GO METS!
Brewers doing what they do best - implode.
Yankees a bit sloppy and jittery today and gave me a few nervous moments but to start the series with a W is always good
Castellanos with the walk off. This Mets - Phillies series is already bonkers
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Haven’t played well thus far.
Even Wheeler was all over the shop G1, the blame will go on the relief staff but that’s only half the story, was a loooot of hitter’s counts in the early to middle innings. Gave the Mets a lot of looks.
Classic game today.
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Padres-Dodgers series tied at 1-1 after the Friars do a home run derby on LA to win 10-2.
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Yankees failed to get going today and Royals deserve to have split the series so far
1-1 with Witt Jnr 0-9. I’ll take that.
I’m going for all the small markets.
Phils doing their best to lose this
7-0 Mets
Bad start by Nola followed by a wobbly relief inning from Kerkering, a few runs off Alvarado. Going through the pen. Mets cruising.
Top of the 8th, Sosa squeezes a leadoff single and Manea dragged. Weston Wilson into the game.
Great win by the Mets. Hopefully they can get it done tomorrow.
Nice story about the next Aussie to hopefully make waves in the big league
Year 12 student Alistair Tanner muscles a lot into a single day.
By 8:00AM, Tanner has already left his Eastern Adelaide suburbs home for Marryatville High School for a full day of school. He’ll be done by 3:15PM.
Then, it’s hustle across the city to West Beach for three hours of high-performance training at BaseballSA until 7:00PM.
Race home, squeeze in dinner, out the door by 8:00PM – it’s time for the gym.
At 9:00PM, it’s off to work, earning some side money storing equipment at a gymnastics facility for a couple hours.
There should still be enough time between end of today and the start of tomorrow to fit in homework. Or, maybe he can fit in other weekly seasonal commitments – club practice, state training, Adelaide Giants, mobility sessions, time in the pool and whatever else a teenager needs to do.
All that hard work is about to pay off.
Tanner, a hard throwing pitcher with a mid-90s fastball, has just become Australia’s newest full-time professional baseball player.
The newly turned 18-year-old from Kensington Baseball Club signed a contract with the Detroit Tigers this week to make it official.
Tanner says it makes it all worth the effort, and he knows the real work is about to begin.
“You can always make time for things that you need to do, especially if you love it,” says Tanner. “You can make those sacrifices. Yeah, I’m busy. The social life takes a sacrifice, but you can just get up earlier, or just stay up later, if you want it bad enough you just make it work.”
His life is certainly about to change.
Tanner notably has pivoted from his commitment to Arizona State University – a powerhouse baseball program which as produced more Major League players than any other US school.
The offer from the Tigers was too good.
“It’s been a dream of mine to see if I could play Major League baseball,” says Tanner. “I think by signing with Detroit, it gives me the best chance of fulfilling my goals.”
“It was a very had decision to choose between college pathway and Detroit but after thinking through choices, I’ve decided to turn pro.”
Tanner is certainly an alluring pitching prospect.
He dazzled at the Under 18 National Championships last January in front of 14 MLB scouts huddled around a radar gun. Tanner’s fastball touched 94 on the gun in a must-win game for South Australia.
He can throw harder than almost any Australian and he hasn’t even graduated high school.
His fastball has since been logged at 95 miles per hour, his curveball spin rate is higher than major league average, and he possesses four different pitch.
Now he’ll get a chance to refine his craft in a professional system.
“I want and need to get better at everything,” says a hungry Tanner.
The South Australian teen says the Tigers have been in touch for several years, keeping a close eye on him through his rise up the Australian ranks, and he’s felt comfortable with them since day one.
“I’ve always felt they were interested in all aspects of my life. For instance, they understood that finishing school was important to me,” he says. “They were always there to answer any questions I had. I know mum and dad could always reach out to them if they had any questions that needed answering. I feel like I am going to a club that wants everyone in the organisation to succeed.”
Phillie maintaining their form.
The Mets got hot at the perfect time.
Might have been different if Sale had been fit to go game 161 and the won the roller-coaster.
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That, as Damo Barrett wouldn’t know, is an actual sliding doors moment.
Looking forward to some muppet suggesting more playoff expansion after this.
Yankees still struggling offensively but win a tight G3