2024 Major League Baseball season (Page 88 of 91)

I saw where Paddack had a very good game Monday, so did Soroka at SF but they got to our bullpen last night and walked off thanks to crappy pitching by Luke Jackson. Bravos did go get another reliever to help but right now the pen is our Achilles heal

and so it is done, thank you Austin ............ where is the Like button when you need it ?

Wow, every now and then you get a laugher. By the time the Friars had finished pounding the Blue Jays pitching staff into a pulp, the Toronto catcher had taken the mound. 7 dingers in a 19-4 rout. They even gave up the dh to keep the reliever Maton in and he got his first hit. 5 straight and keeping pace with the Dodgers, though I doubt they’ll catch them, or match up with them yet. Quantrill got his first win with a solid 7 just 60 miles from where he grew up. His father pitched 6 seasons for Toronto. Now if we could get that SS back with a good hammy. Our $30M 3rd baseman is playing SS and doing the best he can, and better than most, but it’s not where he belongs and it shows.
Rick

Thanks for the support. Hit the skids lately with the kids making rookie mistakes and hitters in slumps. Young arms getting tired, expected, but still a letdown when they all hit at once. It’s a long season.
Rick

If you get a chance to watch a Padres game broadcast, do. Fernando Tatis is exceeding all expectations. At 20 years of age, some are already calling him the best player in baseball. He does things no one thinks possible with his speed and daring on base. He’s hitting pretty good too. His rookie stats as a 20 year old put him in some rarefied company. Only 13 players have better stats in their year of 20 in the history of the game, and they're all in the HOF, and most already had a season or two in.
Our rookie slugger Franmil Reyes had another 2 homer game last night and is up to 24. I’d like to see him in the dinger contest. Don’t pitch him low and away, he hits those out too.
Exciting times at Petco
Rick

Who wants Madbum?.....we are listening to all offers (the Giants that is).....we want a power hitter with ANY pop, throw in a young arm too.....better trade him to a NL team, yall know Bum likes to hit taters when he is pitching

He’s seen his best days Shredit. We’ve got hitters to spare if your guys want to carry his pay. Local prognosticators are saying our closer Yates, 30 saves in the 1st half and our only All Star, should be trade bait. It better be for some darned good starters or no deal. Half way and .500 for the Friars, could have been much worse, and 3 straight over the Dodgers in their yard was sweet to finish on after stubbing the toe vs the Giants!
I read the All Star game will use some weird tiebreaker deal if the game goes long and start each side with a man on 2nd to shorten the game? Might cut into a rerun of Dancing With the Stars??

that was a nice sweep by the Bravos at SD but I tell you Rick they have a lot of upside potential, they were pesky to say the least and Tatis looks like the real deal ............ Munoz throws as hard as anybody we have faced this year. Now it's off to the Brewers for 3 and then back home for the Nats. For once I will be pulling for the Doyers since they go into Philly tonight