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Baseball '26

Nice to see a bunch of unknown young men playing for the Orange and Black.

All the OG's are broken down... and the lack of pitching sure makes the young guys give it 100%.
 
Awesome listening to the so long messages for Mike Krukow from all kinds of baseball hero's. You can probably grab it from the KNBR website.
 
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Kruk and Kuip helped turn my husband into a Giants fan! He was born and grew up in Oakland, his dad was a part time usher at the coliseum, and he got to see a lot of A's, Raiders, and Warriors games. After watching a lot of Giants games with me, he came on over to the dark side. He really enjoyed the broadcasts with Kruk and Kuip, and he came to realize that the National League game was just better.


🧡🖤🧡🖤 Eric and I are going to Sunday's 12:05 game, and I will have 2 extra tickets if anyone wants to go! Just let me know! The last game of the season, it is Fan Appreciation Day, and there will be a ceremony for Kruk after the game. 🖤🧡🖤🧡
 
Have a great time Giants Fan Chick!!!

Very nice of you to offer tix to a barfer.
 
I hope someone takes me up on it! I don't want the tickets to go to waste!
 
WoodsChick said:
I hope someone takes me up on it! I don't want the tickets to go to waste!
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Maybe post it up elsewhere??
Postwhore thread or make a new one. I don't think this one has a ton of eyes on it.
 
budman said:
Maybe post it up elsewhere??
Postwhore thread or make a new one. I don't think this one has a ton of eyes on it.
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I figured the baseball lovers, and Giants fans in particular, would see it here, but I guess not.
 
They may or may not. Given their season I think some have lost interest in following the thread. :dunno of course.
 
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They may or may not. Given their season I think some have lost interest in following the thread. :dunno of course.
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Yeah, no kidding...
 
budman said:
Given their season I think some have lost interest in following the thread.
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Unfortunately I'm not in the bay area to catch the game. Oracle park is certainly a place I'd like to visit.

Its been a rough year as an Angel fan. I'd watch the games until they pulled the starter, then look up the score.

We gave up 7 runs in the 7th and 8th inning at the A's the other day. That's just been our season. We've lost so many games at the end.

Watching an Angel game was two different games. The good one with the starting pitching, and the bad one with the bullpen.

But I still watched most of them. Two more, we've won 2 in a row in Seattle, if we win one more we don't set the record for worst season in franchise history. If we win one more, we just tie it (and that was just a couple of years ago, 99 losses). So, I'm cheering us on.

But, more importantly, despite how bad the season went, it's still the last 2 game. We got a month of post season and then nothing for four and a half months until Spring Training. So, want to suck in as much baseball as I can.

Before the shakes come...

But, I mean, here's two tickets. On the water. In a great baseball stadium. Go watch some baseball, you sunny day fans!
 
I remember the Giants losing 100 games back in 1985. It was pretty dismal. This season is almost as bad, sitting on 95 losses as of today. There's still a lot to love about baseball, though, and the Giants in particular! I'm going to miss Kruk, and probably Kuip, too, unfortunately. Those guys made some pretty funky seasons more fun than they should have been!
 
Speaking of Giants, Kruk, and Kuip (who I don't know at all)...

I guess there was a thing about a lady and her baby at a Giants game that exploded.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7688719334973230366

This is the lady who was in the video:

themomoftheyear.substack.com

I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.

You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
themomoftheyear.substack.com themomoftheyear.substack.com

(and I'm certainly not going to imply or give any kind of mark to Kruk and Kuip, this whole kerfuffle is not on them.)

So, you know, "Shut up internet!"
 
Wow…that gal owed nobody any explanation, but she sure put a lot of energy into it! Kruk and Kuip did nothing wrong, they were doing the same things they’ve seen doing for decades during their broadcasts. It’s the internet people who feel their voices and opinions deserve to be heard, which we know they don’t. I’m sorry she felt the need to explain any of that to complete strangers, and to chide Kruk and Kuip.
 
Watched this whole thing unfold and thought, oh oh. Mike and Duane often roll the dice in poking fun. They did so in this case. They are also quick to deliver mea culpas when their humor misses the mark.

In this instance, they could have stopped at "Mom of the Year", in their descriptive banter. Chiding dad was a natural flow to the conversation but better for the locker room or bar, not the broadcast.

They both walk-the-line when going off script. Was the man even her husband or the father of the baby? That turned out to be correct however, the blame game according to mom (of the year) was misplaced. So, she delivered more than just a few paragraphs to set the record straight.

Read it. It's revealing and compelling. Maybe it will slow down one knee jerk reaction on the web or in real space. If it is more than one, the whole incident will be greater than the moment of grief this woman faced in their fifteen moments of Warhol/Daudet fame.
 
I did read it, Bill.
 
Well, this is it.

Last day of the season.

15 games all start at 3pm Eastern, but only one game matters.

Diamondbacks @ Padres.

If the Diamondbacks beat the Padres, they get the bottom NL Wild Card slot by pushing out the Phillies, because the D'backs have the tiebreaker.

Astros have the tiebreaker over Texas, and they went one up on the Rangers last night when they clobbered the As, so they take the AL West.

White Sox lost their bid for AL Central by losing to the Rockies (the Rockies! Just makes it sting a bit more). Good on the Guardians, but taking the AL Central would have been a nice MLB Cinderella story this year with the Sox's dreadful recent history.

The Astros have the opportunity to beat the A's again today so that they can win the division with a flat .500 rating, otherwise they fall short. I think they will be the first Division champion to have a losing season. AL West has just crazy this year. "Go Astros! We suck less than the others!" However, Yordan Alvarez, their towering power hitter, will likely take AL MVP this year. The magic of baseball. The Angels know all about having the best players on the worst teams.

Speaking of...

Angels lost last night, 99 losses. One more chance to beat the Mariners and simply tie for the worst season in franchise history, rather than continue on their record braking ways. You can do it! (y)

Wildcard games start Tuesday!
 
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