Sanchez hits long homer, Minnesota Twins beat Arizona Diamondbacks 11-1
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2022/06/18/sanchez-minnesota-twins-pound-arizona-diamondbacks-11-1/7665291001/
D-backs on Sunday after Luke Weaver was roughed up in loss to Twins
“It wasn’t a great day.”
do you believe
https://arizonasports.com/story/3182993/d-backs-onto-sunday-after-luke-weaver-gets-roughed-up-in-loss-to-twins/
Jordan Luplow is hitting under .200. Why are the Arizona Diamondbacks okay with that?
Although Lovullo noted that he “would love to see (Luplow) hit for a better average”, he described his overall stats over two months as a “great line”.
“He is walking to do harm,” Lovullo said. “And I have no problem with that.”
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2022/06/18/why-arizona-d-backs-jordan-luplow-sub-200-batting-average/7674330001/
ESPN’s Doolittle: D-backs ‘could go either way’ at trade deadline
https://arizonasports.com/story/3181483/espns-doolittle-d-backs-could-go-any-way-at-trade-deadline/
D-backs’ Daulton Varsho exits game against Twins in the sixth with heel contusion
Dallas Keuchel’s path to the D-backs goes through lower levels, bullpens
Lovullo said Strom was encouraged by Keuchel’s newest bullpen. “They work really well together,” Lovullo said. “I think Dallas responds to what Strom suggests.”
‘Big hit’ for LA: Betts (broken rib) headed to IL
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/mookie-betts-to-injured-list-with-cracked-rib
Mistreated in 3 2/3 IP, Verlander offers no excuses
https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/justin-verlander-gives-up-7-runs-in-loss-to-white-sox
Trout hits a game-winning HR, twice in one day
Trout has been doing just that of late and continued to torment the Mariners as he homered in both games of a doubleheader to lead the Halos to a victory. win 4-2 in Game 1 and a win 3-0 in Game 2 on Saturday at T-Mobile Park. It was the 12th time an Angels player had homered in both games of a twin bill, and the first time since Albert Pujols on July 20, 2015 against the Red Sox.
https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/mike-trout-homers-to-beat-mariners-in-extra-innings
Masterful Bundy returns to form, fills Twins’ optimism
https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/dylan-bundy-tosses-gem-in-win-over-d-backs
Elias: Or look for 5-6 names for the first selection
Elias offered explicit insight into one aspect: The club doesn’t expect to sign a pitcher, as the best talent on the board comes exclusively from the position-player side, and primarily from the high school ranks. This year’s Draft is the fourth in a row that the Orioles have a top-five pick, all under Elias, and their second first-place pick overall, after taking Adley Rutschman in 2019.
https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/mike-elias-orioles-narrowing-top-pick-to-five-six-players
AAA Oklahoma City beat the Aces 7-0. Jameson allowed 6 runs in 3 innings.
AA San Antonio defeated the Sod Poodles, 11-2.
A Spokane beat Hillsboro, 3-1. At least it wasn’t a blowout, like the top 3 teams?
A Visalia was the only one who won yesterday. Winning 2-1 over the Ports of Stockton.
This day in history:
Abolition of slavery announced in Texas in 1865.
Upon their arrival and at the head of the Union soldiers, Major General Gordon Granger announced General Order No. 3: “The people of Texas are hereby notified that, in accordance with a proclamation of the Executive of the United States, all slaves They are free. This implies an absolute equality of personal rights and property rights between former masters and slaves, and the hitherto existing connection between them becomes that between employer and wage labor. Freedmen are advised to remain quiet in their current homes and work for pay. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at the military posts and that they will not be kept idle there or anywhere else.”
This day in baseball:
Lou Gehrig was born in 1903. Pirates HOFer Paul Waner got his number 3,000 against the Boston Braves. Gary Carter played in his 1,862nd game as a catcher in 1990, breaking Al Lopez’s mark in the National League. In 2010, to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the Marlins gave away 15,000 vuvuzelas for a game against the Rays.
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(I think there are less than 5 people left of that…)
A-Roid joins the 3000 hits club in 2015.
Oh, it’s Bob Gibson’s birthday… no, not that. LOL
Hank Aaron and Derek Jeter, narrated by Kevin Costner, lead a cast of baseball legends and scientists as they explore the magic inside the 396 milliseconds it takes for a fastball to reach home plate and figure out who threw the fastest pitch in history. .
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this before, but it was still interesting. I found it on Amazon Prime, but I searched and it’s also on YouTube. It’s really interesting, it has sections on Goose Gossage, Nolan Ryan, etc. Commentary from the same live pitchers and hitters like Mike Schmidt who faced them. There are also bits of science on how to find the pitch faster. Modern radar guns measure throws, I think they were 50 feet from home, so they scaled back the measurements of guys from the past like Walter Johnson to create modern equivalents.
https://www.amazon.com/Fastball-Kevin-Costner/dp/B01D98EHBM
Turkey’s “gate to hell,” a temple with a stone door leading into a small cave-like grotto, is known to emit deadly volcanic CO2 that can kill an animal or bird in minutes, but priests they have come out unscathed. Scientists have now discovered the reason: the priests were simply tall enough to keep their heads above the lake of CO2, which prompted them to survive.
In the 1950 FIFA World Cup final, Brazil were so sure they would beat Uruguay that the media hailed them as “future champions” even before the match. The authorities also manufactured 22 gold medals with the names of Brazilian players and the trophy in the name of Brazil. To everyone’s astonishment, Uruguay won the match 2-1 and there was not even a trophy for them.
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