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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 6, 2023 13:26:55 GMT -5
Rodon getting rolled. Rodon got hosed on a strike three last inning that ended up scoring, and Gleyber kept Altuve on the bases who scored on the home run. Def saw more strikeouts than some of the other starts (5 in 2.2 IP and his season high is 6), but still too many balls up and walks. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 6, 2023 13:27:45 GMT -5
Tomorrow night, I hope. There's rain in the forecast. Chi -- how was the Government Mule concert? And Bonzo Jr.? It was outstanding. I was going to post a You Tube clip of Govt Mule in the Music Thread but I just haven't got around to it.  The Jason Bonham band was fun because it was all Zeppelin music and the fans loved it. The Japanese guitar player was great and he even looked like Jimmy Page. Gov't Mule was main attraction and didn't disappoint. They're terrific musicians and I think Warren Haynes is one of the most underrated guitarist in the business. He can play it all, rock, blues and some slide guitar thrown in. Their set was 2 1/2 hours long with a Pink Floyd tribute included. For the Floyd part of the show, they brought out another guitarist, a sax player and two female backup singers. Overall, one the best shows I've seen a long time. |
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Post by JEGnj on Aug 6, 2023 13:27:48 GMT -5
Another great move for Cashman. A billion dollars in failures but he found Clay Holmes.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 6, 2023 13:28:32 GMT -5
Rodon getting rolled. Rodon got hosed on a strike three last inning that ended up scoring, and Gleyber kept Altuve on the bases who scored on the home run. Between that and the Pena non swing def gave the Astros extra lives. Sucks they are down 5-1, but with Uriquidy on a pitch count and Yankees being pretty good against the Astros bullpen these last 3 games might be able to catch up. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 6, 2023 13:30:54 GMT -5
Another great move for Cashman. A billion dollars in failures but he found Clay Holmes. The Rondon and Donaldson transactions are what you see when you can't develop your own players, a Cashman failure for years. |
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Post by acuraman on Aug 6, 2023 13:30:57 GMT -5
Rodon is hurt and out the game, back to the IL probably.  |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 6, 2023 13:32:18 GMT -5
Another great move for Cashman. A billion dollars in failures but he found Clay Holmes. The Rondon and Donaldson transactions are what you see when you can't develop your own players, a Cashman failure for years. Rodon was at least a top tier free agent. Donaldson was someone else's trash. They do have pitching in AAA at least. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2023 13:33:39 GMT -5
Chi -- how was the Government Mule concert? And Bonzo Jr.? It was outstanding. I was going to post a You Tube clip of Govt Mule in the Music Thread but I just haven't got around to it. The Jason Bonham band was fun because it was all Zeppelin music and the fans loved it. The Japanese guitar player was great and he even looked like Jimmy Page. Gov't Mule was main attraction and didn't disappoint. They're terrific musicians and I think Warren Haynes is one of the most underrated guitarist in the business. He can play it all, rock, blues and some slide guitar thrown in. Their set was 2 1/2 hours long with a Pink Floyd tribute included. For the Floyd part of the show, they brought out another guitarist, a sax player and two female backup singers. Overall, one the best shows I've seen a long time. Great Chi. You've been getting to some good ones. Glad that Bonham keeps the spirit of Zep alive. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2023 13:35:17 GMT -5
The Rondon and Donaldson transactions are what you see when you can't develop your own players, a Cashman failure for years. Rodon was at least a top tier free agent. Donaldson was someone else's trash. They do have pitching in AAA at least. Agreed, I was happy we got Rodon, but I would have preferred Verlander or Scherzer to have been in Pinstripes for the last several years. Both likely to be Hall of Famers. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2023 13:36:41 GMT -5
Chi -- how was the Government Mule concert? And Bonzo Jr.? It was outstanding. I was going to post a You Tube clip of Govt Mule in the Music Thread but I just haven't got around to it. The Jason Bonham band was fun because it was all Zeppelin music and the fans loved it. The Japanese guitar player was great and he even looked like Jimmy Page. Gov't Mule was main attraction and didn't disappoint. They're terrific musicians and I think Warren Haynes is one of the most underrated guitarist in the business. He can play it all, rock, blues and some slide guitar thrown in. Their set was 2 1/2 hours long with a Pink Floyd tribute included. For the Floyd part of the show, they brought out another guitarist, a sax player and two female backup singers. Overall, one the best shows I've seen a long time. Glad you had a great time, CHI. I'm going to have to check out Gov't Mule, who I've heard of but not had a sample of their music yet. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2023 13:39:57 GMT -5
Looking like the team we've seen since the trade deadline of 2022 - one hit through three innings. Stanton has stepped up recently in wins. Someone needs to get hot soon.
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 6, 2023 13:42:35 GMT -5
It was outstanding. I was going to post a You Tube clip of Govt Mule in the Music Thread but I just haven't got around to it. The Jason Bonham band was fun because it was all Zeppelin music and the fans loved it. The Japanese guitar player was great and he even looked like Jimmy Page. Gov't Mule was main attraction and didn't disappoint. They're terrific musicians and I think Warren Haynes is one of the most underrated guitarist in the business. He can play it all, rock, blues and some slide guitar thrown in. Their set was 2 1/2 hours long with a Pink Floyd tribute included. For the Floyd part of the show, they brought out another guitarist, a sax player and two female backup singers. Overall, one the best shows I've seen a long time. Great Chi. You've been getting to some good ones. Glad that Bonham keeps the spirit of Zep alive. Jason Bonham has been around. He used to have his own heavy metal band, was in Black Country Communion with Joe Bonamassa & Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) and believe it or not he was the drummer of Foreigner for a while. Right now he's also the drummer Full Circle, Sammy Hagar's band, along with doing the Zeppelin thing. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2023 13:42:47 GMT -5
Randy Vasquez should never have been sent down as well as he's pitched. Cole, Schmidt, Nestor, Vasquez, and Brito need to be the five with German gone and Rodon hurt. Sevy needs to be in the bullpen, which I have to apologize for harping on for the last few weeks. Whether he's tipping his pitches or not, he's not fooling or dominating anyone.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 6, 2023 13:53:51 GMT -5
Nelson is so knowledgable in the booth.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2023 13:55:32 GMT -5
Rodon was at least a top tier free agent. Donaldson was someone else's trash. They do have pitching in AAA at least. Agreed, I was happy we got Rodon, but I would have preferred Verlander or Scherzer to have been in Pinstripes for the last several years. Both likely to be Hall of Famers. Rizz, I guarantee that unless they go OJ Simpson, they will be in the HOF. Each with three Cy Young Awards. If you count only starting pitchers who pitched in MLB from the 20th century onward, they are both within the top 25 all-time in ERA+ at 133 for Scherzer (tied with Ford) and 132 for Verlander (tied with Maddux.) Both better than guys like Koufax, Hubbell and Gibson to name a few. That might slip modestly at the end of their careers, but they should have enough to get in. |
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