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Re: Re: Baseball, Big and Small
By: Gamgee to Margaerynne on Thu Jul 07 2022 01:28 pm

raised in New England, so am a lifelong Red Sox fan. I also follow (and attend some games) here where I live now (Pensacola, FL) our AA-Level
team, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (affiliated with the MLB Miami Marlins).

The Wahoos have been thrashing the Trash Pandas this year, which
is a bummer.

:-)

Do the Marlins have anyone good coming up through AA?

Nothing too special at this point, we do have a pitcher named Perez that
looks promising.

Also, I know surprisingly little about the Sox, for how good
they are. I recognize a few names off their roster, but that's about it.

They're mediocre (again) this year. Being a Red Sox fan is generally
painful, with a few moments of maximum pleasure in the last couple of
decades. I'm still a fan though, no matter what. Looks like the
Yankees are running away with things this year in the AL East.

It's not strictly baseball-related, but are you a snowbird, or
navy?

Retired Navy. Did my last tour here, and stayed. Been here 20 years
now and love the place. We even have a pro (A-level) hockey team here,
which I'm a season ticket holder for. ;-)

I think I saw that you were from the Seattle area. Did a 6-year tour
there on a ship, and loved it. Went to many a Mariners game there, both
in the KingDome and the new place. Was there when they imploded the
KingDome and that was pretty interesting. The Mariners were actually
good for a while when I was there. :-)


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Re: Baseball, Big and Small
By: Margaerynne to Digital Man on Fri Jul 08 2022 08:44 am

As silly as it was, I love it. The As and Ms have been neck-and-neck for so
long that it's good to see a real rivalry resurface. A good brawl, nobody got
too roughed up, and some good camaraderie between the players.

We got a ton of suspensions (mostly managers and non-everyday players) and an injury to one of our bullpen leaders. It hurt the Angels pretty good.

100% agree that Nevin has to go, though. You can't lose your head like that
over a HBP.

Right. And it was obviously premeditated (Wantz, the "opener", which we have never used this season) was scheduled last minute to just what he did. It was pretty transparent.

On the other hand, Ohtani is a show in himself, many games (and every game he pitches lately) and Trout is still very special, but strike-outs have plagued us. Whatever happened to "choke up and make contact" when you have 2 strikes?

I know TTO has been argued everywhere ad nauseam, but the decline of smallball
really is sad. Some of the most exciting plays come on lucky contact.

Yup. The Three Two Outcomes do not make for an exciting game.
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Re: Re: Baseball, Big and Small
By: Gamgee to Margaerynne on Fri Jul 08 2022 10:17 am

decades. I'm still a fan though, no matter what. Looks like the
Yankees are running away with things this year in the AL East.

To say the least.
They must have taken the whole "Haven't won a ring in 13 whole years" thing really hard.

Retired Navy. Did my last tour here, and stayed. Been here 20 years
now and love the place. We even have a pro (A-level) hockey team here, which I'm a season ticket holder for. ;-)

That's funny! I've got family that went through NAS Pensacola in the 80s, and similarly loved it.
I'm a navy brat so I spent a few stints close by, so I can see why you love it.

I think I saw that you were from the Seattle area. Did a 6-year tour
there on a ship, and loved it. Went to many a Mariners game there, both
in the KingDome and the new place. Was there when they imploded the KingDome and that was pretty interesting. The Mariners were actually
good for a while when I was there. :-)

Sort of, but I'm mostly stealing the prestige. Another great coastal place with good baseball.

And that's a good time to be there for six years! Basically the one and only golden age in this
runaway experiment in mediocrity.

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