Baseball

[Vrede too]

Sorry about the Bulls.

Vegas is looking better and better.

Are you griefing Useless about it?
3-11 .214, worst in MLB. Lost 17-6 yesterday . 2-2 Top 7th vs Mets right now, gonna choke?

Yeah, they're definitely leaving Oakland.

I call the big one "Bitey"

Do they count the possum in the attendance numbers? Any little bit helps.

So the cats had a friend over?

That’s my new favorite Onion article.

The Coliseum is a national treasure

Aug 3, 2015, Rally Possum:

[Vrede too]

Are you griefing Useless about it?
3-11 .214, worst in MLB. Lost 17-6 yesterday . 2-2 Top 7th vs Mets right now, gonna choke?

Hah, I jinxed them, instantly. The Mets scored the winning run in the Top 7th, 3-2 final.

[GoCubsGo]

Sorry about the Bulls.

Meh, put em out of their misery.

Useless hasn't noticed yet.

[GoCubsGo]

Are you griefing Useless about it?

Useless remains silent.

It's golden.



Baltimore 11-7?
Were they supposed to be good this year?

[Vrede too]

Are you griefing Useless about it?

Useless remains silent.

It's golden.

https://mobile.twitter.com/cowboyJayT/s ... 2199681024

Chicago Cubs 11-6 .647 2 GB, 2nd in Central, 3rd in NL
Oakland Athletics 3-16 .158 already 9.5 GB, still worst in MLB

Baltimore 11-7?
Were they supposed to be good this year?

Too early for me to pay attention.
Baltimore Orioles 11-7 .611 4.5 GB, tied for 2nd in East, 3-way tie for 3rd in AL.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings

[O Really]

Looks like Useless won't have a team anymore. Meanwhile, Las Vegas gets another team of "Traitors." It looks to me like there really isn't any good guy in this deal though. The team stunk, but the fans didn't show up in droves and the city wasn't helping so the team stunk and nobody cared. New start for all. Maybe Oakland could manage to get a minor league team. Maybe the Las Vegas team could change its name to "Aces"

[GoCubsGo]

Looks like Useless won't have a team anymore. Meanwhile, Las Vegas gets another team of "Traitors." It looks to me like there really isn't any good guy in this deal though. The team stunk, but the fans didn't show up in droves and the city wasn't helping so the team stunk and nobody cared. New start for all. Maybe Oakland could manage to get a minor league team. Maybe the Las Vegas team could change its name to "Aces"

I like the name change idea!

[GoCubsGo]

I'm with this guy. They "upgraded" the lights this year.

[GoCubsGo]

Holy cow.

Cubs thump the Dodgers. Drew Smyly was perfect through eight and then this.

[Vrede too]

That sucks for the pitcher. His fault for not calling off the catcher?

I'm with this guy. They "upgraded" the lights this year.

https://twitter.com/mj_ernst/status/1649213424424062976

WTF? This is absolutely no way to treat the Cathedral of Baseball.

It seems there are a few of them:
Yankee Stadium (1923)
Fenway Park
Wiki search and even the Wrigley Field page don't say "Cathedral of Baseball", but there's this:

... Wrigley Field is nicknamed "The Friendly Confines", a phrase popularized by "Mr. Cub", Hall of Fame shortstop and first baseman Ernie Banks. The oldest park in the National League, it is the second-oldest in the majors after Fenway Park (1912), and the only remaining Federal League park. The park was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2020....

I think it’s cool but it seems like there are too many boomers here that want things to stay the same forever.

It's not like we can un-invent LEDs and computers. Any new lights will have this capacity, whether or not it's ever used.

They should invest the money on someone who can manage a bullpen. Holy shit

[GoCubsGo]

That sucks for the pitcher. His fault for not calling off the catcher?

It's not like we can un-invent LEDs and computers. Any new lights will have this capacity, whether or not it's ever used.

They should invest the money on someone who can manage a bullpen. Holy shit

That was the catcher's call, he had the play in front of him.

The LED's are new at Wrigley this year.

Put me in the boomer dinosaur camp. I didn't like it when they installed the lights in 1988 or the video board but they have to compete.

[Vrede too]

That sucks for the pitcher. His fault for not calling off the catcher?

That was the catcher's call, he had the play in front of him....

Twitter mostly blames the catcher, but some say the runner was safe, regardless. Then, there's:

Stupid pitch clock...........

Lol they really be blaming everything on that

[GoCubsGo]

Twitter mostly blames the catcher, but some say the runner was safe, regardless. Then,

I haven't seen another angle but it would've taken a great play and I don't know how fast the runner was.

[Vrede too]

Twitter mostly blames the catcher, but some say the runner was safe, regardless. Then,

I haven't seen another angle but it would've taken a great play and I don't know how fast the runner was.

An unintentional perfect bunt spoils a perfect game.

DavidPeralta
LF suggests some speed.
35 and fewer recent SBs than his career low numbers suggest not very speedy.
We'll never know, but it was credited as a hit, the only one of the game, not an error.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay/_/gameId/401471312
I think that's how ignorant Vrede would have scored it.
Smyly then got a pop out and a SO and was relieved.
Estrada got a SO to finish the 8th, then walked 2 in the 9th before completing the 13-0 shutout.

[GoCubsGo]

We'll never know, but it was credited as a hit, the only one of the game, not an error.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay/_/gameId/401471312
I think that's how ignorant Vrede would have scored it.
Smyly then got a pop out and a SO and was relieved.
Estrada got a SO to finish the 8th, then walked 2 in the 9th before completing the 13-0 shutout.

Regardless, the rarest of baseball feats, the perfect game was gone. A No No would've been nice but not the same.

[GoCubsGo]

Good stuff.

[GoCubsGo]

I wanna know what happens!

[Vrede too]

I wanna know what happens!

https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/sta ... 9208395776

You never know, these two hung out for a year or more:

Super Bowl LVII: Eugenie Bouchard reminisces about dating fan after losing bet
The tennis star agreed to go out with John Goehrke after the Atlanta Falcons lost to the New England Patriots in 2017

[GoCubsGo]

I wanna know what happens!

https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/sta ... 9208395776

You never know, these two hung out for a year or more:

Super Bowl LVII: Eugenie Bouchard reminisces about dating fan after losing bet
The tennis star agreed to go out with John Goehrke after the Atlanta Falcons lost to the New England Patriots in 2017

I would hang out with her every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

[Vrede too]

That's cute that the Cubs fan called the blonde immediately with everyone watching.

I would hang out with her every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Fat chance. Eugenie Bouchard upgraded to NFL QB Mason Rudolph by 2020.


https://people.com/sports/pittsburgh-st ... rd-dating/

Then, in 2022 former Mets pitcher Matt Harvey. Speaking of dumb headlines:
Matt Harvey spotted with Eugenie Bouchard after Mason Rudolph split
That reads like Matt Harvey was seeing Mason Rudolph, nttawwt.

This was followed by actor Jack Brinkley-Cook, son of Uptown Girl Christie Brinkley.


https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/genie-bou ... kley-cook/

Idk about 2023.