Brad Brach on Craig Albernaz calling out Samuel Basallo, Blaze Alexander last 2 nights: "Definitely finding his stride as a manager... We're starting to see these tiny things turn into big losses... He's finding what buttons he can push and what guys can handle it." #Birdland
I’m not a big election fraud guy - but the 24,000 ballot drop showing Spencer Pratt didn’t receive a single vote, is just not realistically possible. Irreducible error rate is even more prevalent when functional literacy of LA is 50%.
Just a realization:
1. 2027 is less than 7 months away.
2. COVID was over 6 years ago.
3. 2007 is now further back than 2040 is ahead.
4. People born in 1990 are only about 14 years away from turning 50.
Time flies really fast. Spend it wisely.
Jim Schwartz on his Orioles fandom and not missing a pitch:
"When I'm off, which now I am, I very rarely miss a pitch... I'd have the games on my ipad as I was sitting there watching NFL games getting ready for games and you know listening to the play-by-play"
I like Craig Albernaz. But a lot of the moves he makes with the bullpen are identical to what Brandon Hyde did.
Almost makes you think someone else is calling the shots.
Kobe Bryant won a significant settlement against a pharmaceutical company 🚨
He tragically died in a helicopter crash weeks later.
Kyle Busch won an $8.5 million settlement against a major insurance company 🚨
He tragically died from a sudden & unexpected illness weeks later.
Mike Tirico told me his secret.
It wasn't talent.
It wasn't luck.
It was what he does on every flight home.
A few years ago, I met him at a restaurant bar in Indianapolis during the Big Ten tournament. One of the biggest voices in sports.
He didn't lead with his résumé. He introduced himself. He asked questions. He cared about every person in the room before anyone cared about him.
Eventually, I asked him what made him great.
He said after every game he calls, on the flight home, he pulls up the broadcast and watches it back.
Listens to his own voice. Hunts for the misses. The dead air. The calls he wishes he could have over.
Every game. Twenty-plus years in.
He wasn't born world-class. He worked his way there one flight at a time.
The best in any room are usually the ones still grading themselves the hardest.
World-class isn't a personality.
It's a habit.
To this point, there's no indication that Cal Ripken seeks a significant role in the Orioles' organization. But if he ever wants an opportunity to make over a franchise in a way he wants, this would be the time for him to make his move. If ownership wants instant credibility with its fan base, handing Ripken the reins would be the fastest route.
AL rotation ERA leaderboard:
1. Rays — 3.03 ERA
2. Yankees — 3.21 ERA
…
15. Orioles — 5.24 ERA
The Orioles have the worst rotation ERA in the AL. They rank 29th in MLB, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies (5.62 ERA).