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September also includes six games with the Mets. It’s going to be a tough month.

I think you’re on to something. Whitaker would not have had gameday sunglasses around his neck for the purpose of a formal removing of the bases, would he? He’s got the gameday wristband action going on as well. 🤔

Ken Rosenthal 😏 must be running out of interesting ideas to write about. No way I’d make that trade.

The North Carolina General Assembly acted on the issue of a funds shortage for disaster recovery. https://www.carolinajournal.com/house-claws-back-500m-from-nc-innovation-to-fund-disaster-recovery/

It’s all about perspective. 👍

Truly, a team effort tonight.

Flaherty definitely wasn’t impressed.

I honestly believe Benetti is paid by the word.

Brutal conditions on the field.

Well, that ain’t good.

I remember that year well, particularly when the 1993 collapse began. They played a three game series in Baltimore starting June 22nd. We attended games two and three in that series. I remember listening to the game on the 22nd while I was washing and cleaning the car for the trip, not kidding. I was looking forward to seeing Camden Yards the following day for the first time. I was listening to Orioles radio that evening because I could get a clear signal and Jon Miller was calling Orioles games then. I clearly recall the blown lead while listening to the game that evening. That began a 10 game losing streak. I believe they lost 13 out of the next 14 games. It was the beginning of the end in 1993.

The Seawolves will have no input into the branding. If I’m a local to the Erie area, I don’t know that I’d be overly happy about this. Overwhelmingly, MiLB teams are resorting to gimmicky names and uniforms. I hope this goes well.

It is nothing but a brazen exercise to cash in at the veteran’s expense. Capitalize on their sacrifices-the American way. Two years ago the Durham Bulls, like every other opportunistic entity, were sending me emails (ticket holders) about their Armed Forces Hat grift offer. They were pushing these hats front and center on their website. I emailed the team’s GM and inquired as to what percent of the hat sale proceeds would go toward veteran’s causes. *crickets* It’s all 🐂 💩!

Monday morning WSJ: Now baseball is trying to settle the debate once and for all. On Tuesday, MLB will launch a pilot program in the minor leagues of a replay system for check swings, the term used to describe when a hitter begins to swing but then stops partway through. The test, which will take place in the Single-A Florida State League, is an effort to inject a degree of objectivity into the murkiest calls umpires have to make. The new rule will work similarly to the automated strike zone that was auditioned during spring training this year and uses the same technology. Teams will have the ability to ask a computer to determine whether a hitter swung or not. If the head of the bat is ahead of the knob on the end by more than 45 degrees, the pitch will be deemed a strike. Check Check MLB will start testing a challenge system for checking a swing. If the head of the bat is ahead of the knob by more than 45 degrees it will be considered a swing. Source: MLB Brian McGill/WSJ League officials caution that the system—which was briefly introduced last year in the Arizona Fall League—remains a work in progress. It is still far too soon to begin to contemplate when or if a version of it will ever come to the majors.

A week from tomorrow the Giants are in Motown for a three game series. That should be a good one.

Bert, wasn’t there, at one time, a Rockies affiliate near your neck of the woods at some point? Tri City Devils? We were fans of the Low A Rockies affiliate in Asheville (Tourists) until Manfred & Co. shuffled teams around in 2020. The Low A Rockies affiliate went from Asheville, NC to Fresno, Ca. in that shuffle. The current Rockies manager, Warren Schaffer, was the Tourists manager for several games we saw in Asheville. I hated when Asheville lost their affiliation with Colorado. We had a really good friend that was the Assistant GM with the Tourists for several years. In 2014 my wife and I drove to Hagerstown, MD to see the Tourists win the South Atlantic Championship versus the Hagerstown Suns (Washington Nationals) team. In 2020 Asheville got stuck with Houston when they lost their Colorado affiliation. That’s rock bottom. As bad as Colorado is these days I still like to see them do well.

The Twins have moved into 2nd place.

Orioles fire Brandon Hyde.

El Mago lives!

Cleveland lost. Twins getting it done again.

Same here.

Brieske = nail biter.

Parker who???

It’s all about selling some goofy ass hats. They look like 💩

Somewhat of a break with Peaches in the booth with Benetti tonight.