Nolan@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Yes he was.
Ruth O’Day@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Nice to see him in the lineup.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
You can’t take his bat out of that lineup and you gotta find ways to get him some rest.
You can’t take his bat out of that lineup and you gotta find ways to get him some rest.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Smart.
About 15 years ago a friend gave me a book on Mickey Cochrane (Mickey Cochrane: The Life of a Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher). Up until then I had never heard of him. So the name caught my eye.
::useless trivia:: Mickey Mantle was named after Mickey Cochrane.
Source: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mickey-cochrane/
Yusuf Toropov@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
It would be so cool if Mickey Rivers were then named after Mickey Mantle. If that's not true, it should be.
@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Good one.
Just offhand: Lolich and Tettleton, too.
I think with a bit of research there could be a decent All-Mickey team.
Of course the national anthem singer would be Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees!
@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
I started thinking about the “All-Mickey” team (there’s another couple of “All-Whatever” teams that I have in mind, I think they are fun to muse about).
The Mickeys have a pretty potent batting order.
On the field they are very deep at catcher but very weak on the left side.
And some nifty pitching. I had expected Mickey Lolich to be the staff Ace, but Mickey Welch (who pitched in the 1880’s; never heard of the guy before) was a clear choice: carrying a 1.2 WHIP at a 0.593 winning percentage over 500 decisions.
Thanks to free wi-fi on airplanes, the next post has my version of the All-Mickey team.
@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
The “All-Mickeys” team:
Batting Order (Assigned position, player, reported positions, WAR, slash line, HR)
CF Rivers CF 32.7 .295/.397/.724 61
LF Hatcher OF 1B 3B 2.9 .280/.377/.690 38
C Cochrane C 49.7 .320/.478/.897 119
DH Mantle CF, 1B 110.2 .298/.557/.977 536
1B Vernon 1B 35.4 .286/.359/.787 172
RF Tettleton C RF 1B 29.3 .241/.449/.818 245
2B Morandini 2B 9.8 .268/.359/.697 32
3B Witek 2B 3B SS 7.5 .277/.347/.670 22
SS Doolin SS 2B 13.7 .230/.306/.585 15
Starting Rotation (WAR, W-L, ERA, WHIP)
Welch P 62.3 307-210 2.71 1.226
Lolich P 48.0 217-191 3.44 1.227
Harris P 8.6 59-71 4.18 1.478
Hughes P 1.3 39-28 3.22 1.329
Bullpen:
McDermott P PH (!) 18.2 69-69 3.91 1.518
Bench (guys nicknamed “Mickey” but not commonly known by it):
Willie Randolph 2B 65.9 .277/.351/.724 54
Phil Weintraub 1B OF 8.9 .295/.440/.838
@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
And for the drummer leading the crowd chants, I nominate the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart.
@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
"From the start of the Dodgers series (on Aug. 31) through Friday’s first at-bat, #Acuña homered 11 times in 85 at-bats. That is one homer every 7.7 at-bats." -- MLB.com
File Under: Very Dangerous Men
@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Are you worried that he’s getting hot a bit early?
@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
I'm sure hoping he is! And cools down in playoffs. #Dodgers
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
First time we've seen 40-40 in a while. I feel like it's underappreciated.
First time we've seen 40-40 in a while. I feel like it's underappreciated.
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Venezuela strikes early against Tom Seaton and cruises to an 8-6 win over Nebraska!
VEN(40-39) 8 11 1
NEB(25-54) 6 9 0
W: Zambrano 8-3 3.40 ERA
L: Seaton 1-8 5.71 ERA
S: F. Rodríguez 17 3.48 ERA
3B:VEN- Abreu(3)
SB: VEN- Vizquel(6) NEB- Bennett(3)
CS:NEB- Crawford(5)
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Red hot Cubs stave off the 9th inning Toro rally to win 10-8!
DOM(48-31) 8 14 3
CHC(46-33) 10 10 0
W: McHugh 10-4 3.96 ERA
L: Rijo 9-6 3.92 ERA
S: Gregorson 17 2.67 ERA
HR: DOM- Ortiz(14) CHC- Gaetti(6)
SB: CHC- Henderson(62)
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
McGriff is on both ends of a pair of back to back HR’s as the Marlins pop the Kernels 6-1!
FLA(44-35) 6 10 2
IOW(28-51) 1 4 1
W: Carlton 11-3 2.85 ERA
L: McAndrew 3-6 4.32 ERA
HR: FLA- McGriff 2(10,11) Sheffield(12) Alonso(28) *WLB lead
SB: IOW- Stone(1) Hairston(2)
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Which Hairston Swiped a base?
I was thinking there were two Hairstons (Scott and Jerry-the-Father),
had forgotten about Jerry Junior,
then learned that they (Scott and Jerry Jr) are not the second, but third generation of Hairstons.
It started with Sammy Hairston, who played in the Negro Leagues of the time and broke the Chicago White Sox color line in 1951.
Enquiring minds want to know!
PS More useless baseball trivia: Johnny Hairstons’s wedding at the Hermosillo stadium was the basis for the raised-bats wedding scene in the movie Bull Durham.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
It is Jerry Jr. who was born in Iowa.
It is Jerry Jr. who was born in Iowa.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
He played for Mexico in a World Baseball Classic. (I think that his mother is from Mexico).
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Frank Howard’s 9th inning grand slam put Braves fans on edge. The Reds couldn’t rally any further and fall 9-8!
ATL(51-28) 9 16 1
CIN(48-31) 8 12 0
W: Manning 10-5
L: Bassitt 6-2
S: Broxton 13
HR: ATL- Dixon(12) CIN- Howard(9)GS
SB: ATL- Cobb(51) Dixon(23)
CS: CIN- Larkin(4)
E: ATL- Terry 1
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Luke Easter collided with Gary Gentry on a play at first in the 5th and absolutely flattened Gentry. Gentry goes on the 21 day IL. The Diamondbacks have called up Tom Wilhelmsen. Easter had a mild ankle sprain and will miss 3 days. The Mudcats have called up Dmitri Young.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Hit this in training today. Fastest as a 39 year old.
@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Nolan’s going to melt the radar gun pretty soon!
Nolan’s going to melt the radar gun pretty soon!
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
A far cry from that happening but I'll take every mph I can get.
A far cry from that happening but I'll take every mph I can get.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Do the Gnats have any more games?
I wonder if anyone else in the league throws heat like you can.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Oh no. We’re done for the year. There’s probably 4-6 guys that throw harder than I do.
Oh no. We’re done for the year. There’s probably 4-6 guys that throw harder than I do.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
But maybe they are younger?
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Oh, and I forgot to ask: can any of those Nuke Lalooshes (sp?) hit like you do?
: )
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
There’s some talent in the league for sure. I think i led in HR’s last season. There’s a kid that might get drafted next summer and a guy that has been in and out of Indy ball.
There’s some talent in the league for sure. I think i led in HR’s last season. There’s a kid that might get drafted next summer and a guy that has been in and out of Indy ball.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
So this around the level of A-Ball?
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
No not even close. There’s a very broad spectrum of competition. The best teams could compete with good college teams and the bottom couldn’t beat an average high school team. There’s a small percentage that can compete reasonably at the pro level.
No not even close. There’s a very broad spectrum of competition. The best teams could compete with good college teams and the bottom couldn’t beat an average high school team. There’s a small percentage that can compete reasonably at the pro level.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Drillers do just enough to edge the Lightning 3-2!
LOU(40-39) 2 7 0
OKD(45-34) 3 8 0
W: Barnes 7-3 3.44 ERA
L: Richard 5-6 3.01 ERA
S: Sadler 7 1.82 ERA
SB: LOU- W. Brown(17) OKD- Rogan(14)
Bullet Rogan 3-3 wk R RBI SB .361 avg.
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6-25-22
Miners break it open in the 4th and cruise to a 10-1 win over the Barons!
BIR(47-32) 1 7 0
SFM(48-31) 10 13 1
W: Garcia 5-6
L: Key 6-7
HR: SFM- DiMaggio(11) Lombardi(7) T. Williams(16) Murray(7) Trammell(3)
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
White Sox get to Maddux in the 6th and go on to beat the Colt 45’s 5-3!
LVW(36-43) 5 12 0
TEX(49-30) 3 8 1
W: Bunning 6-7
L: Maddux 7-7
S: Clippard 8
HR: LVW- Buhner(13) TEX- Blackmon(5)
SB: LVW- Russ(12)
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
1st inning homers by Betts and Helton carry the Stars to a 3-2 win over the Kookaburras!
NSH(40-39) 3 11 2
SYD(32-38) 2 7 0
W: Osteen 7-5
L: Iwakuma 1-2
S: Harvey 12
HR: NSH- Betts(9) Helton(9)
E: NSH- Johnston 2
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Just realized I only posted a game sheet 🤦♂️
Just realized I only posted a game sheet 🤦♂️
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
I tried to read the names and make due. I think that I correctly interpreted Vander Meer as one of the pitchers, but I really question your putting in The Dalai Lama at shortstop. At his age he should be the DH.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
The handwriting certainly leaves something to be desired.
The handwriting certainly leaves something to be desired.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
It’s actually better than mine. I can’t read my own handwriting.
Your hand at least throws heat and a curve!
@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
I have notes for dozens of scenes scrawled in a little Moleskine notebook. Once a day at least I struggle trying to decipher my own handwriting
@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Speaking of which, how’s the play going?
@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
How synchronous of you to ask!
Aaron Sorkin's method is to retype drafts from scratch. I'm following his lead.
I began officially retyping my second draft today. First draft of the play clocks in at a svelte FOUR HOURS AND FIFTEEN MINUTES without act breaks, so the goal here is to slice away at least 45 minutes of (fat? muscle? cartilage? silicone?) on this pass, and complete Draft Two by Oct 31 to send in to the theatre.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Bulls jump out to a 6-0 lead on Gerrit Cole and the Padres and hang on to win 7-5!
DUR(51-28) 7 12 1
SDP(52-27) 5 6 0
W: T. Williams 3-0
L: Cole 7-5
S: Holland 16
HR: DUR- Clarkson(4) SDP- Freeman(13) Chavez(5)
SB: DUR- Jackson(9) C. Smith(23)
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Pioneers shock Senators with an 11-1 drubbing!
WSH(45-34) 1 6 1
WES(32-47) 11 13 0
W: Schmidt 6-6 4.05 ERA
L: Phillippe 9-2
HR: WSH- Ruth(20)
E: WES- Lowenstein 1
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
The Pioneer win came at great expense as both Mike Lansing and Bill Salkele each landed on the 21 day IL. Manager Joe Quinn has called up Herb Plews and Duke Sims.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Hartnett homers twice, drives in 5 to pace the Pirates in a 6-3 win over the Mariners!
NUA(44-35) 6 9 1
SEA(34-46) 3 6 0
W: McDonald 5-6 3.63 ERA
L: Christenson3-6 4.72 ERA
S: Barlow 2 3.63 ERA
HR: NUA- Hartnett 2(7,8)
SB: NUA- Lajoie(21)
CS: NUA- Lopes(4)
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Props to Redmond for nabbing the speedy Lopes.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
That concludes 6/25, 79 games. Check out stats, standings, and box scores in the link below! #WLB #BaseballByBirthplace
https://www.mystatsonline.com/ballsports/visitor/league/home/home.aspx?IDLeague=63958
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-26-22
Red Sox pound out 14 hits and earn a 2-game split with the Twins winning 7-4!
BOS(36-44) 7 14 0
MIN(39-41) 4 7 0
W: Glavine 4-9
L: Bender 7-6
S: Reardon 10
HR: BOS- Sorrento(8) MIN- Hrbek(10)
CS: BOS- Traynor(4)
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-26-22
Tigers claw their way back twice but the Giants stomp them out 6-5 in 12 innings!
NYG(51-29) 7 13 0
DET(37-43) 6 14 0
W: Sambito 1-0
L: Putz 2-4
S: Ottavino 1
HR: NYG- A. Rodríguez(21) DET- T. Simmons(3)
SB: NYG- Jenkins (40) E. Collins(38) DET- LeFlore(15)
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-26-22
Amish Assassins sweep the 2 game set in Kansas City winning the finale 7-1!
LAN(53-27) 7 11 0
KCR(41-39) 1 9 1
W: Mussina 5-7
L: Barnes 9-6
HR: LAN- Parrish(3) KCR- Clark(11)
SB: LAN- Wagner(40) Griffey Jr.(1)
E: KCR- Seguí 1
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
The Royals lost catcher Darren Daulton for 5 days with concussion like symptoms after taking a foul ball off the mask. Manager Gene Mauch has called up Gilly Campbell.
Amish Assassins OF Reggie Jackson was suspended for 5 games after he was HBP and escalated a bench clearing incident. Tommy Lasorda has called up Ken Griffey Sr.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Winningest manager without a pennant or WS; hopefully Mauch can get his club turned around. Maybe the Campbell call-up is the catalyst.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
The WLB Royals are in the weakest division. They're 2 games up on the Twins, so I hope they catch em.
The WLB Royals are in the weakest division. They're 2 games up on the Twins, so I hope they catch em.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Details to come.
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-26-22
Didi Gregorious’ 2-R HR in the top of the 16th breaks a 1-1 tie and the Knights prevail over the Clowns 3-1!
LON(22-58) 3 15 0
IND(42-38) 1 13 0
W: Lefferts 2-2
L: Storen 0-4
HR: LON- Bochy(8) Gregorious(5)
SB: IND- Lofton(30)
Blyleven and M. Brown went 10IP each for No Decisions.
@tabletopmania @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Got to take the joy where you find it!
In London!
In Oakland!
IN TULLAMORE, GODDAMMIT!
Dancing Knight with the right music (Overture to the Sun)
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Definitely one of the best games of the WLB season.
Definitely one of the best games of the WLB season.
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Tomorrow’s a big day! The WLB season will be on hold until the completion of the 2nd Annual Edward John Coyle Jr. Memorial Tournament! It will open up with the 1951 New York Giants taking on the 2006 Minnesota Twins…
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Also I am taking the opportunity to attend game 1 of the wild card round tomorrow afternoon as the Twins host the Blue Jays. My goal is to complete a game of the tournament before I head down to Minneapolis tomorrow.
@tabletopmania @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
WAY too cool! Send photos. please!
@tabletopmania @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Now I need a bracket!
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Here is the bracket for the 2nd annual tournament.
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
The Giants won the toss and will host the opener. It’ll be Sal Maglie vs. Johan Santana
The Giants won the toss and will host the opener. It’ll be Sal Maglie vs. Johan Santana
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-26-22
Sugar Kings score 4 unearned in the 8th thanks to a Keltner error and beat the Brewers 5-2!
HAV(38-42) 5 9 1
MIL(30-50) 2 4 1
W: Pascual 7-7
L: Joss 5-8
S: Iglesias 7
HR: HAV- Dihigo(14) Alvarez(19)
SB: HAV- Garcia(19)
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Maglie is pitching?
Twins batters better not dig in at the batter’s box.
@tabletopmania @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
1 > 16
9 > 8
4 > 13
5 > 12
**
2 > 15
10 > 7
14 > 3
6 > 11
**
9> 1
5 > 4
**
2 > 10
6 > 14
**
9 > 5
6 > 2
**
6 > 9 (Tigers over Blue Jays)
@YusufToropov @RuthODay @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
So you’re calling the 87 Tigers to run the table?
@YusufToropov @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
I was with you till the last line, Yusuf. : )
I was with you till the last line, Yusuf. : )
@RuthODay @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
6-25-22
Gibson 1-hits the Águilas as Nebraska earns the 2-game split with a 2-0 victory!
VEN(40-40) 0 1 0
NEB(26-54) 2 12 0
W: Gibson 9-5 2.27 ERA
L: Santana 8-8 2.31 ERA
SB: VEN- Altuve(15)
NEB: Cerv 3-4 RBI .307 avg.
@RuthODay @tabletopmania @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Yeah, I'm predicting Tigers over the Twins in the final, sorry. That's an amazing club. And of course I bailed on the Twins as well in this tournament.
@tabletopmania @YusufToropov @APBAreplay @cardboardkarl @AlexanderRaine7
Free baseball for the fans and a 14th-inning stretch!