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ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — The Day After Opening Day 2021:

April 2, 2021 • 0 Comments

Where there’s a willing Wendle, there will be a way; Tampa Bay looks to hold up its end in the latest iteration of a City of Champions. #Rays #Marlins
Now I call this one quick starting Mercedes….#WhiteSox #Angels
Johnny B good, and so B Evan… by a long shot. #Giants #Mariners
Astros continue to stroke fun at the A’s pitching, which has been given a couple of F’s in the last two pop quizzes. #Athletics #Astros
Dead Sox manage two paltry hits and fall in home opener to the Orios. #Orioles #RedSox
Folks in CO were treated to a couple hours of power from Bauer, plus plenty from the Dodger demolition crew. Impressive. #Dodgers #Rockies

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — Opening Day 2021 (April Fools Style):

April 2, 2021 • 0 Comments

Happy Days are here again as real fans replace the cardboard ones.
Hope springs eternal on Opening Day, as Frazier goes down only 2 of 4 times and the Pirates are really digging the life of Ke’Bryan. And how about that Kuhl/bullpen by committee action. Always so satisfying to beat those Cubs in front of the Wrigley shrubs. Nice. #Pirates #Cubs
Gold medal day for Goldy, and Nolan serves notice that he remains focused. As for the Reds pitching, it got torn to absolute shreds. #Cardinals #Reds
Bang the trash can slowly, Oakland Athletic supporters really fell to their knees, begging for the punishment to just stop. #Athletics #Astros
It’s official… in 2021, the Opening Day Royals outscored the stinky Super Sunday Chiefs…with ease…#Royals #Rangers
Fighting Fathers pick up where they left off last season when Profar’s sacrificial clout went just far enough out. #Diamondbacks #Padres
Brewers win with a pathetic “chopper”. Walk-off chopper seems like a really moronic oxymoron. #Brewers #Twins
Baltimore and Boston postponed due to lack of talent. #Orioles #RedSox

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 27 (Playoffs, World Series):

October 27, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 27 (Playoffs, World Series):

Cash gets badly burned when he rather routinely yanks ace Snell and reaches into his stash of over-used relievers; Dodgers then erupt for three humongous scores and never look back, grabbing their 8th World Title and first in 38 long years. Congratulations to LA, on its second pro sports title in succession! #Dodgers #Rays

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 23 (Playoffs, World Series):

October 23, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 23 (Playoffs, World Series):

Game 3 sees the return of Dodger domination, as LA gives the ball to its real ace, Walker; Rays done in not only by Buehler’s beauty, but also by LA’s impressive efficiency at the plate and on the bases. Looks like it’s win tomorrow … or time to go fishing for the stung Rays. #Dodgers #Rays

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 20 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

October 20, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update:

Beating the Dodgers will be a tall order for the Rays, who are short on power and now chasing from behind, after getting their bats sawed off by a more confident Kershaw. #Dodgers #Rays

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 17 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

October 17, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 17 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

Charlie says sorry … but no dice … to Houston’s hopes for a return to the World Series. Morton may never have been better, and just a little bit of offensive pop was all they needed to dispose of the trash cans. #Astros #Rays
Re-dedicated Dodgers do early damage at the plate, and are saved on defense when Buehler? Buehler? Buehler? answers the bell with one hell of a start. On to Game 7. #Dodgers #Braves

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 16 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

October 16, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 16 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

Somebody had to step up for the Dodgers, and slugging Seager was quite the eager beaver. As for Will Smith, one had a game to remember, and one, a game to forget. And that brings us to Betts, whose shoestring catch and efficient delivery home saved a run and earned some much needed momentum. It’s 3-2, and Atlanta is now rubber-necking out of real fear. #Dodgers #Braves
Sinking Rays put their trust in Charlie Morton’s sinker, and are probably praying for some hard-to-find offense in tomorrow’s Game 7. They took their eyes off the prize, and now they’ve got a suffocating orange haze to deal with. Altuve and friends have awoken, and they smell blood in the Bay. #Astros #Rays

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 15 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

October 15, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 15 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

And the headline read, “Dodgers still chasing their balls, come playoff time”.
Quite an eye opener of a start by rookie/relative unknown Bryse, while herky jerky Kershy goes into his usual October swoon after some destructive swings by Ozuna, Acuna and ferocious Freddie Freeman. It appears time for the 1000 pound gorillas to crawl meekly back into their man caves and hibernate for the offseason. How humiliating for the .700 + clubbers. #Braves #Dodgers
Rays had better not get complacent. Astros have been there, done that, and are licking their chops for a Game 7. Tampa Bay needs to put Houston away once and for all on Friday, when their ace takes the mound. No more screwing around with this dwindling series advantage. #Astros #Rays

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 14 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 14 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

Dodgers pile on Kyle, the top of the first lasts more than a while, and Braves perfect post season record is perfectly defiled. #Dodgers #Braves
TB should get some Flex Seal right kwik, as their their defensive fortress has definitely sprung a leak … thanks in large part to slugger Springer. #Astros #Rays

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 13 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round) (click twice for Belichick):

October 13, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

Rays continue to go out and get it … making sparkling plays in the field and coming up with the timely hits that create action on the scoreboard. As for the Astros, they’re mired in a protracted hitting slump, getting little to nothing from Springer, Correa, Gurriel and Breggy. As for Altuve, he’s lately looking a lot like the second coming of Steve Sax. Good lord, that was a psycho throw into the dirt tonight, which botched a double play and opened the floodgates. A sweep looks imminent. #Rays #Astros
Braves continue to show they’re not slaves to Dodger domination. Freddie Freeman is showcasing his considerable prowess from the plate, and a host of other young stars are taking Petco Park by storm. The Dodgers won’t weather this swing in momentum if they come out like LA’s lambs to start Game 3. Yes, it’s put up or shut up for the prohibitive favorites. #Braves #Dodgers

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 12 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

October 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 12 (Playoffs, Championship Series Round):

Braves take heart in the exploits of their friend Fried, who stifles the Doyyers on 4 hits over 6, and rise to jubilation when Riley stains Treinen by reigning in a fat fastball. #Braves #Dodgers
More miracles from Margot, are you kidding, and ex-Stro Morton silences his former mates with that stinking sinker. What now, Dusty? #Rays #Astros

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 9 (Playoffs, Divisional Round) (click twice to hear Jodi from This is 40):

October 9, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 9 (Playoffs, Divisional Round):

Chappy learns once more that what comes in real fast, can go out real fast as well. THE YANKEES LOSE. THE YANKEES LOSE.

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 7 (Playoffs, Divisional Round) (click twice to hear about a Road Trip):

October 7, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 7 (Playoffs, Divisional Round) (click twice to hear about a Road Trip):

Pads stretch the Dodgers to the limit, but come up tantalizingly short when Cody barely keeps a Tatis clout from going out. #Padres #Dodgers
A’s find putting themselves into the backs-against-the-wall, now-or-never stage was exactly what the doctor order. Perhaps this talented group is finally starting to believe in themselves. There’s a big, dusty cloud of uncertainty still to overcome, but at least Oakland has gotten up off the mat and engaging itself. #Athletics #Astros
There’s a ring of fire around blazing hot Ray Randy Arozarena, and the Yankees just got scalded … again. #Rays #Yankees
For the 2nd night in a row, the Bravos were just a bit better, with furious vengeance visited on the visitor’s pitching by Travis d’Arnaud and Dansby “Move Over” Swanson. #Marlins #Braves

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 6 (Playoffs, Divisional Round) (click twice to hear about a Road Trip):

October 6, 2020 • 0 Comments

ChabDog’s MLB Update — October 6 (Playoffs, Divisional Round):

Padres lose starter Clevinger early, and then throw the kitchen sink at the Dodgers … the problem was that among the 8 pitchers used, there was simply no stopper. Some might say, that if the Dodgers don’t win with this ridiculously talented lineup… they’ll never win one again. #Padres #Dodgers
After getting shelled in the Game 1, the Rays pushed back hard, both from the mound and the plate, including a ton of punch outs and a quartet of homers. If the Yankees thought advancing would be a walk in the park, they were sorely mistaken. #Yankees #Rays
Two more dingers from Springer, and the A’s are on the edge of extinction once again. #Astros #Athletics
Hotlanta puts an abrupt halt to Marlin momentum, torching the fresh fish for 1/2 a dozen in a searing 7th. #Marlns #Braves

ChabDog’s MLB Update, Recap and Perspectives — October 5 (Playoffs, Divisional Round):

October 5, 2020 • 0 Comments