The Athletics dropped the series finale against the Angels on Wednesday afternoon, falling to their division rivals by a final of 5-2.
Rookie Joey Estes took the ball today for his ninth start of the year. HeтАЩs shown promise at time through the first half but also lots of room to grow, specifically in the consistency department.
This is all conjecture on my part, by the way. I wasnтАЩt actually at 24 Willie Mays Plaza. I was sitting at home, where the tickets are free, the beer is $18 cheaper, and my tailbone is not on the losing end of a one-sided fight with a plastic seat.
Complete games are rare these days, and shutouts even more so. But Gavin Stone did just that in the Dodgers 4-0 win over the White Sox. But if youтАЩve followed StoneтАЩs season closely, itтАЩs not surprising that he was the one to get the Dodgers first complete game in two years.
Before getting into Stone and his dominant performance, ItтАЩs important to touch on how the Dodgers scored those four runs to make this shutout a possibility. ItтАЩs not every organization in the history of the game that can replace a leadoff hitter of the caliber of Mookie Betts with a better one, but alas, here we are. Shohei Ohtani once again sets the tone early for a Dodgers win giving LA the lead before the White Sox had even their first at-bat.
Alex Morgan has seen quite the decline. She went from the Golden Boot (most goals in league) in 2022 to half as many in 2023. In 2024, she has been unproductive and then relegated to coming off the bench as a sub. Now she doesn't even get subbed in and she's got zero goals 8 matches in to the season
that was the schadenfreude match for everyone who dislikes Cristiano Ronaldo, I decided to watch Czechia - Turkiye, which was an absolute shitshow, extremely entertaining stuff
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AтАЩs drop series finale, swept by Angels
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2024/6/26/24186738/as-drop-series-finale-swept-by-angels
The Athletics dropped the series finale against the Angels on Wednesday afternoon, falling to their division rivals by a final of 5-2.
Rookie Joey Estes took the ball today for his ninth start of the year. HeтАЩs shown promise at time through the first half but also lots of room to grow, specifically in the consistency department.
Youth movement (Giants beat the Cubbies 4-3)
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2024/6/26/24186999/giants-cubs-recap-hayden-birdsong-patrick-bailey-luis-matos-michael-conforto-david-villar'There was a magical feeling in the air at Oracle Park on Wednesday night. That sort of foggy je ne sais quoi that baseball romantically slaps you with from time to time.
This is all conjecture on my part, by the way. I wasnтАЩt actually at 24 Willie Mays Plaza. I was sitting at home, where the tickets are free, the beer is $18 cheaper, and my tailbone is not on the losing end of a one-sided fight with a plastic seat.
Gavin Stone blanks White Sox in first Dodgers shutout in two years
https://www.truebluela.com/2024/6/26/24186996/gavin-stone-shutout-dodgers-white-sox
Complete games are rare these days, and shutouts even more so. But Gavin Stone did just that in the Dodgers 4-0 win over the White Sox. But if youтАЩve followed StoneтАЩs season closely, itтАЩs not surprising that he was the one to get the Dodgers first complete game in two years.
Before getting into Stone and his dominant performance, ItтАЩs important to touch on how the Dodgers scored those four runs to make this shutout a possibility. ItтАЩs not every organization in the history of the game that can replace a leadoff hitter of the caliber of Mookie Betts with a better one, but alas, here we are. Shohei Ohtani once again sets the tone early for a Dodgers win giving LA the lead before the White Sox had even their first at-bat.
Alex Morgan has seen quite the decline. She went from the Golden Boot (most goals in league) in 2022 to half as many in 2023. In 2024, she has been unproductive and then relegated to coming off the bench as a sub. Now she doesn't even get subbed in and she's got zero goals 8 matches in to the season
https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/50c9a46e9b1046f38b892507dfffd350/alex-morgan
That's a disappointment.
End of an era
Father Time is undefeated.
that is going to be the same story we tell of Klay Thompson in a couple years.
in her prime, she was super fun to watch. seemingly always in the right spot at the right time.
European Championship:
Georgia beats Portugal, but it was a meaningless game since it was preliminary stage and Portugal was already through and Georgia already eliminated
that was the schadenfreude match for everyone who dislikes Cristiano Ronaldo, I decided to watch Czechia - Turkiye, which was an absolute shitshow, extremely entertaining stuff
That's an unusual criteria for being entertained.
The top four of six teams that place third in the group stage advance to the knockout round, so Georgia did indeed advance
I stand corrected
You were testing your audience. I see you.