6-4-18
I thought I was going to get shutout today on baseball. The Chihuahuas
had the day off and the MLB.TV free
game was on earlier in the day.
Thankfully, there was still baseball on television on FOX Sports Arizona with the Diamondbacks visiting the Giants.
It’s not been convenient for me to watch the TV in the break room at
work. Today, I got things done quick
enough that I was able eat my dinner there with the pregame on. Actually, I enjoyed seeing that. It made me sort of wish I was able to do this
at home on a nightly basis.
On the MLB Network,
it was Draft day. They’re trying to make a big deal out of it
like the NFL or NBA draft, but generally it takes years to groom a professional
ballplayer. These players won’t be
making an impact on their teams for quite a while, so it’s hard to get excited
in that respect. However, we are eagerly
waiting to see where and when Aggie
standout pitcher, Kyle Bradish, is
going to go. The MLB Network goes all
out for the production. If there hadn’t
been a game on that I was interested in, I might have watched it more than just
peeking in.
The game in San Francisco started with a moment of silence
for the passing of iconic 49’er Dwight
Clark today. As a former Cowboys fan (now I don’t like anybody
in the NFL), I wish I could forget “The
Catch.” It was a typical cold, windy
June evening by the bay. The crowd mics
were turned way up. The hot dog guy was
at times overpowering the commentators. Derek Holland, the “Dutch Oven,”
started for the Giants. Pablo Sandoval, looking much slimmer
than in previous years, was playing first with Brandon Belt out for a burst appendix.
Holland struck out the side to begin the game. Later, Bob
Brenly was complaining about the strike zone, but only from the D-Backs’
side. (He has gotten way too homer to
listen to.) The ump was calling a wide
zone for both teams. Derek got in
trouble in the fourth, as he went to deep counts on several batters and walked
two. He got Buster Posey crossed up behind the plate, forcing an acrobatic
save. Buster had to burn two mound
visits in the inning. Then, Ketel Marte spanked a hard double to
the gap to score both runners to make it 2-0 D-Backs.
I got busy with work at that point. About ten minutes later, I looked in and it
was 2-2. The Giants had started off the
bottom with a pair of solo home runs.
The next time I looked, it was 7-2 Giants and the inning was still
going. I sort of gave up on the game at
that point, since I’d missed so much. I
was also distracted watching Twitch. A couple of guys in a chat room for a girl
streamer, Amourettie, donated a huge
number of subs for her. She was rendered
speechless at one point. It was
compelling to watch.
The Giants won 10-3. Seagulls were attacking the field in the
background during the postgame. One of
the game highlights was the camera catching a kid switching team jerseys and
hats trying to get autographs and balls.
I applaud the effort.
6-5-18
I peeked in the Orioles
versus the Mets in NYC on MLB.TV’s free game. There was a gorgeous photographer lady in the
camera well when I started watching.
However, the most impressive event I saw was Asdrubal Cabrera making a great play at second to throw out Chris Davis at home on an infield
grounder. The O’s won 2-1.
In Omaha, the Chihuahuas
played the Storm Chasers for the
second game of the series. There was a
large crowd there with a bunch of Little Leaguers. The pups sent nine men to the plate in the
first and scored four runs. There was
even the classic ball-falling-between- three-fielders hit.
“Sparkman fires it home.”
Tim was referring to the Chasers’ pitcher, Glenn Sparkman. He
immediately apologized and then added, “I also could have said, ‘Burns fires in
the ball from the outfield,’” referring to Billy
Burns on their team. I’m guilty,
too. Whenever Tim mentions Chihuahua Franklin Allday doing something on
field, I mentally say, “And all night.”
In spite of the great start, the pups would cool off and the
Chasers would tie the score and take the lead in the sixth. In the seventh, a Brett Nicholas’ flyball would get lost in the lights in the outfield
and allow the Chihuahuas to tie it. But,
a Chasers’ home run in the eighth decided it.
6-5 Storm Chasers.
In other baseball news that made the rounds, Tim Lincecum was released by the Texas Rangers. I don’t think he made it out of Triple-A for
them. Everyone is wondering if some else
will give Timmy a chance.
6-6-18
I have to make a little non-baseball aside here. I was listening to ESPN Radio briefly this morning waiting for something else to come
on. Stephen
A. Smith was going on about Lebron
calling Trump a “bum,” and that
Trump hasn’t answered back because Lebron is more popular than he is and is
probably afraid of him.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
(Jdh417 has to catch his breath.)
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
I needed a good laugh.
Ah, Google has already screwed with my blog a couple of times for these
kind of comments. The only thing left is
for them to do is delete it, at which point I can stop obsessively compulsively
doing all this pointless writing. I
should thank them in advance.
Here was a good matchup on the MLB.TV free game. It was the
Cubs and Phillies at Wrigley with
Aaron Nola versus Jose Quintana. There was a full house there, too. WGN wasn’t broadcasting the game, but it was Len Kasper and Jim Deshaies on the call like always. I miss watching Cubs’ games all through the
summer. The camera crew there does a
great job of finding cute girls in the crowd and kids having a good time.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to sit down and watch until
later. In the meantime, I listened to
the Chihuahuas take on the Storm Chasers again. There were actual storms in the area. Tim
Hagerty was hoping to get the game in before they hit. In the second, Allen Craig got the scoring started with a home run. After a triple by Carlos Asuaje in the fourth, Craig sacrificed him in to make it
2-0. In the bottom though, a Chasers’
two-run homer tied it.
Tim was getting increasingly nervous about the weather. He mentioned how many games they’d missed in
Omaha this season for snow and rain. Shane Peterson hit another Chihuahua
triple in the sixth, but didn’t score.
In the eighth, Luis Urias
would homer to give the pups a 3-2 lead.
In the ninth, radar was definitely showing rain on the way. Tim wondered if they could finish the game in
time. The Chasers got two on with one
out, but a double play ended it. 3-2 Chihuahuas. I don’t know if it started raining right
after or not.
I picked the Cubs/Phillies game up in the sixth with the
Cubs up 3-0. I saw a replay of Anthony Rizzo hitting a moonshot home
run to right center. But right after I
started watching, Aaron Altherr,
with a sub .200 average, cranked a three-run homer to tie it. Steve
Cishek hadn’t given up a home run all year either. Work with that, Sabermetricians. Nola came out after six, and Seranthony Dominguez came in in the
eighth.
Cut to the ninth, Brandon
Morrow, who also hadn’t given up a home run all year, gave up a two-run
shot to Dylan Cozens. He also walked Dominguez on seven pitches and
Seranthony didn’t swing once. Phillies
up 5-3. But this was Wrigley. It’s not over until the fat umpire
sings. Seranthony let on two in the
bottom. A new pitcher came in and walked
the bases full.
A play at the plate on a fielder’s choice got the Phillies
to two outs. But, after a pair misplays
earlier in the inning, the catcher didn’t try to turn two on the play, which
would have ended the game. Jason Heyward came up. The camera started focusing on a lady
basically praying for something good to happen.
How about a walk-off grand slam? 7-5 Cubs final. The crowd went nuts and started singing. I’m sorry dad wasn’t watching. He always liked the crowd singing. The field reporter, Kelly, started to interview
Heyward afterward. He started off with,
“Heads up!” to warn her about the Gatorade shower he received a moment later.
6-7-18
I tuned in in the
middle of the pre-game chat between Tim
Hagerty and Steve Kaplowitz. They were discussing the weather yesterday in
Omaha. Since he's hooked up to
electrical equipment during the game, Tim is a bit anxious about storms in the
area. Once, he did get a little shock in
his ears from a lightning bolt nearby.
I was really busy
in the evening. I had the game on and
was listening, but wasn't entirely paying attention. I totally missed the MLB.TV free game. Tim did
mention early that the Storm Chaser
relievers were dancing in the bullpen to the walkup music. I heard Allen
Craig get the scoring started in the fourth with a home run. I missed the play of the game with the Storm
Chaser third baseman making a great catch on a foul and then falling into the
stands.
Carlos Asuaje had a rough game defensively with two
errors on a routine plays. Tim wondered
if there was something wrong with him.
Starter Walter Lockett was
having a great game. He didn't give up
his first hit until the fifth. At this
point, I totally lost concentration on the game. While I was on my break, I flipped on the Stanley Cup hockey match and also
discovered that the US Women's Soccer
team was playing. Everything basically
finished at the same time, and I was working.
The Capitals came back in the third period
to win the game and the series and claim their first Cup. I can't believe all the scoring that went on
in this series and how intense it was at times (from what little I saw). I missed the big story, though. Some woman went to the glass and flashed her
boobs during the victory celebration.
Obviously, she was a DC lobbyist.
Meanwhile, Team USA was playing China
in a friendly. My ultimate sports crush,
Alex Morgan, would score the only
goal of the game. USA! USA!
USA! That's my girl.
In Omaha, the Chihuahuas were down 4-2 in the
ninth. They loaded the bases with two
outs. The pups scored on a full-count
walk, and then took the lead on a Forrestt
Allday hit. In the bottom, Kazuhisa Makita came in to close. He started out okay, but then gave up three
hits, the last of which ended the game at 6-5
Storm Chasers. Adalberto
Mondesi, Raul Mondesi's son, got
the winning hit.
6-8-18
The MLB.TV matchup was a good one between
the Brewers and the Phillies. Well, the matchup was good, not so much the
game itself. The game started with two
quick outs, then two walks. The
Philadelphia crowd voiced their appreciation.
Then Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer, at which
point the boo birds really came out. By
the second, it was 5-0 Brewers. By the
fifth, it was 11-1 Brewers. I'd missed
much of the game and even forgot to write down the final score. I think it was 12-4 Brewers. Braun had two
homers.
In the eighth, a
guy in the stands got hit by a shattered bat.
It might have gotten him in the head.
The players on the field were in some shock. The guy acted like he was okay. He made sure to get that bat shard. He seemed pissed that he had to leave for a
medical checkup. He was still holding
the bat as he left. Also of note were
the Phillies' announcers. They were
total homers, but they weren't boo'ing the players like real Philly fans. And, why the hell would you people still be
bitter, you got a damn Superbowl!
The Chihuahuas were playing the I-Cubs.
The pups got off to a fast start in the first by loading the bases with
nobody out. They ended up scoring four
for the inning. The I-Cubs scratched
their way back in over the game. In the
eighth, they loaded the bases, but the Chihuahuas escaped with the lead,
4-3. In the ninth with two outs, Diego Goris committed an error to
extend the inning, but the Chihuahuas held on for a 4-3 win. The I-Cubs left 11
runners on base. They had their chances.
The Diamondbacks were playing the Rockies in Denver tonight, so I turned
on the break room TV to catch some of the game.
I love the stadium there and like the Rox. It was 5-4 D-Backs in the sixth. Pitcher Zach
Greinke singled in a run to make it 6-4.
Apparently earlier in the game, Rockies starter German Marquez also had an RBI hit.
Even pitchers can hit at Coors
Field. I just got in a couple of
peeks at the game. The final was 9-4 D-Backs. Paul
Goldschmidt hit two home runs. He
seems to have gotten his swing back.
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