Monthly Archives: August 2015
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 8, 2015
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Since changing managers in May, the Marlins have the worst record in the National League. If they have a new manager for 2016, who should it be?
Here is one hope that they hire Dusty Baker!
That and my sons get more into A’s Baseball on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sonny Gray, Mike Trout, Chase Anderson, Dexter Fowler, Jimmy Rollins, Nathan Eovaldi, J. D. Martinez and Jordan Zimmermann all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Who Owned Baseball August 7, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
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Sonny Gray went the distance, allowing 5 Astro hits, no walks and a single run on a solo shot in a 3-1 complete game victory in Oakland.
Mike Trout celebrated his birthday by reaching base 4 times, including a homer, scoring twice and throwing a runner out at second, helping the Angels gain a game in the AL West with an 8-4 defeat of the Orioles.
Chase Anderson tossed 7 shutout innings, striking out 7 and earned the 2-0 decision for Arizona over the Reds.
Dexter Fowler singled, doubled and homered with a steal and 2 runs scored helping the Cubs past San Francisco, 7-3.
They all owned baseball on August 7, 2015.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 7, 2015
The Mets are in first place! Better call Poppi Kramer and get her take! A glass half full Mets conversation? Who would have thought it?
It is a talk first place while you can episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Ian Kinsler, Khris Davis, Mark Buehrle, Michael Wacha, Brett Lawrie, Domonic Brown and Aaron Brooks all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Who Owned Baseball August 6, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
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Ian Kinsler got a pair of hits, the second being a 2 run walk off bottom of the 9th homer that gave the Tigers an 8-6 win over Kansas City.
Khris Davis singled and homered twice, driving in 6 runs, leading Milwaukee past San Diego 10-1.
Mark Buehrle went 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 runs and a single walk as Toronto continued its winning streak with a 9-3 drubbing of the Twins.
Michael Wacha pitched 7 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks, earning the 3-0 decision for the Cardinals over the Reds.
They all owned baseball on August 6, 2015.
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More Travel Chaos On 217 Game MLB Trip: The Pope Is Coming To Philly
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd after delivering his Christmas message “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Dec. 25, 2012). He will be bringing his talents to Philadelphia, effectively shutting down traffic in all directions during late September, causing this ballpark chaser to scramble some more.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Here is a new one for the books.. Extra costs and maneuvers needed to be pulled off because The Pope Is Coming to Philly Sept.24 – Sept.27.
The city of Philly will not run busses through downtown like I needed them too.
So instead if weaving around on $1 bus fares on Megabus, I will have to flip cities between New York and Washington instead.
Then the Reds @ Nationals caused me a chance to alter some more plans – since they decided to reschedule a make up game in Washington for Monday, September 28th at 3 pm. Read the rest of this entry
Right Now Is The Most Grueling Stretch For The 217 Game – 30 Park, 183 Day MLB Trip
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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*** I Will be live tweeting from all ballpark venues I am watching games at. Join the discussion.
Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
They call them the dog days of summer, and they are right to an extent.
As I sit here outside Yankee Stadium – waiting for a 130 am bus back to Philly, I am reminded how long this season has been
Tonight’s win for New York marked the 146th game I have seen this year in 124 Days. There is 71 games left in 59 days left.
I am going to Washington for the next three days, but also have a game in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon, before catching am Amtrak train to the District.
After that game, a 130 AM bus ride back to Philly, followed by a 4 mile walk back to home base in the wee AM hours will take its toll. There are no public busses that run at that time of day to make it back to home base. Read the rest of this entry
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 6, 2015
Photo: Carlos Osorio Associated Press
Dave Dombrowski has left the Tigers and is moving on. He is VERY good at his job.
Hey Angels, Red Sox and Mariners. Why don’t you call him? Like a lot!
It is a “Honoring the Brains Behind the Organization” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Steven Wright, Chris Davis, Matt Harvey, Yasiel Puig, Johnny Cueto, Miguel Sano and Jeff Francoeur all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Who Owned Baseball August 5, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
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Steven Wright pitched 8 dominating innings, allowing 1 run on a solo homer, h hits, 2 walks and struck out 9 Yankee batters to earn the decision for the Red Sox in a 2-1 thriller.
Chris Davis got 2 hits including a 10th inning grand slam that put the Orioles up for good in a 7-3 victory in Oakland.
Matt Harvey threw 7 innings of 2 hit, no walk shutout ball, striking out 6 Miami batters and helping the Mets extend their Division lead with an 8-6 win.
Yasiel Puig hit a 3 run homer and reached base 2 more times to help lead the Dodgers past the Phillies, 4-3.
They all owned baseball on August 5, 2015.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 5, 2015
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Mike Trout is putting together a career we have not seen since… well… Hank Aaron and Mickey Mantle. Let’s all savor it, shall we?
Plus I reluctantly talk a little Red Sox and Yankees in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Carlos Carrasco, Chris Young, Jake Arrieta, Matt Duffy, Matt Shoemaker, Carlos Gomez, Shelby Miller and Nick Hundley all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Who Owned Baseball August 4, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
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Carlos Carrasco allowed 1 hit and 1 walk over 9 shutout innings where he struck out 7 Angels batters. He would not get the decision but helped set up the Indians 2-0 win in 12 innings.
Chris Young led a late Yankee offensive explosion by reaching base 4 times (including a homer) scoring 4 and driving in 3 in a 13-3 drubbing of Boston.
Jake Arrieta pitched 7 innings of 2 hit shutout ball, striking out 5 Pirates and earning the 5-0 decision for the Cubs.
Matt Duffy went 4 for 5 with a stolen base, a game tying 8th inning double and came around to score on the go ahead homer as the Giants came from behind to beat Atlanta, 8-3.
They all owned baseball on August 4, 2015.
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All 30 MLB Parks – 217 Games In 183 Days (Chaotic Travel Day Ends With A Different Venue, But Has Happy Result)
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): Follow @chuckbooth3024
Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter Follow @mlbreports
*** I Will be live tweeting from all ballpark venues I am watching games at. Join the discussion.
Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Maybe it was because of a tough travel day on Monday, but I never even realized I could have just stayed in Philly for a game once my initial plans were derailed to Washington.
In this whole year trip I have over 300 reservation numbers to keep track of. On this Tuesday I made a rookie mistake.
All the way back in March I switched out a bus trip to Washington from the Amtrak Station in Philadelphia. The idea back then was to stay overnight in the District Monday Aug.03, 2015.
This idea changed with the prospect of coming back nightly to home base in Sicklerville, NJ. for the entire 6 game homestand for the Nationals this weekend
It is kind of weird the only time I have posed for a picture in front of a Megabus was for a reservation I had that wasn’t even valid anymore.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 4, 2015
Gary A.Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Red Sox vs Yankees! YAY! (Sigh… I have to watch this, don’t I?)
Meanwhile, I keep banging the drum for Adrian Beltre and his Hall of Fame case.
It is a reluctant rivalry episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Adrian Beltre, A. J. Pierzynski, David Price, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Crawford, Jose Abreu and Jose Quintana all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Who Owned Baseball August 3, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
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Adrian Beltre hit for the cycle for the third time in his career, finishing with 3 RBI while leading the suddenly contending Rangers past Houston in a wild 12-9 slugfest.
A. J. Pierzynski collected 4 hits including a 2 out, bottom of the 9th game tying homer and threw out a key base stealer in extra innings as the Braves stunned San Francisco 9-8 in 12 innings.
David Price made his Blue Jays debut a memorable one, going 8 innings, allowing 3 runs, a run on a solo homers, and struck out 11 Minnesota batters to earn the 5-1 decision and put Toronto in a tie for a Wild Card spot.
Bartolo Colon went 8 innings, allowing 1 run and walking none in the process to earn the 12-1 blow out win for the Mets against Miami.
They all owned baseball on August 3, 2015.
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(All 30 MLB Parks – 217 Games,183 Days in 2015) + Getting In Optimum Shape: You Can Never Surrender Mentally Or Physically
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): Follow @chuckbooth3024
Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter Follow @mlbreports
*** I Will be live tweeting from all ballpark venues I am watching games at. Join the discussion.
Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
I sit here humbled that I made it this far in my journey. 4 years ago at this time, I was not in a good place. I was working, going home and trying to fend off headaches, dizziness and any loud sounds.
The government in my home town province of Canada, was not helping me with my claim versus a 2010 accident where I was hit and ran by a driver of a big truck. I would later hire a personal injury and take them to task. These were the dark days of depression one suffers from repeated concussions. It even went to other parts of my body like arms and shoulders – tingling from stress.
So having said that, one of the things I did during this stretch was still capitalize my best skills with what was given to me. I turned to professional handicapping and earning Air Miles through a google search engine.
I used all the anger I had towards the situation – and it fueled me to earn as much as I could while on the shelf. Read the rest of this entry
The Most Recent Cycle Hit For Each Team (Updated for Adrian Beltre, August 3, 2015 )
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Adrian Beltre with the Tri Cycle.
The Rangers third baseman, who is quietly assembling a Hall of Fame resume, joined Bob Meusel, Babe Herman and Long John Reilly in the exclusive “Three Cycles in a Career” club.
OK, it isn’t quite Bonds, Aaron, Ruth, Mays… but it is kind of cool.
Bad news for Shin-Soo Choo who didn’t even last 3 weeks on this list!
Meanwhile Beltre is on here twice as the most recent cycle for the Rangers and the Mariners.
Here is the list, updated for today’s action!
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 3, 2015
Fred Thornhill Associated Press
Talking Wild Card Races and how MY schedule would make it even better.
The season is unfolding in a super dramatic way. I wish the “two months to go” part was in July!
It is a think differently episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Andre Ethier, Stephen Drew, Noah Syndergaard, Martin Perez, Kole Calhoun, Alexi Amarista and Mike Pelfrey all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Who Owned Baseball August 2, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
MARK J. TERRILL/AP
Andre Ethier hit a go ahead homer in the 8th and a walk off shot in the 10th to give the Dodgers a 5-3 victory against the Angels.
Stephen Drew singled, doubled and tripled, driving in 4 runs, helping the Yankees clobber the White Sox 12-3.
Noah Syndergaard pitched 8 strong innings, holding Washington to 2 runs on 2 solo homers, striking out 9 and walking none as the Mets swept into a first place tie winning 5-2.
Martín Pérez shutdown the hot San Francisco bats with 8 1/3 solid innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 run and no walks, earning the 2-1 decision for Texas.
They all owned baseball on August 2, 2015.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 2, 2015
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It is time for the Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball With the trade deadline gone, show us your cards and finally make your ALE prediction. #SundayRequest
— cubsfan (@cu8sfan) July 31, 2015
It pains me to say it, but the Yankees look like they are in the drivers seat… for the Division if not the World Series.
It is a hold my nose and be honest episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Lucas Duda, Travis Shaw, Clayton Kershaw, Aaron Brooks, Freddie Freeman, Jose Bautista and Joe Ross all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
Who Owned Baseball August 1, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
Howard Simmons – New York Daily News
Lucas Duda was a one man wrecking crew in a critical divisional rival match up. He reached base 4 times, homered twice and his an RBI double in the 8th, driving in all of the Mets wins as they won a dramatic 3-2 game against Washington.
Travis Shaw reached base 5 times, doubling and homering twice, driving in 3 and scoring 5 as the Red Sox rocked the Rays, 11-7.
Clayton Kershaw continued to dominate, throwing 8 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts to lead the Dodgers past the Angels, 3-1.
Aaron Brooks pitched into the 8th, finishing with 7 1/3 innings, 5 hits, 1 run on a solo homer and no walks while winning his A’s debut, 5-1 over Cleveland.
They all owned baseball on August 1, 2015.
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My Frugal Week Of Freebies In Baltimore’s 6 Game Homestand (217 Game MLB Park Trip – 2015)
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): Follow @chuckbooth3024
Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter Follow @mlbreports
*** I Will be live tweeting from all ballpark venues I am watching games at. Join the discussion.
Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
The week started off in New York City at 12:01 AM pn Monday morning, I drove back to Sicklerville, NJ, completing 26 days where I drove almost 17000 Miles. It was a crazy stretch of travel, but had a nice ending.
Monday afternoon came around the bend, and I was on my way to Baltimore. The idea was to come back to Sicklerville every 2 nights, while blogging the other night at Starbucks in between. The tolls on this roundtrip run around $30.
As soon as I made it to Baltimore, I stopped off at the White Marsh area (Exit 67) on the I – 95. There is a way to avoid the last $4 toll towards the ballpark by taking the 40 West.
I know of this parking place at a casino nearby (for free) and watched the game. It was an extra inning affair, and I was honestly beatdown from the previous week of traveling. Read the rest of this entry
Winners Of The Travel Industry 2015: Megabus, National Car Rental, Parking Panda + Southwest Airlines
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst): Follow @chuckbooth3024
Follow The MLB Reports On Twitter Follow @mlbreports
*** I Will be live tweeting from all ballpark venues I am watching games at. Join the discussion.
Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (216 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
Needless to say I am going to triumph the company Megabus here in this article. For those that don’t know the story, they saved my trip from about a 185 games to about 215 – 220 games early in the season.
I bought half of my journey back then for $1 each, and did the same thing halfway through this odyssey. With me being handicapped as a Canadian – for a plunging Canadian Dollar, this help me off set this.
Back in mid 2014, I saw the trend of the Loonie heading south, so I invested as much savings as I could – stuffing my American $ bank account. So while I may have a tough time traveling to the United States past this year, I will make it through my trip.
In my original design of this concept, I planned to travel a lot of games on the Eastern Seaboard by car. As I like to say “Gucci this, you see the price of that s-it! So far, I have only made a few trips via my own vehicle. The only drawback was I wanted to see 20 MLB games at Fenway, and now that total is done at 6 parks.
Anyways, Megabus created a whole new scope of savings I could use for Baltimore, Washington and the New York teams. Being stationed in Philly is the middle ground between all – and the perfect conduit.
This is the reason I am at 33 games for Nats Park and 20 for Camden Yards. Coupled with Stub Hub cheap tickets, and you get the idea on how I have saved money.
I wrote a massive article on the Megabus company, and they actually sought out me as a potential partner – combining efforts to make this trip a media whirlwind. Having a “PR” guy from the 3rd biggest Transportation in America bodes well for having requests come back.
By the end of the year, I will have 100 interviews done for this trip in all forms of social media. This has been a great partnership, and I hope to work with them in the future.
megabus allows you to switch all itineraries (whether it is one journey or 20, for a $1 fee to trade in for other fares.) I traded 20 trips – not to be used for $27 credit towards a new fare that was a peak trip. It cost me just $3.00 to pull off the maneuver after a small booking fee was added. These guys also don’t require paper tickets (although you can use a computer printout of your reservation.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 1, 2015
Today is part 2 of my interview with author Jeff Katz.
He is the mayor of Cooperstown and the writer of the wonderful book Split Season about the fateful 1981 baseball year.
We talk about Fernando Mania, Billy Ball, Steinbrenner and the Expos.
It is a turn back the clock episode 1,012 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Mark Teixeira, Taijuan Walker, Welington Castillo, Matt Harvey, Adam LaRoche, Marlon Byrd and Kendall Graveman all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Who Owned Baseball July 31, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
Jeff Haynes – AP Photo
Mark Teixeira reached base 5 times, including a double and 2 homers, driving in 6 runs as the Yankees beat up the White Sox, 13-6.
Taijuan Walker let up a solo homer in the 4th and walked another batter and that was it. He pitched all 9 innings of a 1 hitter, striking out 11 Minnesota and earning a 6-1 decision for the Mariners.
Welington Castillo singled, doubled and hit a go ahead 10th inning homer that put the Diamondbacks ahead for good as the won in Houston, 6-4.
Matt Harvey was solid into the 8th in a critical game for the Mets. He went 7 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run, 5 hits, no walks and struck out 9 Nationals batters. He got a no decision but the Mets walked off 2-1 winners in the 12th.
They all owned baseball on July 31, 2015.
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