All About Pocket Knives

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 12:46 pm Keep an eye on the Chicago White Sox. They should begin to climb in the standings with a little divine assistance, Pope Leo is a White Sox fan!

I hope Pope Leo can pitch. He graduated from Villanova with a degree in mathematics, so he's a saber metric fan.

Not Catholic , but I agree with his principles.

@ Peanut (in/out)side Kansas City, watching the Cards beat the gNats.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 6:36 pm @ Peanut (in/out)side Kansas City, watching the Cards beat the gNats.

Gore needs some run support, he is throwing really well, but it is not reflected in his w/l record.

Cards being the Cards.

No matter who you root for, you gotta admire Skubal's game against the Guardians yesterday. This will be one of, if not the most impressive player performances of the 2025 season.....2 hit cg shutout, 13 k's, pitch count under 100!!!!,

Waukonda wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 1:23 pm No matter who you root for, you gotta admire Skubal's game against the Guardians yesterday. This will be one of, if not the most impressive player performances of the 2025 season.....2 hit cg shutout, 13 k's, pitch count under 100!!!!,

Skubal is terrific .
That's the only pitching performance that would ensure a Reds win it seems. The Cub's losses were brutal, they demolished the Reds bullpen.

wlf wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 2:13 pm

Waukonda wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 1:23 pm No matter who you root for, you gotta admire Skubal's game against the Guardians yesterday. This will be one of, if not the most impressive player performances of the 2025 season.....2 hit cg shutout, 13 k's, pitch count under 100!!!!,

Skubal is terrific .
That's the only pitching performance that would ensure a Reds win it seems. The Cub's losses were brutal, they demolished the Reds bullpen.

Cubs are pretty solid, Pete Crow Armstrong is fun to watch, as well as having the best name in baseball!
I've tuned in to the Reds for a few games this season, they can look great, maybe Noelvi Marte will come back and go on another hot streak.

I'm a Cubs fan so I'm happy when they win. PCA is my hero.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 4:18 pm I'm a Cubs fan so I'm happy when they win. PCA is my hero.

Bout time you checked in!

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 4:18 pm I'm a Cubs fan so I'm happy when they win. PCA is my hero.

I'm with you Jerry. PCA is the most exciting player in baseball.
Probably the best outfielder in baseball also. My favorite Cub since Ryno!!

I think Soto is dealing with buyer's remorse. Or is that seller's remorse?

Hitting a baseball is more of a confidence thing than about anything in any sport. No room for any doubt. I think the Japanese put PCA on the map , they were enamored with him.
I don't know what happened to him since last year , he must have found a magic bat.

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They are on a pace to win 27 games, and lose 135, which would surpass the 1899 Cleveland Spiders.

When the Yankees played the Dodgers there were 7 of the last 13 former MVP's playing on their teams.

Holy Cow!!! Denzel Clarke last night, wow! I gotta rate this as the best I have seen.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 4:40 pm Holy Cow!!! Denzel Clarke last night, wow! I gotta rate this as the best I have seen.

Me too , he almost went over the wall. Super hero stuff there.

Doubtful you’ll ever see any better than that! Tremendously athletic play.

Ken

Chase Burns making his debut Tuesday night against the Yankees, should be interesting. Then, he will follow that outing with a start against the Red Sox at Fenway, sink or swim!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 11:28 pm Chase Burns making his debut Tuesday night against the Yankees, should be interesting. Then, he will follow that outing with a start against the Red Sox at Fenway, sink or swim!

He looked legitimate. He came back from 3-0 twice to strike out the batters.

I thought that he had a really solid outing for a 22 yr old making his debut against against the Yanks, and it was nice to see a big crowd at Great American.

Don’t look now, but it appears the old Jacob deGrom is back. He now has 13 straight starts of at least 5 innings with two or fewer runs given up per game. Tonight he had a perfect game through 6 innings, and took a no hitter into the 8th. So far this year has started 16 games, pitched 95+ innings with a 2.08 ERA, and a 8 - 2 record. Still throwing that 97 to 100+ mph fastball too. In several games where he had a big lead through 5 innings they’ve pulled him, as a precautionary move, trying to keep him “fresh” they say. But in a couple of close games he’s gone 90+ pitches.

Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 2:57 am Don’t look now, but it appears the old Jacob deGrom is back. He now has 13 straight starts of at least 5 innings

He certainly seems rejuvenated, and giving the Rangers some excellent outings w/o wearing out the bullpen. A loosely related news item that I saw yesterday....Noah Syndegaard signed a minor league deal with the White Sox.

Corbin has been so-so his last couple of starts but he has been a nice addition for someone they picked from the scrap heap. The Rangers are looking pretty solid despite all the injuries. Luckily, Eovaldi appears to have escaped a lengthy absence.

Baseball??? Ain't no baseball 'round these here parts.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 12:10 pm Baseball??? Ain't no baseball 'round these here parts.

Well, you got James Wood tearin' things up!