Happy Mother’s Day

Canberra:  W 2, L 1; 19 – 13. (.299, .384, .483; 24.3 ip, 9 er). Its been three days since I last posted comments.  They were three busy days: mornings spend advising new freshmen on their fall classes; afternoons spent either negotiating a contract with a new schools superintendent, or hosting him as he met the staff in the central office, or attending the Thorns’ game with Melanie; evenings spent helping to hire the new superintendent and appoint a new school board member, or beating Phil and Settlers ( and losing to Phil at Settlers, and suffering with Phil as we each lost two games to that man Rob Felton).  I don’t remember what I did Friday evening. I may have been catatonic.

Cottage: W 2, L 1; 12 -11.  (.241, .331, .393; 9.3 ip, 0 er).  On the other hand, I know specifically what the Head Cheese has been doing the last three days:  flying to Texas to undergo fondue heat, see family, and scout Tim Lincecum in AAA. His unattended Cheese offense got a little moldy in his absence.  Mike Trout went one for 9 (although he drew five walks).   The pitching — one starter and a crew of relievers — was excellent, if a bit sparse for three games.

Old Detroit: W 3, L 0; 18 – 8. (.254, .305, .492; 22.3 ip, 6 er). Wolverine pitchers perked along at a nice 2.42 ERA, but the boy who made his mama proudest was probably Willson Contreras.  Over his last three games he’s gone 10 for 15 with three doubles, two triples, and three homers. That’s a .667, .667, 1.733 line, and cool 2.400 OPS. As you can probably tell, most of his teammates batted in ways only a mother could love.

Combined MLB + EFL Standings for 2018