Sanfran327

The only situation I want to develop with McKenna is a nice dram of 10 year BIB. We can get rid of pop-up droppin, bag over-slidin, bad-route taking Ryan any day now.

I made this joke in another thread, but it's more relevant to this one, so I'll do it again. 1,000% chance Melanie Newman says "gracias!" with a big, dopey smile after ordering her meal at a Mexican restaurant.

I've been a partial season ticket holder (well, part of a group that splits up a two sets of full season tickets) for the Caps for the last, I think, 3 years. October will be my 4th season. Getting to Capital One on a weekday is an absolute nightmare every single time. Fridays are the absolute worst. And I think Cap One is WAY easier to get to than Nats Park. Who thought it would be a good idea to put a stadium at the end of a peninsula? And it's not like 295, 395, 267, and 66 are full of after-work commuters at that time of day, right? It's enough to make me wan to quit the group. In fact, once Ovie breaks the record or retires, I intend to. The fact that it's easier to get from Herndon to Baltimore on a weekday than it is to get from Herndon to downtown DC is absurd. The things we do as fans... Hope your phone situation is resolved swiftly, Frobby. How frustrating.

Can I be #12?

How was I supposed to know we were on a streak like this without Melanie Newman talking about it every 37 seconds? 1000% she says “Gracias” after ordering her meal at a Mexican restaurant.

McKenna just bothers me in general. Reminds me of Baker Mayfield, who also annoys me.

AMF!

I think Hyde probably learned a lesson tonight. I don’t think we’re going to see Kimbrell in many save situations for a little while. And I do wonder if he could be heading to the IL.

I saw a lot of comments in the game threads about how the Yankees can't hit, but they have playoff caliber pitching (in some spots). Yes, their closer throws a whiffle ball. Their starters can be feast or famine (depending on which side of the fence you're on). Prob 2 or 3 other very nice bullpen arms, including the most Bronx baseball name of all time, Ron Marinaccio. Ronnie Uncle Jimmy probably grew up breaking windows playing stick ball on Wilson Avenue. Anyway... Playoff caliber pitching with a somewhat toothless lineup could be great experience for us throughout the season. They'll continue to win games against bad teams and hang around in the division race all year, so each matchup we have with them will have some mild playoff intensity to it. In short, the Yankees could be a fun simulator for us this year. Finally, they're good for something.

Every single one of them.

Ball game? Two shutouts in a row? Will we score again this week/month/season?

Best pure hitter on the team.

Every now and then I'll look at my CC charges and check what I've spent on a sporting event. I don't do it often, because it's depressing. First game I took my 2 older boys to in the 2022 season got up around $700 with the tickets (200 level, but not the real club or a suite), snacks, actual food, adult beverages for me and my wife, and souvenirs. IIRC, tickets were about 40% of the overall cost. We don't go to as many games as I'd like to, but that's probably a good thing. I like to pretend I'll retire some day.

Obviously, the bit about me and you tossing 2 shut out innings was a joke. But the fact that our two worst bullpen arms went out and had 3 clean innings tells me just how flat the bats were for them last night. Again, I don't want to take away from Baumann, but we know who he is at this point. I don't think last night changes anything for him or anyone's perception of who he is, which at the moment, is probably the next guy in line to get cut when Means returns.

You said "no kid gloves, just let him pitch", which, no matter how much back tracking you want to do, is a very haphazard (really just a nice way of saying stupid) approach to handing a pitcher in his situation.