Some things are never meant to be spoken of again. Yesterday was one of those days. The Angels beat the Dodgers like rented mules. Erase it from your memory banks. Move on… Nothing to see here, Folks. The Dodgers got mauled by the Angels. This is unspeakable!
One game means nothing. Remember that!
The Great Lakes Loons will be in Ft Wayne, Indiana, from June 30th through July 5th. I plan to be there for at least a couple of games… hopefully more, but my wife’s restaurant is opening the week before, so we will see how many games I can attend. I typically get press passes there. The Courtyard by Marriott is right beside the stadium, and I think the Loons stay there. My daughter lives in Ft. Wayne, so there is that! Ft. Wayne’s downtown is awesome and a fun place to be.
Dodger Prospects
Everyone is talking about the Dodgers ‘Top Prospects’ top prospects, namely DePaula, Sirota, Hope, Tibbs 3, Davalan, Ehrhard, Harlan, et al. However, don’t go to sleep on Logan Wagner.
Here’s what MLB Pipeline says:
After starring at the World Wood Bat Association World Championship in October 2021, Wagner moved from suburban Chicago to the P27 Academy (Lexington, S.C.) to face better competition. He thrived and went in the sixth round, where the Dodgers paid him their second-highest bonus ($597,500) in the 2022 Draft. He has barely played as a pro, getting into just 57 games in his first three seasons because he broke his right hamate in 2023 and his left hamate last year.
A switch-hitter, Wagner has a more fluid and contact-oriented stroke from the right side and a more aggressive lefty swing that provides more damage. He arrived in pro ball with more physicality than most prep products, has bat speed to go with his strength and has shown the ability to launch balls to his pull side during his brief action. His 18 extra-base hits and 27 walks in 38 Single-A games last spring hinted at his power potential and on-base ability.
Wagner played shortstop in high school and has seen action at second base this year, but he’s better suited for the infield corners. Though he’s a fringy runner, he has worked to improve his agility and become a capable defender at third base, though he played more first base last year on a Rancho Cucamonga club with a logjam of infielders. He has the solid arm strength to handle the hot corner and conceivably could try left or right field as well.
He is very, very athletic and could rise quickly. Watch him. He is currently on the IL, but at Great Lakes in 114 ABs, he hit .307 with a .940 OPS. He also had 7 HR and 11 doubles. He is striking out at a 29% rate, and that needs to be fixed, but at least it’s not 41% like Shelton. Wagner has 17 games at 3B and 7 at 2B. He has not committed an error in almost 200 innings this year.
Josue DePaula is knocking on OKC’s door, and Mike Sirota is knocking it down. Take it away… Jeff!
MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORTS
OKC Comets 7 – Round Rock Express (Texas) 3
RF Zach Ehrhard led off the bottom of the first with a single. 2B Tommy Edman forced Ehrhard at 2nd. IB James Tibbs III and CF Alek Thomas singled with Edman scoring and JT III to 3rd. JT III scored on LF Jack Suwinski’s SF.
In the 2nd, SS Hyeseong Kim opened the inning with a single. After one out, Kim stole 2nd and scored on Ehrhard’s single.
Meanwhile OKC’s LHSP Cole Irvin got through the 1st two innings unscathed even with a pair of singles and a BB. In the 3rd, 2 more singles, a sac bunt, and groundout scored one before Irvin struck out the final batter of the inning.
Irvin retired the side in order in the 4th, but a walk, single, and SF gave the Express their 2nd run.
In the bottom of the 5th, Thomas drew a one out walk. Suwinski had an infield single. DH Ryan Fitzgerald singled to score Thomas and moving Suwinski to 3rd. Suwinski scored on a balk.
Irvin completed 6.0 innings allowing just the 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 BB, and 3 K. RHRP Chayce McDermott relieved Irvin in the 7th. The first batter he faced homered, but nothing else.
In the bottom of the 7th, Suwinski and R. Fitzgerald drew 1-out walks. With Kim at bat, both runners moved up on a balk. Kim followed that with a 2-run single.
RHRP Evan Phillips continued his rehab assignment with a scoreless 8th inning. He did walk one batter, and struck out one batter. The BB was erased on a GIDP. Phillips’ 4-seamer sat at 95-96, and reached a high of 97.
RHRP Wyatt Mills entered in the 9th and closed it out.
Edman was the only OKC batter with an XBH, his first triple.
- Zach Ehrhard – 2-3, 2 BB, 1 RBI
- Alek Thomas – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Hyeseong Kim – 3-4, 1 run, 2 RBI
OKC was 2-4 for the 6 game series with Round Rock.
The Comets are 35-27 and are 2.5 games behind Sacramento (SFG) and 1.5 games behind Las Vegas (A’s). 1st half ends June 21. After OKC plays a 6 game series against Charlotte, CWS AAA affiliate of International League, they will take on the Sacramento River Cats for 6 games to end the 1st half.
Tulsa Drillers 7 – Amarillo Sod Poodles (Arizona) 6 – Game 1
Big come from behind win for the Drillers. Spoiler alert…CF Mike Sirota slugged an oppo 3-run HR (3) with 2 outs in the 9th.
Game 1 resumed with Tulsa ahead 2-0 on 2B Jake Gelof’s 10th HR on Saturday. RHRP Wyatt Crowell entered in the 2nd with a runner on 1st. He induced a GIDP, but that was followed by a double and single giving Amarillo a run.
In the 3rd, SS Elijah Hainline drew a BB and scored on LF Zyhir Hope’s 2-run HR (12).
In the bottom of the 3rd, LHRP Wyatt Crowell walked the leadoff hitter that was followed by a double and GIDP. Crowell hit the next batter, but got the final out.
After retiring the side in order in the 4th, Crowell had a bad 5th. He got the leadoff batter out, but then a single, 2-run HR, BB, another 2-run HR, double, and Crowell was lifted for RHRP Carson Hobbs. First batter he faced hit an RBI single, and Amarillo had a 6-4 lead.
Hobbs and RHRP Antonio Knowles pitched scoreless innings in the 6th – 8th. Tulsa had not scored since the 3rd.
In the 9th, 3B Kyle Nevin hit a one out single. With 2 outs, RF Josue De Paula drew a BB, and Sirota blasted his 3-run HR (3), putting Tulsa in the lead 7-6.
RHRP Nick Robertson was summoned to close it out. He allowed a 2-out single, but struck out the last batter for the save (3).
De Paula’s hitting streak came to an end, but his 23 consecutive game streak of reaching base safely is intact. No Tulsa batter had a multi-hit game.
- Mike Sirota – 1-3, 2 BB, 1 run, 3 RBI, HR (3)
- Jake Gelof – 1-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (10)
- Zyhir Hope – 1-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (12)
- Griffin Lockwood-Powell – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 run, double (10)
Tulsa Drillers 7 – Amarillo Sod Poodles (Arizona) 1 – Game 2, 7 Innings
RHSP Roque Gutierrez started and completed 3.0 IP. He gave up the Sod Poodles lone run in the 1st. A single, BB, and run-scoring double gave Amarillo a 1-0 lead after 1.
Tulsa scored in the 3rd. C Frank Rodriguez led off with a single. After one out, RF Mike Sirota singled. SS Elijah Hainline drew a BB to load the bases. LF Zyhir Hope hit a 2 run double, with Hainline moving to 3rd. 3B Jake Gelof hit a SF for the 3rd run of the inning.
In the 4th, 1B Joe Vetrano reached on an error. With 2 outs, DH Josue De Paula roped a 2-run HR and a 5-1 lead.
RHRP Christian Suarez relieved Gutierrez and struck out the side in the 4th, with one BB.
In the 5th, Hainline drew a BB and Hope hit a 2-run HR, giving him 4 RBI on the day.
RHRP Cam Day (2.0 innings) and LHRP Myles Caba (1.0 inning) pitched a scoreless final 3.0 innings to end the game.
- Josue De Paula – 1-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (10)
- Zyhir Hope – 2-4, 1 run, 4 RBI, double (10), HR (13)
- Chris Newell – 2-4
- Mike Sirota – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 run
Tulsa was 5-1 in the 6 game series against Amarillo.
Tulsa is 37-20 for best record in Texas League, 1.5 games ahead of Arkansas (Seattle) in the Texas League North. There are 12 games left in the first half. They have 6 games at home vs Wichita (Minnesota) and 6 games away at NW Arkansas (KC).
Lansing Lugnuts (A’s) 13 – Great Lakes Loons 4
Not much positive news when it comes to pitching. Combined 6 Loons pitchers allowed 13 runs on 20 hits, and 5 BB matching their 5 K
The Loons scored solo runs in 4 innings. In the 1st, leadoff hitter LF Chuck Davalan singled. CF Eduardo Quintero followed with a single, with Davalan moving to 3rd on an error on the play. DH Jose Meza hit a SF to give GL a very short 1-0 lead.
In the 5th, Davalan hit his 14th double and scored on SS Emil Morales’ RBI single.
C Victor Rodrigues hit his 4th double, moved to 3rd on a groundout, and scored on 3B Jose Izarra’s RBI single.
And in the 7th, Morales slugged his 4th HR of the season.
- Chuck Davalan – 2-5, 2 runs, double (14)
- Eduardo Quintero – 2-5
- Emil Morales – 2-4, 1 BB, 1 run, 2 RBI
- Doubles – Victor Rodrigues (4), Samuel Munoz (3)
Great Lakes was 4-2 in the 6 game series against Lansing.
Great Lakes has a 33-22 record good for 1st place in the Midwest League East. They are 1.5 games ahead of Lake County (Cleveland). 1st half ends June 18, 11 games (includes 2 DH).
Stockton Ports (A’s) 15 – Ontario Tower Buzzers 7
RHSP Hyun-Seok Jang (1.2 IP)allowed 7 runs in the 2nd inning and RHRP Javier Bartolozzi (1.1 IP) allowed 3 runs in the 3rd, giving the Ports a 10-0 lead after 2 ½ innings.
RF Landyn Vidourek homered (4) in the 3rd putting Ontario on the board.
RHRP Seamus Barrett continued the suspect pitching while allowing 2 more runs on 3 hits and a BB.
In the 5th, 1B Easton Shelton slugged his California League leading 17th HR of the year, in the 5th. SS Joendry Vargas doubled, but was thrown out a home on C Bryan Gonzalez Garcia’s single. Garcia did score after 2-out singles by 2B Mairo Martinus and CF Jaron Elkins.
RHRP Jecsua Liborius was the 4th pitcher that could not get the job done. After retiring the side in the 5th, he allowed 2 runs on a single, walk, double, ground out, and SF.
In the bottom of the 5th, 3B Chase Harlan led off with a double (11) and moved to 3rd on a single by RF Ching-Hsien Ko. Shelton followed with a BB to load the bases. Vidourek singled to score Harlan, and a force out scored Ko. If you lost count, that’s 14-5 Stockton.
Stockton scored an unearned run in the 9th. In the bottom of the 9th, Ontario for leadoff singles by Harlan and Ko. After one out, Harlan scored on Vargas’ double (13), and Ko scored on a ground out.
- Chase Harlan – 3-5, 2 runs, double (11)
- Ching-Hsien Ko – 2-5, 2 runs
- Joendry Vargas – 2-5, 1 RBI, 2 doubles (13)
- Landyn Vidourek – 2-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (4)
- Easton Shelton – 2-4, 1 BB, 2 runs, 1 RBI, HR (17)
- Bryan Gonzalez Garcia – 2-5, 1 run, 1 RBI
Both teams had 15 hits. Stockton was 9-18 wRISP and Ontario was 5-14 wRISP.
Ontario was 3-3 in the 6 game series against Stockton.
Ontario is 29-28, in 3rd place of the California League South. They are 3.5 games behind Lake Elsinore with 9 games remaining in the 1st half.
What I don’t understand is we had a chance to win the game when it was 6-5 Angels after 6. The bullpen was well rested,so why didn’t Doc bring in one of the high leverage guys in the 7th with either Hurt,Klein or Scott. Today there is NO game,so that is another reason to bring in one of those guys. We gave away a winnable game yesterday.
I think the answer is that, especially early in the season, you have to see how certain players like Hernandez will handle the heat. That’s how Ryan Brasier came to be a high-leverage guy. That the move did not work is useful information. Doc is managing to win the war… not just the battle.
Mark, Hernandez will be DFA as soon as Phillips,Diaz or Stewart come off the IL. He will NOT be on the October roster. Bet it! We had a chance to win that game and Doc gave it away.
Scott would not have come in the 7th. Klein has had some issues lately. Vesia wasn’t so good yesterday and Hernández has been decent since he’s been on the Dodgers.
Yes, a game to forget, but the good, back-to-back blasts from Rushing and Ward. For Ward, his second MLB homer, for Rushing, his first in quite a while after hitting 7 in short order. Freeman and Ohtani with 2 hits each, Freeman pushed his BA to .280 and Ohtani is hitting .302. Rushing also had a 4-hit game. Kyle Tucker continued his home field woes.
I watched Muncy in so many situations this year with runners in scoring position and fail so I had to look it up:
“As of June 8, 2026, Max Muncy has struggled significantly with runners in scoring position (RISP), posting a .143 batting average in those situations. A notable reason for his low RBI count (22) despite hitting 14 home runs is that 12 of those home runs have been solo shots”.
yikes!
I’d be curious about Max’s career numbers with RISP.
In 2023 he had 105 RBI in only 135 games played, and he had more than 90 RBI in two other seasons. His career 162-game WAR is 4.4 with an OPS of .830.
It’s possible that his performance with RISP this season is just a statistical anomaly.
Was it his fault that nobody was on base when he hit all those solo HRs? Or did he hit them because nobody was on base?
It seems to me that he could be more successful if he more often went the other way on pitches that had other way written on the ball.
From Jeff Passan’s article this morning on espn.com titled “Nine Tarik Skubal trade ideas to shake up the MLB trade deadline”:
“The One that Gets It Done”
The offer: RHP Emmet Sheehan, OF Zyhir Hope and SS Aidan West
Nobody has the combination of pitching and outfield prospect depth of the Dodgers, and that allows Los Angeles to provide a wholly unique package: a good major league starter, a top-50 prospect in Hope and a 19-year-old middle infielder who has scouts in the Arizona Complex League buzzing.
Sheehan would immediately slot into the Tigers’ rotation, Hope should be ready to join Riley Greene and Max Clark in Detroit’s outfield next year, and West adds necessary depth to the system. There are plenty of other options — Justin Wrobleski or River Ryan or Christian Zazueta as arms, Mike Sirota or Eduardo Quintero or Charles Davalan (but not Josue De Paula) in the outfield — but this version makes the most sense. It’s a wild overpay, but the possibility of three straight rings calls for that. — Jeff Passan
The GM says: Sigh. Every conversation I’ve had with sources about a potential Skubal deal starts with, “Well, if the Dodgers want to, they can/will …” because they have the options and the situation to make a deal pretty easy to put together, it just needs to be something Andrew Friedman wants to do. Luckily, I’m not dealing with Friedman or any real baseball executives in this exercise, so the bidding got a bit out of hand.
I prefer Wrobleski of that pitcher group because he’s left-handed and comes with two more years of control than Sheehan, so I might negotiate a bit to get the right mix of players here. Buzz over the past year or so is that Sheehan and Wrobleski were the two arms teams wanted from the Dodgers at the previous deadline and over the winter, but they wouldn’t part with either. Hope (34th on my top-50 update) is the best of the position players on offer — he has addressed his swing-and-miss issues this season, as a 21-year-old on pace for 30 homers in Double-A — while West is an intriguing young lefty-hitting infielder who might be above average across the board, but it’s very early.
On a deeper dive and negotiation, I might want to sub names in and out, but Passan is right: Even among three wild overpays, this one is the best. This could be the trade that launches the lockout, but the Dodgers have less pick/bonus capital than any team. It isn’t the CBA’s fault the Dodgers also have a good farm system. — McDaniel
I like DePaula, but I LOVE Sirota. He may be the better of the two… although I would not bet on it.
I have no problem trading Sheehan or Hope.
Aiden West just turned 20 and may or may not stay at SS due to an average arm, but his hit tool is very projectable.
Package seems light
I thought the same thing but Passan and McDaniel didn’t. I’d happily make that deal
It seems light , but it isn’t for a rental. If Joe Ryan is traded, his one extra year would command that and probably another lottery ticket. My thoughts are continuing to percolate on this one, and I am putting my thoughts down to compose something on the matter.
I am a Sheehan fan, and he makes the most sense to move. Skubal is a better pitcher for this year and River Ryan and Gavin Stone will be ready to fully compete next season. As I wrote yesterday, Hope is the most expendable OF prospect. Who is more likely to put LAD in a 3-peat position, Skubal or Sheehan? But I am not there yet.
Like Mark, I am most bullish on Sirota, and he is as much of an untouchable as De Paula. There was one BA writer that called Sirota the best pure hitter in MiLB. De Paula cannot be far behind. MLB Pipeline is more bullish on Hope than Sirota or Quintero.
It’s light only if other teams make a better offer.
Assuming that Skubal returns in good shape, I’d be fine with this deal.
Skubal definitely moves the needle. A playoff rotation that starts with Shohei, Skubal and Yamamoto would be scary–and that assumes Snell and Glasnow aren’t in the picture. Sasaki and Wrobo could pitch in 4th game or shift to the pen.
Sheehan is good, but I think both Sasaki and River Ryan can be better, and perhaps Wrobo too. (Certainly Wrobo has been outpitching him lately.) Dodgers would still have Stone, Ferris, Root, Zazueta and others in the wings.
Hard to know what the Tigers would want. They might want an extra pitcher. They might prefer a more ML-ready bat like Tibbs.
I am not trading Wrobo under any circumstances. Love the guy’s grit and I have a plane to catch mentality.
Pitching matchups for 3 games in Pittsburgh:
Tuesday: Eric Lauer / Paul Skenes
Wednesday: Shohei Ohtani / Jared Jones
Thursday: Justin Wrobleski / Mitch Keller
From what I recall the last few years we have had our hands full with the Pirates at PNC park. I do like the east coast games since they are on at 5:40 CST. Then on to the scrappy “pale hose” in Chicago.
I am sure Miggy Vargas would like to extract some “revenge.”
Yeah I bet he will be pumped up to face his old team. He’s batting .242 with 15 HR’s and 41 Rbi’s and a .859 OPS.
My buddy is a White Sox fan and he really likes Vargas and the youth of the White Sox. They play similar to the Brewers of the NL where they do all the little things to win ball games.
Yes, Miguelito should be pumped…
But he really would have no reason for “revenge” against the Dodgers. The team treated him very well, even awarding him the starting 2B job before he demonstrated he wasn’t up the task. (Did anyone here think the Lux-Vargas keystone was a great idea?) He was blocked in LA and trading him to a struggling franchise like the White Sox was exactly what he needed.
About a week ago, I was watching highlights and caught a pre-game interaction between longtime teammates and semi-rivals Miguelito and Outman. It ended with a hug.
The Mountain Mover: Coming Soon!
Good speech. I recommend the word response instead of reaction.
I think we all should receive signed copies of the book and a heads up on who plays you in the movie. I recommend Jack Black. Too short? How about John Goodman? Don’t tell me Hugh Jackman.
Denzel. Just kidding Mark.
The movie will span the time from when I was 31 to 41 years old, so I am thinking it has to be a younger Mark Timmons. I would pick Glenn Powell!
I like Powell, he is a good actor. He did a great job as a Navy pilot in Devotion.
I was thinking maybe John Candy but I know he’s not available.
Ha!
Powell makes sense. Or maybe one of the Chrisses–Pine, Pratt, Hemsworth…
You are going to be too damn handsome, Mark.
Nice Ted Talk. Or Mark Talk.
Seriously, the book could put you on the inspirational speakers circuit.
Timmons 2028!
Mike Sirota vaguely resembles
Mike Trout
A Sleeker Version.
The Gavin Lux trade was a wholesale fleece. So were Mookie, River Ryan & some others, but wow.
Kinda feel badly for CIN, who felt they had a chance to snag a productive bat for the cost of a prospect and change. As soon as Lux lost his middle infield versatility he became just a guy, and an injury-prone one at that.
The body of Mark’s text shows up like a fall line from the peak of El Capitan on both my iPad and my iPhone so I can’t speak to it. But, he said not to so there is that.
From the pictures I’ve seen Indiana it looks beautiful. Except for the top which I did see in person and it sucks. So, give it to the Bears, I don’t care. And the whole state probably blows in winter which no doubt is colorless. I spent 9 days in Iowa in the winter of ‘95 and never saw a blue sky and the ground was brown and white. Winters in the Midwest. Yuck. At least out west you can ski in the winter. Probably not in Fort Wayne. But I digress.
Those trade ideas for Skubal. If he’s healthy, yeah sure. I think maybe I’d rather deal with Minnesota. You can ski there and they have Joe Ryan. He’s healthy, has better numbers and probably wouldn’t cost as much. If he’s available, get him.
Watched the Cubs lose yesterday. That was fun.
Haha. Wagner triggered some kind of cataclysmic graphics dump that made me reach for my copy of “Vorspiel.”
Try three years in Deutschland or two winters in Korea. Indiana and Colorado are mild compared to those two places.
I spent 6 years in NW Wisconsin.
I spent a couple in Minnesota and one in Elko Nevada. Probably the coldest I ever felt was in Wyoming up on 80 when I was heading to Spokane.
The wind chills up that way are malevolent. At our place in Balsam Lake one day we ran out of propane with wind chills at -40. Within minutes the house started groaning. Creepy. Those winds came down from Canada. To think there was a country NORTH of us. How do they survive up there?
I was born up there.
Midwest Canada.
It’s awful.
You should get a Badge (r) for that!
With his extra year of control, and relatively low price tag ($$$$), Ryan could command more. Not saying he will, but I can make an argument for it.
Give me an opening bid.
How weird is baseball?
Friday’s game was a tidy 1 – zip affair in 2 and a half hours.
Yesterday, 7 of our pitchers gave up 13 runs, all earned, on 15 hits, 6 walks and 14 strikeouts in a not-so tidy 3 and a half hours, of torture.
Go figure.
That’s baseball for you. Pitch clock was worthless yesterday.
Pitch Clock. From a Stanford Study:
“The results of this analysis found that the introduction of the pitch clock has not been associated with a statistically significant change in the overall rate of pitcher injuries. This finding runs counter to the concern that a faster pace of play would place a greater stress on pitchers’ bodies and lead to more injuries.
However, the results do reveal some effects when looking at specific injuries. Elbow injuries have increased at a statistically significant rate since the implementation of the pitch clock, suggesting that the pitch clock has put an additional strain on pitchers’ arms. At the same time, the rate of Tommy John surgeries has not changed significantly – in fact, the number decreased slightly in the two years after the introduction of the pitch clock. This distinction is important, as it indicates that while elbow injuries have become more common, they have not translated into a higher frequency of season-ending injuries. This finding also runs counter to the idea that the pitch clock is responsible for a greater number of significant elbow injuries in recent memory.”
Eh, what do they know. Stanford. Pointy headed geeks.
I always thought those boys up north were left wing weirdos.
Not a good idea to mention wings in here.
And I was being facetious.
Bear, that’s a small box thought.
Nope, based on what I have seen and witnessed. Always have thought Stanford was a great school though.
I would give an extra 20 seconds to pitchers every 10 pitches.
I personally don’t think the pitch-clock has anything to do with arm injuries.
What does, is throwing repeatedly throwing a 100 mph for a long time, poor mechanics,, poor preparation and rest, pitching year round, travel ball coaches, body types not capable of the wear and tear, a history of arm injuries and Bad Luck.
Most of today’s pitchers have either experienced the pitch clock in the minors or had ample time to adjust.
Scratching your ass, adjusting your cap, prancing around the mound, stepping off multiple times and other methods of gaining 5 seconds, doesn’t reduce arm injuries.
Stanford, especially the Stanford Institute, has brilliant minds for many endeavors; baseball pitching isn’t one of them. Althouugh I think they got this one right.
Cardinals sent Scott down to AAA. Rays calling up Austin Slater.
Where were you when these historic moments occurred . . .
Reading my computer. But if you want historic moments. Okay, I left Korea two days before the North Koreans took the Pueblo. Had I been at the airport when that happened, I would have been extended six months. I was in Munich to watch the Olympics in 72 and was downtown when the terrorists took the Israeli team hostage. We were parked about half mile from the airport when that raid went down. Sat on a hill overlooking the Olympic Village the day it happened and saw all of the activity. Was in the Olympic stadium for the memorial. Was driving west on 91 when OJ was headed the other way. Saw all of the nut jobs on the overpass cheering him on. And finally, I was picking up a load in Oklahoma City when the bomb went off at the federal building, I was about a mile and a half away. Shook my truck.
Do me a favor, Bear. Don’t ever come within 5 miles of me.
You got it. Hey, all that happened before the turn of the century.
This was a pretty epic response to Simon’s throwaway snarky comment.
Well done. And yeah, agree with STB. Not sure I want to be standing next to you for any extended time.
And good response to Bumsrap above. You may be wrong about things, we all are, but don’t ever let people shame or guilt you into not having or sharing opinions that they don’t agree with. It’s manipulative on their part.
Thanks Patch. Being from SoCal, we have always been a bit leery of the folks up north. Jeff is an exception. I have formed my opinions over many years of observation. All I care about is the country, not the people that run it. I have very little say in their actions.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun says a deal for a new Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond is not done until the ink dries on the contract.
But he told Inside INdiana Business that last week’s vote by the team’s board of directors to advance plans to build in northwest Indiana is the biggest threshold to be crossed yet in a monthslong effort to land the multibillion-dollar project on the Indiana side of the border.
During an interview with Braun on Sunday, Gerry Dick asked him if Illinois could still make a counter offer.
“I don’t know what they could put forward that would better our deal,” Braun said. “Then it becomes who would you rather do business with over the next 50 years? … That’s why I think when that threshold was crossed last Thursday, made public Friday, that that is going to put the odds up to close to 100% [but] not there completely.”
Denver dodged a bullet. The owner of the Broncos was contemplating a move because he doesn’t like the current governor’s administration and the economics that have been in place. But with it pretty certain that Polis will not be governor after November, he purchased the land to build a new domed stadium for the Broncs.
I wonder if Washington’s new tax on millionaires will have an effect on the Mariner’s players? It’s already caused a mass exodus of wealthy citizens and businesses like Amazon, Starbucks and others.
Bad Governor and bad Mayor of Seattle, who flippantly said of the millionaire leaving “See Yeah”. .
Dumbasses everywhere Phil. Unfortunately, many of them are running things.
Has anyone seen Manny Machado stats this year? He makes Kyle Tucker look like 2004 Barry Bonds.
Manny, who has 7 years, $280 mil left on his contract AFTER this year, is hitting .169 with a .596 OPS. Holy hell I had no idea it was that bad.
You love to see it
I have quoted his bad stats on here a number of times. He isn’t the only one. Get these Padre stats, C Fermin .147, Cronenworth who is on the IL, .147, Bogaerts is hitting .226, Machado .169, Laureano, who will most likely miss the rest of the year, .203, Merrill .202, Tatis is hitting .273, but has just 1 homer. Team BA is .214.
But the IPAs, tacos & sunshine are hard to beat.
(Not my style btw–I’m an Angeleno through and through)
I was born at Hoover Street Hospital in 1948. It was torn down years ago. Spent most of my youth in SoCal. But we moved a lot. Went into the Army and was gone until 74. Left for good in 94 and have never regretted leaving.
The Salk Institute is some grade A architecture too
There are some cool buildings in LA, but they lost a lot of their culture when places like Angels Flight closed down. Olvera Street used to be a destination everyone went to. Way to expensive now. When I am in LA I do go to Phillipe’s for lunch
Oh.
LA has amazing architecture. Disney Hall, the Moneo church. Zumthor’s LACMA. Hayden Tract by Eric Owen Moss. The Broad.
I’m just a sucker for the Salk,
BTW, I agree with the above sentiment that this is the strongest overall farm system I can remember. Ironically, one could point to the relative weakness of the upper lever pitching inventory, but there truthfully isn’t that great of a need right now. We have six legit MLB SPs with another two on the way back. If we can stem the tide, another swell will be ready in 1-2 years. The combination of endless OF prospects and white-hot rising studs makes this organization the envy of the sport. I promise you James Tibbs is starting in the OF for a large percentage of the league.
Right on the money Simon.
IPA…check
Tacos…check
Sun…check
Oh and the beaches, women &
Over the line OMBAC Championship on Fiesta Island.
P.S. Let’s not forget the lovable losers the Madres!
S.D. has it all. Boy do I miss the Mexican Food.
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Definitely. Beautiful city, great weather, hot women, great food. Close enough to LA area.
We have some pretty decent Mexican restaurants here. I like Ortegas. Taco Bell sucks rocks. We also have a small place on Main Street, yep, there is a Main Street here, that has decent combo platters. Got the spare keys for my truck that I ordered. They have chips in them, so I need a locksmith to get them programmed. Got the fire extinguisher too. Always carry one with me. Waiting on the new radio, alarm system, steering wheel cover, front and back floor mats and cup holder coasters. Also, a holder for my cellphone. Eye injections in Pueblo tomorrow.
The Mexican food in San Diego is legendary.
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Watching MSG so loud and hyped is just awesome.
Forgive my absence of late gentlemen. I have not missed a day of your stuff but have been focused on trying to get my work family in the best possible place so I can retire and thus have failed to run my usual litany of amateur takes up the flagpole for you gurus to shoot full of holes. I cannot resist on the Skubal issue so here it is: the Dodgers will get him. It is rare for the best team to win it all in baseball. The braves had a 14 year run in which they were the best team at least 8 of those years…….one championship. It’s not the NFL or the NBA. A threepeat is too tempting. This is why river Ryan is still in the minors. They prefer Ryan over Sheehan but need Emmit to improve his value with some good starts before the deadline. Then they include him in the skubal trade and bring up Ryan. No loss to the big club. We will include a promising minor league outfielder, but we have too many anyway. Shoot it down guys. It’s always fun.
Nah, you’re good. Only a loser at life would shoot down a well-intentioned comment expressing one’s personal belief about a child’s game such as baseball. Or a comically aggressive cartoon character.
I think they chose an inferior pitcher in Lauer over Ryan because there’s no one else in the minors to call up to pitch if they chose Ryan and something were to happen. Lauer would get claimed by someone else leaving no insurance behind Ryan. Ideally Lauer is the insurance and not Ryan but Lauer isn’t going to AAA and they probably want him to stay built up to start rather than sitting in the pen for mop up duty.
I hope you’re correct and if they deal a young pitcher for Skubal, it’s Sheehan and not Ryan. I think they will go after Skubal
I’m not sure about this, I have read numerous reports that they just want to build up Ryan, and he wasn’t when the spot was open.
You kinda allude to this, btw.
That’s it.
He seems built up now. If they don’t want to lose Lauer it’s Ryan or Sheehan. I think you’re right too. It seemed like Ryan was close to being built up when they grabbed Lauer but I could see why they wouldn’t be certain.