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[Osato]

Some fun Mets news:

Purple Perfection: How Grimace's first pitch has Mets fans smiling during five-game winning streak

The Mets are a perfect 5-0 since Grimace threw out the first pitch ahead of a game at Citi Field against the Miami Marlins.

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Mets pound out season-high 22 hits, clobber Rangers 14-2

The Mets scored early and often, with home runs from Brandon Nimmo and DJ Stewart and a four-hit game from Francisco Lindor, in a 14-2 win over the Rangers on Monday night in Texas.

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[MartinP.]

Dodgers City Connect Uniforms - The Sequel

VOTE WILL SMITH - CATCHER - All-Star Game

 

[Osato]

Dodgers City Connect Uniforms - The Sequel

VOTE WILL SMITH - CATCHER - All-Star Game

I like these!

 

[Robert Crawford]

Willie Mays passed away at 93 years old. The best all round baseball player in my lifetime. May he R.I.P. Say hay, Willie.

 

[Osato]

Willie Mays passed away at 93 years old. The best all round baseball player in my lifetime. May he R.I.P. Say hay, Willie.

So sad. My youngest always wears # 24 on his baseball team for Mays.

 

[David Norman]

If you're going to blow a 9th inning lead, might as well do it in a big way. Rockies up 5 going into T9 gives up a grand slam and a 3run HR to end up losing 11-9. Rubbing salt in the wound the 3run HR was the 1st pitch after a really close 2 strike check swing by Teo Hernandez that was ruled no swing. Maybe a bit of makeup call on a 2 strike pitch to Will Smith the batter before who for all the world looked he called for a time out a couple seconds before the strike 3 pitch but Home Plate ump didn't give him Time.

Large Crowd at Dodger stadium East for all the world looked and sounded like it was 80% Dodger Fans.

Somewhat unbelievable note -- 1st time since 1929 the Dodgers have won a game in regulation entering the 9th with a 5run or more deficit. I know they're had bigger deficit comebacks but I guess all those went to extra innings


On the flipside I think I remember seeing this game on TV -- or maybe it was just one of those ESPN highlight where they kept cutting to the game and ended up staying for most of the 9th inning.
Dodgers up over the Phillies 11-1 in the t8 give up 2 in 8th and 9 in 9th to lose 12-11

Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: August 21, 1990 | Baseball-Reference.com

Philadelphia Phillies beat Los Angeles Dodgers (12-11). Aug 21, 1990, Attendance: 39682, Time of Game: 3:31. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability

www.baseball-reference.com

 

[GeorgeHolland]

It's early but I'd rater be up 10 than down 10.

 

[Jeffrey D]

If you're going to blow a 9th inning lead, might as well do it in a big way. Rockies up 5 going into T9 gives up a grand slam and a 3run HR to end up losing 11-9. Rubbing salt in the wound the 3run HR was the 1st pitch after a really close 2 strike check swing by Teo Hernandez that was ruled no swing. Maybe a bit of makeup call on a 2 strike pitch to Will Smith the batter before who for all the world looked he called for a time out a couple seconds before the strike 3 pitch but Home Plate ump didn't give him Time.

Large Crowd at Dodger stadium East for all the world looked and sounded like it was 80% Dodger Fans.

Somewhat unbelievable note -- 1st time since 1929 the Dodgers have won a game in regulation entering the 9th with a 5run or more deficit. I know they're had bigger deficit comebacks but I guess all those went to extra innings


On the flipside I think I remember seeing this game on TV -- or maybe it was just one of those ESPN highlight where they kept cutting to the game and ended up staying for most of the 9th inning.
Dodgers up over the Phillies 11-1 in the t8 give up 2 in 8th and 9 in 9th to lose 12-11

Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: August 21, 1990 | Baseball-Reference.com

Philadelphia Phillies beat Los Angeles Dodgers (12-11). Aug 21, 1990, Attendance: 39682, Time of Game: 3:31. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability

www.baseball-reference.com

I remember Lasorda looking miserable during that Dodgers collapse.

 

[Osato]

If you're going to blow a 9th inning lead, might as well do it in a big way. Rockies up 5 going into T9 gives up a grand slam and a 3run HR to end up losing 11-9. Rubbing salt in the wound the 3run HR was the 1st pitch after a really close 2 strike check swing by Teo Hernandez that was ruled no swing. Maybe a bit of makeup call on a 2 strike pitch to Will Smith the batter before who for all the world looked he called for a time out a couple seconds before the strike 3 pitch but Home Plate ump didn't give him Time.

Large Crowd at Dodger stadium East for all the world looked and sounded like it was 80% Dodger Fans.

Somewhat unbelievable note -- 1st time since 1929 the Dodgers have won a game in regulation entering the 9th with a 5run or more deficit. I know they're had bigger deficit comebacks but I guess all those went to extra innings


On the flipside I think I remember seeing this game on TV -- or maybe it was just one of those ESPN highlight where they kept cutting to the game and ended up staying for most of the 9th inning.
Dodgers up over the Phillies 11-1 in the t8 give up 2 in 8th and 9 in 9th to lose 12-11

Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: August 21, 1990 | Baseball-Reference.com

Philadelphia Phillies beat Los Angeles Dodgers (12-11). Aug 21, 1990, Attendance: 39682, Time of Game: 3:31. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability

www.baseball-reference.com

Rockies are pretty bad.

Mets won again. I’m loving the Grimace era!

 

[MartinP.]

If you're going to blow a 9th inning lead, might as well do it in a big way. Rockies up 5 going into T9 gives up a grand slam and a 3run HR to end up losing 11-9.

The Dodgers have had too many games recently where they've given up a lot of runs all at once and not been able to come back. Last night Colorado had gotten 4 runs in the 1st inning (!) off Walker Buehler. And three times after that when the Dodgers got a run in an inning, Colorado answered back. So by the 7th inning I was not feeling like sitting through the rest of the game.

But games like these are what I always think of when I feel that way. You just never know what might happen!

Large Crowd at Dodger stadium East for all the world looked and sounded like it was 80% Dodger Fans.

There always seems to be Dodgers fans in opposing stadiums. The commentators often say "Dodger fans travel well." I recall the first season Freddie Freeman was with the Dodgers. After a game in Milwaukee when he was being interviewed he was asked what he thought of the Freddie chants he received during the game and he said, "When I first heard it I was thinking, 'Why are the Milwaukee fans chanting that?' and when I turned I saw there was a whole group of Dodger fans. It's great, they seem to be in every stadium we go to."

I do notice in the cities in our division the fans are always quite prevalent...San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix and also the Angels in Anaheim, of course. In a few weeks the Dodgers will play in Oakland! When we were playing San Diego in the playoffs a couple years ago (ouch why did I have to bring that up?) when San Diego was selling tickets for the games there they weren't selling them to people with L.A., and surrounding area, zip codes!

 

[MartinP.]

It's early but I'd rater be up 10 than down 10.

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Keep it up Mariners!

 

[ponset]

Rest In Peace, Willie Mays.

 

[Osato]

Two more pitchers are having arm surgeries and will be out a year.

Rangers' Jose Corniell To Undergo UCL Surgery

Rangers pitching prospect Jose Corniell is out for the season. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News writes that the 20-year-old …

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Kyle Bradish Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

Orioles general manager Mike Elias informed reporters that right-hander Kyle Bradish underwent Tommy John surgery with an internal brace today. …

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[Osato]

Another one:

Robert Gasser To Undergo UCL Surgery

Brewers rookie left-hander Robert Gasser will undergo surgery to fix the UCL in his throwing elbow, he told reporters this evening …

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[ManW_TheUncool]

They are all dropping like flies across MLB.

_Man_

 

[Osato]

They are all dropping like flies across MLB.

_Man_

Agreed. It seems to be a real issue.

 

[Jeffrey D]

A couple of unusual things lately- an A’s reliever got the win without officially pitching to a batter- he threw a couple of pitches, then caught a Twins runner off of first base to end the inning, then the A’s scored in the next half inning to win. A game in Colorado ended when, with the bases loaded full of Rockies, the Nationals pitcher was charged with a clock violation on a 3 ball count. The first time in the pros that this has happened.

 

[Osato]

This is a good one on Mays:

 

[Osato]

Edwin Diaz was thrown out for a sticky substance on his pitching hand. 9th inning and he did not pitch to a batter..
Third Mets pitcher suspended for this. 2 last year and now Diaz this season. Strange…

https://www.mlb.com/news/edwin-diaz-ejected-for-sticky-stuff-violation?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

 

[Osato]

Another one:

Braves' Ray Kerr To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Braves left-hander Ray Kerr will need to undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Brian Sntiker told reporters this evening (video on …

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