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A's fans were still able to make their fury at the Astros known when the teams played in Oakland last night. They may not be physically allowed in the stadium, so they did the next best thing:

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I read that Houck said he was "bummed" that he would missing a start. Hmmm, if only there was something he could have done to make sure he could play in every park. 

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9 hours ago, attica said:

If it's a game from twenty years ago still being shown on teevee, isn't 'who won' kinda self-evident?

Not baseball, but on the topic...some years ago, I'm at my Mother-in-law's place in NE Pennsylvania, where she got the Philadelphia sports channels.  One afternoon, I see they are showing an old Flyers game, playing the NY Islanders.  I'm an Islander fan, so I start watching, as it looked familiar. I suddenly realize they are showing Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup finals - where the Islanders scored in overtime to clinch the series and win their first Stanley Cup.  I was happy to watch it, but I could never figure out why the Flyers' channel would show that game.

MyAimIsTrue

MyAimIsTrue

1 hour ago, kariyaki said:

Meanwhile, my fave (because he's so pretty!) smashed his valuable face into a wall.

 I saw that while watching the Rays game yesterday, and that's when I found out that Todd Kalas is now the play by play guy for your Astros.  Boy do I miss him on the Rays broadcasting crew.

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Ahhh, the Islanders. Bossy, Smith, Chico, Nystrom, Trottier, Goring, Potvin (doesn't suck),Gillies.

I have season tickets to the local ECHL hockey team and a few weeks ago they were selling previously worn player jerseys including some from charity games (featuring non-Solar Bears players) and I was able to snag an autographed #19 Bryan Trottier jersey for my fiance'.  Aside from his autograph he also wrote all of the years in which he won the Stanley Cup and the team rep at the jersey table said, dripping with sarcasm, "he was humble."

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shoregirl

shoregirl

42 minutes ago, MyAimIsTrue said:

 I saw that while watching the Rays game yesterday, and that's when I found out that Todd Kalas is now the play by play guy for your Astros.  Boy do I miss him on the Rays broadcasting crew.

 

Awww..thats where his Dad got his start.

      The Phillies had a nice week. 2 out of 3 from the Mets and swept the Braves including their first back to back to back HR since 2008. On the downside Howie Kendrick and Aaron Nola both went on the DL. 

attica

attica

Back in the 80s, I remember sitting in a waiting room with a woman wearing her hair like that. Because it was the 80s, and nothing was as coveted as Really Big Hair and the Products that Made it Possible, I overrode my 'don't talk to strangers in waiting rooms' edict to ask her what she used for all that height. 

"Krazy Glue," She answered, smiling. An unbelievable answer (...how on earth do you shampoo through glue?), and yet, I believed her.  Ah, the 80s. 

And it's nice to see a player with such a sense of follicular history. :)

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4 hours ago, mojoween said:

The At Bat app just asked me if I wanted to change the icon to the team that I have listed as my favorite. Um.  Duh. I think we all know that answer to that question.

In other news, it's raining and therefore no baseball tonight in Bahston.  I'm not liking this "no baseball" to watch two nights in a row.

mojo, even the Mets are rained out today so you couldn't even watch that if you were desperate. They are actually showing a game from last year where Noah hit a HR. I can tell it's last year because Thor's hair is shorter.

Actually YES has my baseball boyfriend Andy Pettitte talking about the '96 WS. I think its a Yankee Classic. I think I will watch this. I loved when we came back from 0-2.  I love him so much. Everyone loves Jetes but AP is my guy. 

Oh, it's Yankeeography Best Moments or whatever its called. 

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ratgirlagogo

ratgirlagogo

11 hours ago, attica said:

Back in the 80s, I remember sitting in a waiting room with a woman wearing her hair like that. Because it was the 80s, and nothing was as coveted as Really Big Hair and the Products that Made it Possible, I overrode my 'don't talk to strangers in waiting rooms' edict to ask her what she used for all that height. 

"Krazy Glue," She answered, smiling. An unbelievable answer (...how on earth do you shampoo through glue?), and yet, I believed her.  Ah, the 80s. 

And it's nice to see a player with such a sense of follicular history. :)

I was a punk from way back when in the seventies and while your waiting room stunner might have been funning you - I did know people who DID use Krazy Glue to achieve their effects -  also nail polish, caulk, toothpaste, Play Doh, wallpaper paste, the list goes on.  By the by I can tell you that mixing RIT and colorless henna does NOT allow you to dye your hair any color you want.  God bless Snooky and Tish.

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MyAimIsTrue

MyAimIsTrue

1 hour ago, SnoGirl said:

Brewers can never have nice things (and its so Braun's fault). Eric Thames is on fire, he's one of four ball players to hit 8 homeruns against the same team in a calendar month.

But because Braun ruins everything, I'm worried Thames is doping. I just want to cheer for my hometeam and not have to worry about my boys trying to cheat the system! 

I saw Eric Thames while playing for the AA level New Hampshire Fishercats in 2010 and he was outstanding so I'm happy he's getting another chance in the bigs.  He's come up clean in his previous tests but I get what you're saying as I hate always wondering if good players are doping as well.

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46 minutes ago, Ms Blue Jay said:

I laughed for 1000 years at the Coghlan jump.  That goes down in history forever.  I am so glad I was watching live to witness that.  It was worth losing sleep over.

Thames is already being tested.  He's not testing positive.

I saw that too. I just hope its really true. Braun ruined the Brewers for me for awhile and I want Eric Thames just to be awesome!

shoregirl

shoregirl

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16 minutes ago, mojoween said:

ESPN has made some brutal layoffs today including Jayson Stark which was a heartbreaker.  I can't believe he had been there for 17 years.  I will miss him and his Tuesday trivia.

It's a shame that they let one of the better baseball guys they had go. He's a damn good writer and Espns baseball coverage is worse off without  him. I would be shocked if MLB Network doesn't pick him up (or maybe Fox Sports but probably MLB)

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Tonight Gift Ngoepe became the first player from Africa to play in the major leagues. In order to make room for him, the Pirates sent down Dovydas Neverauskas. Who, two days ago, was the first Lithuanian to play in the major leagues.

ETA Dallas Braden is out. I don't really have an opinion of him as an announcer, but I won't miss that awful looking beard and ponytail he sported.

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rippleintime17

rippleintime17

Sometimes baseball couldn't be scripted any better. The Giants are down by three, barely have a hit in the 7th inning against the Dodgers. Beloved former Giant/current Dodger Sergio Romo is in the game against 21yo Giants rookie Christian Arroyo. Boom! First MLB homer in only his third game in the majors and now it's a one-run game! Cut to the 8th. Pitcher's spot is up and who's back with the team? 2014 postseason hero Michael Morse. He hasn't gotten a hit in the majors since 2015 but he's here for one reason and basically one reason only. To hit dingers. And in an 0-2 count, he sends a baseball exactly where he was supposed to and exactly where everyone in that ballpark (in orange and black) wanted him to and couldn't help but expect him to. Game tied! And then in the 10th, with the bases loaded and no outs, Hunter Pence battles away at pitches at his chest. The pitch tracker looks like he's whacking away at a pinata, foul after foul of high pitches until he finally gets enough of a hold of one to send the Giants home happy! Baseball is pretty cool.

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MyAimIsTrue

MyAimIsTrue

11 hours ago, xaxat said:

Baseball Tonight goes Sunday only. ESPN to co air MLB Network's Intentional Talk. 

With the gutting of their baseball and NHL coverage I don't know why ESPN doesn't just rebrand itself ESPNFL.  That's all they seem to care about so it's no wonder I never watch.

I didn't realize Doug Glanville was let go until I read the above link.  Hopefully MLBN will hire him immediately.

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