tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post6399599346228085672..comments2024-03-29T09:17:11.602-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: MLB UpdateGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-49536626421360425002019-09-28T08:42:57.781-04:002019-09-28T08:42:57.781-04:00Phew.Phew.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-28607701779163125172019-03-21T10:41:44.682-04:002019-03-21T10:41:44.682-04:00Seattle wins, 5-4; Ichiro retires, and the A's...Seattle wins, 5-4; Ichiro retires, and the A's have fallen off the MLB19 wild-card pace.<br /><br />American League standings:<br /><br />Mariners 2-0<br />Orioles 0-0<br />Red Sox 0-0<br />White Sox 0-0<br />Indians 0-0<br />Tigers 0-0<br />Astros 0-0<br />Royals 0-0<br />Angels 0-0<br />Twins 0-0<br />Yankees 0-0<br />Rays 0-0<br />Rangers 0-0<br />Blue Jays 0-0<br />A's 0-2Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-77876626652316777642019-03-21T09:36:11.839-04:002019-03-21T09:36:11.839-04:00Strikeout. Ugh.Strikeout. Ugh.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-22353483226187600592019-03-21T09:34:14.961-04:002019-03-21T09:34:14.961-04:00Bottom of the 11th ... bases loaded ... Khris Davi...Bottom of the 11th ... bases loaded ... Khris Davis up ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-81887644110873317392019-03-21T09:07:51.693-04:002019-03-21T09:07:51.693-04:00Treinen again: Strikeout, strikeout and pop out. B...Treinen again: Strikeout, strikeout and pop out. Bottom of the 10th ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-73823026545517196132019-03-21T09:00:36.216-04:002019-03-21T09:00:36.216-04:00Stephen Piscotty singled, but then Khris Davis gro...Stephen Piscotty singled, but then Khris Davis grounded out, and we're headed to bonus baseball in Tokyo.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-81718635105757468622019-03-21T08:56:41.465-04:002019-03-21T08:56:41.465-04:00Matt Chapman, who started this season hot, has slu...Matt Chapman, who started this season hot, has slumped to .222 after grounding out here on the first pitch from Seattle's Matt Festa.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-16688261521062597962019-03-21T08:55:37.129-04:002019-03-21T08:55:37.129-04:00Was hitting. Strikes out on three pitches.Was hitting. Strikes out on three pitches.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48163571910219896022019-03-21T08:55:01.758-04:002019-03-21T08:55:01.758-04:00Top of the order for the A's, starting with sh...Top of the order for the A's, starting with shortstop Marcus Semien, who is hitting .500 so far in MLB19.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-30728724321171554512019-03-21T08:54:00.477-04:002019-03-21T08:54:00.477-04:00Strikeout, strikeout, fly out: Good job out of you...Strikeout, strikeout, fly out: Good job out of you, Blake Treinen.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-77346981389526253842019-03-21T08:48:35.964-04:002019-03-21T08:48:35.964-04:00Pitching in the top of the ninth is Tony Kornheise...Pitching in the top of the ninth is <i>Tony Kornheiser Show</i>-favorite-A Blake Treinen.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-27346137573680097762019-03-21T08:47:17.760-04:002019-03-21T08:47:17.760-04:00My struggle here to tamp down the groundless fears...My struggle here to tamp down the groundless fears of the so-called "live-blogging jinx" reminds of how much I miss GoHeath at the <i>HP</i>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-73011110347578323162019-03-21T08:45:50.807-04:002019-03-21T08:45:50.807-04:00Argh! The next batter singled the pinch runner to ...Argh! The next batter singled the pinch runner to third, but then the next batter, a pinch hitter, grounded into a double play. Still 4-4 and headed to the top of the ninth ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-1912762212463441302019-03-21T08:43:48.128-04:002019-03-21T08:43:48.128-04:00Bob Melvin puts in a pinch-runner, and then my mai...Bob Melvin puts in a pinch-runner, and then my main man from Curaçao lines out to left field. It's impossible to tell, of course, from the MLB.com animation, but I'm going to believe Jurickson Profar made the right decision to swing, got good wood on the ball but just simply screamed it right at a fielder.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-2158209037403043712019-03-21T08:41:11.811-04:002019-03-21T08:41:11.811-04:00OK, the A's have rallied to tie the Mariners a...OK, the A's have rallied to tie the Mariners at 4, and now they have the leadoff man on first in the bottom of the eighth ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-42049388303789274352019-03-21T07:04:39.064-04:002019-03-21T07:04:39.064-04:00Oh, it turns out that Ichiro's coming back wit...<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ichiro-in-lineup-for-opening-series-finale" rel="nofollow">Oh, it turns out that Ichiro's coming back with the Mariners apparently was a short-term deal for this Japan series.</a><br /><br />With the A's now down 3-0 in the fifth at home in Tokyo, I suggest we bring back Rickey Henderson at least for the games we play in Oakland this season.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26249157935757857422019-03-20T09:37:59.295-04:002019-03-20T09:37:59.295-04:00Strikeout. Matt Chapman plunges among the MLB19 ba...Strikeout. Matt Chapman plunges among the MLB19 batting-average leaders, and the Tokyo A's literally go down swinging, 9-7, to the Seattle Mariners to open the season.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-76346820724892639662019-03-20T09:00:24.866-04:002019-03-20T09:00:24.866-04:00Full count ...Full count ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-86216230812440321272019-03-20T08:59:14.024-04:002019-03-20T08:59:14.024-04:00Chapman battling ...Chapman battling ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-79725126375983632002019-03-20T08:58:52.001-04:002019-03-20T08:58:52.001-04:00Fly out. OK, so we're down to Matt Chapman, wh...Fly out. OK, so we're down to Matt Chapman, who is our best hitter. So far in MLB19, he's hitting .500 with a home run. This has him tied for second in batting in the league so far this season, but he's still way behind the Mariners' shortstop, Tim Beckham, who's hitting 1.000 on the season (three-for-three).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-72227652166723447912019-03-20T08:56:07.567-04:002019-03-20T08:56:07.567-04:00Strikeout. Now Ramon Laureano, our center-fielder ...Strikeout. Now Ramon Laureano, our center-fielder and top of the order ... he's zero-for-four with three strikeouts so far today ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-70465323150491462692019-03-20T08:54:52.654-04:002019-03-20T08:54:52.654-04:00Alright, bottom of the ninth ... now 9-7, Mariners...Alright, bottom of the ninth ... now 9-7, Mariners ... A's lead off with Josh Phegley, who has replaced not-Randy Hundley ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-3198742326307281552019-03-20T07:10:24.392-04:002019-03-20T07:10:24.392-04:00Arrrgh! Hundley hits into a double play, and then ...Arrrgh! Hundley hits into a double play, and then Profar is stranded on third by an inning-ending strikeout. Still Seattle, 6-4, headed to the fifth ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-44198505285257802802019-03-20T07:09:21.170-04:002019-03-20T07:09:21.170-04:00Per Wikipedia, "Nick is not related to former...Per Wikipedia, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hundley#Personal_life" rel="nofollow">Nick is not related to former MLB catcher Randy Hundley, nor his son Todd Hundley, nor the Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Brett Hundley, nor singer–songwriter Shania Twain.</a>"Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-1230766688939629612019-03-20T07:07:46.415-04:002019-03-20T07:07:46.415-04:00And now another A walks, and now we have a catcher...And now another A walks, and now we have a catcher named Nick Hundley coming up (this guy has to be kin to Randy Hundley, right?), and now we have a mound visit ... #GREENCOLLAR! ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com