Allard slinging the perfect game with only 29 pitches after 3.

Late start out of the crouch? What crouch. Jeffers sits on his ass. No crouch about it.

And ERA back home in the 8s. 8.34. And the walk scores on a homer, of course.

Dobnak really got screwed by this umpire!

That was a nice DP!

there goes the perfect game..... and no hitter......

.... and shutout!

Tie game. 

If you check the archives from last week, there was an unusually large number of posters, talking up the demise of NC.

Those of you watching on Bally's, have you noticed the blonde in the red dress?  Very nice.

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Those of you watching on Bally's, have you noticed the blonde in the red dress?  Very nice.

I designed the lady in the red dress......

8 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

If you check the archives from last week, there was an unusually large number of posters, talking up the demise of NC.

You can say that again!

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Those of you watching on Bally's, have you noticed the blonde in the red dress?  Very nice.

You can say this again!

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

I designed the lady in the red dress......

Good job!!!!!!!!!!

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

I designed the lady in the red dress......

Lady in red........

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Good job!!!!!!!!!!

 

And back under 8 at 7.95. Can Dobnak keep this game in control?

and of course Dobnak's nemesis of the game is up after the error....

whew....

22 minutes ago, h2oface said:

 

 

I feel good about this inning. Thielbar gets no inherited runners that he can let in.

Don't see much bunting anymore, and the one time you see it, is the wrong time.  Gallo's baseball IQ is lacking.

5 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Don't see much bunting anymore, and the one time you see it, is the wrong time.  Gallo's baseball IQ is lacking.

How was it the wrong time? It just needed to be bunted harder, and past the pitcher. That is the right bunt with nobody on the left side... just get it past the pitcher. Not a soft bunt that the pitcher or catcher could possibly field. Time was OK, but the bunt was not a good one.

Just now, h2oface said:

How was it the wrong time? It just needed to be bunted harder, and past the pitcher. That is the right bunt with nobody on the left side... just get it past the pitcher. Not a soft bunt that the pitcher or catcher could possibly field. Time was OK, but the bunt was not a good one.

Gallo is a homerun threat with one swing .  He gets on,  the Rangers need a base hit or two, a walk, or error to score the run.

I like the odds of Gallo LH getting the long ball vs the RH Thielbar.

So the time, with TWO outs is to let Gallo swing away.

 

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Gallo is a homerun threat with one swing .  He gets on,  the Rangers need a base hit or two, a walk, or error to score the run.

I like the odds of Gallo LH getting the long ball vs the RH Thielbar.

So the time, with TWO outs is to let Gallo swing away.

 

OK. I see. I can buy that. But I like the successful bunt into the shift at anytime. The more runners on base, the more chance to score runs. The moneyball angle. And I love to see the shift being beat.

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

OK. I see. I can buy that. But I like the successful bunt into the shift at anytime. The more runners on base, the more chance to score runs. The moneyball angle. And I love to see the shift being beat.

I agree with that, also.

Sano wants to be Cruz. Starting with the beard. Maybe he will also lose some weight...... starting to look pretty round again. 290+?

Did that just happen? 1-2-3 inning from Colome? I must be dreaming. 

9 minutes ago, h2oface said:

OK. I see. I can buy that. But I like the successful bunt into the shift at anytime. The more runners on base, the more chance to score runs. The moneyball angle. And I love to see the shift being beat.

I also advocate for bunting away from the shift but Gallo with two outs is not the time. Gallo isn’t a speedster, which means he requires an XBH to score. 

Buxton’s speed mind-****ed the SS right there.