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  1. I listen to a lot of Yanks games. Porous defense, inconsistent pitching/defense. ERA, 17th place. Hitting, 13th place. Slugging, 1st place. Fielding, 24th place. Post-season and WS will be who is hot and which team has the best arms on the mound. Yanks exit 1st round,.
  2. JP has it. Added it to his portfolio.
  3. Great article. VERY subjective thoughts, radio only. I cut the cord. I finally read what happened to Ben Wagner in Toronto, now working the Orioles. Will give him a listen again. Atteberry is terrible. Loved him on game updates. Couldn't believe how he would get the info out there. But in the booth, he needs to learn the art of quiet. Scully had the pace, volume, and the appropriate use of silence down to an art. Feel fatigued by Chatteberry's incessant gas. And Gladden needs to retire. Huge gaps in describing action, forgetting we don't have visuals. Love Thrall/Brantley in Cinci; Kasper/Jackson in Chicago. Descriptive, enthusiastic PBP and insightful baseball background in color. I realize Pat Hughes is a recognized HOFer w/Cubs but he just doesn't work for me. Every game sounds the same. Picked up Jon Miller at SF from another poster and have enjoyed him. Love Monday's color in LA. Susie w/Yanks works harder getting clubhouse info than anybody in the game. Denny in KC makes a funeral home director seem like an extrovert. Same goes for LAA booth.
  4. Great article. I for one wish to see more efforts on the part of MLB to find acreage for sandlots in central cities such as the Negro Baseball Museum does to promote the game in KC as well as MLB: https://www.mlb.com/mlb-youth-academy
  5. No argument from me. Just an update on an old face who churned thru our system and a compliment from an old RF whom I enjoy in the booth at 80 years old. Monday, not me. He's got me by 3 yrs.
  6. The Twins have no idea on how I am going to get teased, bashed, and humiliated by my Yankee-loving sister-in-law. Thanks a lot.
  7. There is no way Gasper should be considered for the C position going forward. This is MLB, not AAA. Someone mentioned Rohrvedt. He is hitting .340 over last 15 games. He has been starting a ton as of late for Dodgers as the Dodgers wind down their season. Rick Monday does radio color for the LAD and he has been extremely complementary of Rohrvedt's work behind the plate. Filling the C position is tough. Doubly tough is finding that catcher who can work with what promises to be a very, very young pitching staff. Open the wallet that defies opening.
  8. I love the 'Whatever Athletics...' I call them 'Homeless A's.' Good article on poor attendance at both the A's and the Sacramento Rivercats AAA games since the move into Sacramento. Wait till the fiasco hits Vegas, which is going down the toilet economically. Canucks and Mexicans not coming over. https://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/athletics-attendance-hurting-other-sacramento-team-21045077.php and https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/las-vegas-battles-for-survival-as-dwindling-tourism-from-canada-and-mexico-exposes-the-citys-fragile-future-amid-exploding-economic-crisis-and-growing-political-strife-in-the-us/
  9. "...(Buxton) with admirable levels of loyalty to an organization that deserves no loyalty whatsoever. I just feel like if he played for the Phillies, he could have some great October moments." Ala, Mike Trout.
  10. Falvey has some magic potion which he uses with Pohlad. Falvey is safe. Baldelli does whatever he is told. Baldelli is safe. Tingler. All his fault. He goes. Situation resolved.
  11. Perfect game, with 3 minutes of Scully announcing so, so descriptively. Today's announcers could take a lesson. 60 years ago, today. https://www.mlb.com/news/vin-scully-call-of-sandy-koufax-perfect-game-60-years-later?lctg=59292003&partnerId=it-20250909-14887521-mlb-1-A&utm_id=it-20250909-14887521-mlb-1-A
  12. Ah, the Sandman will have the game on radio 'morrow eve. And, me boy First baseman Nolan Schanuel (celebrated Florida Atlantic University grad -- me alma mater) is on the injured list, and won't be back as soon as the Halos would have hoped. Go Owls. https://fausports.com/sports/baseball/schedule
  13. Sonny Gray lost his NH in the 6th. I had said NOTHING.
  14. Too many flying disks without MLB.TV onboard.
  15. Delta Airlines, Feb 3, Phoenix, for a month of some college ball and saguaros.
  16. Sproat has a no hitter going for Mets. Rookie. 1st game, has struck out 9 Reds thru 5. https://www.mlb.com/player/brandon-sproat-687075?stats=gamelogs-r-pitching-mlb&year=2025
  17. Yeah, but Mick wins mustache by more than a hair.
  18. Know this Kierkegaard existential anxiety. He is the kind of athlete you follow even when the Dodgers sign him this off-season.
  19. Have Yanks/Jays on, important game broadcast freebie MLB. Scherzer/Fried. All MLBers are wearing yellow ribbon today, MLB’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. Yanks 4-3, bottom 3rd.
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