Quote of the day
"It only counts as one (loss), but it was definitely embarrassing. We got the lead early and just weren't able to hold it. It just got out of hand." -- Oakland interim manager Bob Melvin, after the Athletics blew a 7-1 lead to lose 22-9 in New York Daily blurb
The Oakland A’s survived a mild earthquake in New York on Tuesday. And they should escape Boston before the Hurricane arrives on Sunday, due to some “prescheduling”. But they couldn’t survive the Yankees’ bats yesterday. New York scored 22 runs, including a major league record 3 grand slams. Sixteen NY batters came up with the bases jammed. And the capper was that Oakland had surged to a 7-1 lead in the 3rd inning. Go figure.
Boston and Philly each pushed their scheduled Sunday game ahead to Saturday. The Yankees in Baltimore don’t have that option, as they are already scheduled for two games on Saturday. And there is still no word on the Atlanta@Mets series. Stay tuned.
Apparently, The Barclays golf tournament will not play a double round on Saturday, as there is not enough daylight – and Saturday afternoon’s weather is iffy as well. So that event will almost certainly extend into next week – assuming the course remains playable. Next week’s tournament doesn’t start until Friday, so they have an extra day of flexibility if they choose to use it.
If you live in the northeast, hunker down! Hopefully, I’ll be up and running throughout the weekend, although the storm is currently taking dead aim at RotoGuru World Headquarters. I’m confident the home office will survive intact. I’m not so sure about the power. And if it goes, who knows how soon it will be restored? Not a good time to be in the midst of several football drafts!