SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â The San Francisco Giants are the majors’ first team to 50 wins, and backup catcher Curt Casali’s steady contributions have been a huge part of that success.
The fabulous fill-in did it again with his bat, hitting a game-ending double in the 10th inning as the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Saturday night.
Casali started behind the plate for a second straight day for ailing star Buster Posey.
“He takes a lot of pride in kind of serving his team, serving the pitcher, serving Buster, serving all of us,â manager Gabe Kapler said. âPretty selfless individual.â
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Not that I have anything to say on the topic that hasn’t already been said. That’s what happens when a topic has been discussed ad nauseum every year since the Colosseum opened in 70 AD. (Cue Mr. Saturday Night to ask, “Do you see what I did there?”)
I cried in the 70’s when the SF Chronicle headline read “A’s Sold To Denver”. I cried and panicked many times in subsequent years as media outlets, the city, and the A’s themselves questioned whether a move out of the area might be imminent. In fairness, though, I also cry and panic when the A’s fall behind 2-0 in the 3rd inning.
UPDATED: Yankees-Nationals game delayed: When is first pitch? Weather report
Updated May 08, 2021;
Posted May 08, 2021
Members of the grounds crew cover the field during a rain delay at Yankee Stadium. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP
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Update: 2:12 p.m.
Update: 1:29 p.m.
Yankees fans were set to be treated to a matchup of all-timers between the New York’s Corey Kluber and the Nationals’ Max Scherzer.
Instead, they’ll have to wait . in the rain . and the cold.
Isn’t It May?!
The Yankees announced that Saturday’s 1 p.m. start would be pushed back. They didn’t say for how long.