The ninth was set up for Guerrero to be the hero.
Now in the 11th, he has to be the savior. He delivers. His ability to pull his hands in at hit a ball down the line with power is outstanding. He does it again with a rope down the line.
Fans could not get enough of the home run. And why not? They were seemingly drenched ad nauseum by giddy announcers and a plethora of analysts ballyhooing all kinds of metrics such as Exit Velocities, Launch Angles, and Expected Home Run Rate, or xHR%. The players themselves were given to cartoonish theatrics after hitting one out, from fancy bat-flips to the perfunctory pointing, glaring and glittering of bling as they sashayed around the bases.
Read moreDeath ended up being the deciding factor in MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s mind as he reversed bans that have been in effect for 36 and 104 years respectively.
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No Rs in Bawston, which means Bahb and Andew’s histoy tou continues in seach of knowledge and a wicked awesome dawg.
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It would be really nice if any of the Tigers could really hit.
Read moreMantle, who had not yet officially made the ballclub, launched the game’s most prolific wallop – an 8th-inning home run that vapored high over the left field wall. If exit velocity were measured back then, it would have been a three-figure blast.
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“Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud” –Bob Uecker, “Mr. Baseball”
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It’s time for Major League Baseball to truly get into the 21st Century, with a bow to its storied past, and make changes that make sense.
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Advertisements Game 1 of the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees had already met the expectations of the baseball world even before the 8th inning. And then baseball magic happened. It’s a situation that never happens. Bottom of the ninth…or even better…bottom of the tenth, bases loaded, game tied…or even better…team behind. Visions
Read moreFor six decades, plus a year, Roger Maris has held the home run record. That record is in danger of finally falling.
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