Baseball Cave

[GNTLGNT]

UGH!

Stupid Sox lost to the Yankees twice in a row. How do you let Brett Gardner beat you??!!

Hoping we can pull out a win tonight. Those Yanks can hit.

I would also plonk Tyler Austin again. Just on general principles.

Meanwhile, Celtics are on their way to play the Cavs! Those poor guys are going to get LeBron'd

....gotta make himself look good for his new team!.......

 

[swiftdog2.0]

....gotta make himself look good for his new team!.......

LeBron as a Celtic next year? Not likely.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Nice that it has a little more meaning so far this season...

Spoke too soon?

 

[GNTLGNT]

LeBron as a Celtic next year? Not likely.

.....no, no-not the Celtics, just that amorphous "new" team that has yet to be decided.....

 

[swiftdog2.0]

.....no, no-not the Celtics, just that amorphous "new" team that has yet to be decided.....

Ah!

Back to Miami? LA? Philly?

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Sox eeked out a win and are now tied with Yankees for 1st place.

Bullpen was terrible for Sox in all three games. The set up guys to Kimbrel are this team's biggest weakness.

 

[Grant87]

What did you think of the Matt Harvey trade? I get Mesoraco no longer had a future there, but Harvey looks done. Too many injuries, too many surgeries.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Ah!

Back to Miami? LA? Philly?

...I say LA....but unlike him, if I were in a position like his-I wouldn't want to vilified and reviled across all of Ohio again.....

 

[GNTLGNT]

What did you think of the Matt Harvey trade? I get Mesoraco no longer had a future there, but Harvey looks done. Too many injuries, too many surgeries.

...we essentially traded injured player for injured player....Meso has had his share of hip issues and such-but is still young enough to make some noise there-I've met him, nice kid and I wish him well......on the other hand, Harvey can't hold up under the weight of expectation.....the starting rotation for the Reds is very inconsistent, and the bullpen iffy.....they have shown some innings of very good stuff, but can't string it together......

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Robinson Cano just got suspended for 80 games.

Tested positive for a banned substance know to mask performance enhancing drug use

 

[Out of Order]

Lost almost 12 million in $alary. I'll fill in for him, a bit of a pay cut, but I'm a team player....

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Lost almost 12 million in $alary. I'll fill in for him, a bit of a pay cut, but I'm a team player....

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[AnnaMarie]

Yowza! My son told us to pick a weekend and he would buy us tickets to a Jays game as a Mother’s Day gift.

It’s like he knows me. He bought us end of row seats. (This is important because the more neighbours, the higher risk of people dropping peanut shells around me.)

And nobody in front of us. I mean literally....nobody. Right at the front. please don’t let me be the idiot that grabs a ball that’s still in play

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Three words......

Mookie Betts, MVP

 

[AnnaMarie]

We went to the Jays game yesterday. They got creamed....but other than that it was a great day.

The pregame ceremony for Canada Day included honouring all three levels, army, navy, Air Force. Between innings they showed one of them receive his promotion. Then later, the camera was put on two soldiers who saw themselves on the screen. One had tears. The other leaned in for a kiss, and held up the hand with a new engagement ring.

They also honoured the first 13 police officers that responded to the van attack. Constable Ken Lam (the officer who didn’t shoot) threw out the first pitch.

At the end of the game, the 13 Police Officers we’re outside the gates meeting the crowd. I had the opportunity to meet PC Lam. I know a few people that have worked with him and they both said he is a really nice guy and neither were surprised when they heard it was him that didn’t shoot. He really is a nice guy.

I know this is a long post.....but I have to talk about Nicholas Castellanos

The Jays were playing the Tigers. Castellanos beat us...completely. Grand slam. Caught every ball the Jays hit into right field. But, if the ball was not still in play, he then tossed it to kids in the stands. Always to kids. Pointed to who he was throwing it to. One time, the kid didn’t catch and it bounced away but the adult who did catch it brought it over and handed it to the kid. What a classy player. Then, he hit another ball that should have been a home run, but somehow Pillar flew up and caught it. Castellanos applauded the play before heading back to the dug out. Doesn’t matter how many runs you are up by....everyone wants home runs. But that guy, is just so classy.

 

[swiftdog2.0]

Here's hoping David Price exercises his opt out clause ala LeBron and leaves the Sox at the end of the season. Also hoping he never pitches against the Yankees again while in a Red Sox uniform. Awful performance, again, against the only real competition within the division. Miserable person to boot.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Here's hoping David Price exercises his opt out clause ala LeBron and leaves the Sox at the end of the season. Also hoping he never pitches against the Yankees again while in a Red Sox uniform. Awful performance, again, against the only real competition within the division. Miserable person to boot.

...well, you got former Red Brandon Phillips....his defense should help.....offense was always somewhat sketchy.....

 

[swiftdog2.0]

...well, you got former Red Brandon Phillips....his defense should help.....offense was always somewhat sketchy.....

There's not much wrong with this Sox team. Bullpen could use some help getting to Kimbrel and we need a good IF defender that can play 2nd.

Only way to beat the Yanks is to out pitch them. Sale did it on Saturday. E-Rod and Price stank up the joint the other two nights.

 

[GNTLGNT]

There's not much wrong with this Sox team. Bullpen could use some help getting to Kimbrel and we need a good IF defender that can play 2nd.

Only way to beat the Yanks is to out pitch them. Sale did it on Saturday. E-Rod and Price stank up the joint the other two nights.

....Phillips could slip into the role as a second baseman, it was magic when he played in Cincy.....