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usonian

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2. Listening to SF Giants games, so, so, so, so many "leave 'em loaded" innings. It's depressing.
Sun Jun 29, 2025, 04:14 PM
Jun 29

And with hitters with great numbers on the back of their baseball cards.

I think th

I propose (as a senior) that one extra senior pinch hitter be allowed at games.

For the Giants, this could be Barry Bonds.

So very tired of batters whiffing with the bases loaded.

I think that when the Giants have the bases loaded, and 3-0 on the batter, the opposition has to be saying “We’ve got them exactly where we want them”. Prove me wrong.


Naturally, this is not the fault of the rules. They’re just haunted and need a baseball exorcism.

Look, the Munsters had the “dreaded Fregosi curse”. I’d be checking into that, with someone other than Jim Fregosi.

STIKE THREE CALL, or
STRIKE THREE LOOKING.

Gets tiresome.
Rules? Oh well, I suppose you’ve got to have rules.    ⚾️

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