SPORTS

[jimimac71]

Okay, and now back to Sports. (...the Weather will be coming up at 20 past the hour)

Thursday while at my usual post-tennis match watering hole in Cottonwood AZ, Jose who's one of the servers there and who is a big Dodger fan, told me he thought the Dodgers would sweep the D-backs during their four game series down in Phoenix, OR at the very least would take three of the four games down there, anyway. He also said he was going to Sunday's game down in Chase Field.

Now, thinking of how well the D-Backs have been playing lately, I told Jose I thought they'd most likely split the series, two game each. And so, while I hate betting against "my" Dodgers, we ended up placing a small wager on this series' outcome.

At present (this being Sunday Sept 1st, 17:30 hours AZ time) I still have a chance to win that bet, as the first two games were real cliffhangers that the Boys in Blue pull out close wins in during the final endings. Today though, the D-backs murdered the Dodgers down there 14-3. I'm sure Jose wasn't thrilled about being there to witness it.

(...and so, I guess we'll see tomorrow whose hand will get a nice crisp ten-spot slapped into it when I'm back at the Tavern Grill after my tennis matches this coming Tuesday)

I would probably like sports more had it not been forced on me in school.
In today's world I would probably be exempt after getting hit by a ball more than once, breaking my glasses.
Just like the Kenny Rogers song "The Greatest," I can through a baseball into the air, swing at it and miss.
So the truth comes out Dargo, this is about gambling, eh?
A San Francisco radio station, KGO AM went from decades of News/Talk radio to Sports Gambling.
AM radio stations with only 3 call letters are generally the oldest.
KGO was hopeful a ballot message in California would pass and allow sports gambling. It did not pass.
For the record, there is a Phoenix in Oregon.
It used to be "traffic and weather together, every 10 minutes" on Kay-Go AM 810.
I can't hit a baseball, except the beeping kind for blind people, but can read a 45 RPM record while it spins.

[Dargo]

...Unless I overlooked, Dargo, you surprisingly didn't mention a certain trio of homers of late.

If you might be referring to Game-2 in which Ohtani, Betts and Freeman hit successive homers in the top of the 1st, yeah, that was somethin' alright!

However, you also might recall that those gutty D-backs would then immediately come back in the bottom of that inning and take the lead in that game, but of course would ultimately lose by the score of 8-6.

(...and on a side note re the D-backs...last year during their run to the WS, I really got into that team and became kind of a fan of theirs, and when all their games both home and away were telecast for free on my Dish network...however and unfortunately, for this year they had signed a contract in the off-season with another network source, and so now if you want to watch them play, you've got to pay for a premium channel...hate that they did this)

[NoShear]

...Unless I overlooked, Dargo, you surprisingly didn't mention a certain trio of homers of late.

If you might be referring to Game-2 in which Ohtani, Betts and Freeman hit successive homers in the top of the 1st, yeah, that was somethin' alright!

However, you also might recall that those gutty D-backs would then immediately come back in the bottom of that inning and take the lead in that game, but of course would ultimately lose by the score of 8-6.

(...and on a side note re the D-backs...last year during their run to the WS, I really got into that team and became kind of a fan of theirs, and when all their games both home and away were telecast for free on my Dish network...however and unfortunately, for this year they had signed a contract in the off-season with another network source, and so now if you want to watch them play, you've got to pay for a premium channel...hate that they did this)

Yes, Dargo, and coming on the spiked heels of the 40/40 fireworks no less! You don't want to miss a single Dodger game of late...

[Dargo]

Yes, Dargo, and coming on the spiked heels of the 40/40 fireworks no less! You don't want to miss a single Dodger game of late...

As great as he's swingin' the bat, I've noticed Ohtani seems to be a sucker for high heat lately.

(...although maybe he always has?)

[NoShear]

Okay, and now back to Sports. (...the Weather will be coming up at 20 past the hour)

Thursday while at my usual post-tennis match watering hole in Cottonwood AZ, Jose who's one of the servers there and who is a big Dodger fan, told me he thought the Dodgers would sweep the D-backs during their four game series down in Phoenix, OR at the very least would take three of the four games down there, anyway. He also said he was going to Sunday's game down in Chase Field.

Now, thinking of how well the D-Backs have been playing lately, I told Jose I thought they'd most likely split the series, two game each. And so, while I hate betting against "my" Dodgers, we ended up placing a small wager on this series' outcome.

At present (this being Sunday Sept 1st, 17:30 hours AZ time) I still have a chance to win that bet, as the first two games were real cliffhangers that the Boys in Blue pull out close wins in during the final endings. Today though, the D-backs murdered the Dodgers down there 14-3. I'm sure Jose wasn't thrilled about being there to witness it.

(...and so, I guess we'll see tomorrow whose hand will get a nice crisp ten-spot slapped into it when I'm back at the Tavern Grill after my tennis matches this coming Tuesday)

I would probably like sports more had it not been forced on me in school.
In today's world I would probably be exempt after getting hit by a ball more than once, breaking my glasses.
Just like the Kenny Rogers song "The Greatest," I can through a baseball into the air, swing at it and miss.
So the truth comes out Dargo, this is about gambling, eh?
A San Francisco radio station, KGO AM went from decades of News/Talk radio to Sports Gambling.
AM radio stations with only 3 call letters are generally the oldest.
KGO was hopeful a ballot message in California would pass and allow sports gambling. It did not pass.
For the record, there is a Phoenix in Oregon.
It used to be "traffic and weather together, every 10 minutes" on Kay-Go AM 810.
I can't hit a baseball, except the beeping kind for blind people, but can read a 45 RPM record while it spins.

This reminded me of an ironic exemption from PE during high school, jimimac71: Play an organized sport!!

Your current avatar reminded me of the following mini-bike from 1972:

[NoShear]

Yes, Dargo, and coming on the spiked heels of the 40/40 fireworks no less! You don't want to miss a single Dodger game of late...

As great as he's swingin' the bat, I've noticed Ohtani seems to be a sucker for high heat lately.

(...although maybe he always has?)

Uh-oh: The Ghost of Cody Bellinger!!

[jimimac71]

Okay, and now back to Sports. (...the Weather will be coming up at 20 past the hour)

Thursday while at my usual post-tennis match watering hole in Cottonwood AZ, Jose who's one of the servers there and who is a big Dodger fan, told me he thought the Dodgers would sweep the D-backs during their four game series down in Phoenix, OR at the very least would take three of the four games down there, anyway. He also said he was going to Sunday's game down in Chase Field.

Now, thinking of how well the D-Backs have been playing lately, I told Jose I thought they'd most likely split the series, two game each. And so, while I hate betting against "my" Dodgers, we ended up placing a small wager on this series' outcome.

At present (this being Sunday Sept 1st, 17:30 hours AZ time) I still have a chance to win that bet, as the first two games were real cliffhangers that the Boys in Blue pull out close wins in during the final endings. Today though, the D-backs murdered the Dodgers down there 14-3. I'm sure Jose wasn't thrilled about being there to witness it.

(...and so, I guess we'll see tomorrow whose hand will get a nice crisp ten-spot slapped into it when I'm back at the Tavern Grill after my tennis matches this coming Tuesday)

I would probably like sports more had it not been forced on me in school.
In today's world I would probably be exempt after getting hit by a ball more than once, breaking my glasses.
Just like the Kenny Rogers song "The Greatest," I can through a baseball into the air, swing at it and miss.
So the truth comes out Dargo, this is about gambling, eh?
A San Francisco radio station, KGO AM went from decades of News/Talk radio to Sports Gambling.
AM radio stations with only 3 call letters are generally the oldest.
KGO was hopeful a ballot message in California would pass and allow sports gambling. It did not pass.
For the record, there is a Phoenix in Oregon.
It used to be "traffic and weather together, every 10 minutes" on Kay-Go AM 810.
I can't hit a baseball, except the beeping kind for blind people, but can read a 45 RPM record while it spins.

This reminded me of an ironic exemption from PE during high school, jimimac71: Play an organized sport!!

Your current avatar reminded me of the following mini-bike from 1972:

Someday I will learn how to quote here. Anyway, my brother and I shared a Honda Mini-Trail 70.
Green with the manual clutch 4 speed. They also had a 3 speed automatic clutch version.
Then I was given an older Honda Trail 55. Three speed auto clutch.
Like the Trail 90, it had 3 high speeds and 3 low speeds. The 90 had a shift lever and 4 speeds. Mine had a bigger gear to attach over the small one.
All before we had driver's licenses.
Not that I will ride or drive again, I get a wild hair in me bum.
Honda has a bunch of what they call Mini Moto motorcycles.
All but one uses the 125 cc engine that I believe started with the Grom.
The Navi is a throwback using a real carburetor and drum brakes. That one is about $2000.
The lack of suspension is there too. It will loosen your teeth.
Our bikes had the gas tank under the seat. Yours is the more like a motorcycle gas tank. Like our Trail 70, the handlebars folded down.
Here is what they have now:
https://powersports.honda.com/motorcycle/minimoto
Not to be sexist No Shear, but the Super Cub would keep your dress where it is suppose to be, not over your head.
I'm thinking a lady from the Silent Era might want it that way.
My avatar is the pending to the United States DAX. Based on the Dachshund look as was the Trail 70.
My brother and I got busted for drag racing on the road where we lived, way out in the country.
Not to be confused with Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last," this is what I'd call "Safety First."
The Harley Trike is over $30,000. The Can-Am can be less, especially the lower priced one.

[Dargo]

Yes, Dargo, and coming on the spiked heels of the 40/40 fireworks no less! You don't want to miss a single Dodger game of late...

As great as he's swingin' the bat, I've noticed Ohtani seems to be a sucker for high heat lately.

(...although maybe he always has?)

Uh-oh: The Ghost of Cody Bellinger!!

If I remember correctly here, I think when Bellinger was a Dodger, he was usually striking out on a low and inside slider and broke toward his back foot.

(...btw...looks like Jose won my ten bucks today...the Dodgers won the last game of the series today 11-6)

[NoShear]

I would probably like sports more had it not been forced on me in school.
In today's world I would probably be exempt after getting hit by a ball more than once, breaking my glasses.
Just like the Kenny Rogers song "The Greatest," I can through a baseball into the air, swing at it and miss.
So the truth comes out Dargo, this is about gambling, eh?
A San Francisco radio station, KGO AM went from decades of News/Talk radio to Sports Gambling.
AM radio stations with only 3 call letters are generally the oldest.
KGO was hopeful a ballot message in California would pass and allow sports gambling. It did not pass.
For the record, there is a Phoenix in Oregon.
It used to be "traffic and weather together, every 10 minutes" on Kay-Go AM 810.
I can't hit a baseball, except the beeping kind for blind people, but can read a 45 RPM record while it spins.

This reminded me of an ironic exemption from PE during high school, jimimac71: Play an organized sport!!

Your current avatar reminded me of the following mini-bike from 1972:

Someday I will learn how to quote here. Anyway, my brother and I shared a Honda Mini-Trail 70.
Green with the manual clutch 4 speed. They also had a 3 speed automatic clutch version.
Then I was given an older Honda Trail 55. Three speed auto clutch.
Like the Trail 90, it had 3 high speeds and 3 low speeds. The 90 had a shift lever and 4 speeds. Mine had a bigger gear to attach over the small one.
All before we had driver's licenses.
Not that I will ride or drive again, I get a wild hair in me bum.
Honda has a bunch of what they call Mini Moto motorcycles.
All but one uses the 125 cc engine that I believe started with the Grom.
The Navi is a throwback using a real carburetor and drum brakes. That one is about $2000.
The lack of suspension is there too. It will loosen your teeth.
Our bikes had the gas tank under the seat. Yours is the more like a motorcycle gas tank. Like our Trail 70, the handlebars folded down.
Here is what they have now:
https://powersports.honda.com/motorcycle/minimoto
Not to be sexist No Shear, but the Super Cub would keep your dress where it is suppose to be, not over your head.
I'm thinking a lady from the Silent Era might want it that way.
My avatar is the pending to the United States DAX. Based on the Dachshund look as was the Trail 70.
My brother and I got busted for drag racing on the road where we lived, way out in the country.
Not to be confused with Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last," this is what I'd call "Safety First."
The Harley Trike is over $30,000. The Can-Am can be less, especially the lower priced one.

Damn, jimimac71, you know your mini-motos!
Did you have any particular silent star in mind?

[NoShear]

As great as he's swingin' the bat, I've noticed Ohtani seems to be a sucker for high heat lately.

(...although maybe he always has?)

Uh-oh: The Ghost of Cody Bellinger!!

If I remember correctly here, I think when Bellinger was a Dodger, he was usually striking out on a low and inside slider and broke toward his back foot.

(...btw...looks like Jose won my ten bucks today...the Dodgers won the last game of the series today 11-6)

Well, Dargo, I was focusing more on the sucker element rather than the plate area but, yes, I think of the infamous Cody Bellinger as swinging at low, outside pitches with the intention of heroically pulling those balls into the right field stands...
Williams could be stubborn at about the Boudreau shift if I'm not mistaken, but the following is his proverbial practice what I preach:

[laffite]

The Manager of the Padres is losing his mind. The lineup is becoming weirder and weirder. Up until today the best hitter on the team, Merrill, was hitting in the sixth position. Before him is Bogearts who cannot hit himself out a paper bag. How many time has B come up with runners in scoring position and failed. And now Merrill has been moved in the Seventh position. He has been the best clutch hitter so far in the last 30 games and meantime Cronenberg and Profar are in slumps. Tatis is back and is blithely inserted in the second position and had done nothing since his return. I would movie Merrill to number two position, Tatis to number three. He will get better pitches to hit because Machado is to follow. I would bench Bogie because he is cipher at the plate. This manager is an idiot. And don't tell me well he has done pretty good so far. It could have been better. My way of watching games is to record it first and then skim through the game just watching the Padres at bat and am quite familiar. The manager is daft.

[laffite]

Merrill is taking the day off, as per this manager. Do these men who play baseball need all this rest? They take turns and yet all they do is stand around most of the time. The stretch run is in full swing and these macho boys who are too damn lazy to run the bases need to be coddled by this twit of a manager. I thought Roberts was bad. The little round man who stands 'round looking important is nothing but a twit. Maybe good idea to bring up a Class A farm team to play a few games and give the whole damn team a rest, these poor babies are just not getting enough rest. This manager is pretentious in his decisions.

[NoShear]

If I'm not mistaken the only expansion Met that also played on the celebrated 1969 squad:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/spor ... -dead.html

[jamesjazzguitar]

Merrill is taking the day off, as per this manager. Do these men who play baseball need all this rest? They take turns and yet all they do is stand around most of the time. The stretch run is in full swing and these macho boys who are too damn lazy to run the bases need to be coddled by this twit of a manager. I thought Roberts was bad. The little round man who stands 'round looking important is nothing but a twit. Maybe good idea to bring up a Class A farm team to play a few games and give the whole damn team a rest, these poor babies are just not getting enough rest. This manager is pretentious in his decisions.

Merrill had a minor hamstring strain, and they wished to rest him. There is little need to take risks since it is very unlikely any team in the NL will move up or down as it relates to who gets in, and who gets that bye. Dodgers and Phillys get the bye. Prades and D-Backs and Brewers and Mets face off in round-one.


(yea, seeding and thus home field is in play between the 4 teams in round-one, but how much risk should a team take for that?).

[laffite]

Merrill is taking the day off, as per this manager. Do these men who play baseball need all this rest? They take turns and yet all they do is stand around most of the time. The stretch run is in full swing and these macho boys who are too damn lazy to run the bases need to be coddled by this twit of a manager. I thought Roberts was bad. The little round man who stands 'round looking important is nothing but a twit. Maybe good idea to bring up a Class A farm team to play a few games and give the whole damn team a rest, these poor babies are just not getting enough rest. This manager is pretentious in his decisions.

Merrill had a minor hamstring strain, and they wished to rest him. There is little need to take risks since it is very unlikely any team in the NL will move up or down as it relates to who gets in, and who gets that bye. Dodgers and Phillys get the bye. Prades and D-Backs and Brewers and Mets face off in round-one.


(yea, seeding and thus home field is in play between the 4 teams in round-one, but how much risk should a team take for that?).

Okay about Merrill then, I didn't know that ... but it seems during the last two weeks or so, Machado had as day off, and so did Profar. As if necessary to rest the players.

I don't understand the context of your remark regarding "getting in." What does that have to do with resting players? And what is the significance of 'risk-taking' in this same context.

Thanks, James