casimir

Aight, here we go, bases juiced after a walk. This field is all turf, but the batters instinctively dig into the box anyway. It’s kind of funny, Oh no, loud single to the left field wall ends it. UMemphis 5, UToledo 4. What do you mean I have to do a ****ing game recap. Do we really need to do a ****ing game recap? Uh oh, is this on? Are we live? Oh no, sorry folks.

UToledo takes a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the 10th. The Rockets’ pitcher graduated a year ahead of my eldest. He’s not having a good day. Gave up the tying run in the bottom of the 9th. Just allowed a leadoff hit and stolen base. Productive ground out to the right side moves the tying runner to 3rd with one out. You know, now that I think of it, there hasn’t been a gambling ad this whole game. Not a single one. It just kond of dawned on me. Intentional walk to set up a game ending double play. Runner steals 2nd on a 1-2 ball. Now it’s a full count. Ugh.

I watched curling earlier this week. I think I may have hit my capacity. Same with skeleton.

I think I’ve heard of that concept before. There’s a 48+ years old softball league around town here. I’m thinking about joining. There are some modified rules, like 11 gloves on the field, ground balls hit through the infielders are automatic base hits.

Update. Game is in extra innings, 3-3. No runner at 2nd to start the extras, at least the 10th. The game was moved up a few hours due to weather concerns, so of course, extra innings. The aluminum bat “PING!” isn’t too annoying today. I guess I’m just glad to see any kind of baseball.

Cool Papa Bell wasn’t on the list? Seems a massive fail.

I am watching UToledo at UMemphis college baseball right now. I did not realize that the NCAA had adopted the safety first base.

Yes.

I communicated with him twice. Once e about his fence depth crusade. I disagreed with him and gave him my reasoning. He responded in kind, point by point. He kind of agreed with what I had said, or maybe he simply understood my perspective, I cannot recall which. But he simply agreed to disagree in conclusion. The other time was after Brian Bluhm’s death. He had mentioned estrepe and his connection with the Tigers via MTS. I sent him a thank you and replied his full regrets and felt he just wanted to pay some sort of respect to Brian.

I remember my dad making duck blood soup when I was a kid. Thankfully he didn’t expect us to eat it.

67.5 watts per channel, baby cakes.

That paywall is too deep.

If you want free nonsense, I'll be here all week. Try the veal.

I still think there’s reasonable expectation for improvement from the offense due to a year of maturity. Granted, the first halves from Baez and McKinstry are likely not repeating. I have doubts about Jones repeating as well, but that’s just a RHH in a platoon at DH, so not too worried about that. But a young core of Torkelson, Keith, and Greene should be on the incline still. Dingler can be added, too, but I’d be careful with expecting too much offense out of a catcher. I wouldn’t think Carpenter and Torres have plateaued yet. Vierling should be able to add some competent at bats, too. SS and CF might be concerning for a bit, but there’s some damn good defense pit of those positions, so it isn’t like they’re complete negatives on the roster.

I wanted to come back to this. I think I know what you mean about once each pitcher is on the mound. Olson should have a better future ahead of him. As far as right now in terms of pure stuff or ability, maybe one is better than the other, I don’t know. Verlander is old, but has a track record of pretty good health. Tack on his experience. Unfortunately Olson can’t stay healthy, whether that’s just his body, or pure bad luck, or whatever. It’s tough to see it.