John Smoltz became the latest ballplayer to find out what it's like playing golf with the big boys.
Smoltz won a qualifier to get in the US Senior Open, which is an impressive feat.
He shot 85-77, 22 over, to miss the cut by 14 strokes, finishing ahead of only about 10 others.
A little disappointing, I was hoping for him to make the cut, but the course is obviously brutally hard.
Today is Bobby Bonilla Day.
https://amp.usatoday.com/story/749342002
Interesting statistical anomaly today: The Twins did not record an out at first base for the entire game. All outs were made via flyout or K. No assists, either. Apparently it's only happened 5 times in the last 20 years. I understand my definition of interesting might not match anyone else's.
That's kind of fucked up. In an interesting way.
No assists like 6-4 ?
That is really unlikely.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Yep. All outs were recorded by K or by one player catching the ball. Basically the first baseman could have sat in the dugout for the entire game and it would not have changed anything.
That's fucked up.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
https://deadspin.com/mariners-demand...-wo-1827920723
The Mariners’ ballpark cost $517 million in 1999 dollars and was paid for mostly with public money. The Mariners do pay rent, but it’s a fraction of what they’re asking for: $55 million in rent payments over the 25-year lease, vs. the $180 million they’re demanding. Majority owner John Stanton is a billionaire.
Glad to not be a Mariner's fan. The public has been trending away from these subsidized stadiums for good reason.
The Red Sox had a game like that two year ago, no outs recorded at 1B.
So I was idly watching highlights on MLB video and I caught the Angels walkoff from a few days ago. Their radio announcer's call was "Drive home safely". Except he shouted it, with punctuation. "DRIVE! HOME! SAFELYYYYY!". That has to be the most anemic walkoff call anyone has ever shouted. Absolutely lame. It's barely a step above "FLY BALL DEEP TO LEFT....BACK...BACK...AAAAAAAND PLEASE EXIT IN AN ORDERLY FASHION AND DISPOSE OF ALL TRASH IN MARKED RECEPTACLES, THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR STADIUM!"