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Our @romano_tbtimes on the journey that led to 31-year-old RHP Kevin Herget finally reaching the big leagues with #Rays, and whether it was worth it#StLCards #Guardians https://t.co/gfynRRaSCc
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) August 21, 2022
That was a good read on herget. Love stories like that. It would be great if he could at least finish out the season. Nice that he shared that with his parents. Parents give all for their kids in these situations so they can have a chance to live their dream.
That is a great article. Give me a good perspective. I used to love college football, and have soured on it in recent years, mostly on the big programs, due to all the conference changing and how a conference no longer represents your local region like it used to.
It still does in some cases, but not like the old days. Not to mention the aura of the bowl games is gone. And of course professional sports is ridiculous. But this helps bring it all in perspective. Teams and organizations are composed of a lot of guys like Herget – guys who want to play because they love the competition, and maybe, just maybe, they can where a big league uniform for awhile.
Just to say “I was there” is something we all would love to be able to recite.
BikeMike, I used to follow college football religiously. Originally from Nebraska so I thought there was nothing finer than watching Tommy Frazier run the option. Take a fast qb, a good running back, 2 receivers who know their job is to block, a tough fullback, and a group of cornfed bullies that want to pound you for 60 minutes, and a coach who knew how to execute it, and it made for a wholly satisfying experience. Sadly, it has been decided that you can’t play option football anymore. I think it is more that you can no longer get a whole team to commit to that style of play where the receivers get no fanfare and that it is not a stepping stone to the NFL. I’ll still enjoy watching the military teams run it well and pray that Frost can bring this Nebraska team back from the mediocrity it has basked in since the turn of the century. The other big strike against option football now, how they run the clock constantly. Used to be able to keep it close for 2 1/2 quarters while pounding them on the ground to wear them out. Try that now and the game is over when the defence begins to slow down.
Chicago #WhiteSox manager Tony La Russa will be out indefinitely while undergoing further testing with his personal doctors in Arizona.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 31, 2022
Good stuff Mr Perkins. My dad played at Nebraska his freshman year, back when the frosh had their own team separate from the varsity. Then he transferred to a small school in Nebraska and is in their athletic Hall of Fame.
The Huskers seem to hit a new low every week. But it is not the same with the conferences no longer representing your general geographic area. It is minor league pro football. I still watch it some, but am a typical old geezer when it comes to college football in that I grumble how much better it was in the old days.
That has nothing to do with former Cardinals so so will finish with this. Great to see Julian Javier in our Hall of Fame and enjoyed Jimmy the Cat’s interview with him during the game last weekend. My dad loved Hoolie.
We are saddened over the passing of former Cardinals coach and front office executive Lee Thomas.
A St. Louis native, Thomas spent 18 seasons with the organization from 1971-88.
Our thoughts and condolences are with Lee's family and his many baseball friends and colleagues. pic.twitter.com/fT4WJU3ejd
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 31, 2022
Lee Thomas was a pretty good player, as well as making his mark in the front office of our club and the Phillies. Had a couple of years of over 120 OPS+. Was a big contributor to that 1962 Angels team that surprised everyone by contending in their second year of existence.
Am I right in saying that Carlos Martinez is now suspended for domestic abuse on top of the PEDs suspension? Jeez.
I would say his career is probably over.
Carlos Martinez Receives 85-Game Suspension https://t.co/oS39CWIqIU pic.twitter.com/VWkOGvoNek
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) September 1, 2022
But it is not the same with the conferences no longer representing your general geographic area.
I haven’t followed college football since the Big 8. I traveled to Lincoln for the Missouri game in 1978. One the more unsettling experiences I have ever had was 70,000 people falling silent when Nebraska’s last chance drive ended with an incompletion. A few year later, I was in a theater watching The Day After, and when Lithgow’s character is on the radio “this is Lawrence, Kansas, is anybody there? Anybody at all?” I thought back to that and got creeped out all over again.
We have recalled RHP Johan Oviedo and OF Cal Mitchell from Triple-A Indianapolis.
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) September 1, 2022
September 1st, 2022
Will LeitchHere is every team’s most underappreciated player
Nationals: Lane Thomas, LF
The Nationals have so many needs that just simply having a league-average hitting outfielder feels like a victory. Thomas is that, anyway. And they got him for Jon Lester!Lane Thomas was very mediocre here. He’s still mediocre with a BA of .240 and OBP of .293. 42 RBI is 116 games.
Oliver…Haha…GG, 26 SB’s, 5th in the NL with 84 runs scored, plays both middle IF positions flawlessly. I love pct. and decimal pt’s. but in my view, sometimes numbers or words won’t accurately illustrate a ballplayers’ overall net value.
My point was that yes he is all the things you said. Defense extraordinaire. No questions. I was just talking offense side. How can to Thomas be considered mediocre with lower but similar numbers offensively but not Edman. He is scoring of so many runs does not truly correlates with his OBP. Maybe he is hard to double up so he is on base that way multiple times. I don’t have a problem with Edman he is a amazing defensive players, my problem is the fact that other fans compare other players saying they can’t field like Edman of course not too many can. But when it comes to comparing offense then well that’s not fair he is defensive wiz. He is an average hitter that’s my point.
Oliver…Oh yeah, I get it. I was just having some fun and I’m certainly as guilty as anyone when it comes to picking peaches where simple numbers are concerned. What I was sort of driving at is, that in my view, there are certain sorts of players that can only be accurately evaluated by simply watching them play over the course of a season or two. These types of players don’t normally hang up gaudy numbers in any particular category, but they seem to do all the little things to perfection. As for Lane Thomas, I remember him, but just vaguely.
Thomas had his chance here but the competition was stiff. A league average hitting CF capable outfielder should stay employed for a good while, even without fabulous hair. We got what we desperately needed from Lester. Answered the bell 12 turns in a row. Went 5+ every time, didn’t get blown out and exited with the team in a position to win it. We went 7-5 in the games he started. A work-a-day horse, over the hill, but knew his business.
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