Friday, August 26, 2022

Games 124-127: Aug 26-29 @ Marlins

Fri 26 3.30p: Anderson vs. TBD
Sat 27 3p: May vs. Alcantara
Sun 28 9a: Urias vs. Cabrera
Mon 29 3.30p: Gonsolin vs. Lopez

Four games against the Fish. Sure, it would be exciting to look ahead to that Saturday game against Sandy Alcantara again; or to think about how we decrease our magic number from 19 (thanks to a totally insane 19.5-game lead over the Juan-Soto-fortified, Fernando-Tatis-"enhanced" Padres).

But instead, shouldn't we be Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables? Because, according to this Four Fish book, we have a damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Just three decades ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild. Today, rampant overfishing and an unprecedented biotech revolution have brought us to a point where wild and farmed fish occupy equal parts of a complex marketplace. Four Fish offers a way for us to move toward a future in which healthy and sustainable seafood is the rule rather than the exception.

Nah, I'd rather just watch these games against the Marlins.

And eat some more sushi.

55 comments:

Steve Sax said...

Game One

0-0 through five.

Slappy hits a double to lead off the top of the sixth!

Steve Sax said...

CT3 sac fly gets us on the board! Should have scored more though.

1-0, mid-6

Steve Sax said...

Extra-inning win for the good guys. I am amazed

karen said...

GAME 2

Betts RF
T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy DH
J Turner 3B
Gallo LF
Taylor 2B
Bellinger CF

May RHP

karen said...

Kersh back Thursday or Friday.

Steve Sax said...

Thanks karen for the lineup!

karen said...

Hey Sax!!

karen said...

Donnie Baseball shaved off his facial hair. I wonder if he's making the sacrifice for an elusive win??>

karen said...

Really, is it so easy to see balls and strikes for us because of TV or have the umpires gotten really bad.

karen said...

Mookie goes deep to left center for his 30th HR. 1-0 Boys T3.

Steve Sax said...

Mookie was amazing yesterday and he clubbed that one today. Wow.

karen said...

Game tied on Anderson double. He's kicked out of the game after coming off the bag during the slide. 1-1 going to 4.

Steve Sax said...

Grr

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers go meekly in the fifth

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers’ errors in the sixth leading to Fish runs.

Steve Sax said...

At least, one marlins run so far

karen said...

Fish take the lead 2-1 in sixth in what can only be called the Dodger's 3 stooges defense.

karen said...

Our Boys are coming undone Sax!!

karen said...

Dodgers get out of the sixth giving up just the one run.

Steve Sax said...

That was bad. That circus started with two out and none on. Come on, boys.

Steve Sax said...

Alcantara is carving us up like a thanksgiving turkey

karen said...

Fish barley get the win.

Steve Sax said...

Mmm…fish barley.

Let’s get some good eatin’ tomorrow!

Steve Sax said...

Game 3

6-1 LA in the eighth

Steve Sax said...

Gonsolin to IL. Not good.

Betts wins NL Player of the Week. That's good.

Steve Sax said...

GAME FOUR

T Turner SS
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy DH
J Turner 3B
Gallo RF
Taylor LF
Bellinger CF
Alberto 2B

Grove P

Steve Sax said...

We're going to have to help this Grove guy out if we are going to get a win.

Slappy does just that: a two-strike, two-out, two-run HR to score Freeman and take a 2-1 lead in the third inning.

Steve Sax said...

Freeman has two singles in two ABs. Betts is sitting due to three straight games on turf (according to Roberts).

Steve Sax said...

2-1 Dodgers through 3 frames.

Steve Sax said...

2-2, mid-5

Steve Sax said...

Two out in the bottom of the fifth, and David Price relieves Michael Grove. Grove leaves a man on first for Price.

Steve Sax said...

One pitch from Price, and Bleday doubles. Second and third with two out, still a 2-2 game.

Steve Sax said...

Gallo with a two-out walk in the sixth

Steve Sax said...

We can't get a break. 2-2, mid-8

Steve Sax said...

2-2 through 8.

Steve Sax said...

Darn it. We had two on with two out in T9, and Lux flied out to center on the second pitch.

Steve Sax said...

Kimbrel in for the ninth, tied 2-2. YIKES

Steve Sax said...

Leblanc Ks. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Encarnacion Ks. Two out.

Steve Sax said...

Wendle grounds to first. Three out!

2-2 through 9. On to extras.

Steve Sax said...

Bellinger starts the tenth on second base. Trea Turner leads off with a slow roller to third, advancing Bellinger and getting Turner to first.

Dodgers at corners, none out.

Steve Sax said...

That was Trea Turner's 1000th career base hit!

Steve Sax said...

FREEMAN!!!

Steve Sax said...

Freeman forces Turner but Bellinger scores, and Freeman safe at first.

Steve Sax said...

Smith flies to center for the second out.

Muncy reaches on a throwing error on a comebacker to Brazoban (pitcher). Freeman at second, Muncy and first, two out. Trayce up.

Steve Sax said...

Gallo on deck, so Thompson can't take a walk here (3-1 count to Thompson)

Steve Sax said...

Thompson Ks.

We go to the bottom of the tenth, Dodgers leading 3-2.

Steve Sax said...

Due up for the Fish: Berti (0-for-4, .255), Anderson (0-for-4, .239), Bleday (1-for-4, .200)

Steve Sax said...

Kimbrel out for a second inning. This cannot be a good move.

He walks Berti. First and second, none out.

Steve Sax said...

Chris Martin warming up for the Dodgers.

3-2 count on Anderson

Steve Sax said...

Anderson forces Berti. One out, Fish at the corners.

Taylor's throw to Freeman was high, or we would have had the double play.

Steve Sax said...

Kimbrel walks the bases loaded. One out.

Steve Sax said...

Chris Martin relieves Kimbrel. Bases loaded. Garrett Cooper (from Torrance!) up for the Marlins.

Steve Sax said...

Martin Ks Cooper on three pitches.

Two out, but not out of the woods yet.

Steve Sax said...

Stallings battles, but Martin gets him to pop to Freeman in foul territory!

WIN