Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.
Came to comment on this too.
BALLGAME. BACON BEATS CRUMPETS. IT’S POURING HERE. THE MERCH IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.
Buncha Aggies in the house have been rocking the BALL __ chant here, which has been fun to spot scattered throughout the crowd. I fuckin loved going to Aggie baseball games. Unhinged in a beautiful way. #GigEm
You can’t see it here, but I’m rocking the 1934 US Tour of Japan cap from
Ebbets.
Aw damn. Concessions are closed or I’d go grab one.
Yours truly and my dad at the ballpark.
Dad and I have had fun these past two nights. If you are lucky enough to have a good relationship with your parents, tell them that and take some pictures and enjoy their company if you can. I’ve had a few friends lose parents recently, nothing is guaranteed, y’all.
Griffin Jax delivers a pitch for Team USA. View from the field level third base side.
Yanks scrape out another run. Griffin Jax takes the mound for the 8th. We have moved down to commandeer some seats of those who have left.
Yinzer David Bednar on the bump for Team Bacon.
I’ll have to try that during the season. Footlongs and brews only tonight.
Primarily pitching in the Low-A California League, Najer Victor has struck out four batters twice and five batters once in a game in 42 MiLB games.
Facing Team USA, he faced six batters and struck out Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony.
The Crawford Box scoreboard at Daikin Park.
Judge tags a pitch off the Crawford Box scoreboard, knocking out a panel and knocking another run in. I’m a bit peeved that they do not have the out of town scores on the board here, just the other game from today. USA up 7-1.
Breggy RBI sac fly, Bacon up 6-1.
Puerto Rico RF Carlos Cortes, who makes this potentially game-saving throw, is an ambidextrous thrower.
He throws lefty from the outfield and righty from the infield. (He hasn’t played on the dirt regularly since 2019, but the point stands.)
He used the correct hand there.
Will Smith uncorks to nab Nate Eaton attempting to steal second. USA gets our revenge.
Lefty shift that USA is employing with less than two strikes. Note Bregman’s position shallow on the grass at 3B and Gunnar (SS) playing straight up the middle. Sometimes Gunnar is a little less straight up the middle in this situation.
Lefty shift Team USA is employing against Britain with two strikes. Bregman moves into the SS position and Gunnar plays one step off directly behind second base.
Ian Lewis Jr. grounds out. USA has used this same shift on at least two of Britain’s lefty hitters this game, with Bregman really shallow and Gunnar at DP depth, then Bregman playing short and Gunnar behind second when the count shifts to two strikes. (Pic 2 from an earlier AB)
It was a sight to behold
Gunnar drives in two with a bases loaded double up the middle. Team Bacon up over Team Crumpets, 5-1.
Aforementioned SCHWARBOMB
Pitching change. Great Britain does not want no Scrubb(s).
Breggy double in the LF corner! Seen that a hundred times or more here.
SCHWARBOMB! No doubt nuke!!!
And a wild pitch scored Clement from third.
Astros legend Andre Scrubb on to pitch and he serves up the slimmest fair double down the first base line to PCA possible.
He just got Roman Anthony on a real nice looking pitch too, and is pulled after Clement reaches first on an error. It was a sharply hit ball to third with a high throw that pulled the first baseman airborne.
24yo Angels prospect Najer Victor gets Aaron Judge on a check swing strikeout.
Schwarber is batting leadoff tonight. He took home on a wild pitch last night, so sure.
A view of the USA-Britain WBC baseball game at Daikin Park in Houston, taken from the third deck along the first base line, a little shy of first base.
Those weren’t my seats, by the way. Dad and I are watching Skubal work magic from a nice third deck view along the first base line.
Here’s that catch by Thompson. Had to tip my cap.
HOLY SHIT Trayce Thompson just made an incredible home run robbery on a laser down the RF line by Will Smith. That looked painful, he caught a lot of wall.
