Other Games Week of 5/8

[Thrilho]

They said Dusty won't move Zimmerman around because he's earned his spot from his play earlier in his career.

 

I didn't read through all the game thread but I imagine it was discussed how good a sales pitch it was for Maddon to pants Dusty all series long? Aside from this being a young, fun, dominant team with a killer locker room, you've got Joe Maddon.

 

After Dusty and Matt Williams he's going to be looking fiending for someone not crazy. Also someone who likes a nice pimped home run. Maybe a dude who wears shades and walks people 20 times when chump managers don't adjust and who sometimes bats Kris Bryant second.

 

Yes, this was a good sales week. But even if we don't get him who cares? That's why this is a topic I'm throwing into "other games" rather than the "Did You See the Way Harper Was Looking At Us?!" thread that would be up any point in the team's past or any other teams present. Hurrah!

[Banedon]

I wonder if Harper is gonna get suspended.

 

Haha, Robinson hit the homer and said he thought it was the 8th inning!!

[mul21]

Harper's post game interview was horsefeathering terrific! I want him in this team so much.

[UMFan83]

This is odd, even for Dusty:

 

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[bcl412]

I feel like Harper wouldn't respond well to discipline.

 

But yeah that is an odd thing to say

[Gilby]

Out of Dusty I would've expected something more like, "I like him as a young man. Now, will I need to scale him, gut him, and chop off his head sometimes? Maybe. I never waste a good fish."

[CubInOK]

Lorenzo Cain isn't someone I would expect to hit 3 HRs in a game.

[bukie]

Every team that has played at Turner Field this season has 2 or more wins, except the Braves.

[soccer10k]

White Sox have given up 7 runs in the eighth inning to Texas and now trail 13-11.

[badger]

White Sox have given up 7 runs in the eighth inning to Texas and now trail 13-11.

 

Would be fantastic schadenfraude to hear Hawk that inning...

[Aaron_Kennelly]

White Sox have given up 7 runs in the eighth inning to Texas and now trail 13-11.

 

I'm so happy Hawk was there to see it.

 

"You gotta be bleeping me."

[soccer10k]

White Sox have given up 7 runs in the eighth inning to Texas and now trail 13-11.

 

Would be fantastic schadenfraude to hear Hawk that inning...

 

Hawk's reaction wasn't as good as I had hoped.

[Omar]

Ryan Rua absolutely murdered that pitch to the centerfield grass.

[Little Slide Rooter]

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Or as they'd say in the NHL, walk it off.

[Bull]

Harper's post game interview was [expletive] terrific! I want him in this team so much.

I hope you used the wrong preposition here.

[David]

Hawk left the booth mid broadcast to check on Frazier after he smashed his face lmaoooooooo

[Cubbie Swagger]

Hawk left the booth mid broadcast to check on Frazier after he smashed his face lmaoooooooo

Imagine Steve Stone's reaction.

[PosterToBeNamedLater]

Scherzer at 18 strikeouts through 8.

 

ETA: At around 100 pitches with 1 out in the 8th, the Nats announcer said: "I mean 20 isn't out of the question, depending on how far Dusty lets him go."

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Schwarber got the 20 Ks. He threw 119 pitches and 96 of them were strikes.

pretty impressive for a gimp

[Cubswin11]

Syndergaard :shock: :shock:

[NonProfitCow]

Hawk left the booth mid broadcast to check on Frazier after he smashed his face lmaoooooooo

Imagine Steve Stone's reaction.

slider low and away

[soccer10k]

Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 and only walked 1 tonight and his K/BB ratio actually went down. He came in at 21.33 and is now only at 19.25 K/BB (77:4).

[Clem Fandango]

The Rangers are calling up Matt Bush. He officially escapes the trivia question: Name all the #1 MLB draft picks who have never reached the majors.

[bukie]

Brad Ausmus has now been on the receiving end of three 20K games. He managed the Tigers against Scherzer, caught for the Tigers against Clemens' 20K game in 1996, and caught for the Astros against Wood's 20K game in 1998.

[TruffleShuffle]

Al-MadeAnotherThreeErrorsTonight-ys Diaz.