No baseball today. I was already depressed, but this just made it worse. The Chihuahuas were off, and I missed the MLB free game, since it was on during the day. Later, I realized I could have seen the Rockies playing the Diamondbacks, but I’d gotten out of the habit of having the TV on at work. That just made me feel worse.
6-22-17
The good thing about being at home all day is that I get to hear all of the day games on the radio, such as today’s Rangers versus Blue Jays contest. The game started well with the Adrian Beltre doubling in Elvis Andrus from first. It was an aggressive, but good send to score him. Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer in the second for a 3-0 Ranger lead. Jose Bautista was thrown out at third to end the top of the third. The Arlington crowd loved it. You could tell every time he came to bat just by the boo’s. In the bottom, Carlos Gomez hit a three-run homer off the word “Fowl” on the foul pole (sponsored by Chik-fil-a). 6-0 Rangers.
Robinson Chirinos clubbed a homer in the fourth. Ranger starter, Martin Perez, lost it a bit in the fifth and four runs scored, all with two outs. 7-4 Rangers. The Rangers actually didn’t score in the bottom as the Blue Jays finally took out their starter, Marcus Stroman, for a reliever. Perez got into more trouble in the sixth, but finished the inning with two strikeouts to end it without damage. In the bottom of the seventh, Gomez did it again with a two-run homer, 9-4 Rangers.
The bottom of the eighth featured an attempted run down of Chirinos between home and third. He was ruled out, but it looked like at first to the broadcasters, that he’d been tagged with the glove, but the ball was in the fielder’s other hand. Upon review, obstruction was called on the fielder and Robinson was awarded home, 10-4 Rangers. Eric Nadel: “You can go years without seeing an obstruction call.” I saw one this year at an Aggie softball game (I’m not going to look it up to link). Beltre sacrificed in Shin-Soo Choo to bring the score to 11-4, which was the final. The Rangers ended up splitting the four-game series with the Blue Jays. Sometimes, they look really good, but they’re a .500 team.
Later, profoundly alone at work, I listened to the Chihuahuas versus the Isotopes in Albuquerque. Jared Weaver, on Major League rehab, started the game for the pups. Tim Hagerty spent quite a bit time going over Weaver’s accomplishments in the MLB. For his first rehab start, it wasn’t that great, as he gave up three runs in three innings. The runs were earned, but the defense behind him really didn’t help. The Chihuahuas ended up losing 8-1. They didn’t bring their hitting shoes today.
6-23-17
Finally, I can see a Rockies’ game today on the MLB free game. Ha, ha, just kidding. Local blackout. At least I got to listen to the radio broadcast. I actually stayed with the Dodgers’ team feed until I couldn’t take Charlie Steiner butchering the call anymore. How does this guy still have a job with the Dodgers? How do you follow Vin Scully with this guy? In spite of how well the Rockies have been doing, I really haven’t been able to listen or watch any of their games. I was surprised by some new, cool bumper music on the Rox’s radio broadcast. Unfortunately, they lost 6-1 to the now first place Dodgers. Why couldn’t I have been listening to these guys when they were winning?
Belatedly, I thought to check in to the Rangers versus the Yankees. This was going to be the first US matchup between Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka. (They had pitched against each other in Japan.) It was 0-0 in the eighth! Incredible! Looking at the box scores, they basically matched each other pitch-for-pitched. In the ninth, the Rangers finally scored the first run, and it was on a wild pitch. In the bottom, Matt Bush gave up a home run to Brett Gardner. (Bleeping Brett Gardner!) In the tenth, Bush gave up three singles, the winning run, and possibly the Rangers’ closer role. That was disappointing.
And the Chihuahuas lost to the Isotopes again, this time badly. (I didn’t bother noting the score.) With that, I’m 0 for 3 for my teams today.
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