It’s 1973 all over again! :dubious::smack:
No day games today? On a Friday? Yuck. I’m off work today and was craving more baseball.
Historically, it has been out of affection and concern for Suburban Plankton, a nice guy and baseball fan. He and I used to talk shit, but the last 2 years has been like shooting dandelions with a howitzer. So now the suspense is “how long can the Giants remain within 10.” It is the Giants, after all, so the bar has to be significantly lowered.
I’m guessing the bar will be Game 11. 
I will not talk trash about the Padres and Petco, however. I see more Padre games at Petco than I ever do Dodger games at Chavez Ravine. They’re easier to get to, cheaper and the food and beer are better. As young as the Padres are this year, the team ought to be exciting to watch in a way they haven’t been in a while. And they’re (quickly checking to make sure today’s game hasn’t started yet)(no problem, they’re playing the Giants) tied for first place in the NLWest!
On a somber note, former World Series MVP John Wetteland has been indicted on three counts of continuous sexual assault of a minor. Wetteland is accused of having a child perform a sex act on him, beginning in 2004, when the child was 4, and that it happened twice more during a two-year period.
The classic Mets teams were built on pitching.
Paul Goldschmidt hit three homers against the Brewers tonight. The first of many bombs he’ll be dropping on the NL Central for the next 5 years.
No winner yet in Dodgers/Diamondbacks game!
Top of 13th.
Zzzzzzzzz…
Nope. D’backs win. Dodgers bullpen sucks. Go Cubs!
Zzzzzzzzz…
ehh getting all those HR records the night before musta wore them out……….MSN
I’m not sure “somber” is the word I’d go for. “Horrifyingly disgusting,” perhaps.
and the Dodgers beat the hell out of the Rockies 18-5
but its getting jinxed by articles saying “are the dodgers the best team in the nl?” (well yes yes they are) its a bit too early for that aint it ?
Besides they need to save some for the giants and the braves …… and the angels if they play them this year
The Sox *almost *came back in the ninth last night, with 3 runs on 3 errors in the inning by Seattle 3B Dylan Moore. Just one more would have done it.
I loved that Dave Roberts called catcher Russell Martin “our most effective pitcher these last three games.”
Why, you ask?
Martin pitched the ninth inning in the Dodgers Saturday 18-5 blowout of the D-Backs to rest the bullpen. He pitched a perfect inning - 2 ground outs and a fly out. 10 pitches.
I prefer to see it as “even with three consecutive errors by the Mariners in the ninth, the Red Sox couldn’t catch the first place Mariners”.
Royals have the best record in the American League!
This Robles guy, he’s pretty good.
Mets almost pull of a comeback and a sweep of the Nats. Not sure why Turner was pitching the 9th. Maybe Calloway didn’t want to use Diaz 3 days in a row. I hope it wasn’t because of the “can’t use your closer in a tie game on the road” nonsense. I’ve never understood that, your closer can’t close the game in extra innings until you get to extra innings.
But promising things with Alonso and McNeil. If both of these guys hit it is a great lineup. We know Conforto, Cano, Ramos and Nimmo can hit. And if Rosario lives up to his potential, Mets win 95. And maybe Cespedes comes back. Oh, and Frazier and Lowrie are still on the DL
Not anymore Seattle 5-1 KC 2-1
Rangers were amazingly strong on comebacks (plural) today as the Cubs snatched defeat from the jaws of victory yet again. I’m in love with Joey Gallo.