BASE-BALL

[Takumi]

The Angels scored 25 runs against the Rockies last night, setting a franchise record for most runs scored in a game.

Finally they avoided a Twitter tungsten game...

It was a reverse tungsten game. Trout was taken out early and Ohtani went 1-7 with 2 strikeouts.

[gonealookin]

The A's got 5 hits in today's game, which extends their streak of not being no-hit to exactly 5,000 consecutive games.  The last no-hitter pitched against them was on July 13, 1991.  It's the longest current streak in major league baseball.  The Washington Nationals, then the Montreal Expos, and the Los Angeles (then Anaheim) Angels were both no-hit most recently in 1999, and every other team has been no-hit no further back than 2008.

The all-time record is held by (you probably would not guess) the Chicago Cubs, who went from September 9, 1965 (a Sandy Koufax perfect game) to July 25, 2015 (Cole Hamels of the Phillies) without being no-hit, a streak of 7,920 consecutive games.  The A's would need a little more than 18 more full seasons without being no-hit to tie the Cubs, so that would probably be the Las Vegas A's doing it in 2041.

And the A's streak ends at 5,010 games, on Domingo German's perfect game.

[therocket]

The A's got 5 hits in today's game, which extends their streak of not being no-hit to exactly 5,000 consecutive games.  The last no-hitter pitched against them was on July 13, 1991.  It's the longest current streak in major league baseball.  The Washington Nationals, then the Montreal Expos, and the Los Angeles (then Anaheim) Angels were both no-hit most recently in 1999, and every other team has been no-hit no further back than 2008.

The all-time record is held by (you probably would not guess) the Chicago Cubs, who went from September 9, 1965 (a Sandy Koufax perfect game) to July 25, 2015 (Cole Hamels of the Phillies) without being no-hit, a streak of 7,920 consecutive games.  The A's would need a little more than 18 more full seasons without being no-hit to tie the Cubs, so that would probably be the Las Vegas A's doing it in 2041.

And the A's streak ends at 5,010 games, on Domingo German's perfect game.

nooooo why did it have to be him
he's like the worst guy to have thrown a perfect game

[gonealookin]

The A's got 5 hits in today's game, which extends their streak of not being no-hit to exactly 5,000 consecutive games.  The last no-hitter pitched against them was on July 13, 1991.  It's the longest current streak in major league baseball.  The Washington Nationals, then the Montreal Expos, and the Los Angeles (then Anaheim) Angels were both no-hit most recently in 1999, and every other team has been no-hit no further back than 2008.

The all-time record is held by (you probably would not guess) the Chicago Cubs, who went from September 9, 1965 (a Sandy Koufax perfect game) to July 25, 2015 (Cole Hamels of the Phillies) without being no-hit, a streak of 7,920 consecutive games.  The A's would need a little more than 18 more full seasons without being no-hit to tie the Cubs, so that would probably be the Las Vegas A's doing it in 2041.

And the A's streak ends at 5,010 games, on Domingo German's perfect game.

nooooo why did it have to be him
he's like the worst guy to have thrown a perfect game

Philip Humber, who threw a perfect game in 2012 while pitching for the White Sox against the Mariners, takes umbrage at your suggestion that Domingo German might be "the worst guy to have thrown a perfect game".  Humber finished his career with a 16-23 W-L record, 5.31 ERA and 0.9 career WAR.

German currently stands at 31-26, 4.40 and 4.1 WAR.

Dallas Braden, who was in the TV booth on the A's telecast last night and pitched a perfect game against Tampa Bay in Oakland in 2010, wasn't that much better (26-36, 4.16, 5.0 WAR).

[mgk920]

Don Larsen wasn't baseball's most stellar pitcher, either, when he threw his perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Mike

[Takumi]

There's a different kind of worst that I think therocket is talking about, as are many others.

[Alps]

The A's got 5 hits in today's game, which extends their streak of not being no-hit to exactly 5,000 consecutive games.  The last no-hitter pitched against them was on July 13, 1991.  It's the longest current streak in major league baseball.  The Washington Nationals, then the Montreal Expos, and the Los Angeles (then Anaheim) Angels were both no-hit most recently in 1999, and every other team has been no-hit no further back than 2008.

The all-time record is held by (you probably would not guess) the Chicago Cubs, who went from September 9, 1965 (a Sandy Koufax perfect game) to July 25, 2015 (Cole Hamels of the Phillies) without being no-hit, a streak of 7,920 consecutive games.  The A's would need a little more than 18 more full seasons without being no-hit to tie the Cubs, so that would probably be the Las Vegas A's doing it in 2041.

And the A's streak ends at 5,010 games, on Domingo German's perfect game.

First in 11 years. Notable feat for the sport of baseball.

[NWI_Irish96]

The A's got 5 hits in today's game, which extends their streak of not being no-hit to exactly 5,000 consecutive games.  The last no-hitter pitched against them was on July 13, 1991.  It's the longest current streak in major league baseball.  The Washington Nationals, then the Montreal Expos, and the Los Angeles (then Anaheim) Angels were both no-hit most recently in 1999, and every other team has been no-hit no further back than 2008.

The all-time record is held by (you probably would not guess) the Chicago Cubs, who went from September 9, 1965 (a Sandy Koufax perfect game) to July 25, 2015 (Cole Hamels of the Phillies) without being no-hit, a streak of 7,920 consecutive games.  The A's would need a little more than 18 more full seasons without being no-hit to tie the Cubs, so that would probably be the Las Vegas A's doing it in 2041.

And the A's streak ends at 5,010 games, on Domingo German's perfect game.

nooooo why did it have to be him
he's like the worst guy to have thrown a perfect game

Philip Humber, who threw a perfect game in 2012 while pitching for the White Sox against the Mariners, takes umbrage at your suggestion that Domingo German might be "the worst guy to have thrown a perfect game".  Humber finished his career with a 16-23 W-L record, 5.31 ERA and 0.9 career WAR.

German currently stands at 31-26, 4.40 and 4.1 WAR.

Dallas Braden, who was in the TV booth on the A's telecast last night and pitched a perfect game against Tampa Bay in Oakland in 2010, wasn't that much better (26-36, 4.16, 5.0 WAR).

Speaking of both Humber and German, German's perfect game was the Yankees fourth, pulling them one ahead of the White Sox.

[Bruce]

Seattle has been preparing for the All-Star Game with some new announcements, namely free transit on July 9 and 10 and extra trips to accommodate crowds.

Also, the monorail columns got painted: https://visitseattle.org/mlb-all-star/all-star-art-installation/

[Henry]

Seattle has been preparing for the All-Star Game with some new announcements, namely free transit on July 9 and 10 and extra trips to accommodate crowds.

Also, the monorail columns got painted: https://visitseattle.org/mlb-all-star/all-star-art-installation/

Just saw the new monorail decorations, and love them! Great way to remind fans of the upcoming Midsummer Classic.

[Bruce]

Incredibly strange to see Lumen Field playing host to baseball things, but whatever goes:

https://twitter.com/CFrancisKIRO7/status/1677024977684684801

I've got tickets to go see the happenings at the fan festival. If anyone else wants to go, I can provide a code to make the ticket free.

[Henry]

IT'S OVER!!! The last time the NL won the All-Star Game was back in 2012, and now they've ended that skid, thanks to a go-ahead HR by Elias Diaz of the Rockies (go figure).

[epzik8]

IT'S OVER!!! The last time the NL won the All-Star Game was back in 2012, and now they've ended that skid, thanks to a go-ahead HR by Elias Diaz of the Rockies (go figure).

I thought the AL would dominate it, so I'm happy the NL's drought ended.

[mgk920]

IT'S OVER!!! The last time the NL won the All-Star Game was back in 2012, and now they've ended that skid, thanks to a go-ahead HR by Elias Diaz of the Rockies (go figure).

I thought the AL would dominate it, so I'm happy the NL's drought ended.

I still kind of miss the winner of the ASG having 'home field' in the World Series.  It gave them something to play for.

Mike

[gr8daynegb]

IT'S OVER!!! The last time the NL won the All-Star Game was back in 2012, and now they've ended that skid, thanks to a go-ahead HR by Elias Diaz of the Rockies (go figure).

I thought the AL would dominate it, so I'm happy the NL's drought ended.

I still kind of miss the winner of the ASG having 'home field' in the World Series.  It gave them something to play for.

Mike

Will still take whatever version of the MLB all star game and festivities over the NBA, NHL, and NFL all star games/festivities despite the All Star game not feeling as special as was in the past. 

[Flint1979]

IT'S OVER!!! The last time the NL won the All-Star Game was back in 2012, and now they've ended that skid, thanks to a go-ahead HR by Elias Diaz of the Rockies (go figure).

I thought the AL would dominate it, so I'm happy the NL's drought ended.

I still kind of miss the winner of the ASG having 'home field' in the World Series.  It gave them something to play for.

Mike

It's an exhibition game in the middle of the summer and it used to be cool to watch it but not really anymore. It was cool back before Interleague play where you didn't get to see the stars from the other league on a regular basis like you do now. Like if my team was in the AL they never played the NL so you never got to see the NL players unless it was the ASG or World Series which made it more meaningful.

[Hunty2022]

The New York Yankees now have a losing record. Many people thought they would win the division, they are last.

[Ted$8roadFan]

The New York Yankees now have a losing record. Many people thought they would win the division, they are last.

They're in last place but somehow have a slightly better record than the Mets.

[mgk920]

The New York Yankees now have a losing record. Many people thought they would win the division, they are last.

They're in last place but somehow have a slightly better record than the Mets.

Have they had a subway homestand yet this season?

Mike

[Big John]

The New York Yankees now have a losing record. Many people thought they would win the division, they are last.

They're in last place but somehow have a slightly better record than the Mets.

Have they had a subway homestand yet this season?

Mike

In mid June and late July, home and home 2-game series.

[Henry]

While the Cubs aren't doing all that great (and in fact, most people predicted them to finish dead-last), at least they have a winning record, trail only the Brewers in the NL Central, and are miles better than the White Sox. I don't expect that hot streak to continue, but it would be great if they hung on for at least a wild-card berth.

[triplemultiplex]

Ain't nobody going far in October from the NL Central, I predict.  Just not enough offense to match the best teams in the league. 

At least it's been fun watching Sal Frelick these last couple months; dude's a highlight machine.  Welcome to The Show, Sal.

[Takumi]

[Dough4872]

Lol never thought we would see this happen.

[Henry]

Lol never thought we would see this happen.

And over in Miami, they're saying "At least it's not going to be us!"