Okay, the walk off home run into the cornfield was pretty freaking cool. It gave me the idea that all major league ballparks should have some large thing beyond the outfield fence that you could hit a walk off home run into.
Difficulty: Giants are the only thing new who get to use "the ocean", unless you come up with a way to make it extremely unique.
Maybe Harmon could've reached it...
The Marlins used to have a large thing beyond the outfield fence...
Beat me to it!
Now I'm consumed with morbid curiosity as to what the Miami Marlins would come up with.
I was especially disappointed by that hot mess the Marlins had in their outfield because the artist, Red Grooms, has done some wonderfully, playful sculptures and paintings throughout his long career. That thing was not among them.
Pittsburgh has a river
But I want to see someone hit the river in Cincy
Had an earlier, retractable roof ballpark proposal been built, it’s likely the Twins would’ve also had a river. I’m glad they didn’t — they couldn’t have beaten that view of the Pittsburgh skyline.
It technically bounced, but made it all the way to the river.
Which is technically Kentucky
Neil Paine’s “What If ‘Field Of Dreams’ Got A Do-Over? Our Picks For An Updated Lineup.” at Five Thirty Eight is a good read. A few names I thought of to add to his list: Pop Lloyd, Dick Howser, Lyman Bostock, Nick Adenhart, Donnie Moore, Tyler Skaggs, & José Castillo. Given how his career’s sudden end seemed to unravel him and reveal hidden personal issues, maybe Kirby belongs there, too.
And I think there’s an argument for including Old Hoss Radbourn, too.
His recent passing jogged my memory so J.R. Richard is an obvious candidate. I get why Halladay was included in Paine's list, but he had a full career.
Yes, Richard’s a much better choice than Halladay. Robbed of the game in his prime, and stretch of hard years after.
since they get to be in their primes forever, I think there's room for some who lost too much to early injuries, not just untimely deaths.
Dave Dravecky
Tony Conigliaro
Juan Encarnacion
Mark Fidrych
Joe Charbonneau
nothing wrong with that criteria -- Moonlight Graham lived a long full life post-baseball
José Fernández?
apparently it's a no-go.
Still not invited to that fucking corn field
— Charles “Old Hoss” Radbourn (@OldHossRadbourn) August 13, 2021
Planning on visiting the Big Easy? Better bring your vax card.
old friend update:
Marwin Gonzalez was designated for assignment by the Red Sox after hitting .202/.281/.285 in 77 games.
Gonzalez signed a one-year, $3 million deal with Boston in late February.
He probably thought the Red Sox were still signaling pitches.
Back from a great trip to Florida. Of particular note for this crowd:
- Masking was largely non-existent, from what I saw, but I didn't see much, since we didn't go too many places and mostly stayed outside/with family.
- Went to a Blue Wahoos game (vs. Montgomery Biscuits). A really amazing atmosphere - they put on a good show for families there. Those kids playing ball seemed really big too.
- Managed to identify 42 bird species on the trip, including true 7 lifers and a good number of "confirmed sightings" of species I've seen before that I could now add to my life list with date/location. In addition to the aforementioned Brown-headed Nuthatch, the American Oystercatcher, Swallow-tailed Kite, and Mississippi Kite were the biggest surprises. The Mississippi Kite was a nice bonus to a quick detour we took to see Elvis' birthplace.
- Amazing fish tacos, made from the Vermillion Snapper and Triggerfish we caught on an off-shore fishing trip. Also the best sushi I've ever had from a local restaurant. Also I whipped up some excellent shrimp I picked up at the local fishmongers. I could get used to living closer to an ocean.
Okay, the walk off home run into the cornfield was pretty freaking cool. It gave me the idea that all major league ballparks should have some large thing beyond the outfield fence that you could hit a walk off home run into.
Difficulty: Giants are the only thing new who get to use "the ocean", unless you come up with a way to make it extremely unique.
Maybe Harmon could've reached it...
The Marlins used to have a large thing beyond the outfield fence...
Beat me to it!
Now I'm consumed with morbid curiosity as to what the Miami Marlins would come up with.
I was especially disappointed by that hot mess the Marlins had in their outfield because the artist, Red Grooms, has done some wonderfully, playful sculptures and paintings throughout his long career. That thing was not among them.
Pittsburgh has a river
But I want to see someone hit the river in Cincy
Had an earlier, retractable roof ballpark proposal been built, it’s likely the Twins would’ve also had a river. I’m glad they didn’t — they couldn’t have beaten that view of the Pittsburgh skyline.
I swear it's been done before. Adam Dunn, maybe?
https://www.mlb.com/news/adam-dunn-hit-535-foot-homer-at-great-american-ball-park
It technically bounced, but made it all the way to the river.
Which is technically Kentucky
Neil Paine’s “What If ‘Field Of Dreams’ Got A Do-Over? Our Picks For An Updated Lineup.” at Five Thirty Eight is a good read. A few names I thought of to add to his list: Pop Lloyd, Dick Howser, Lyman Bostock, Nick Adenhart, Donnie Moore, Tyler Skaggs, & José Castillo. Given how his career’s sudden end seemed to unravel him and reveal hidden personal issues, maybe Kirby belongs there, too.
And I think there’s an argument for including Old Hoss Radbourn, too.
His recent passing jogged my memory so J.R. Richard is an obvious candidate. I get why Halladay was included in Paine's list, but he had a full career.
Yes, Richard’s a much better choice than Halladay. Robbed of the game in his prime, and stretch of hard years after.
since they get to be in their primes forever, I think there's room for some who lost too much to early injuries, not just untimely deaths.
Dave Dravecky
Tony Conigliaro
Juan Encarnacion
Mark Fidrych
Joe Charbonneau
nothing wrong with that criteria -- Moonlight Graham lived a long full life post-baseball
José Fernández?
apparently it's a no-go.
Planning on visiting the Big Easy? Better bring your vax card.
old friend update:
The Twins let him at the right time
He probably thought the Red Sox were still signaling pitches.
Back from a great trip to Florida. Of particular note for this crowd:
- Masking was largely non-existent, from what I saw, but I didn't see much, since we didn't go too many places and mostly stayed outside/with family.
- Went to a Blue Wahoos game (vs. Montgomery Biscuits). A really amazing atmosphere - they put on a good show for families there. Those kids playing ball seemed really big too.
- Managed to identify 42 bird species on the trip, including true 7 lifers and a good number of "confirmed sightings" of species I've seen before that I could now add to my life list with date/location. In addition to the aforementioned Brown-headed Nuthatch, the American Oystercatcher, Swallow-tailed Kite, and Mississippi Kite were the biggest surprises. The Mississippi Kite was a nice bonus to a quick detour we took to see Elvis' birthplace.
- Amazing fish tacos, made from the Vermillion Snapper and Triggerfish we caught on an off-shore fishing trip. Also the best sushi I've ever had from a local restaurant. Also I whipped up some excellent shrimp I picked up at the local fishmongers. I could get used to living closer to an ocean.