I trashed MLB TV in these pages last night but as I sat to explore the nature of the problems we have experienced with our internet and WiFi it began to appear the problems might not be MLB's fault. I haven't typed that post and I will probably not type the part where I complained about the streaming product and offered at least one conspiracy theory as the root of the problem. But I do plan to do a post specifically concerning the steps I have taken in an effort to solve the problems we have experienced while trying to stream MLB TV on certain night. In the midst of my dual-band router crash course I discovered, via text, something else: BrewCrew HotCut.
Tampa Bay at Toronto began at 18:08 central daylight. Because the Royals and Athletics were still playing a bridge was in place.
Nearly two years later, on December 14, 2014 Didi was involved in another three-team deal: The Yankees sent Shane Greene to the Detroit Tigers; the Tigers sent Robbie Ray to Arizona; Arizona sent Didi to the New York Yankees.
Jackie Bradley Jr Jr walks. Matheny is now ready for another pitcher. He wants John Brebbia, the Rule 5-er.
With Eduardo Nuñez at bat, Brebbia pitching, Nuñez called for time—in Yadier Molina's opinion, late—and Molina is getting after the home plate umpire. Matheny is out on the field, Matheny is tossed. Molina is real worked up, it's a hullabaloo. OK, calm settles. Molina goes out to the mound. "It's been a long time since the last pitch," says Joe Castiglione on Boston radio. A pitch outside. Nuñez pops out foul to first. There are now two down in the ninth and it's up to Mookie Betts. Mookie checks on a slider low and away, 2-and-2. Molina is headed out to the mound. Joe C and his partner Tim Neverett say that's what happens when a pitcher shakes Molina off. Mookie checks again on another pitch low and away. The count runneth full. The next pitch goes off the tin, two runs score, Red Sox win. "Mookie Betts is being mobbed."
Pirates at Brewers: Topsy-Turvy HotCut
My routine has gone off the rails again. There is no HotCut preview because the game is already over. Gerrit Cole and the Pirates played a matinee in Milwaukee against Jimmy Nelson and the Brewers. I watched snippets of the first half of the game and then listened to the last half. Neither starter factored into the decision. Keon Broxton hit two of five Brewers homers. There were six lead changes along the way. Manny Piña's two-run shot off of Juan Nicasio in the bottom of the eighth changed the lead for the last time, putting the Brewers up 7-6. The Pirates radio crew found the nature of the loss especially heartbreaking.Wednesday Oakland Bridge
The afternoon action continued until just after the first game of the evening slate began. The three mid-afternoon starts were: the Phillies at the Padres, which began at 14:40 central daylight; the Orioles at the Mariners began at 14:41; and, the Royals at Athletics began at 14:37. The Phillies game went until 17:10, a duration of 150 minutes, at a pace of 2.78 minutes per out. The Orioles game went until 17:54, a duration of 193 minutes, at a pace of 3.57 minutes per out. The Royals game went until 18:14, a duration of 217 minutes, at a pace of 4.02 minutes per out.Tampa Bay at Toronto began at 18:08 central daylight. Because the Royals and Athletics were still playing a bridge was in place.
In the Hole, Homer
René Rivera was 0-and-2 when Jaime Garcia hung him one. That ties this game at two runs apiece, Yankees at Mets. Robert Gsellman singles up the middle. A 5-4 force ends the inning.The Sánchino
Gsellman works to Gary Sánchez. A pitch inside at 93 brings the count to 2-and-0. Out comes the Mets pitching coach, Dan Warthen. There are runner at first and third. 92 misses just down, a little in. On 3-and-0 Sánchez takes well in. Rivera heads back out to the mound, the ump is right on his tail. Here's Terry Collins to conduct a pitching change.Looking at Later
Carlos Rodón and the Chicago White Sox are visiting Yu Darvish and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, later, be there!The Didi Trade(s)
I saw that the Mets had tied the Subway game but even before I could pull up the feed Didi Gregorius had doubled to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead. The prior batter, Aaron Hicks, had walked on a full count pitch that SNY just replayed. It should have been strike three. Didi's double led me to reminisce about some of the trades he has been involved in. First he went to AriZona from Cincinnati in a deal I am imagining sent Trevor Bauer to Cleveland and Shin Soo Choo to Cincinnati. Am I way off here? I am not remembering how he got to New York, though. I'm looking it up. I have the framework correct for the first trade. Arizona also sent Matt Albers and Bryan Shaw to Cleveland in that deal. The Reds also sent Drew Stubbs to Cleveland. The Indians sent Lars Anderson and Tony Sipp to Arizona. That was on December 11, 2012.Nearly two years later, on December 14, 2014 Didi was involved in another three-team deal: The Yankees sent Shane Greene to the Detroit Tigers; the Tigers sent Robbie Ray to Arizona; Arizona sent Didi to the New York Yankees.
First Look at Dominic Smith
Later, but same game. David Robertson is working to close it out. There's one out, one on. It's still 5-3 Yankees leading the Mets. Aroldis Chapman has a bad leg and Dellin Betances has worked three straight days. Rivera grounds into a fielder's choice, 6-4. Wait, that's not René Rivera. That's Dominic Smith. He looks like a catcher. If you're going to look like Tony Gwynn and not catch, you'd better hit like Tony Gwynn. "The Mets are down to their final out in the ninth." Rivera gets a piece on 1-and-2. Hard tight slider away. On 2-and-2 a check foul. Backwards-looking K.The Cardinals at Red Sox Finish
I am looking at the General Console. Cardinals at Red Sox is most interesting. Cardinal manager Mike Matheny has just gone to Zach Duke, bottom nine, no outs, one on. Trevor Rosenthal started this inning. Brock Holt bats, a lefty. A ground foul makes it 2-and-2 to Holt. The count runneth full. The runner at first would be the tying run. A foul. Another foul. It seems Rosenthal allowed a Xander Bogaerts homer and then the walk, so Matheny went and got him. Holt, K.Jackie Bradley Jr Jr walks. Matheny is now ready for another pitcher. He wants John Brebbia, the Rule 5-er.
With Eduardo Nuñez at bat, Brebbia pitching, Nuñez called for time—in Yadier Molina's opinion, late—and Molina is getting after the home plate umpire. Matheny is out on the field, Matheny is tossed. Molina is real worked up, it's a hullabaloo. OK, calm settles. Molina goes out to the mound. "It's been a long time since the last pitch," says Joe Castiglione on Boston radio. A pitch outside. Nuñez pops out foul to first. There are now two down in the ninth and it's up to Mookie Betts. Mookie checks on a slider low and away, 2-and-2. Molina is headed out to the mound. Joe C and his partner Tim Neverett say that's what happens when a pitcher shakes Molina off. Mookie checks again on another pitch low and away. The count runneth full. The next pitch goes off the tin, two runs score, Red Sox win. "Mookie Betts is being mobbed."
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