The Baseball Thread

i shut it off and went to sleep after the napoli base-clearing double...

I left about that same time.

had to go make a living.

we have now taken the season series, and will begin looking for a broom...

wow -- the rays lost in even more spectacular fashion.

sawx still lead by two games...

Rays had some massive defensive issues, last night.

One of the biggest Rays issues is that Ragman lives in Tampa and roots for the Sawx

Hahaha! Actually I'm an hour away in Sarasota but close enough.

Man, I love to watch the Rays when they're not playing the Sawx. Like them when the 2 teams aren't busy plunking each other. I keep tabs on them and like their pitching a lot. I stock my fantasy team liberally with Rays. OK, I own only 2 but mysteriously I own no Sawx players on my fantasy team since tossing Nava back in the pool.

Frankly, I'm not such a fan of the Trop. Of course, with my non-budget, I'd be hard-pressed to see games at Fenway if I were still in Boston. As Rays are such a good team the deserve a better stadium.

Rays pull off hidden ball trick against Dodgers

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rays-pull-off-hidden-ball-221739447--mlb.html

hmmmm.

today's strike zone in KC is a funny one.

he's not giving the strike above the knee so far...

We must put a stop to Adam Rosales abuse

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/12/we-must-put-a-stop-to-adam-rosales-abuse/

rangers' Yu (yoo hoo) Darvish is perfect through five frames in the tricky sunshine of Minutemaid juicer park.

with 10 Ks...

I enjoyed having him on my make believe roster last year.

he walked the 9th place hitter... no-no still intact...
12 K's thru six...

he is no longer perfect. (not because you owned him, but rather he gave up a walk)

12 Ks through six no hit innings...

If you want a no-no, Houston is usually the go-to opponent.

he just got dingered...

but he was gonna run into a pitch count issue anyways, I think...

15ks is not bad. I watched his delivery and for a tall pitcher he sure seems pretty limber.

Good little game on TV. Miami-KC

Both teams playing good baseball.

The Crown Vision screen in center field is awesome.

currently watching it on my computer.

getting better all the time...