the Top of the 9th.
Paging @Brand NameThe Padres have to be the first team in MLB history to score in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, albeit with a huge asterisk from ManfredBall.
Can’t confirm this is the only time across baseball but can confirm it’s the first in Padres history. Overall, I did a ton of hunting and found two times/team games that got close, just were missing the 10th inning run each: 1991 Philadelphia and 1994 Cleveland.Paging @Brand Name
Judge had a chance to tie the game, but chased two sliders way off the plate and watched one right down the middle to end it. Deliciously pathetic at bat.Don’t look now but the MFY are in danger of getting swept in Detroit.
So they are on a mega roll and don’t plan to lose any time soon. JeezRays win 6-2. 15 out of 16.
Anyone who still doesn't think that the Rays know what they're doing are focusing on the wrong things.Blake Snell goes 3 IP, 5 hits, 7 ERs and 3 ks, season ERA of 5.55. Francisco Mejia has a 119 OPS+ and Luis Patino a 3.60 ERA albeit in 15 IPs. Maybe the Rays know what they are doing?
But but but ... we've heard of Blake Snell!!!!Anyone who still doesn't think that the Rays know what they're doing are focusing on the wrong things.
Rays win 6-2. 15 out of 16.
At least it's them vs. the Yankees the next four days.So they are on a mega roll and don’t plan to lose any time soon. Jeez