"All England Lawn Tennis Club Chief Executive Sally Bolton stated that they would ensure to use the rooms the right way and not for obscene purposes. "
Fenway is an amazing place. Definitely top 3 (Wrigley, Dodger Stadium in no particular order, with Petco a close 4th). Rain was coming and a thunderstorm watch. No 2 had a 7:30 flight so we were worried that the game might be delayed. Turns out rain started falling around the 3rd. It was not super heavy until around the 8th. We did get some alerts on our phones for people to evacuate but it was for the waterfront for the fireworks. In the B8 they had a rain delay so we took off.
We had seats in the 3rd row of the grandstand which is the lower level rear section under the overhang. Everything is cozy. All the seats are smaller than your average new ballpark. Had one hard hit ball smack the green monster about 3/4 of the way up.
All in all, an amazing experience.
We had stubhub issues but they ended up giving us a refund and we found similar seats but saved about $60.
ItтАЩs delightfulтАжold time field, yet modern amenitiesтАжpicturesque setting on the water near the ConfluenceтАжclose walk to downtown. Just an unexpected diamond.
JP Sears turned in an impressive performance and the Oakland Athletics outlasted the Detroit Tigers for a 1-0 win in 10 innings.
JP SearsтАЩ evening almost got off to a disastrous start as Matt Vierling lined a single back through the box that nearly got him to lead off the game. Vierling stole second, but Sears retired Spencer Torkelson and Andy Ibanez on pop outs and then struck to Javier Baez on three pitches to end the inning.
While the bats have predictably cooled, the real concern is the pitching staff, which in no way resembles that of a contender, save for Webb and Camilo.
The Dodgers looked set for a great win in one of the best back-and-forth affairs of the season. But working in his third straight night, Evan Phillips wasnтАЩt able to get the save, and instead, allowed three ninth-inning runs in a 9-7 loss to the Pirates.
The Dodgers' offense was down by multiple runs before it took its first at-bat, but held up its end of the bargain, scoring seven runs and taking three separate leads.
Dodgers bullpen has been overworked the last month+. With all their injuries and struggling starters only going 3-5, the bullpen is bad. When they get rest and the starters go 6, they're much better.
PRO
Sunday's game of Detroit @ Colorado. Carpenter's hit loads the bases at the top of the 1st. Struggling #5 hitter Javier Baez comes to the plate...
https://twitter.com/TigersJUK/status/1675889042162851841
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrXQaCTljb8&ab_channel=RTGraysun
Dodgers' Dustin May out for season
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37960827/dodgers-dustin-needs-elbow-surgery-again
Low-A MiLB has a challenge rule. I like it.
https://twitter.com/BronxBmbrz/status/1675617553362694145
Took about two seconds for the correction.
Joey Chestnut wins his 16th Coney Island hot dog eating contest, bagging a $10k prize for downing 62 dogs in 10 minutes - 14 fewer than last year.
https://sports.yahoo.com/joey-chestnut-wins-16th-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest-after-2-hour-weather-delay-190303905.html
WaPo does an amazing article on hot dog eating contests
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07/01/hot-dog-eating-contest-competitive-eater/
Is he GOAT of all sports?
I watched it as I do most years. Not terribly exciting. Best stat, though, is that in 10 minutes, he ingested approximately 17,000 calories. Yeesh!
Is a competitive eater an athlete? Twitter is calling Chestnut one of the most dominant athletes of all-timeтАж..
You and I think alike my friend. I was debating friends yesterday that Chestnut is the GOAT of all sports.
Ian Happ sends a message to not tag up on him
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1676373393698856963
Good thing, because heтАЩs literally one of the most useless heart-of-the-lineup hitters in baseball.
Magic make Bol Bol disappear
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37960319/bol-bol-hit-waivers-being-waived-orlando-magic
Wimbledon officials say that the sex rooms can also be used for prayer
https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/wimbledon-2023-officials-warn-fans-against-using-quiet-rooms-for-having-sex
And then there's this sentence in the article -
"All England Lawn Tennis Club Chief Executive Sally Bolton stated that they would ensure to use the rooms the right way and not for obscene purposes. "
I didn't realize that sex is necessarily obscene.
But they're calling out to God.
An optimist would say that this is a step forward in pro sports gender equality
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66094187
How exciting was the Mets D-backs game?
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1676338506699005952
Bandbox. I donтАЩt think they were using balls from the humidor.
@HAG .. no report from Fenway?
Fenway is an amazing place. Definitely top 3 (Wrigley, Dodger Stadium in no particular order, with Petco a close 4th). Rain was coming and a thunderstorm watch. No 2 had a 7:30 flight so we were worried that the game might be delayed. Turns out rain started falling around the 3rd. It was not super heavy until around the 8th. We did get some alerts on our phones for people to evacuate but it was for the waterfront for the fireworks. In the B8 they had a rain delay so we took off.
We had seats in the 3rd row of the grandstand which is the lower level rear section under the overhang. Everything is cozy. All the seats are smaller than your average new ballpark. Had one hard hit ball smack the green monster about 3/4 of the way up.
All in all, an amazing experience.
We had stubhub issues but they ended up giving us a refund and we found similar seats but saved about $60.
Fenway in late summer is great. Fenway in early summer is a chance of perhaps freeze your balls off.
I'm down to 2 ballparks that I really want to see. PNC and Camden.
PNC should replace Petco in your top-5.
Mine is: Fenway, Wrigley, PNC, Pac Bell, Old Tiger.
Once I get to PNC it might.
ItтАЩs delightfulтАжold time field, yet modern amenitiesтАжpicturesque setting on the water near the ConfluenceтАжclose walk to downtown. Just an unexpected diamond.
Unfortunately No 1 is no longer in Philly, so it'll be harder for me to go. Same with Camden.
At this point, Camden is classic.
Modern day classic.
It's the origin for all new ballparks.
JP Sears dazzles as AтАЩs clip Tigers 1-0 in 10 innings
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2023/7/4/23783922/athletics-vs-tigers-final-score
JP Sears turned in an impressive performance and the Oakland Athletics outlasted the Detroit Tigers for a 1-0 win in 10 innings.
JP SearsтАЩ evening almost got off to a disastrous start as Matt Vierling lined a single back through the box that nearly got him to lead off the game. Vierling stole second, but Sears retired Spencer Torkelson and Andy Ibanez on pop outs and then struck to Javier Baez on three pitches to end the inning.
WE CAN STILL WIN A HUNDY
Gotta get hot.
YES!!!
Giants get shutout by the Mariners, 6-0.
While the bats have predictably cooled, the real concern is the pitching staff, which in no way resembles that of a contender, save for Webb and Camilo.
Pirates get the last laugh, beat Dodgers in back-and-forth game
https://www.truebluela.com/2023/7/4/23784057/dodgers-pitching-scramble-evan-phillips-james-outman-jonny-deluca-pirates
The Dodgers looked set for a great win in one of the best back-and-forth affairs of the season. But working in his third straight night, Evan Phillips wasnтАЩt able to get the save, and instead, allowed three ninth-inning runs in a 9-7 loss to the Pirates.
The Dodgers' offense was down by multiple runs before it took its first at-bat, but held up its end of the bargain, scoring seven runs and taking three separate leads.
Phillips going for the 3rd straight was an issue because he so rarely does it.
The new baseball model of treating pitchers with kid gloves bites again.
Dodgers bullpen has been overworked the last month+. With all their injuries and struggling starters only going 3-5, the bullpen is bad. When they get rest and the starters go 6, they're much better.