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[dynomite]

Nats win, improve to 13-4.

It's almost the end of April, and the Nationals are 0.5 GB from the best record in baseball.

[ngruz25]

Here's something I've never seen before: Carlos Gonzalez lost two consecutive fly balls in the sun, leading to two Pirates runs. The first one was right at him, the second he would have had to make a play on, but didn't come close. He changed sunglasses after the second one.

Garrett Jones followed up with a 2-run homer. Then Pedro Alvarez went back-to-back. All five runs were earned. My apologies to Jhoulys Chacin fantasy owners.

Edited by ngruz25, 25 April 2012 - 04:31 PM.

[rembrat]

Nats win, improve to 13-4.

It's almost the end of April, and the Nationals are 0.5 GB from the best record in baseball.

168IP 3HR. Staggering.

[Freddy Linn]

King Felix with the opening line of 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K.

Edited by Freddy Linn, 25 April 2012 - 06:41 PM.

[rembrat]

King Felix with the opening line of 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K.

It happens. /Josh Beckett

[Wingack]

Nats up 7-1 in the 8th. Headed towards 14 and 4.

[canderson]

168IP 3HR. Staggering.

Why I've called then the anti-Sox all season. I love being in the Nats market and lovng .25 mile from their AA stadium.

[Wingack]

168IP 3HR. Staggering.

Orlando Hudson took Zimmerman deep today.

I think that a more impressive stat about the Nats pitching staff is that before this game the Nats had a batting average against of .200. It seems like they are only giving up 4 or 5 hits on a night in and night out basis.

[Wingack]

Matt Kemp just crushed his 10th HR.

[dynomite]

Kemp is insane right now. Brandon Beachy continues to impress: 6 IP, 2 ER. The Braves have the makings of a really good young team.

There are few pleasures greater than listening to Vin Scully call a game.

[Wingack]

Javy Guerra just took a line drive off the face and is staying in the game.

[Saby]

There are few pleasures greater than listening to Vin Scully call a game.

How beuatiful was his home run call off Kemp? Simple and elegant.

[ForceAtHome]

Small sample size alert, but the Nats' rotation has been absolutely sick.

Nats rotation:
Strasburg 1.08 ERA (4 GS)
Gonzalez 1.52 ERA (4 GS)
Zimmermann 1.33 ERA (4 GS)
Detwiler 0.56 ERA (3 GS)
Jackson 4.26 ERA (3 GS)
Total: 18 starts, 110 IP, 1.72 ERA, 0.85 WHIP

The highest WHIP in the rotation is 0.94 and the highest BAA is .193 right now.

[SoxScout]

Mariners sweep Detroit in Detroit. Yep.

[jimc]

Another blown save for Heath Bell and Miami, his 3rd blown save in 5 chances: walk, groundout, walk, walk, walk.

Edit: and fielder's choice, single to close out the walkoff win for the Mets.

Edited by jimc, 26 April 2012 - 03:01 PM.

[SoxScout]

Allen with a walkoff, for the sweep, HR for the Rays. Welcome to your new team.

Edited by SoxScout, 26 April 2012 - 03:01 PM.

[Saby]

Fucking unbelievable. TB pick up Allen out of nowhere and in 2 ABs, he draws a game winning walk and smashes a 2-run walk off homer.

Rays sweep Angels.

[Lars The Wanderer]

Pablo Sandoval's 4th inning single extends his hitting streak to 19 games and moves him past Johnny Rucker for the longest hitting streak to start the season in franchise history.

[Compass Rosy]

Mariners sweep Detroit in Detroit. Yep.

Allen with a walkoff, for the sweep, HR for the Rays. Welcome to your new team.

now there's a couple of brooms I don't mind riding

[Wingack]

Edwin Jackson wiggles out of a huge jam with some impressive pitching.

As you can imagine 0-0 in San Diego through four innings.

[Wingack]

Jayson Werth takes Volquez deep. 1-0 Nats in the 7th.

[Saby]

Nats pen coughs up the lead and they go on to lose 2-1.

[stp130]

The Mariners and Blue Jays are playing an absolute humdinger of a game tonight. A no-hitter through 5, 2 comebacks by the Mariners (so far), multiple runners gunned down at the plate...

edit: ..oh, and a grand slam by Seattle in the 10th to take the lead.

Catch some highlights of this baby if you can.

Edited by stp130, 27 April 2012 - 09:34 PM.

[Saby]

Rays-Rangers also a great game with the Rangers threatening to break out in the bototm of the 8th.

[jon abbey]

Mets-Rockies 2-2 through 4, Mets score 4 in the top of the 5th, and the Rockies answer with 11 (!!!) in the bottom of the inning, and they're still up.

[mikeford]

Bobby Abreu just got released.

Hello, Mike Trout.

[jimc]

Scott Hairston with a double to complete the cycle for the Mets in Colorado. Rockies up 13-8 after an 11-rin 5th inning.

[soxhop411]

Bobby Abreu just got released.

Hello, Mike Trout.

Picked up both Trout and Harper in my league.. What a treat, get to watch Vin Scully call the MLB debut of Harper. Wonder what factoids he has on him

[sox311]

Agreed. Tomorrow night is planned out. Scully calling Strasburg would be enough, but also getting to see Harper's debut, count me in.

Tonight Scully transitioned from talking about watching Duke Snider immediately to talk about watching Harper tomorrow.

Really, how great is Vin Scully?

[soxhop411]

Jeff Kellogg tackles a streaker in the Balt game yesterday

Edited by soxhop411, 28 April 2012 - 01:05 PM.

[rembrat]

That's the second fan that has taken to the field in Baltimore this season.

[Saby]

The other minor-league call up, Mike Trout, goes 0-4, K today for the Angels.

[Matthew M.]

Matt Kemp is not human. Walk off HR (#11).

[SoxScout]

Buster_ESPN: According to Baseball Info Solutions, Rays have shifted their infield 125 times. They did that 216 times in the entire '11 season.

Amazing

[SoxScout]

Edwin Encarnacion is now hitting .310 / .361 / .644 with 7 HR and 4 SB. MVP, baby.

Edited by SoxScout, 29 April 2012 - 03:21 PM.

[soxhop411]

What the hell happened to Bell? Im starting to be happy that the sox did not sign him

[SoxScout]

Encarnacion gets drilled, Encarnacion breaks up a Darvish no-no with a BOMB.

[Matthew M.]

Since Matt Kemp isn't hitting the living crap out of the ball as it is, let's put him in Coors Field.

First pitch, another HR. #12.

[LondonSox]

Darvish looks like what I hoped Dice-K would be. Fuck

[AlNipper49]

It totally sucks. I can't look at him without thinking that, every goddamned time

[Laser Show]

Darvish looks like what I hoped Dice-K would be. Fuck

Yea... hindsight is 20-20, but I was praying that the Sox would come out of nowhere and get Darvish this offseason, because everything I read made me think this.

[SemperFidelisSox]

It also sounds like Darvish is the complete opposite of Dice-K off the field as well. Refusing special perks be put in the contract, learning English & Spanish, making an effort to be part of the clubhouse.

[ForceAtHome]

It also sounds like Darvish is the complete opposite of Dice-K off the field as well. Refusing special perks be put in the contract, learning English & Spanish, making an effort to be part of the clubhouse.

I hadn't heard the Spanish, but that's cool. Of course, considering his background (father is from Iran, mother from Japan, but both studied in the US), it's not surprising that he's open to the idea. Are there any good articles that note Darvish's efforts to "fit in" and learn the languages?

[Wingack]

3 homers for Braun tonight.

[Robert Plant]

3 homers for Braun tonight.

According to the Padres broadcast, this is the first time a player has ever hit 3 home runs in a single game in Petco park. I live in central/southern California and the air tonight is as heavy as it gets and cool. Braun would seem to be back on the juice.

Edited by Robert Plant, 30 April 2012 - 11:20 PM.

[Wingack]

Braun at the plate in the ninth with two on.

[Wingack]

Tripled in the two runs. Whomp whomp.

[JMDurron]

It totally sucks. I can't look at him without thinking that, every goddamned time

It does suck, but on the "bright" side, it's still distinctly possible that his shoulder/elbow will explode in another couple years.

[loshjott]

Tripled in the two runs. Whomp whomp.

Reminds me of this game.

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