Snake Bytes 5/1 and 5/2: Walston debuts

Team News

Dodgers hammer Diamondbacks starter Jordan Montgomery

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2024/05/01/jordan-montgomery-struggles-for-first-time-with-arizona-diamondbacks/73537244007/

D-backs Blown Out as the Dodgers Pummel Jordan Montgomery

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/Dbacks-Blown-Out-as-the-Dodgers-Pummel-Jordan-Montgomery

What went wrong for Jordan Montgomery, Diamondbacks in loss to Dodgers

https://arizonasports.com/story/3547148/what-went-wrong-for-jordan-montgomery-diamondbacks-in-loss-to-dodgers/

Zac Gallen’s Start Pushed Out Again by Torey Lovullo

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/zac-gallen-next-start-pushed-out-again-by-torey-lovullo

Diamondbacks to Promote Blake Walston

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/diamondbacks-to-promote-blake-walston

Diamondbacks prospect Blake Walston’s Las Vegas call-up: ‘I was at the table’

https://arizonasports.com/story/3547140/diamondbacks-prospect-blake-walstons-las-vegas-call-up-i-was-at-the-table/

Tuesday 4/30’s game
Postponed due to bee infestation. The funny thing is, earlier in that day there was a bee swarm at my apartment complex. The first pitch didn’t happen until 8:35 AZ time. The game would end at almost 11:30 There was an unofficial DBE watch, I had posted twice about updates of what time it was in Europe lol. There was also discussion that this is going to be one of the nominations for game of the year.

Pest control hero saves Dodgers-D-backs game from bees

https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/dodgers-diamondbacks-bee-delay

Bee guy Q&A: Matt Hilton explains of why swarm delayed Dodgers-Diamondbacks

https://arizonasports.com/story/3547115/bee-guy-explains-why-swarm-delayed-diamondbacks-game/

Freaky accident sidelines D-backs’ No. 4 prospect for six weeks

https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/yu-min-lin-struck-in-face-by-foul-ball-needs-surgery

Other Baseball

Verlander (97 mph) sharp vs. Guardians with 7 strong innings

https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/justin-verlander-has-strong-outing-vs-guardians

‘This guy competes’: Pham already impressing Chicago’s staff, teammates

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/tommy-pham-hot-start-with-white-sox

O’s bats blanked as Burnes shines in pitchers’ duel

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/corbin-burnes-strikes-out-six-in-orioles-loss-to-yankees
Machado robbed of HR at Petco, and it looked eerily familiar

https://www.mlb.com/news/stuart-fairchild-robs-manny-machado-of-home-run

Four suspended for roles in Brewers-Rays brawl

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40064273/four-suspended-roles-brewers-rays-brawl
Carlos Mendoza enraged over ‘BS’ at home plate to end Mets-Cubs: ‘Think they got the wrong call’

https://sports.yahoo.com/carlos-mendoza-enraged-over-bs-031539244.html

And from the other dugout
https://sports.yahoo.com/cubs-sure-pete-alonso-home-050846831.html

Anything Goes

This day in history:
1945 German troops surrender to Allies in Italy, while Berlin surrenders to Russia’s Zhukov
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-troops-in-italy-surrender-to-the-allies-while-berlin-surrenders-to-russias-zhukov

This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/May_2

Adolf Hitler’s nephew fought against the Nazis in World War II. During the Second World War, William Patrick Hitler (later William Patrick Stuart-Houston) was drafted into the United States Navy, where he served as a Hospital Corpsman throughout the war until 1947. He was wounded in action and was awarded the Purple Heart, and went on to gain American citizenship.

The fastest surgeon ever ended up causing a 300% mortality rate—shocking, right?! Surgeon Robert Liston was considered “the fastest knife in the West.” He was a pioneer in speed surgery. When performing a battlefield amputation in front of a group of spectators, Liston cut through his patient’s leg so quickly that he accidentally cut the fingers off the person who was helping him. One man who witnessed the surgery collapsed and died of a heart attack. Then Liston’s patient and his assistant died of blood poisoning from their joint amputation, making him the only surgeon in history to have a 300% mortality rate.

What’s the difference between a male snowman and a female snowman?

Snowballs.