IdahoBert

There are only five games total in all of MLB today and one of them is due to a rain out yesterday so otherwise there would be only four.

103 games is quite a while to continually cheat “fate.” Of course we have yet to hit one of those stretches where even really good teams will inexplicably lose eight out of nine games. Perhaps going with the odds in critical situations actually works. It’s not like the Tigers have rubbed two sticks together and created an atomic bomb. It’s more like a series of micro decisions made within contingent circumstances and motivating the human element to buy into it.

What is the name of your spirit squirrel?

Jobe is going through the growing pains. He may even be following the advice of someone he respects. He may not know what to say right now and sometimes it’s better to say nothing than to say something you might regret. It’s probably hard to be the best and the most incredible stand out at something forever and then for that not to be the case. I for one wouldn’t know how to deal with that because I’ve never been in that position.

On a happier note, Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins!😍

Yes!!!

Indeed.

4-3 home stand that began against a traditional opponent that dealt us three miserable losses in a row. Announcers were then talking about the series with the Giants being against a team with which we had a “history.“ And my thought was “what the hell, what kind of history are they talking about?” and then I remembered “oh…. Thaaaaaat.” I have really suppressed that memory. This of course doesn’t make up for it one bit, but I’m glad we won.

That’s why we don’t want him getting thrown out of games, even though the virtue signaling of standing up for his players would be gratifying. I however find winning vastly more gratifying.

Totally. I guess the groundskeeper was the libation we had to throw to the gods to get the win and keep it.

I came back. I couldn’t watch Disney+ because it’s like grape juice and the Tigers are a thrill ride.

Win

To avoid spreading my bad karma, I’m going to watch what I understand is a bad movie the new Captain America Brave New World film, which is now streaming on Disney+. Good luck!

See? You see what happens when I start paying attention again? The grounds crew gets injured and weird hits that shouldn’t happen happen.

Yeah, it was probably someone in the crowd heckling him or something. Paying admission is a way of licensing some people to act out.

These guys have to work real quick and you could make just one strange move and hurt yourself.

I wonder if the grounds crew guy wrenched his knee or something.

I just did and now there’s this weird underhand guy throwing when I wake up

I’m trying to decide if it’s safe for me to start following this game again. When I’m not paying attention all the good stuff happens.

When this inning began, I was going to start bellyaching about how hopeless everything was and then I took a break and when I came back, everything was changing. Maybe I’m bad luck.

Nice. He just did what Riley couldn’t do.

Colt Keith doubles (9) on a ground ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Jake Rogers scores. Kerry Carpenter scores. Gleyber Torres to 3rd.

Jake Rogers will find a way to get on base.

I also wish they wouldn’t keep showing JV in someone else’s dugout. But his career would’ve been deformed if he’d stayed with the Tigers when they were really bad. So I’m happy for him.

I think Jobe said a bad word into his mitt.