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If they really want to honor Jeter, they should make casting a really easy ballot look difficult.Jeter brought thrills to routine plays like no other player. He added excitement where there was none. Therefore HOF.
We don't really know if a search happened or not.Crane said he was hired to set it up for family succession, why would he lie? Do you think if Jared was the result of an executive search that they wouldn't say so?
So Crane himself agrees with me. His son got the job because he is his son. Again, it doesn't imply nefarious motive, he is preparing a succession plan for the family to continue ownership of the team. If Jared is good at it, it bodes well for the team's future.
(Crane) We felt at this time it was time for [Jared] to step in. I'm past retirement age, and he needs to learn the business if the family is going to retain the team...I'm not a spring chicken.
Yes you will. It is right there in his name. I'm just grateful McLane's kids weren't interested back in the day.I see no baseball background at all. I see a member of the lucky sperm club. He would not be considered for this job by any other team. That doesn't mean he won't be good at it, it just means he didn't get the job on merit.
If he’s needed, the car is in the ditch. If you can’t get 8 out of Greinke and Cole, then whoever comes in next is probably moot.Maybe, but Urquidy has had better stuff than any other starter. Hinch did not stretch him out too far on Saturday so he probably has some gas left in the tank. I can't imagine Cole would be good for much more than an inning on just two days rest.
I'm still upset we didn't get his little brother.I should have given that post the ol' #sarcasm.
But I don't think that that is why we signed Yuli.
I se Yuli and think about the years we missed out on seeing him and other Cubans play in MLB.Astros only signed him to get to his little brother.
That and what an unsung signing he was by the front office.
I also do not want to hear a fucking whine about starting Ross. Injuries are part of it, as we well know, and they had their chance at Urquidy in Game 4.Had Houston won game 5 by a score of 7-6 they would have a point. But unless Scherzer was guaranteed to throw a CGSO, the Astros almost certainly get two runs and still win. As it stands, Scherzer could pitch a game 7 against Grienke.
Now, if we can get a win at home... that would be nice.That's enough road wins. Time for the home team to win one.
For a guy in the witness protection program, Joe Smith's been pretty out there.I heard his real name is Bill Jones.
I think they were just goofing on my goofy comment.Oh no doubt! Actually, 99 mph exit velo is pretty damn good for an AL pitcher.
Exit velocity:The comment was issued after Springer's AB. Also, "a lot" is not the same as "all".
Cole 99
Springer 104
Altuve 58
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I hope our guys do not relax no matter who is pitching. It will be Ross, Hudson, Doolittle, and all hands. Treat Ross like Schertzer, and get after him.Absolutely. It makes winning this game even more important. There's a good chance Scherzer could start a Game 7.
He's never nonplussed.Is that the same as being always plussed?
I've been chastised here for similar comments.Urquidy has thusfar enjoyed the blessings of the BBGs and the Astros have experienced favorable results. We are grateful for these blessings and pray they continue.
My stomach ulcers are having babies.Mine too; and, they have their own stomach ulcers.
Poor spelling?That or threatening to commit mass murder.
verlander deserved betterHe usually does.
I can't believe Reddick didn't dive for that.I can't believe he's still throwing hittable pitches 0-2.
I just heard that Soto is only 20. He’s likely to get older though.He making me older, that's for sure.
Unfortunately you're going out of my range of study, as my specialty is more in American folk, blues, and roots musics, although I did spend a semester working toward my Masters in Presidential History. You just KNOW that Abraham Lincoln loved to eat pussy. Am I right?So Gore Vidal was full of shit?
Sit down, meat!That phrase also works for chili pie!
LaMayWho.That's it!
they chant MVP for LeMahew (yeah that is spelled wrong and I don't care)I think it's MayWho.
That sucks for C.C. if it's his last go. Bummer way to end a good career. But you know what? Fuck the Yankees.We just witnessed the end of a great career. And fuck the Yankees.
A lot of empty seats down in multimillionaire’s row...People are afraid Rudy will show up and they don't want to be photographed near him.
Following that train of thought, it should be Cole Saturday (if necessary) and all hands on deck (including Verlander, Greinke, and probably even Cole) on Sunday (if necessary)If the Astros can win one of the next two games, I would think Cole gets Sunday on normal rest, if necessary and Johnny Allstaff on Saturday.
Hope so on both points.I'm hoping Tanaka Tonic is just the thing for what ails Yordan. He can catch up to the fastball and pull the breaking pitch into the upper deck.
I’m listening to John Coltrane on my turntable.I've got him going on my reel to reel. Mix tape with cuts from Giant Steps, some of his early Prestige stuff, and A Love Supreme. It's mixed in with some other post-bop / hard bop along with some Miles.
Another delay as Yankee fans throwing crap on to the fieldWFiBs
Cole at 112 pitches.I would guess Harris in the 8th, although Cole still had plenty of velo.
Dammit.That was the kind of ground ball the coach hits with a fungo bat to the new kids playing ss and 2b to teach them to turn two.
Gidp.
They need to stop swinging at that slop off the plate....and start swinging at the slop over the middle of the plate.
He is underrated in his ability to stay on the 10 day IL for more than 10 days at a time.He's underrated at being overrated. He's way more overrated than people think he is.
Gardner is the human embodiment of male genitalia.No, he's just a dick.
Tucker and Straw are not comparable in terms of speed. Straw is top 5 in the league. Tucker is 8th on his team. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprint_speed_leaderboardTucker is like a giraffe, you're amazed that he can run as fast as he does. Straw is more like a transporter beam; you see a flicker at the beginning, a vague blur in between, and a flicker back to solid form at the end.
Yo tambien.Digested, however, is some time away...
Nervous as hell.
Point of fact:Mine certainly didn't.
No muscle car in 1979 ever saw the inside of a jiffy lube.
Ditto. I'm real Zen about shit when it isn't happening and then I can't stop moving. Texifornia's comment about watching in a reflected window is just too perfect.Then I find myself yelling at the window: "what the fuck are you running to third base for ?!!!"; a second later I'm all "oh yea, right...just cool down for fuck's sake!"
That was inexcusable.That pitch should have been ordering tacos at Torchy's.
Alvarez has to protect there.He really struggles with two strikes, not unusual for a rookie.
Fuck the Brewers, because fuck Bud Selig.Until the end of time.
Because Judge and that other guy got hurt?Also Sabathia got really old and fat. So, adversity.
Correa says he'll be good to go for the LDS.Oy vey!
Then he asked when it was.
https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1178072733126578177?s=19
George Springer pinch hitting for Mayfield with the bases drunk and one out in the eighth....aaaaaand gidp.
Scoreless 3rd for Miley.At this point, that's got to feel like a victory.
Vogelbach complains a lot.Someone took his vogel.
We are in the Golden Age, and long may it last.It truly is.
They're easing him back. Scheduled day off.That's what I had hoped.
ETA: He didn't get as many games in RR as they had hoped he would.
Is it absurd or fitting that this historic lineup is getting blanked through 4 by Kolby Allard?It's absurdly fitting.
Someday he's going to put one in somebody's Torchy's taco.Gameday showed a center cut waist high fastball. I said to myself "that one might go to Torchy's".
It is not Reddick v Tucker. Reddick wins that every time.No question that Reddick beats Tucker, but I don't think he is likely to be replaced on a playoff roster by Toro either. If Carlos is healthy, Toro probably doesn't make the playoff roster. I also assume Straw is in.
May be Reddick v Toro. I assume Straw will be in?
Miley gives up a leadoff walk but that's it in the 6th.At 95 pitches he's probably done. He can sleep well tonight.
Pineapple bomb ties it!It's good to see him sans damn again.
Urquidy strikes out the side.Clearly not quiding around.
No score.Huge improvement.
John Henry dropped the hammer on him.As steel-drivin' men are wont to do.
No, the ball clearly hit the wall and bounced over. It's a double. By rule.Gameday had it as a homer then switched it to double and fan interference.
Well over the tracks, across the River Thames.Ah! A Hard Bregxit!
Bregxit!!I can't see the game, but based on Gameday pitch location I'm guessing that Bregxit went all the way to Piccadilly.
Thank you for the pick-me-up, Uncle Mike!Positively avuncular.
Strike zone went from being a donut, to being four feet wide to being who knows what the fuck...Robo-umps for ball / strike calls will change the game for the better. I think.
I'd love to see the windmill dance a la Dutch Kincaid.Nice!
He's gotta be Mayday Milone, right?Legend has it nobody give up towering home runs like him. Let's hope the legend is true.
Diaz with a sac fly to plate Alvarez, Yuli to 3B...one out...That makes me so happy. Not only does Diaz do his job by getting the ball into the outfield, he puts into right field so he also gets the runner at second over to third.
Just lobbed it to first.When I played I couldn't reliably lob the ball to first. If I didn't put some mustard on the throw, I couldn't be sure where it was going. Unsurprisingly, I see a lot of those side-armed lobs pull the first baseman off the bag. Last night, the Padres' shortstop threw a side-armed lob into the dugout and cost them the game.
Those are Altuve’s runs.Dammit! With an assist by Blue.
Altuve lollygagged a throw and gave them a hit.Yep. I get tired of seeing infielders use the side-armed lob across the diamond. It's lazy and risky.
If you are talking about Reddick, he forced them to cut the ball to allow Chirinos to score.Thanks. Gameday lacks some detail.
Would love to see that in a game.I expect we will someday.
Perhaps he has been blinded by the white.
Have Bat - will travel.Dr. of Hitology
Threw him good pitches to hit.Interesting. Gameday indicated none of the pitches were close to the strike zone.
Anybody else worried about Osuna?I'm thinking he should have punched himself in the face.
3 pitch K ends the 8th.Hear, hear!
I really hope Collin hits his stride. I like the guy.
What happens in October?Oktoberfest.
McHugh gets 2 strikeouts then issues consecutive walks.McHugh is looking like an October spectator.
Strom looks displeased.
Rondon's kind of getting on my nerves.He must pitch better if he's going to make a possible playoff roster.
I cant wait to see the dugout tonight during the game.MLB list Maldonado on the 25 man but none of the other acquisitions.
......or a happy accident and new OWA slang. Ex.: Judge thought he had a homer but Marisnick cast howed his ass at the wall.
Look at the revision. Autocorrect took over.
I hope he hasn't scheduled any massages for tomorrow.Or ever.
Dammit! They're already out of (or never had) my size....and now they're all gone. I guess I won't have it after all. Maybe they will re-order because of high demand.
Replay showed the ball was fouled. Why Chirinos didn't bother to bring that up?Now that cost them a run. Somebody wasn't paying attention.
I'd take Julia burping the alphabet over Kevin trying his hardest.I'd take Julia burping the alphabet over most things.
I do not believe he was told that.It would have been unusually sloppy by the organization.
At least Canning didn’t get caned.You don't know that.
Wheeler to the ILSeems he would fit right in with this team.
Wasn't that Lebeau?I think you're right. No wonder they didn't hit him!
astros baserunning strikes again.At least he touched all the bases up to that point. So.....progress?
He's a sanctuary hitter.You mean like Quasimodo?
I'll bet Sneed can play first. I know Kemp can.Alvarez is the only one we know of who can't possibly, under any circumstances, play first base.
More like grade C.Whatever grade, it's a show that travels.
So what's that ground rule? Did it leave the field?It bounced over the yellow line. Unless my eyes deceive me again.
I’ve rewatched it 5 times. He charged it because he was deep, but Fletcher was three feet from 3B when he fielded the ball. Straw was 80.Fair enough, I don't have a replay available.
He was literally standing next to 3B when he fielded the ball. He could have reached over and touched the bag. Straw would have had to run right into him to reach 3B. But you’re right, it would not hav been close.You and I remember very different plays. If he, as you said, fielded it on the base then obviously Straw doesn't try to advance. I remember the ball being charged by the third baseman, fielded at least 15 feet down the line and thrown on the run and shortstop being nowhere near third base. Which is why I made my original comment.
I thought he was suggesting that straw run after the 3B made the throw to first because, as you point out, it was clear Straw would have run into the tag if he was running right after contact.No, not that it matters since Altuve ended the inning immediately thereafter, Straw had a normal second base lead and could easily have made it to third on the roller down the line. The third baseman made the play and the throw on the run about 15 or 20 feet up the line barely getting Springer at first. He could not have stopped, pivoted and thrown to a shortstop who could not have beaten Straw to third. The way I saw it, it wouldn't have been close.
Not worth the risk of attempting to advance to 3rd with 2 outs.The ball was a slow roller down the line. The third baseman had to charge it. Nobody was covering third. Baserunning 101: take the base when it is given.
Cy's description of his off season workout routine made me curious:I found this short video of one of his workouts in Alaska.
Just a personal note. I grew up in Lubbock and both of my parents were Tech grads and heavy supporters, so I know all about Rip Griffin and that history. But to me, Tech baseball will always have a black mark as long as they play at Dan Law Field.Dan Law died today:
Dan Law was my first baseball coach when I was 7. He was such an asshole and slavedriver (to 7 year olds!) that he turned off both me and my parents to organized sports from that point forward. He'd yell and scream and berate little kids. He demanded that the team parents pay for and build new facilities at a church, then didn't like it and never used it. When the Lubbock TV stations did investigative series on overly competitive coaches and parents in kid sports, they used Dan Law as the model.
I realize he donated a lot of money and material to Tech. Big deal. He ruined organized baseball for me and a lot of other kids. In my mind, any place that carries his name has a black mark. Especially a baseball field.
I hope you at least enjoyed the “massage”.I hope it at least ended happily.
I always wanted to do that, so I could say; "But, but, I'm eating it right now?"Kids were so easy to entertain back then.
The Daisy Red Rider. Glad I'm not the only one that tried that, and failed miserably.We would shoot at everything from the hip, like Lucas McCain. We never hit anything. Various dads told us that nobody really shoots like that and you had to put it up against your shoulder and actually aim in order to hit anything. We didn't believe them.
White stays consistent.Perhaps he wants to finish out the last couple of weeks of his MLB career on an even keel.
Our special treat was those (probably awful) "Mexican" TV dinners with those tiny tacos in one of the trays. If we had been especially good, we could eat those on the old folding metal TV trays while we watched The Rifleman.Hmmmmmm...now wondering if my father had a secret second family.
Neighbor, how long has it been since you had a big, thick, steamin' bowl of Wolf Brand chili?When Wolf Brand was on the menu (thankfully, not too often), my sister and I would beg to eat in front of the TV (with "TV trays", of course) just in case that commercial came on. Then hilarity ensued.
I thought that was the Wolf Brand Chili guy?Neighbor, how long has it been since you had a big, thick, steamin' bowl of Wolf Brand chili?
The sequel to Oklahoma.Performed by Kansas.
What happened to the team that used to drive the ball around the park?I think they're in Round Rock.
Busriders: What's the story on Sneed?Is Cy young?
I had hoped for a more dramatic game, but oh well. Two shitty games last night.You are most welcome. I've really come to appreciate how the college game has developed over the last few decades. The D1 Tournament and CWS is great sports entertainment.
And Texifornia, thanks for the thread and your enthusiasm over this tourney. It is an event I look forward to and the updates and info were much appreciated. I just need Texas to make it again so I can motivate myself to get up there.
Hey, Framber: quit grooving pitches!I was going to ask is he was pitching as bad as Gameday says he is...
They have to go through Rocker though. Looking forward to it.I am too. Rocker is one hell of a pitcher.
It’s been an enjoyable tournament all around.
If I hadn't been there from the beginning of the Skip Bertman era, andif you'd have told me back in 1982 (my senior year) that LSU would eventually have a major college baseball program that would win six CWS championships, I'd have laughed out loud and asked for some of what you were smoking. The bottom line is that great coaches like Skip and Coach Tadlock can buck the odds and build a perennial winner at any school. It takes vision and a whole lot of elbow grease.After the second CWS appearance there was a lot of talk about Tadlock going to Austin. The gist of it being: "If U.T. wants him, they'll get him. He won't be able to turn them down." When asked about that by media he said words to the effect: "My family and I are Red Raiders and that's all I'll ever say about that." I don't think Tadlock ever buys a beer in Lubbock.
Seems a bit paranoid and pavlovian all wrapped into one.This place is positively paralovian.
17 trips to the CWS and no titles. Believe me, it takes more than just talent to win the CWS.There are Tech fans saying: "this is the fourth trip, it's time we win one". It doesn't work like that,
Someone with options.I guess it will be Myles Straw, unless they elect to go back to twelve pitchers, then it might be Perez.
It was hard to watch. Very hard. Hope those guys rebound.Auburn's third baseman will play that one back in his head for the next sixty years or so.
Those games are Monday, correct? That was some good baseball by FSU last night.Sorry! You are correct. Bracket one plays again Monday.
A 1.785 OPS makes anyone look smooth.That's only because he's got White behind him in the lineup.
Too busy slurping that SEC dong to make any real point.SEC gorvelling is now rampant in all college sports.
Did Cam goof around with the Austin All-Stars (the '80s version) as Sheikh Yahbooti or something? Or am I mixing him up with somebody else?I don't think so, but I could be wrong. Isn't Sheik Yerbooti a Frank Zappa thing?
So did y’all catch Berkmans quotes on quitting his coaching job at Second Baptist. His candor can be refreshing at times sometimes it just makes him sound like an assholeCan you paraphrase?
The Explosives put up with some unbelievable bullshit and weirdness.Cam and Freddie are great guys. Very intelligent and very compassionate.
They're going to have a lot of newbie fans in Omaha this year. Congratulations to Michigan, Texas Tech and Louisville for getting in for the first time or in a long time. Note that half of the field again is from the SEC (Superior Effing Conference).This is Texas Tech's fourth visit to the CWS in six years. They were there last year.
Yeah, I’ll miss him but he was always otherworldly, always like someone between dimensions or whatever. He was here, but he kinda wasn’t, and now he isn’t here but he kinda is. I for sure have never known anyone like him and don’t expect that I will ever see his kind again.When I was in Lubbock, "The Explosives", a band from Austin, would frequently play at a club called "Fat Dawg's". I, along with my circle of friends, got friendly with a couple of members, Cam and Freddie, who would tell tales of Roky. Years later, they would tour with a resurgent Roky. Good memories.
Both match ups seem to favor the home team......Texas Tech just defeated Oklahoma State 8-6 in a slobba-knocka game and get their ticket punched to Omaha.
Ok State still counter punching, leading 6-4 going to Bottom of 8th...Now with the counter-counter punch: Tech takes the lead 8-6 at the end of eight. What a game!
So far, only one series has ended in two games.Florida State trying to buck that trend as they lead LSU 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth.
That Michigan-UCLA game last night was grueling to watch, I can't imagine what it was like to play. But I'd appreciate it if they would decide it in 9 innings tonight.So far, only one series has ended in two games.
UCLA and Vanderbilt playing against oblivion. Both are tied in the second inning....and now it's Michigan 3, UCLA 1 after two innings. This would be a HUGE upset.
Duke is really surprising me. I didn't see this coming at all.I don't think anybody did.
Thank you for this thread.You are most welcome. Lefty's right, it's 5:00 CDT.
Is the Oklahoma State game now set for 8 PM EST?
How far from home would White be if Straw was trying to score first?100 feet or so...
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Congrats to my Tigers for being selected to host a super-regional against Florida State. I must admit to being somewhat ambivalent about playing Florida State, and their venerable head coach, Mike Martin. I had the opportunity to meet with Coach Martin when Florida State entertained the Tigers. He's been the Florida State Seminoles head baseball coach for approximately 45 years. Despite his long career, and a bevy of College World Series appearances, Coach Martin has never won a college world series. I'd really like to see him win one, even if it is at our expense, because he's one of the realaly good guys in college baseball.Florida State destroyed a pretty good field in the regional. They do not look like a #3 regional seed. On paper, LSU should beat them. 'Course that's not where the game is played.
ISU tied it up in the top 9, but gave up a 2 out hit in the bottom 9 to lose 4-3. Entertaining.Illinois State put up quite a fight, but Louisville came back through the loser's bracket to win their regional. They will play the winner of the second game today between the East Carolina Pirates and the Campbell Camels. ECU won the first game 10-3 which forced the decisive game.
So the Walk Off Grand Slam by A&M might have outdone the 3 run bomb by Auburn.Wow! That's why I love this tournament.
You forgot Oklahoma State.Oops! They beat Harvard in the first round and face Nebraska starting right about now...
Correa addresses injury on wife’s YouTube channel:He may need other tests. If his bones are that brittle, there may be other issues.
https://youtu.be/tVKLVmv8RZY
I just saw them twice versus Texas, but they had some pop in that outfield also.Their CF, Brandon White, is Marisnickian in the field.
TCU’s inclusion is a joke.There's a lot of grousing over that. BYU has a legitimate gripe, but nobody really wants to deal with their inability to play on Sunday so they kind of got screwed and Texas State (I still think of them as SWTSU) doesn't have the recent history that TCU has. I'm also not sure why TCU is a #3 and not a #4 regional seed.
He’s just dragging a bass boat behind him.I wish he'd get a trailer.
Did not realize that John Bateman played with the Astros for six years. If I remember correctly, the promo on him as a rookie was his eating prowess, 5-10 hamburgers at one meal.I remember Bateman as John Edwards' backup. I remember the day the Astros' Buddies got to go out on the field and "work" with the Astro that played your position. I was with the group of kids that were catchers, we were hoping for Edwards but we got Bateman. As I recall, he was pretty nice and informative and he replaced Edwards as the favorite among some of the kids by the time we went back to our seats in the gold section of the 'Dome.
Since it’s the opposite of how the entire college season is played out? Besides leading to ridiculous pitch counts, a 3 game series is a much better option.I agree that two out of three is a better format, but the double elimination (not round robin) group of four is the next best thing. It allows for a team to recover if they run up against a lights out pitcher but rewards the team that wins its first two games.
Two hard-hit balls in a row for Yuli. Let's hope he's heating up.He just needs to stop giving a damn.
You watching these online or on tv?Online. Fox Sports Go is carrying the tournament.
What is this tournament you speak of?College baseball. Big XII conference tournament.
The bench is thin with these non-IL “discomforts.”Hinch may be uncomfortable with so much discomfort.
Nice!I don't recall that.
Did you see Reddick break the bat afterwards?
Reddick's 8-8 run against LHP ends with a ripped line drive to 3rdHe's been great against LHP at least since early last year. I was at a game in LAA last year and they brought in a lefty to face Reddick with runners and I told all the Angels fans with me that Reddick eats lefties for lunch with the commensurate razzing. Reddick put it into the right field bleachers and made me look good.
I'm saving mine for another Bud.I was thinking that Bud might deserve a more solid tribute.
Btw, “Admiral Motors” is solid work by the Gameday graphics crewI was just thinking about getting in my Admiral Motors car and driving to get some Safety's Tacos.
Bregxit!!I freakin' love that.