Hogs vs Portland—Baseball

[Son of Spam]

Top of the eighth. Foutch in to pitch.

Howard goes down on a check swing. 1 away.

Katayama-Stall flies out to short center. 2 away.

Salk is HBP.

Miller grounds out to short.

Hogs lead 5-3 mid 8.

[Zoso]

Anyone know what's prompted the glove/hand checks for each pitcher every half inning? I don't remember seeing that before this year.

I was wondering the same

[Son of Spam]

Bottom of the eighth.

Fraser (PH) for Aloy, grounds out to first. 1 away.

Aloy the Younger (who is coming back to Earth) grounds to third. The throw is off. Aloy is safe at first.

Iredale with a full count. Walks. Runners at first and second, 1 out.

Robinett (PH for Peppi) goes down swinging. 2 away.

Diggs (PH) for Boles, walks. Bases loaded. BEER HATS ENGAGED!

Helfrick goes down swinging badly.

Hogs lead 5-3 after 8.

[Usafhawg]

I was wondering the same

MLB has been doing this for a few years now. Checking for the sticky stuff.

[Son of Spam]

Top of the ninth. Wiggins in to pitch.

Nitwitz leads off. Grounds out to short. 1 away.

Landweir goes down swinging, but Helfrick drops the pitch and boots it. Runner safe at first.

Bean hits into a 5-4-3 DP.

HOGS WIN 5-3!

[Son of Spam]

Anybody know what the curfew situation they were talking about is about?

[Zoso]

Anybody know what the curfew situation they were talking about is about?

I was wondering the same

[Pig]

If the other team has to catch a plane they may say no inning will begin past 4pm or something.  Almost happened in the Charlotte series.

[TC]

I know this will come off wrong, but knowing your wife's position at VMI, seems that is a little drastic action for her spouse to take over an $8 baseball.

Cool. Seems a little drastic for a college kid to be bullying an 11 year old over an $8 baseball.

[DirkPiggler]

Cool. Seems a little drastic for a college kid to be bullying an 11 year old over an $8 baseball.

Most probably don't remember it given our current status as one of the "haves" in the sport, but when a lot of us were at the UA the Hogs did the same.  They didn't have a ton of money, and sent the players to chase down foul balls. 

[TC]

Most probably don't remember it given our current status as one of the "haves" in the sport, but when a lot of us were at the UA the Hogs did the same.  They didn't have a ton of money, and sent the players to chase down foul balls. 

A friend of mine in town said the players get demerits removed for each ball they bring back. So not sure if it's that, a budget thing, or both.

He gave one back and I helped him keep one, so we're square. I told him we'd know going forward that he doesn't get to keep the foul balls anymore so no sense in shagging them unless he wants to for fun, or see if the concession stand will let him trade it in for something like we did in Little League.

[HOGSRUNWILD]

My best buddie and I used to shag foul balls and such at the old Cole Field when were your little.  Don't even remember how we got there, guess his parents drove us.

[BleedinRed]

Sounds like little league.

Not even. 

I sat on a Little League board for 6 or 7 years. 

Baseballs were never our concern.  

VMI is some cheap asses.  

[Cornhogio]

I remember as a kid in Dover, if you retrieved a foul ball and took it to the concession stand, you got a free Coke.

[wmr]

A lot of pop ups to the warning track yesterday.  Hope we can reel some of that shit in before the weekend.

[rzrbkfan69]

A lot of pop ups to the warning track yesterday.  Hope we can reel some of that shit in before the weekend.

Wasn't there a strong wind blowing in yesterday?

[DirkPiggler]

A lot of pop ups to the warning track yesterday.  Hope we can reel some of that shit in before the weekend.

I wouldn't call those pop ups.  Kuhio did have a couple he just got under a bit.  Most if not all would've cleared the wall in Tennessee with 10-20 feet to spare.