David Beats Goliath
In a rare Sunday Night Baseball appearance for the little Athletics, the ballclub in Oakland upstaged the Evil Empire and came away with the win over the Yankees thanks to a big hit from little man, Tony Kemp. Some great commentary to set up this two-run line-drive homer.
"Here's @tonykemp now who's been hot."
Can confirm. pic.twitter.com/CJNs0NBP0y
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2021
Kemp has been the perfect utility man for the Athletics over the past two years and boasts a 121 OPS+ in 2021. He also has one of the smoothest swings in the game.
That swing is smooth, @tonykemp. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hL3mBmajIQ
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2021
There are no bigger hitters in the business than the Yankees, who are Sunday Night Baseball regulars. But the A’s are a wonderful team, with unsung heroes everywhere. Including young starter Paul Blackburn, who was making only his second start of the season.
5 IP, 0 R. Paul Blackburn shut down the Yanks.#SundayNightBaseball pic.twitter.com/4KyATQFOTR
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2021
And the game was closed out by the man who apparently has lived on a houseboat in the Bay Area since his move from Chicago, the magnificently mustached Andrew Chafin.
#RideTheWave pic.twitter.com/JZPksO6zL5
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 30, 2021
It was a wonderful night for baseball, and a win for the A’s just felt right.
Sunday night belongs to the @Athletics. pic.twitter.com/M1kaTfLQjs
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2021
Honey, I Shrunk The Kid! Oh, Wait!
I had to watch this twice just to make sure I wasn’t watching the classic Rick Moranis 80’s comedy “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids” after being taken aback by the size of that baseball glove.
To be fair, he did have the best chance of catching a foul ball…from anywhere in the stadium.
chances of catching a foul ball are thru the roof pic.twitter.com/L9Xvg1jtZp
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 29, 2021
Justin Turner In “The Coolest Position Player Pitching In Baseball”
The enigmatic Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Justin Turner was asked to make his first career appearance as a pitcher trailing by just five runs going into the ninth inning, such is the Dodgers bullpen’s state right now.
He did it in style, of course, wearing sunglasses and keeping the Rockies at bay in the ninth inning. He was certainly much cooler than Austin Slater.
Justin Turner is
(•_•)
<) )╯POSITION
/(•_•)
( (> PLAYER
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<) )> PITCHING
/in SUNGLASSES 😎 pic.twitter.com/6mCGwQpfxE
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 29, 2021
Baseball Is Performance Art
We all love baseball for multivarious reasons. And our friends in Europe appreciate the finer arts, of course. Enjoy as we perform Sunday’s baseball in four parts…
MLB performs Swan Lake, in four parts 🩰#MLB #baseball #ballet pic.twitter.com/QsHPiYuRtO
— MLB Europe (@MLBEurope) August 30, 2021
Homer Sunday
Bat hits ball…everyone feels happy!
How many homers were hit today? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Mdx9P6yON0
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2021
Photo by Icon Sportswire | Adapted by Justin Paradis (@JustParaDesigns of Twitter)