Snake Bytes 4/21: Sour milk

Team News

‘He’s not perfect’: Gallen allows five runs in rare stumble

https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/zac-gallen-allows-five-runs-across-five-innings-in-loss

Zac Gallen gets beat up in Diamondbacks’ loss to Giants

“It was pretty cool that he gets a four-hit game, hits a ball in the Bay and gets to sign a lot of bobbleheads before the game,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “It ended up being probably a day he’ll never forget.”

https://arizonasports.com/story/3546422/diamondbacks-zac-gallen-gets-beat-up-giants-win/

D-backs Lose to Giants 7-3 with Ace Zac Gallen on the Mound

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/d-backs-lose-to-giants-7-3-with-ace-zac-gallen-on-the-mound

Time to drop Corbin Carroll in the lineup? DBacks weigh options after loss to Giants

“We’re all seeing the same thing,” Lovullo said. “The body language isn’t great. This is a hard game. He’s being challenged right now. He’s going to figure it out. He’s an easy bet to figure it out.”

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2024/04/20/dbacks-corbin-carroll-quiet-at-plate-in-loss-to-giants/73400378007/

Diamondbacks’ Jorge Barrosa, Luis Frias land on injured list

https://arizonasports.com/story/3546391/diamondbacks-jorge-barrosa-luis-frias-land-on-injured-list/

Ivan Melendez Homers on Back-to-Back Nights

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/-Ivan-Melendez-Homers-on-Back-to-Back-Nights

Other Baseball

Retiring Yankees broadcaster John Sterling says feeling ‘really tired’ prompted decision

https://sports.yahoo.com/retiring-yankees-broadcaster-john-sterling-says-feeling-really-tired-prompted-decision-192953522.html

Aaron Judge booed at Yankee Stadium after golden sombrero lowers AVG to .179: ‘I’ve heard worse’

https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-judge-booed-at-yankee-stadium-after-golden-sombrero-lowers-avg-to-179-ive-heard-worse-232850105.html

Wheeler takes no-hitter into the 8th, earns first win of season

https://www.mlb.com/news/zack-wheeler-flirts-with-no-hitter-in-phillies-win

Varsho sinks Padres with 5th homer in 8 games

https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/daulton-varsho-homers-finishes-a-triple-shy-of-a-cycle

Anything Goes

This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day/april-21

This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/April_21

In 1945, a balloon bomb launched by Japan landed in Oregon. It fell upon a woman and five children, who died when it exploded. These were the only World War II casualties on US soil.

Roman gladiators often became celebrities and even endorsed products! Children would even play with gladiator ‘action figures’ made out of clay. Also, their sweat was considered an aphrodisiac, and women would mix it into their skincare products.