Ohtani breaks franchise and pitcher record for homeruns in a month.
Angels lose 9-7
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Trivia A:
1932-7-15 #1: Paige & J.Gibson, EWL Pittsburgh Crawfords @ New York Black Yankees.
1971-8-14: B.Gibson & T.Simmons, NL Card’s 11-0 @ Pirates.
Strangely, the second no-hitter was almost forty years before the first. It ‘happened’ the first time in 2019 when Simmons was elected to the HOF (he didn’t have his induction ceremony until 2021 because of covid). BTW, even though he wasn’t as good as his brother Fred, it was a shame and embarrassment that Ted wasn’t in the HOF long before that time.
I knew this, as it was remarked in the press at that time. But I, just like the editors of Baseball Reference, got lazy and ignored this fact. Again, my bad.
It ‘happened’ the second time in 2020, when the East-West League was finally recognized as a major league.
OK, the requisite perfect game trivia Q:
Q: What high school has produced the most MLB perfect game pitchers?
A. San Diego Pt.Loma HS: Don Larson and David Wells.
Last week I got to watch a billionaire Titanic expedition implode and this week I get to watch the Mets.
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if ohtani hit for the cycle and pitched a no-hitter in the same game, would it be the single greatest athletic achievement in human history? and by far the coolest?
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The Book of Ezequiel Duran
Waino is washed
lol Cards and Mets
Joey Chestnut
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If we’re going that route, I’d go with Kobayashi.
When he first did the Nathan’s contest, he doubled the previous record. He ate so many more than anyone expected that they literally ran out of number signs.
Has anyone here done or seen the math on bunting with the first batter in the top half of an extra inning?
Seems cliffs is that teams should steal a lot more - especially with the new rules making SB easier.
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Here’s a potential rules question that arose during last night’s Mets game:
Alonso hits a fly ball to right field that bounces off the outfielder’s glove right at the foul line. The ball is signaled “fair,” but Alonso is called out trying to stretch it into a double.
Could the offense (Mets) have asked for a replay review to overrule the “fair” call on the pop-up?
I think if it doesnt hit the ground it would be impossible to review. My guess is ump call on this is final
If it were reviewable, I’m assuming the Mets could challenge. It wouldn’t be much different from an NFL coach challenging his own player’s catch-fumble to get it changed to incomplete.
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rangers get aroldis chapman
well that was the obvious trade for awhile royals get things, rangers get someone in the bullpen, though it’s not that aroldis he’s still striking people out
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B7 for Reds ends with this check out:
Runner picked off.
Foul bunt strike three.
Runner picked off.
Another completely stupid instance of blocking the plate involving Sanchez.
well idk how that link works but again I would not throw pitches down the chute on ohtani, it doesn’t work. I keep telling them but they don’t listen.
493 feet my god.
also angels down 6-1.
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