Nine of twelve

This umpire and the box on TV have disagreed on about 50 calls today.

The only two people in the stadium wearing Cleveland jerseys have now been on the screen twice.

OK boys, time to pick yourselves up a W. Let's get after it.

He's angling to pick up a win after we score in the top of the 8th. Unless the scorer has another off-the-wall moment.

You are being charitable.

This version of GBA: I'm using the word interminable for the second time in this game thread. Horrible.

Good job, Jake!

You don't have to watch it now.

Turns out we are all more related than we might have thought.

This is getting interminable. Just get him out for pete's sake.

As for me, I wouldn't want to sit in the sun in Arlington today. See all the people up in the shade?

Pfft. Dean Chance raked compared to some. He was ranked as the sixth-worst hitter according to this: https://www.sbnation.com/2011/12/28/2666109/top-ten-list-worst-hitting-pitchers-of-all-time

Did that double by Sano get more than 30 feet above the ground?

I would think well-conditioned athletes can function much better than most of us in the heat. But playing in 98F for days on end is going to wear anyone down, especially if it's your home field. My guess is that it's a net negative for the Rangers.

Second priority: Bring him up if he can help the team this year. First priority: Keep him as valuable as possible over the course of his career. Don't take one step forward and three steps back by bringing him to the majors if it's not time yet.

I did a Google search and found this in the internets, posted by someone using a pseudonym: On Saturday, 10 August, 1985, while playing the Philadelphia Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love, the St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog used a full 9 man lineup of left-handed batters. This was quite easy for Whitey to do, with 5 of these regulars being switch-hitters that were digging in from the left side. Jack Clark, the big right-handed bat on the squad, had been in the starting lineup the whole year up to this point, but was out of the order that day (his spot in the 4-hole was replaced by the veteran left-handed bat of Darrell Porter), and our pitcher, right-hander Kurt Kepshire, also batted left during his brief career. The only 4 full-time left-handed hitters in the order were the above mentioned battery of Porter and Kepshire, as well as The Ripper's replacement at first (lefty Mike Jorgensen) and right-fielder Andy van Slyke. The other five men in the lineup that day were the usual Runnin' Redbirds' switch-hitting starters: Vince Coleman, Willie McGee, Tommy Herr, Terry Pendleton and Ozzie Smith. Here was the batting order that day: 1. LF Vince Coleman 2. CF Willie McGee 3. 2B Tommy Herr 4. _C Darrell Porter 5. RF Andy van Slyke 6. 3B Terry Pendleton 7. 1B Mike Jorgensen 8. SS Ozzie Smith 9. SP Kurt Kepshire What was special about that game? Well, it was the second game of a doubleheader in Philadelphia that day, with the Cardinals winning both games to get to 23 games over .500 that year (65-42 when the day was done), but the second game featured the mirror image of the Cardinal lineup in the first match. What did Whitey's lineup in the first game look like against Philly southpaw Jerry Koosman? That's right, he batted a full 9 from the right side: 1. RF Tito Landrum 2. CF Willie McGee 3. 2B Tommy Herr 4. 1B Jack Clark 5. LF Brian Harper 6. 3B Terry Pendleton 7. SS Ozzie Smith 8. _C Tom Nieto 9. SP Danny Cox That game featured the same switch-hitters (minus Vince), but also included straight right-handers Tito Landrum, Jack Clark, Brian Harper, Tom Nieto and pitcher Danny Cox. The Cardinals won the first game against lefty Koosman, 5-4, and the second game against right-hander Kevin Gross, 13-4. I love those switch-hitting teams. I thought this was a very interesting nugget.

I'm sure all-right-handed batting orders happen relatively often but I wonder how often a team starts an all-left-handed batting order.

The definition of middle age is my age plus 10.

We don't have to stop at eight runs here. Keep it going!

The same is true for everyone else within 7 years of my age.

I guess I did things the right way.

I don't know if I dare comment about stopping at four runs. I'm not sure how the jinx gods would rule on it.

We don't have to stop at two runs here. Keep it going!

We don't have to stop at one run here. Keep it going!

Having an outfield with Hamilton and Buxton in late innings and having an awesome pinch runner would be great, but I will leave this decision up to Falvine. Hamilton's biggest problem is that the rules do not allow stealing of first base. At least not in real baseball.