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If Rosenthal goes 8 innings without giving up an earned run he can drop his ERA to 9.00 In similar news , after posting a MLB worst ever batting average of .168 last year, Chris Davis is on an 0 for 50 run at the plate that stretches back to last year and 0 for 29 this year. If he goes on an 8 for 11 run he still won't be at .168. And by the way, after 3 starts Matt Harvey's ERA is 10.05 Meanwhile going into last night Pete Alonso was the first rookie since 1900 to have 11 extra base hits in his first 10 games. I thought bringing him up at the start of the season and foregoing a year of contract control was stupid. I'll take a mulligan on that one.

Good luck to your Leafs. I don't expect either team to make it that far, but a Leafs/Islanders semi-final would be a lot of fun.

Just dropping in to say Go Islanders!!!

July 12, 1979: Chicago White Sox Disco Demolition Night The highlight of the promotion was blowing up a crate full of disco records on the field in between games of a double-header. What could go wrong?

I just watched Charlie Blackmon settle under an inning ending fly ball at the warning track and just flat out miss the catch. Somehow the ESPN announcer deemed it a mental error.

Caspian is different, I don't think it's girly. IMO the person makes the name, not vice versa. I wasn't a big fan of either of my boys names, but now I can't imagine them as any other name. As to Cash and Cash Money, good luck with that. I have a good friend who wanted a Jimmy. He didn't care for the name James but went with it figuring Jimmy would catch on. It didn't. A neighbor's son was the third Karl but he wanted to call him Trip. That didn't make it past elementary school. If you want to call your son Cash, name him Cash. If you want to call him Cash Money, reconsider. Whatever you decide to name him, all the best to you and your wife!

Kind of similar to Familia in 2015. Lights out regular season, had his struggles in the World Series. For Familia it was the Alex Gordon HR in the 9th inning of game 1. But ya know what, it happened to Eckersley against Gibson back in 1988 when Eck had been utterly dominant. I think the modern baseball fan is spoiled by Rivera's remarkable career and the expectations for closers are sometimes unrealistic.

I lost track, what happened to Mesoraco?

Clearly you've erased any trace of Mel Rojas from your memory.

Follow up: I am loving Parquet Courts. A few weeks ago I told a co-worker about them....today he was gushing about them. In the skyline of hell there are no fire escapes:

We are the champions my friends!

Are you suggesting a Soylent Green ending for TB12?

We've been talking about his slow and/or impending decline for way too long and yet every year the results that matter most are there. Nothing in his past suggests he'll pack it in after the draft. Wishful thinking.

Magical year for the Dodgers. They beat the best in both leagues with many great moments along the way.

I appreciate your love of baseball and the Dodgers...but no and yes.

Wishful thinking. My wishful thinking was that by age 38 he would have started to suck. Still waiting.

Scully is the play by play gold standard, Great announcer, 101% class act. Stinking '88 Brooklyn L.A. Dodgers never should have made it past my Mets let alone the A's. Mets and A's were better, Dodgers beat them both. Don't get me started on the Scioscia HR or Mickey freakin' Hatcher. It's what makes sports great.. Here's Kirk Gibson making a great catch in the NLCS.

Well nobody's been asking when Yoenis will come back so that's a good sign. The biggest positives for me are Pete Alonso's strong start, DeGrom picking up where he left off and the bullpen going from bad to good. Based on the first week there's no reason to think this team can't compete all year. A big concern is the back end of the rotation. Take away Wheelers second half last year and there's more concern than there is confidence in Wheeler, Matz and Vargas.

Mets have a new subscription plan. For $39/month you can go to any game you want, standing room only. But you better have a plan to get there cheaply, parking is probably around $25.

Oh the shark bites, with its teeth yeah, and it keeps them pearly white.

In small part due to Dom Smiths's either shy or dry bladder: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-sports-dominic-smith-drug-test-delays-flights-20190404-ukcjpablnzboti6l3vmyuizv5i-story.html

And the man at the back said, "Everyone attack"And it turned into a ballroom 26Corner blitz

Good news. I also heard they did a brain scan on Mickey and found nothing. On a more serious note, I'd like to know if/why Familia wasn't available to close out tonight.

It was a hot topic on NYC sports radio today. I don't have a problem spelling Alonso, but just like sitting McNeil after a big day the timing is pretty bad.

Dom Smith is starting tonight.