IdahoBert

In 20 of 30 ballpark according to Jason.

So far this home plate umpire is pretty accurate.

Where’s my six runs?

Three run Homer, and not for us down 5-0.

So, when I went to the kitchen and cut a very ripe avocado in half and seasoned it and de-pitted it did I miss anything important? <ducks>

Tork dribbles out to 3rd. Oh well. In his first swing, Riley looked like he would rather be on the golf course, but then he at least got an opposite field single but all of this is to no avail.

OBP Machine Torres walks for the sixth time in four games.

Jason is talking about how they rarely have the roof open at Chase Field but when I was in Phoenix for a company conference in something like 2010 or so it was September and in Phoenix it’s 100° plus in September and they opened the roof that night. It was totally fine.

Waiting fruitlessly for the Tigers “pregame” show which will be exceedingly brief today beginning allegedly at 10 PM EDT. This means that half of it will be ads. I just now noticed that on mlb.com it gave a 10 PM start for the broadcast. I wonder if coverage is going to always be this sparse for the pregame show during road games…

I don’t understand the whole betting odds thing and don’t feel motivated to better understand it, but the betting odds are assuming that the Tigers are going to lose with Verlander pitching. I’ve seen various odds posted such as +100, +104, +120.

Carpenter RF Torres 2B Keith DH Greene, R LF Torkelson 1B McGonigle 3B Dingler C Meadows, P CF Báez, J SS

I’m watching opening day for the Royals at Kauffman were they have brought in all the outfield fences except center by about 10 feet, so this is going to make a difference this year. I’m looking forward to the appearance of the Sasquatch for Vinnie Pasquantino. I’m also missing the row of blonde Stepford wives that used to populate the first row directly behind home plate. So sad. And speaking of sad, a lot of the pregame show was dedicated to the moving as well as uncomfortable story of a young woman with ALS who is a lifetime Royals fan, who was a KCPD officer and due to an act of kindness by the Royals spent her last full day as a police officer years ago as the officer on duty in the Royals dugout.

Happy VerDay

I guess we lost. But I can deal with it.

Tork walks after seeing seven 102 mph pitches. A silver lining for me regardless of how this game ends is that Arizona out scored Purdue 48–26 in the second half to move into the Final Four. And we won this first series. Boo yah.

I haven’t given up on this game because anything can happen, but getting “philosophical“ about it, winning two of three on the road is always a recipe for success.

A DP right now sure would be nice

Jack is right on the edge of being cooked.

Fernando Tatis Jr. steals (1) 2nd base. Jake Cronenworth scores. Throwing error by catcher Jake Rogers.

Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Freddy Fermin scores. Jake Cronenworth to 3rd.

Zach McKinstry Knows Right Field!

That’s three challengeable strikes that went unchallenged.

Jack Ks two in the first. Sweet. Good beginning.

There were two outrageously bad calls on balls that were called strikes in the top of the first and neither Tigers batter did anything about it. And I don’t necessarily blame them they don’t want to burn their chances. So hopefully our pitchers will get the same cheating edge from the umpire.