nattysez said:
What do you think the over/under is for exploded heads amongst the media when Samardzija starts the All Star game with zero wins? Got to be triple digits, right?
2014 May Game Thread
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What do you think the over/under is for exploded heads amongst the media when Samardzija starts the All Star game with zero wins? Got to be triple digits, right?
Geez, what happened to Cain? That is not good at all for the Giants.MakMan44 said:
Now that I live out in SF and am 3 blocks away from AT&T, I'm paying a lot more attention to them. Had the game on tonight and one of their better relief pitchers came up to bat in the top of the 9th, Giants are up 5-1. He works the count to 3-2, takes a big swing, puts it in play, runs it out, and fucks up his hamstring. Unbelievable. Completely meaningless at-bat. This is what I will show to my wife, who watched NL ball growing up and thinks the DH is a joke, to try and convince her otherwise.
She'll just say it is part of the game...
Prince Fielder to miss the rest of the season after neck surgery: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/season-ending-surgery-scheduled-for-prince-fielder?ymd=20140522&content_id=76395640&vkey=news_mlb
Cobb throws a gem for 6 and 2/3. McGee and Peralta hold it, now Balfour on in the ninth to try to close out 1-0 win.
Cespedes doubles. Tie game. 2nd and 3rd with one out.
Balfour is a bum. The Os must have seen the suck in his medicals somehow.
Balfour is a bum. The Os must have seen the suck in his medicals somehow.
And Balfour limps out of it....leaving the bases loaded but somehow only giving up one for the tie. 1-1 into bottom 9.
The Rays are going to be hard to displace from the cellar. The battle for the bottom in Tampa this weekend should be epic.
The Rays are going to be hard to displace from the cellar. The battle for the bottom in Tampa this weekend should be epic.
Rays give up the lead in the top of 11th, then Sean Rodriguez hits a walk off 3run homer in bottom of 11. Rays win 5-2. Only 1 ahead of sox for kings of suck now.
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http://m.mlb.com/video/v33076229/ladnym-puig-makes-an-amazing-diving-catch
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catch to end the Nats Pirates game.
Would have been a lot more interesting if it was earlier in the year before the dropped catch/ball release rule was corrected.
http://m.mlb.com/video/v33104717/wshpit-harrison-makes-incredible-catch-to-end-game
Tying run on first with 2 out. Does that guy score if they rule that a drop?
So glad they fixed that ruling.
Would have been a lot more interesting if it was earlier in the year before the dropped catch/ball release rule was corrected.
http://m.mlb.com/video/v33104717/wshpit-harrison-makes-incredible-catch-to-end-game
Tying run on first with 2 out. Does that guy score if they rule that a drop?
So glad they fixed that ruling.
Orioles blow the save on a chopper to 3rd in the 9th. Brewers then win it on a walkoff blast in the 10th to pinch hitter Yovani Gallardo.
Yes, Yovani Gallardo the pitcher.
EDIT: scratch that - just a walkoff double to the wall in centre. Yahoo thinks otherwise - but hard to argue with the video.
Yes, Yovani Gallardo the pitcher.
EDIT: scratch that - just a walkoff double to the wall in centre. Yahoo thinks otherwise - but hard to argue with the video.
Cellar-Door said:
Springer does have six home runs in his last six games, but he hasn't homered in each.
Kazmir ended up going 9 IP (6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K), needing just 103 pitches.
Sanchez is out there in the bottom of the 9th trying to go the distance as well. He just gave up a 1-out double (3rd hit allowed) to Coco Crisp as the potential tying run.
Edit: Sanchez's night is over (8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K). Nathan is coming in to try and get the save.
Sanchez is out there in the bottom of the 9th trying to go the distance as well. He just gave up a 1-out double (3rd hit allowed) to Coco Crisp as the potential tying run.
Edit: Sanchez's night is over (8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K). Nathan is coming in to try and get the save.
jimc said:
I went down to Tampa for that game (they played Miami and TB back-to-back which makes for a nice little vacation) and Kazmir was just untouchable that night. 2 H and 2 BB over 9 innings. Blew Manny away with the bases loaded to end the only threat of the game.
Joe Nathan is trying his best to blow another one to Oakland. 2 runs in in the ninth, 5 - 4 and 3 - 0 to Punto.
Walked Punto. Lowrie up. First and second, two out.
Nathan gets Lowrie.
So, Tigers have shaky closer situation again, it appears.
Walked Punto. Lowrie up. First and second, two out.
Nathan gets Lowrie.
So, Tigers have shaky closer situation again, it appears.
Josh Collmenter has allowed 3 hits, but he has still only faced the minimum number of batters through 7 IP (72 pitches). No walks, three double plays.
Adrian's Dome said:
I was watching the MLB Network when the game ended. They flashed a graphic saying that he was only the 2nd Diamondback to face the minimum amount of hitters in a game (RJ's perfect game being the other). I wish I knew which analyst it was, but he acted like this was the most astounding thing he'd ever heard. He couldn't believe that "with all the great pitchers in Diamondback history" that this had only happened once before.
I've got to be honest, that had me scratching my head. In 140+ years of major league baseball, there have been 23 perfect games total. That's one every 6+ seasons in all of baseball, not per team. I can't imagine games where each and every baserunner allowed is immediately wiped out by a double play or pickoff are all that common either. The fact that Arizona has had 2 of them in 16 years of existance should be more surprising than "only" having two of them.
Yep, a bomb. The follow through on his swing has a bit of flourish...MakMan44 said:
Edit: Actually, it brought the rain; tarps came out before the next batter.
Old friends dept.: Mike Aviles just took Franklin Morales deep with a 3 run shot.
soxhop411 said:
Ruben Tejada just hit a HR as well; he was the next longest active streak of PA with no HR (560ish I believe they said on the broadcast)
