Blue Jays GDT: 2024 v5 | Wed, Aug 7 | vs Bal | 7pm ET/4pm PT | Kremer vs Gausman

[MK78]

Radar as it looks now.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806120309575057666

 

[MK78]

Just saw on tv that the game is postponed. No surprise.

Weird, they changed it again that it's in Rain Delay.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Well - if we were going to get a start cut short.. may as well be Yuriel..

 

[MK78]

Now its officially postponed. Doubleheader Aug 26.

 

[The Nemesis]

Super late on this since it's 10pm in Toronto now, but I had the idea again (I think I did this last season or the year before) that if there's no game tonight I could put up some alternate baseball for your listening pleasure:



From May 14, 1957 it's the Brooklyn Dodgers playing against the Milwaukee Braves.

I won't spoil the results of the game (you can look that up yourself if you want. Googling the date and teams will send you to the baseball-reference box score page) but some info and background:

• This is the Dodger broadcast as presented by Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett (Scully had been the Dodgers' play-by-play since 1950)
• This was the final season for the Dodgers in Brooklyn before relocating to Los Angeles. The Braves would play another 10 years before moving to Atlanta.
• There are 6 future hall-of-famers in the game. For the Dodgers: Pee Wee Reese (SS), Duke Snider (CF), Gil Hodges (1B), and Roy Campanella (C). For the Braves: Eddie Mathews (3B), and Hank Aaron (RF). This game just missed out on Jackie Robinson, who retired after the 1956 season)
• Your pitching matchup is Don Newcombe (the reigning Cy Young and NL MVP winner) vs Bob Buhl (based on his performance that season he looks like the 2nd best starter on the team behind Warren Spahn)

I'm trying to catalog a ton of classic games I have access to and maybe I'll pop up links to some of the more interesting or historical ones from time to time.

 

[canucksfan]

How is Horwitz not in the lineup?

 

[MS]

How is Horwitz not in the lineup?

I honestly can't even.

They've given him 4 ABs against LHP this year. He's 1-4. The season is shot. Figure out whether he can hit lefties.

 

[The Nemesis]

Giancarlo Stanton on the IL? You're kidding.... How shocking.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

I know the season is lost, but I'd like to sweep the Yanks to prolong their slump. Hoping they crash and burn in the 2nd half

And then Soto will leave them for the Jays

 

[canucksfan]

Giancarlo Stanton on the IL? You're kidding.... How shocking.

I’m waiting for Judge to go in the IL soon.

 

[MK78]

5 runs in the 1st inning? what the falafel? Springer 3 run homer?!

 

[red devil]

Springer with a 3 run homerun in the 1st and Jays lead 5-0 in the 1st and still no outs.

 

[canucksfan]

Springer turning on an inside fastball is a good sign.

 

[canucksfan]

Gil doesn’t have many innings in last two seasons so he won’t be able to last long.

Rodon is struggling a lot.

Cole was throwing 91mph fastballs last outing.

 

[red devil]

Springer with another 3 run homer, what is going on? lol

 

[MK78]

Springer another 3 run dinger!

 

[HockeyThoughts]

The reports of Springer's demise were greatly exaggerated.

 

[canucksfan]

Maybe it’s a good thing Horwitz is on the bench

 

[francis246]

Bats are alive lol

 

[canucksfan]

If Springer and Bo get going this team has a chance.

 

[MK78]

Maybe it’s a good thing Horwitz is on the bench

he won't play for a week now lol!

 

[647Hockey]

Took Springer 80 games to have two good games in a row. Finally.

 

[MS]

Springer?!?

What the hell?

Sports are weird.

 

[canucksfan]

Springer?!?

What the hell?

Sports are weird.

Baseball in particular is weird