[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

2 minutes ago, Philip said:

I’m a Scott too. I thought we were Irish but we’re Protestant so that’s ok

...Oppressor...

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

Surprised the ump called that curve a ball and wasn't fooled.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

That is the risk with saving guys for high leverage situations.  At some point they just flat out need work and that can lead to these situations.

 

True, he needed game work.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

Just now, Beef Supreme said:

Yeah, Hyde got this ass backwards.

but it's working out despite himself.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

3 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Wonder if Scott had not thrown so many pitches last night if he is in there. 

Yeah, Hyde got this ass backwards.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

1 minute ago, scOtt said:

That's cool! Love mid century Modern. Rob and Laura Petrie.

I used to host what I called, "Cocoa Beach Cocktail Parties," replete with all the kitsch, right down to the Blue Curacao.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

2 minutes ago, scOtt said:

Car show I watch, they bought a house/property and finished it out. Bought that exact chandelier. They put like Edison filament bulbs in. Looked cool as F.

Speaking of cool af

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

1 minute ago, scOtt said:

Car show I watch, they bought a house/property and finished it out. Bought that exact chandelier. They put like Edison filament bulbs in. Looked cool as F.

Ah, i figured it was an interior design show. I will have to see if I can find an episode online

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

1 minute ago, Pushmonkey said:

Just thinking of Hyde’s comments of pressing 

I guess you could send down 10 batters who are pressing. Or you can let them work through it. Mountcastle is a pure hitter, not somebody who needs minor league tweaking,

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

2 minutes ago, scOtt said:

You watch Goonzquad?

When I bought my house, I incorporated a lot of Mid-Century Modern style, including the installation of a Sputnik chandelier. But mine has spun glass bulbs.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

10 minutes ago, Pushmonkey said:

Might help get confidence back then come back. 

A couple hits here would "help get confidence back." That is, if he has lost any confidence., which i am not sure he has,

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

6 minutes ago, scOtt said:

Plutko sounds like he should be a Russian agent in a James Bond movie.

or

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

Just now, Pushmonkey said:

He needs to go to the Alt site 

Nah

[Connolly: P.A. Announcer Ryan Wagner fired on Opening Day]

2 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

You must have a higher tolerance for terrible than I do.

The way she tries to draw out their first names is like nails on a chalkboard.  She seems like she is trying too hard to me.

JAY

 

 

 

JAY

 

 

 

[Connolly: P.A. Announcer Ryan Wagner fired on Opening Day]

4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

That’s what I think.   You don’t fire a guy an hour or two before the home opener based on tweets that are months/weeks/days old.   

How about hours old?

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

13 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

The Korean Basketball League?

 

yep. keep the other team off the foul line.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

So out of baseball?

That's a pessimistic take.

Maybe KBL.

[April 25: trying to avoid the sweep vs the A's]

2 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

Means can really pitch. I wonder what team he'll be winning games for in a couple of years.

A team whose analytics department values inducing soft contact.

[Kyle Bradish - breakout candidate?]

4 hours ago, Jammer7 said:

During an interview, another player, maybe DL Hall, said that Ortiz really shined in Instructs. He asked Ortiz what he did to up his power and Ortiz replied that he just hit off a tee all Summer, lol. And then Matt Blood mentioned him a short time later. I agree, we don't know if we can trust what Blood says, not yet. It sure would be nice if Blood was accurate in his comments, but Ortiz and Bradish certainly have a lot to prove. 

Someone we never seem to hear anything about is Kyle Stowers, Comp B pick in 2019. That was a pick that I questioned at the time, and I wonder if he is one player that the layoff may have really hurt in his development. Seems to have a long way to go and really needs at bats.

I remember watching video of Stowers after the draft and thinking he looked like he had less power than Gunnar, despite being 3 1/2 years older. However, I read some reviews about Stowers this past Spring that said his power was legit. He seems like the biggest "unknown quantity" of the high picks from the past few years. (Though I am sure one could add Kjerstad to the top of that list.)

[April 24: Athletics vs Orioles vs Mother Nature]

3 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Fun game.  

THIS is when you use an exclamation point.

[April 24: Athletics vs Orioles vs Mother Nature]

Hays!!!!!!!!

[April 24: Athletics vs Orioles vs Mother Nature]

Just now, Beef Supreme said:

Probably to give him experience pitching in rain. /s

It's a teachable moment!

[April 24: Athletics vs Orioles vs Mother Nature]

1 minute ago, TINSTAAPP said:

Why is Hyde pitching Scott in a five run game in the ninth?

Probably to give him experience pitching in rain. /s

[April 24: Athletics vs Orioles vs Mother Nature]

Even the routine popups are an adventure when DJ is trying to catch them. He looks like a contortionist.

[April 24: Athletics vs Orioles vs Mother Nature]

Belanger-like!