Friday, August 7, 2026

Game Thread – 08/07/26 – PolyMarket Edition (delayed start)


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(place your bets - what time will the first pitch take place) 

62 comments:

The Hammer of God said...

Even though the Braves are on a hot streak, I have a feeling the Yankees win tonite. You gotta think these bastards will score some runs against this lousy pitcher the Braves are starting. They're due. Overdue. And I don't believe in the Braves bullpen - they blow leads like Boone blows bubbles. Prediction: Yankees probably win tonite, then get killed in the next two games.

DickAllen said...

How could we possibly lose now that The Intern has signed a 35-yo catcher whose last good season was seven years ago?

Rufus T. Firefly said...

He's the Kei Igawa of catchers.

AboveAverage said...

HA

The Hammer of God said...

Once again, the offense is stinking up the joint. three innings in the books & nary a hit.

The Hammer of God said...

Spencer Jones wuz robbed

The Hammer of God said...

But once again, the team that cannot score unless it's home run derby

ranger_lp said...

Watching paint dry is more interesting…

The Hammer of God said...

Waitin' for rain in the Sahara

AboveAverage said...

You’ll need Jeannie for that!

AboveAverage said...

Blah. Blah, Blah, Meredith

The Hammer of God said...

I'd like to nail that wench Meredith

The Hammer of God said...

I guess the humidifier wasn't workin' tonite. And they've run out of those super hard wound balls.

The Hammer of God said...

And there goes the ball game!

ranger_lp said...

With the Yanks, 1-0 is like 13-0…

The Hammer of God said...

Fernando Cruz hasn't been pitching well lately. The splitter not splittin'

The Hammer of God said...

Of course, that don't have any effect whatsoever on Boone's usage of Cruz.

The Hammer of God said...

Seems like the offense is even worse since the trade deadline moves. We usually weren't gettin' shut out.

The Hammer of God said...

Amazing, Boone is pinch hitting for Grisham

The Hammer of God said...

Must've been gut wrenching for Boone to remove Grisham

The Hammer of God said...

Didn't make any diff. Our pinch hitters never hit

The Hammer of God said...

Maybe somebody should tell Ben Rice that the object is to hit the ball, not whiff at it.

The Hammer of God said...

Goldschmidt in to pinch hit. Boone just can't wait to throw him in there.

The Hammer of God said...

Another K. Do you get the feelin' that this just ain't our night?

ranger_lp said...

Been a long time since a new Yankee Classic…

The Hammer of God said...

2-0 Braves. That sure takes the starch out of the bottom of the 9th.

AboveAverage said...

Good Bye
Cruel World
They’re leaving us tonight
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

ranger_lp said...

“Well, they’re heading for the exits Jiggs…”

AboveAverage said...

Boone didn’t even react to that home run - he just tossed in a few more pacifying seeds into his pie hole.

I LOVE this team


The Hammer of God said...

This here is another one where the search for the most ineffective reliever turned out splendidly. Four relievers, two gave up a run a piece. I long for the days of one reliever who finished the game. Those days are gone....

BTR999 said...

Jones will soon be joining Dominguez in Scranton.

The Hammer of God said...

At least Lombard got a knock. Wasn't much of a knock, (using my best pirate voice) but it'll look like a line drive in the box score....

The Hammer of God said...

Told ya the Braves bullpen sucks....

The Hammer of God said...

At least the bastards got Rice up there for a last chance.

AboveAverage said...

Yes but what will happen

The Hammer of God said...

It's official: the Braves bullpen sucks!

BTR999 said...

Just missed a 3 run homer

ranger_lp said...

Rice came through…

ranger_lp said...

Got interesting all of a sudden

BTR999 said...

The Nats were ok with trading Garcia because….

The Hammer of God said...

Uh oh extra innings!

AboveAverage said...

Free Baseball

BTR999 said...

he can’t hit LH pitching

ranger_lp said...

Bonus Cantos…

The Hammer of God said...

Bednar held them. So can these bastards score a fucking run and end this thing?

The Hammer of God said...

That was fucking stupid

ranger_lp said...

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?

BTR999 said...

Awful AB by Caballero. He is a 26th man, but can’t do the little things

The Hammer of God said...

Bases loaded. You know the Yankees are incapable of getting a hit. So gotta hope for a wild pitch, hit by pitch

AboveAverage said...

Best bunt attempt that I’ve seen in decades

The Hammer of God said...

stick your forearm out, get nicked

AboveAverage said...

the Yankees WinnY

The Hammer of God said...

Bastards finally got a sac fly!

ranger_lp said...

Yankees Win!!!

BTR999 said...

Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it?

ranger_lp said...

An instant Yankee Classic…

The Hammer of God said...

Braves blow a lot of games. Their bullpen sucks. I don't know how they've won so many games. Every time I look at the scoreboard, they're blowing a game in the 9th.

AboveAverage said...

Good golly Suzyn has still got some electric energy

BTR999 said...

In case you’re wondering, and you probably aren’t, both Volpe & Dominguez’ homered tonight in the SWB loss, although Volpe also struck out 3x just for shits & giggles

The Hammer of God said...

This is a double win for us: the fucking Dodgers blew their game in the 9th (Edwin Diaz). Fucking Dodgers lose!!!!

The Hammer of God said...

Whenever Volpe homered, I always cringed because that meant he would start swinging for the fences for weeks on end.

HoraceClarke66 said...

Though of course the Red Sox won. Saw the whole game in a bar—very rare for me—with Hinkey Haines' cousin, who accompanied us on our Stadium sojourn. What a miraculous turnaround.

Will file a full report tomorrow—but then going to Old-Timers' Day with another friend. Can't wait to see the widows Ruth and Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio introduced last...

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