Team News
Dodgers hammer Diamondbacks starter Jordan Montgomery
D-backs Blown Out as the Dodgers Pummel Jordan Montgomery
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/Dbacks-Blown-Out-as-the-Dodgers-Pummel-Jordan-Montgomery
What went wrong for Jordan Montgomery, Diamondbacks in loss to Dodgers
Jordan Montgomery is not using yesterday as an excuse for today’s frustrating outing. pic.twitter.com/SruwJtuJNf
— Arizona Sports (@AZSports) May 2, 2024
Zac Gallen’s Start Pushed Out Again by Torey Lovullo
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/zac-gallen-next-start-pushed-out-again-by-torey-lovullo
Diamondbacks to Promote Blake Walston
Blake Walston has been called up by the #Dbacks and Andrew Saalfrank has been optioned to Reno
Walston found out at midnight last night while in LasVegas. He had a sleepless night but managed to get in touch with his brother first and then his parents later in the AM
— Jack Sommers (@shoewizard59) May 1, 2024
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/diamondbacks-to-promote-blake-walston
Diamondbacks prospect Blake Walston’s Las Vegas call-up: ‘I was at the table’
Tuesday 4/30’s game
Postponed due to bee infestation. The funny thing is, earlier in that day there was a bee swarm at my apartment complex. The first pitch didn’t happen until 8:35 AZ time. The game would end at almost 11:30 There was an unofficial DBE watch, I had posted twice about updates of what time it was in Europe lol. There was also discussion that this is going to be one of the nominations for game of the year.
Pest control hero saves Dodgers-D-backs game from bees
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/dodgers-diamondbacks-bee-delay
Honeyball pic.twitter.com/nWazk3zJTO
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2024
CAN YOU BEE-LIEVE IT?!?
C-WALK WALKS IT OFF! pic.twitter.com/KTBQjILSL6
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 1, 2024
Bee guy Q&A: Matt Hilton explains of why swarm delayed Dodgers-Diamondbacks
https://arizonasports.com/story/3547115/bee-guy-explains-why-swarm-delayed-diamondbacks-game/
Freaky accident sidelines D-backs’ No. 4 prospect for six weeks
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/yu-min-lin-struck-in-face-by-foul-ball-needs-surgery
Other Baseball
Verlander (97 mph) sharp vs. Guardians with 7 strong innings
https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/justin-verlander-has-strong-outing-vs-guardians
‘This guy competes’: Pham already impressing Chicago’s staff, teammates
https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/tommy-pham-hot-start-with-white-sox
O’s bats blanked as Burnes shines in pitchers’ duel
https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/corbin-burnes-strikes-out-six-in-orioles-loss-to-yankees
Machado robbed of HR at Petco, and it looked eerily familiar
https://www.mlb.com/news/stuart-fairchild-robs-manny-machado-of-home-run
Stop hitting it there, Manny pic.twitter.com/dCqluFWTTz
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2024
Four suspended for roles in Brewers-Rays brawl
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40064273/four-suspended-roles-brewers-rays-brawl
Carlos Mendoza enraged over ‘BS’ at home plate to end Mets-Cubs: ‘Think they got the wrong call’
https://sports.yahoo.com/carlos-mendoza-enraged-over-bs-031539244.html
And from the other dugout
https://sports.yahoo.com/cubs-sure-pete-alonso-home-050846831.html
Elly De La Cruz had 8 HR and 17 SB in April — the 1st player with at least that many HR & SB in a calendar month (since at least 1901)
only 5 players have had multiple calendar months with 5+ HR & 15+ SB (since 1901):
Rickey Henderson (June ’90, May ’86, June ’85)
Barry Bonds…— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 1, 2024
lowest ERA in 1st 6 career starts, since ER official in both leagues (1913) excluding openers:
1981 Fernando Valenzuela: 0.33
1945 Dave Ferriss: 0.50
1913 Bob Shawkey: 0.75
2024 Shota Imanaga: 0.78if we want 1st 6 career games, all starts, then it’s Ferriss, Shawkey and…
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 2, 2024
Anything Goes
This day in history:
1945 German troops surrender to Allies in Italy, while Berlin surrenders to Russia’s Zhukov
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-troops-in-italy-surrender-to-the-allies-while-berlin-surrenders-to-russias-zhukov
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/May_2
Adolf Hitler’s nephew fought against the Nazis in World War II. During the Second World War, William Patrick Hitler (later William Patrick Stuart-Houston) was drafted into the United States Navy, where he served as a Hospital Corpsman throughout the war until 1947. He was wounded in action and was awarded the Purple Heart, and went on to gain American citizenship.
The fastest surgeon ever ended up causing a 300% mortality rate—shocking, right?! Surgeon Robert Liston was considered “the fastest knife in the West.” He was a pioneer in speed surgery. When performing a battlefield amputation in front of a group of spectators, Liston cut through his patient’s leg so quickly that he accidentally cut the fingers off the person who was helping him. One man who witnessed the surgery collapsed and died of a heart attack. Then Liston’s patient and his assistant died of blood poisoning from their joint amputation, making him the only surgeon in history to have a 300% mortality rate.
What’s the difference between a male snowman and a female snowman?
Snowballs.