Baseball is weird, yet sometimes sadly predictable.

every team and player experiences some variation of it in any given season.

It keeps things interesting, you know?

Two outs away from a no-no. In New York. ….. Darn Soto!!

At least it was a good hit from a good hitter. It would have been way worse if it was an infield hit that someone just tripped over.

Although I wonder if Kenny Lofton would have caught it …..

Cleveland is hanging in there, despite losing their top notch closer and journeyman starting pitcher due to the gambling investigation.

Not the first near miss this week from him in CF. It would have been a spectacular play had he caught it.

Did you see Kayfus dive for that fly out in RF earlier? Don't think Nolan Jones would made that one.

My brother and his friends are livid over Soto's "smirk" following the HR. His team got swept by another with about 1/4 the payroll, yet he smirks for breaking up a no-hitter. Soto needs a little chin music to go with that smirk. Next year.

Can you imagine if the playoffs hinge on not having Clase in the BP? Imagine the scenario: Cade Smith is pitched out and Gaddis, who's been on and off all season, can't close them out?

Got to hand it to Vogt and his staff for turning it around. Players too, for working hard to turn it around.

If MLB banned Pete Rose for betting on games in which he did not play, it would have to ban Clase and Ortiz for participating in bets in which they did.

would call for a lifetime ban. I think we have seen the last of Ortiz and Clasé. Stupid, stupid! Clasé for sure, throwing away a brilliant career. And you know the Dumpster would never push the commish to reinstate them like he did Pete Rose, for obvious reasons.

Smith looks like the heir apparent to the closer role. I think he will be OK, but boy how do you replace someone like Clasé in his prime.

We have seen some promise from new bullpen guys like Enright, Allard, Sobrowski. Festa and Gaddis are inconsistent. Enright had his first career save a couple nights ago. Inspiring story with him, coming back from a cancer diagnosis.

Kayfus looks good so far. Great catch by him yesterday. Jones might have made it, but he’s been a bit inconsistent in the field lately too.

Just wait until Smirky Boy gets an earful from Guards next time the Mets play in Cleveland…..

No, Just No.
If Soto wants to be a dick, so be it. It’s his own reputation he’s trashing. Shouldn’t result in his life being endangered.

Now, a 100 mph heater in the ribs, that’s a different matter…

they're better off without those betting bums Ortiz and Clase!