Pretty much; the current iteration of the Yanks look to sweep against the current iteration of the Los Angeles of Southern California Somewhere In Orange County Angels of Ahhwhatever… Masahiro Tanaka goes up against Trevor Cahill or whomever, hopefully nobody gets hurt and the Yanks can go into Poopytown with their heads held high.
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April 29, 2024
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Plan M vs A Collection Of Garbage Surrounding Mike Trout
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"This ain't football. We do this every day."
--Earl Weaver
--Earl Weaver
H/t to Jazz and Cult; they know why... >;)
[1] Haha, nice! Let's get that sweep today.
Japan starts a national 10-day holiday tomorrow, am ready to dive in to daily morning baseball.
Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke!
[1] I'm afraid I'm going to have to pull a McNulty here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIvsTXnik7Q
[4] Sorry if I'm being slow today.
Gah. Sanchez now with 5 Ks in a row.
Blech.
Hmm, Gary isn’t up to full speed.
And finally, the Giants draft a QB.
[6] A year too late ...
I’d walk Trout too.
I’m hopeful on this Jones kid, but yeah, last year would have been better.
Look, I thank Eli for the two SB wins, but ... he's been toast for what ... 3-4 years, at least? RB was NOT what the Giants needed to draft last year.
Torres has been such utter shit since being moved up in the order.
For fuck's sake ... this team needs a shaman and a good smudging.
Ouch, Luke
Luke?
Mike.
Bugger fucker.
From ESPN:
Biggest question: Does Jones have franchise quarterback talent? One scout thought Jones was a "backup" with "pedestrian talent." Jones went to Duke as a non-scholarship player and isn't exactly blessed with a cannon arm or a dynamic skillset. ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay didn't see it with Jones, either. He had him ranked as his 59th-best player in the draft. The Giants took him significantly higher.
Sounds like the Giants to me ...
Whassup with Gary? Another whiff?
After watching Andujar flop about at 3rd lst year like a walrus falling down a cliff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVJzQc9ELTE it's nice to watch Urshela actually field the fucking position.
[16] He's been out for what ... three weeks?
Rushed him back.
Hey!
Tyler Wade isn't useless! (in the field or on the bases!)
Safe. So I like it! Phew! Yay, DJ!
DJ!
Calling a Voit Volt here!
[22] A Luke Juke!
The Angels just got Wade-laid!
Nice to see a player who isn't a nervous Nellie about stealing bases. Just fucking go!
Teams usually steal like this against the Yankees, especially this year.
[25] Surprised against Sanchez. One thing he can do is throw.
What the hell is a Rengifo?
The world's shittiest Fiat?
More runs, please.
I’m outta here, have to get up early and help my parents clean their house which is for sale.
[28] Blech ... but go do that voodoo, that you do so well!
Kablammo!
Go Gio Go!
Run Tyler, run!
Now ... run, Tyler, run!
Bah.
That is some Mickey Mouse bullshit. C"Mon, Gleyber!
Weak. Fucking weak! Let's go Gleyber! Find a gap.
Get the fucking ball in the air ...
A single will do.
Just tuned in after my first softball double header of the season tonight. Won both. Got new jerseys, I'm #19. Tanaka? Hope not, given the OBLIGATORY hr. Maybe Bob Turkey us better.
turley
If this game was a movie, it'd be The Longest Day.
If it was a book, it'd be 100 Years of Solitude.
It it was a TV show, it'd be The Expanse.
God, what a slow game.
And not it's tied.
One is obligatory, 2 is unnecessary. Seems like Tanaka has one good start followed by crap.
Fucking Bollocks! WTF!
Boat, I like the Expanse. More entertaining than this crap.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH.
Are you fuicking kidding me?
4-4???
[44] True dat. I LOVE that show. Can't wait for Season 4. Need me some Badass Bobbie.
Luuuuuke!
Sadly, GGBG shits the bed.
Am I drinking?
Yes, I'm drinking.
Christ, it's Holder time.
Ugh.
If this game was a dental procedure, it'd be a root canal.
Not sure whether BP means bull own or batting practice
They really really need Betances back..
[53] Speaking of injuries, the Stanton situation is out of hand. I don't doubt he's truly injured, of course, but a couple of weeks is now looking to be more like 2 months.
These second mystery injuries piggy-backing on the original are killing us.
This team is cursed, but on the other hand, they are hanging in there and playing some damn good baseball.
Baseball 101. Do not walk a guy in front of Trout.
Sanchez is destined to be a DH.
That does it. Note all. See you in SF
"they are hanging in there and playing some damn good baseball."
Please allow me to redact that statement.
Forget this one. Time to read about my local team: https://features.japantimes.co.jp/baystars-stadium/
This became brutal
Well, I've got a ton of RAB reading to catch up on before the shut down. So that's something to look forward to this weekend.
Interesting. I still listen to the local Toledo afternoon sports show. For football the emphasis is on the Browns and Lions. Very little on the Bengals. Today about a third of the show was devoted to the Giants drafting Daniel Jones.
Well if the Manning brothers approve, I guess it’s worth a shot.
Congrats to Vlad Jr.!
[61] Mike has said that the site will stay up as an archive. Still seems crazy RAB has only 3 days left. Going to miss it.
Romine! Tauchmann!! Estrada!!!
5-1
Watching pitchers "hit" is so miserable.
Lead-off walk.
Grrrrrr.
Then Belt hits one about 395 feet for a loud out.
And now a double.
Bullpen, please.
Well, that was a complete waste of a promising inning.
I hate Kevin Pillar.
Fuxking Bollocks! Get a 3rd out ffs.
A VOIT VOLT!
I like it. Luuuuuuuuuke!
Sod fucking off Crawford.
Wow. Slick ss play.
Nice win. I slept through it shamelessly. After all, it's Saturday here and the opening day of Golden Week (Japan's 10-holiday extravaganza, counting weekends). It's being billed as Platinum Week this year due to the extra filler days. Somewhere in the middle of it, we'll have a new emperor.
Do I have plans? Trip to Bali? African safari? Hiking in Nepal. Fuck no.
I'll be doing dick-all and enjoying it. Read. Watch. Eat Sleep. Repeat.
Nice win last nite. Looking forward to afternoon ball today.
Banrterers: just heard that RAB is closing down. Suggested alternatives?
Pinstripe Alley is pretty good.
Mike has said one of his final posts at RAB is going to be suggestions where to turn next. Look for in the next day or two.
[77] Lucky you, I woke up at 4:30 AM this morning to watch Spurs play an utterly shiite match against West Ham, which has really set up the weekend.
Hopefully the Yankees can un-bugger that trend ...
Bad Luke, bad.
Man, 5-8 through today:
Urshela
Gardner (against a LHP)
Maybin
Estrada
Not ... what Cashman and Co. planned for this point.
That wasn't a hit, but DJ (and I) will take it!
Bring on the fucking robot umps, this guy has been fucking trash calling pitches behind the plate today.
[77] So I wake up naturally on Sunday morning at 5:35 AM. Go figure. I guess you can bank sleep!
On the bright side I got baseball. Happ is looking good and Superman's new initials are DJL.
Well, that was swell!
[84] Sunday morning? You're from the future!
p.s. Do NOT tell me anything about the "Battle of Winterfell".
Will the real Gary Sanchez, please stand, please stand up...
Gary Sanchez makes me want to do this:
https://youtu.be/GWmGrR9a818?t=351
Not sure if it's for me or him ...
[84] I am a drama whore, but I am not a GOT guy. Never grabbed me. So you are safe. I'm sure somebody got tortured, though.
[90] Nah, just stabbed repeatedly through the eye with the pointy end.
As this Yankees team is doing to me ...
Maybin with some wheels.
Thairo!
Some runs, please?
Ugh, pitchers hitting. Do. Not. Want.
JFC ... I never want to see a pitcher "hit" again.
Ever.
Ok, Luke, he *isn't* your father ...
Luke with a strategic HBP
Well, that will do, now, time for another terrible Sanchez at bat!
Heh ... he heard me!
Kraken!
Gary's back
That's the Gary we know and love. Boom.
Not sure I'd get ahead of myself, but that was nice to see ...
You're blind ump! (In this case, that might actually be true)
As a pitcher and hitter ... I could deal with bad and consistent. You didn't have to like it, but you could adjust to it.
Bad AND inconsistent? That's just the worst.
Another bullshit strike call.
Just tuned in, been packing for our next adventure travel (Machu Pichu and Galapagos). Not much WiFi, so it'll be tough to follow our boys. Maybe we'll see some of the real guys by mid-May when we get home! Meanwhile, this is just lovely.
Hate to see asnybofy thrown out at third with nobody out.
1st out ... 3rd out ... why is this team so fucking terrible at fundimentals?!?!?!?!?
[104] Sounds like fun.
There's another run ... oh, wait, it isn't.
Thanks, Gleyber.
Bases full, let's go Mike
No mike, not what I had in mind.
What a waste.
Off to dinner.
[104] Wow. I'm jealous. What an adventure.
It was hilarious watching Cessa bat.
Well, fuck me. It's never easy.
WTF? I leave 6-0 and now it’s 6-4?
Phew.
Next up. The Broom. Seeya tomorrow.
Afternoon, all. Nice to come from walking the dog to a Yankee lead.
Luuuke!
Greetings folks. Glad to see somebody here.
Domingo German... Real deal, or not?
Domingo is the real thing. especially on Sundays.
I think real deal. Nice successor to CC.
Gleyber Day!
Red Sox lost again. Now 11 and 17! 5.5 games BEHIND the Yankees.
Domingo German... Real deal, or not?
When the command is there?
Yes ...
4 scoreless for ze German ...
Rags!
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
Can we stop getting injured?
Ouch, the hand.
2nd player coming out ... TODAY.
Fuck.
Modammit
next man up becoming next man down
HOLY CRAP! THEY JUST PLAYED "THE THROW" ... that's one of my favorite baseball memories ever!!!
Luke Voit ... DH at 1st ...
Rags in the booth was cool. I remember that no-hitter, although I couldn't watch it for some reason.
Rags in the booth was cool. I remember that no-hitter, although I couldn't watch it for some reason.
I remember that no-hitter, because I begged and pleaded with my parents to go to that game, since we weren't doing anything else that 4th of July.
I was so fucking pissed afterwards ...
But I love "the throw" even more than the no-hitter ...
Jesus, Gary and Joseph, what a bomb!
I missed the no hitter. Was in England visiting relatives. Came back and dad had the NY Times so I could read the story.
GARY GOES BOOM!
Kraken!!
I sort of hate those HRs for Gary, since I think it encourages him into "pull mode" at the plate, which is not so good ...
[138-139] Now, I'm bugged because I can't remember why I missed it. Family trip? I have a feeling my sis, Sally, was there, but she's not around anymore to verify.
I missed the video, what was "The Throw"? (Don't laugh at me)
Rats, shutout gone.
[144] His OPS is around 1.200... so I wouldn't worry.
I missed the video, what was "The Throw"? (Don't laugh at me)
Rags gave up a grand slam to tie a game in Toronto, got a new ball from the catcher and then just turned and threw it over the RCF wall from slightly behind the pitcher's mound ... flat footed.
Doesn't show where it ended up, but does contain Scooter like material:
https://youtu.be/ec14W8oh4sg?t=2
Um, get O in there. This is not good.
Or for FUCK'S sake!
Booney is just about the worst manager of a bullpen I've ever seen.
[148] Hilarious. OK, that's kind of ringing a bell now. Scooter was a gem. I met him around that time. He was dining with Tim Conway at the Meadowlands Racetrack, and my dad, who was marketing director, set it up.
Wow, reduced to Happ as PH.
No Kate Smith? ;>)
Maybe we can wait until the bases are loaded and then bring in our 5th best reliever ... can wan, Booney, can we???
[155] Last inning already has me irritable and tonight's GoT will be painfully muderiffic ... don't get me started ...
Hey ... Holder held!
Oh, great, another possible injury ... this time to Estrada.
It's a very weird season. This team is winning, on a big roll, but we don't know who's going to be playing from one day to the next. Wondering who will be in the line up is like waiting for lottery balls to fill the slots.
Had to walk the dog again. Double digits
Phew on Gio. Off day tomorrow
One down.
That’s two
Swept!