Well ... so much for Mahle being on a roll! Maybe I jinxed him!

4 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

It’s really irritating to watch glimpses of what this team could have been. 

If they could get to .500 before the break, who knows 

Gawd Simmons!

One announcement I forgot to make in the thread opening ... @Otto von Ballpark ... a poster formerly known as spycake. Give his new name a good, hardy welcome!

Simmons taking batting tips from Eddie Rosario

That was the antithesis of a Sano swing.

 

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Well ... so much for Mahle being on a roll! Maybe I jinxed him!

In commercial narrator voice: “We’ve switched the Reds Tyler Mahle with Matt Shoemaker…”

1 minute ago, LVTwinsfan said:

If they could get to .500 before the break, who knows 

ooooooohhhh ... don't give me hopes to be dashed later!!!

Count me one that always liked, and still does, Gibson. Greg Maddux was a nibbler according to the hater's standards. I liked watching him, too. I will say it once more for Gibson.... Bite Me!

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

ooooooohhhh ... don't give me hopes to be dashed later!!!

Quite the longshot I know, but there are 90 games left

That was the antithesis of a Sano swing.

 

Buxton is so delightfully annoying once the ball goes in play. 

I liked Gibson. I get why they let him walk ... but I wanted him back

Just steal home already!!!

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Buxton is so delightfully annoying once the ball goes in play. 

Yeah ... I wonder what players say because a different runner it would be an out ... 'Oh, sheesh ... *that* guy' (or maybe a version less able to print  ) 

2 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Quite the longshot I know, but there are 90 games left

true ... it ain't over 'til it's over ... but for all the hope this season held ... ugh, so hard on the heart  

Thome could steal home from there!

jeff reardon is back!!!!!!!!

 

Reality. The good teams bury the opposition there, not strike out.

Just now, h2oface said:

Reality. The good teams bury the opposition there, not strike out.

I agree, scored 3 but should have been more. 

 

Arrgh. More reality. Happ is back on the mound.......

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

Arrgh. More reality. Happ is back on the mound.......

He is terrible

If any of you visit the DQ, I recommend the Thin Mint blizzard  

DP!!!! That's how you play it!

What!! They turn a DP!!

I shouldn't have mentioned it ... now I want a Thin Mint blizzard ... I worked hard today, I deserve it. Unfortunately, the nearest DQ is 4 miles away, and in Chicago traffic, I wouldn't make it before the 10pm closing

Tough crowd ... that was a *good* joke ... 

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I shouldn't have mentioned it ... now I want a Thin Mint blizzard ... I worked hard today, I deserve it. Unfortunately, the nearest DQ is 4 miles away, and in Chicago traffic, I wouldn't make it before the 10pm closing

Traffic is back with a vengeance in Austin too. Pre-Covid there were pockets in the day without as much traffic to get around. Now it’s a steady log jam throughout the day. And so many bad drivers that don’t know where they’re going! 

Horrible strike call on Polanco, but he chased the next two...

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Traffic is back with a vengeance in Austin too. Pre-Covid there were pockets in the day without as much traffic to get around. Now it’s a steady log jam throughout the day. And so many bad drivers that don’t know where they’re going! 

Same here. Especially the uber/lyft drivers coming in from MI, IN and WI ... they haven't a clue. But yeah ... traffic is back, like a vengeance. I guess over all that's a good thing, but it's also not