First Post: Sunday, August 13, 2017

DodgerStadiumDailyDouble from Steven Unite on Vimeo.

Did you know that at Dodger Stadium, when the home side registers a 2-base hit, the promotional tie-in is ‘DAILY DOUBLE PRESENTED BY JEOPARDY!’, complete with the sound-effect? You could look it up!

Last night, Los Doyers were down 3-1 in the bottom of the 6th. The bases were loaded for last year’s N.L. Rookie of the Year, Corey Seager, who lashed a clean base hit into right-center. Two runs scored, and Yasiel Puig (same guy behind the ‘Puig your friend’ phenomenon) stopped at third. Seager then bamboozled the hapless S.D. Padres into a difficult rundown play by getting caught between first and second. Puig, already known for his considerable physical gifts, read Seager’s cerebral cue perfectly, dashing home and beating the throw. That gave La-La Land the lead, 4-3, which was later padded via solo HR from Cody Bellinger, his 34th HR of the season, and Chris Taylor. Los Doyers won, 6-3, and moved to 82-34 on the season, good enough for .707 béisbol. Hoo-boy.

N.B. OPS numbers for batters 1-4 in the Doyers lineup are ridiculous.

Add N.B. Also ‘UNITE THE INCORRECT’. Have fun and bend your brain by reading that on many different levels. Möbius!

Free ones: Rundown…

Saratoga Race Course 9
Gulfstream Park Proper 2, 10, 12
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 2, 3, 4, 8, 9

Pay-side (Weekday/Weekend): Today…

Arlington 2, 4
BelTerra 2, 7, 8
Ellis Park 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
Laurel 3, 7, 8, 9
Monmouth 5, 6, 10
Woodbine 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Gulf 10 on the free page. BelTerra 7, Ellis 7, 8 on the pay-side.

Another wild-open race at Arapahoe, the 10th today, with #11 Grinning Tiger and #8 Fortified Effort representing long-odds hopefuls.

Race 7 at Canterbury is another Super Lotto opportunity, and #3 Beach Flower and #7 STEVIE Mac have better chances than the mopes suspect.

Big Day in the Pacific Northwest. Race 6 at Emerald has #2 Quatre Cat, #4 Retreat Yourself, #5 My Heart Goes On in with surprise potential. Likewise Race 7 via #10 Princess Kennedy, #6 Little Dancer, #1 Psycho Sister. Ditto the eighth: #5 Papa Frank, #7 Dedicated to You.

For the chalk-lovers, should be OK for #4 Song From Above in Santa Rosa 6. Singling-out #7 Mesa Jones in the ninth there.

Extra for experts: #2 Space Junk appears legitimate in Grande Prairie 6. Tiptoeing around the top two morning-line faves in Wyoming 7, preferring #2 Midnight City and #5 Olimpio’s Scat Cat instead. Kindly consult your friendly local turf accountant to secure your involvement in these two outstanding events. Thank you!

WMF Report:

Early
BelTerra 6f, 1m
Canterbury 6f
Columbus 6f
Del Mar 6½f
Emerald 6f
Ruidoso 5½f
Saratoga 6f

Rally
Gulf 7½f (T)

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Here’s to .707 béisbol.