Our boys limp into Safeco Field tonight.
Never mind the self-pity:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Via: USA Today]
Friday
April 19, 2024
Since 2002
"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
10 pm start is too late for me. Have fun kids.
Robbie's doing ok for himself this year. Not a ton of power but still hitting...
Headed for Safeco tomorrow for the Jeter Farewell tour. Caught a lucky break with the rainout last night. Now I get to see Tanaka pitch.
Listened to two Derek Fisher intvs on the way home. He's got good vibes about him, and I'm rooting for him bigtime. Triangulation, man.
I'm finding it hard to keep watching with no CC and with Jeter being a groundball machine.
Let's hope Robbie hits three solo homers and the Yanks win 4-3!
[5] Let's also hope that Cashman and Hal make surprise relief appearances and give up two of them >;)
I looked up season to date stats for Solarte vs. Cano. Take a look and judge for yourself.
Solarte vs. Cano
BA .299 v. .330
OBP .368 v. .381
HR 6 v. 2
RBI 28 v. 33
OPS .826 v. .802
WAR 1.4 v. 1.1
Yes I know WAR on partial season is dicey. Solarte ahead on HR, OPS and WAR. Cano BA has improved significantly since I first did this comparison as one of my first posts, late April or so.
[7] And then factor in years & $ on their contracts.
[8] Right. Cano is $24 million in 2014 per Baseball Reference. I assume Solarte is $450-500k. I also conveniently left out Cano total career WAR of 44, which targets him for HOF
[8],[9] I'm not too worried. I understand the plan is to trade back for him in 6-8 years when he's become a full time outfielder so we can plug him into a lefty-righty platoon. We'll show the HOF we mean business!
So earlier tonight, Ashes to Ashes popped into my head out of the blue. (Just realized that's a quote from the lyrics.) Totally stuck in my head until I read this . . . and now it's "Watch that Man." God Damn Bowie!!! Is there anything you can't do?
P.S. In the rock and roll world, what is Bowie's WAR? More or less than, say, The Kinks? Or Cano?
Hopefully the day off was refreshing.
Cheers for Jeter, getting to be a habit
He called McCann safe before he reached first
Scoring in the first inning is usually a good thing. Singleton said Iwakuma was their ace last year. His fastball looks hitable at 88mph.
[11] Bowie's career WAR is way,way,WAY higher than The Kinks. Have frankly never seen the appeal of the Kinks..maybe you have to be British..
Spurs scored 71 points in the first half against Miami. 71!
Evening all!
I'll be watch/listening to the game while researching the best way to deploy my ladybug solution to my aphid problems!
Spurs scored 71 points in the first half against Miami. 71!
Go Spurs!
[16] Could use a few of those points over here; just hope they don't give em back when they're done.
Just reminiscing about my "Safeco Experience." One of my sons lived in Seattle working for Boeing. We visited him and his family in April 2001 and attended a game at Safeco, Mariners vs. Rangers. It happened to be A-Rod's first game back at Safeco after leaving the M's for the mega-contract. That day the Seattle Times actually ran a page full of fake bills for people to tear out and bring to the stadium. They did in droves, dropping them all over the field as he came to the plate, in addition to loud booing. It continued all night. He failed to get a hit and I think he made an error too. A memorable evening!
Well, that was bullshit.
I feel like this wasn't exactly the pair you want to do a hit and run with
Gritner couldn't have hit that if he was swinging a shovel.
Bah.
[20] Pretty ballpark? I've always wanted to go.
Hitting Chase Field this year and probably the Trop next.
[18] yes but only 4 pts. In first 4 minutes of third quarter
[16] But for every Fascination there's a Powerman......
[24] lovely place that Safeco. I've thought about going to Camden Yards to save money but haven't been to any other AL parks. Have been to Ebbets Field, Dodger field in LA, Shea (1969 WS vs Orioles).
Great catch Ichiro!
Happy Birthday Kenny!
[25] Within 10 right now...
Ryne Sandberg (one answer to tonight's quiz)
(27) No Polo Grounds?
[31] Nope. My father was a Dodger fan. Giants were always "the third team" in those days, except for '51.
All is wasted unless Nuno gets this 3rd out ...
Whew!
Eek!
Phew.
14 now.
C'mon Spurs!
[36] Go Go Heat!! Ray Allen Three-Attack coming!
5 solid innings for Nuno. Keep it up!
Sweet dreams, guys
i love west coast games!
i can watch the last coupla innings...and have my heart broken when we lose.
Blargh.
oh man, gritner almost made it twice in a row ... last time i checked in, he homered on the first pitch i saw. that was thisclose...
spaceco field...
Yay, Captain!
captain double!
Jeter seems to have some early onset oldheimers ... ton of mental mistakes recently.
Glad that one bounced high (even though I think he just clipped 1st).
[16] [11] i'll take the kinks over bowie any day of the week. and i prefer not to take the kinks...
[45] How could anyone concentrate with all those lovely gifts at each stadium?
Ells!
RING THAT (TACO) BELL!!!
Wow. What was that? A rbi?
[3] that's awesome!
oh, and oregon is beautiful, (as you well know)!
[46] Don't make me come over there!
Ah, ugh.
Really?
bollocks
[52] I'm with ya, Cult. Bowie easily over the Kinks.
But I got Last Exit on here so what do I know..
ripper...
(sigh)
Robbie smashed that one.
[52] come on - i've got plenty o' beer! in fact, make your trip for the last weekend of the month, so you can come to the wedding!!! : )
[55] nah, i don't really care for either one. i like a coupla hits from each, but that's about it. obviously, bowie's waaay more talented; i just don't dig him...
when is your wedding?
Sat. June 28th
I like Port Jervis.
Hammer Time!!!
Punch 'em out, BLUE!
where was that, blue?!
Forfuck'ssakes!
NAILED
...with strike FOUR!!!
nailed!
alright, strike out this chump fast...for having a "u" in his name! ; )
Hmmm .... $90 to sponsor the Hammer's BB-ref page. Maybe I'll do that when I get paid on Friday.
Meanwhile, Nailed!!
that's it.
U siddown!!!
and check your spelling, damnit! : /
2 down.
[69] only $20 for both of my CDs! ; )
Nasty.
FUCKING NAILED!!!
HAMMERED!!!
[60] If I wasn't about to take a week at the end of July to go up to Oregon with my parents and then saving up for a 2 week vacation in January to travel SE Asia, flying out for your wedding would be awesome!