True and false for me. I haven't fully embraced the team because I think the bullpen will be their downfall. The win the night before was indicative of what scares me (bullpen barely holding a 7 run lead) moreso than last nights loss (no hitting).
What's encouraging is having a legit starter every day of the week. Win the next two and we can forget last night.
LFGM!!
Love that you picked out 4 seconds of devastation.
For me it's also about the fills that everyone knows even if they don't realize it. I'll throw out the opening to Misty Mountain Hop as one of many examples.
The sound of strangers sending nothing to my mind
Just another mad mad day on the road
I am just living to be lying by your side
But I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road
I found the simple life ain't so simple
When I jumped out, on that road
I got no love, no love you'd call real
Ain't got nobody, waitin' at home
Runnin' with the devil
soup lines
free loaves of bread
5lb blocks of cheese
bags of groceries
social security
has run out on you and me
we do whatever we can
gotta duck when the **** hits the fan
Doobie do ***** ***** say what, yeah!
Is it possible Mick lost track of what inning it was? Matz was at 79 pitches and had retired 14 straight but Mick trusts his bullpen to hold a one run lead for 3 innings?
Bands that play the same setlist two nights in a row in the same city. Mix up a song or two for the die hard fan who shows up both nights.
Also, encores always seemed contrived and anti-climactic to me. We all know you're coming out for a few more songs whether it's a great crowd or not. Play your songs, end on a high note and be on your way.
I was breezing through this thread and about to post the same.
AB is a whack job and I'll believe in his demise when I see it on the field.
AB, Burfict and Ritchie (did I leave anyone out?) are guys that Al would have approved of and may have prospered with. In a different era.
Just came across this and thought it was worth sharing since it relates to the baseball:
"My guess -- and this is only a guess -- is Diaz is having trouble throwing his slider with the current baseball. Several players have noted this year's ball is harder and has lower seams*. That could make gripping the slider and getting the usual break difficult. When a pitch doesn't behave the way you're used to, it can be a big problem."
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/five-things-the-red-hot-mets-need-to-happen-to-complete-an-improbable-run-and-reach-the-postseason/
Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wearI'll kick you out of my home is you don't cut that hairYour mom busted in and said, what's that noise?Aw, mom you're just jealous it's the Beastie Boys!
3:15 I'm running
From a 4th grade lynch mob
They have a need to hate me
I have a different haircut
The teacher called my father
He got all military
"Good Lord, I've reared a *****
And I'm afraid he'll look like me "
Well, they say it's kinda frightnin'
How this younger generation swings
You know it's more than just some new sensation
Well, the kid is into losin' sleep
And he don't come home for half the week
You know it's more than just an aggravation