The 2019 M. L. B. Season Thread
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When a well-known musician or actor dies, the obituary will be noted in the Celebrity Deaths thread. A baseball player, even a well-known one, is not really a celebrity. At least I don't think so. Tyler Skaggs was likely not well-known to many people other than baseball fans. KCBS-Channel 2 in Los Angeles posted a photo of a makeshift memorial in front of Angel Stadium. The photographer must have taken the picture just as he started to fall.
In today's story about the death of Tyler Skaggs, the Los Angeles Times notes "the Angels have experience dealing with tragedy." Dick Wentz died of a brain tumor in 1965. In the 1970s, Chico Ruiz, Mike Miley and Bruce Heinbechner all died in separate auto accidents; Minnie Rojas and Ed Kirkpatrick were paralyzed in seperate car crashes; and Lyman Bostock was killed in a drive-by shooting. In 1986, pitcher Donnie Moore, who needed just one more strike to clinch the AL pennant for the Angels, gave up a home run that allowed the Red Sox to rally and reach the World Series. Three years later, Moore committed suicide. In 2009, pitcher Nick Adenhart and two friends were killed by a drunk driver.
The name "Angels" seems to be eerily prophetic.
The name "Angels" seems to be eerily prophetic.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbet is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
As I noted above, the Angels seem to be jinxed. Today there was a crazy, creepy, calamitous collision.
Jonathan Lucroy carted off the field after bloody collision at home plate
Jonathan Lucroy carted off the field after bloody collision at home plate
You're confusing the California Anaheim Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with the Cleveland Los Angeles St. Louis Rams of Los Angeles. It's a common mistake.
Until tonight, I was unaware a batter could steal first base. That's probably because no one had ever done it until tonight.
Atlantic League batter steals first base for first time in pro baseball history
Atlantic League batter steals first base for first time in pro baseball history
I posted that story here because we don't have a thread devoted to minor-league baseball. Of course hardly anything newsworthy ever happens in minor-league baseball.
Here is some sad news for Cardinals fans. Actually, for all baseball fans:
Cardinals legend Bob Gibson announces he's fighting pancreatic cancer
Here is some sad news for Cardinals fans. Actually, for all baseball fans:
Cardinals legend Bob Gibson announces he's fighting pancreatic cancer
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbet is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
It requires a rule change which is being tested in the Atlantic league.
I'm not a traditionalist by no means, but I'll have to get used to seeing a batter stealing first base.
I wonder how many passed balls normally happen in a nine inning game?
I wonder how many passed balls normally happen in a nine inning game?