And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights

By Jul 16, 2014, 7:30 AM EDT
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Oh, please. You know what happened in the All-Star Game. AL 5, NL 3. Big whoop.

The best thing that happened last night, however, was this tweet:

On the one hand, let’s cut whoever tweeted this some slack. Not everyone is a baseball freak like we are. Maybe part of their brain was thinking “Derek Jeter” and another part was thinking “Michael Jordan” and this just plopped out. It happens.

On the other hand, whoa. Mistakes happen — God, I know they do — but my page doesn’t feature Edward R. Murrow on it and go out to millions. People obviously had fun with this after it happened during the game. Mostly by noting that Michael Jeter was a real person. An actor, comedian, voiceover artist and stuff. He was on that show “Evening Shade” and  was Mr. Noodle on Elmo’s World and was in Jurassic Park 3 and stuff. More than laugh at this, people in my Twitter timeline were bummed to find out that he was a “that guy” who died in 2003. But it did set the web on fire:

I think that deserves to be ranked higher than Reynolds and Selig and all of that other stuff. Mostly because it’s far more interesting.

And let none of us be judged as harshly in life as we are on our worst day. Here’s hoping the CBS person who tweeted that thing got a good laugh out of it and had their boss buy them a “man, life can suck sometimes” beer afterward.

Stanton, Donaldson, Kahnle activated by Yankees ahead of Dodgers series

Associated PressJun 1, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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LOS ANGELES — Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson, and Tommy Kahnle were activated by the New York Yankees ahead of their weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

New York cleared three roster spots after a 1-0 loss at Seattle, optioning infielder-outfielders Oswaldo Cabrera and Franchy Cordero to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre along with left-hander Matt Krook.

Stanton, Donaldson and Kahnle all played in a rehab game for Double-A Somerset. Stanton was hitless in three at-bats in his first appearance since injuring his left hamstring on April 15.

Donaldson went 1 for 4 in his fourth rehab game as he comes back from a strained right hamstring originally sustained on April 5.

Kahnle pitched one inning, giving up one run and one hit and walking two. He has been out since spring training with right biceps tendinitis.

Aaron Boone said he wasn’t concerned about Stanton returning after playing in just one rehab game. He did say that Stanton likely will be a designated hitter for a couple of weeks after rejoining the Yankees.

New York is missing centerfielder Harrison Bader, who strained his right hamstring against the Mariners and went on the injured list the next day.

Left-hander Carlos Rodón, sidelined since spring training by a sore left forearm and an ailing back, was transferred to the 60-day injured list.