And Rodney walks Escobar to load the bases. And now he's yanked and loudly booed as he leaves the field. One small bright spot in an otherwise miserable season.
2014 May Game Thread
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40 or so games into the 2014 season - the records are a little bizarre:
12 of 15 teams in the AL are at or above .460 and 11 are within 3 games of .500
12 of 15 teams in the NL - same deal, at or above .460 and 8 are within 3 games of .500
Houston, the Cubs and Arizona account for an average of 26 losses apiece.
There's a lot of treading water in baseball so far.
12 of 15 teams in the AL are at or above .460 and 11 are within 3 games of .500
12 of 15 teams in the NL - same deal, at or above .460 and 8 are within 3 games of .500
Houston, the Cubs and Arizona account for an average of 26 losses apiece.
There's a lot of treading water in baseball so far.
Another victim of the head first slide.
https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/466703167841779712
https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/466703167841779712
Mcclendon with a lou piniella imitation…. throwing his hat while getting tossed arguing a check swing call
Back Bay said:
I've always thought batters should occasionally use walk-up music to lull the pitchers rather than amp themselves up. Plus the use of "Careless Whisper" is hilarious. I look forward to Grady Sizemore walking up to "Smooth Operator".
If Mejia is available in your league and you need saves hes worth a grab. A bit of a surprise entry into the Mets closer sweepstakes, but the guy has definite upside if he can keep his walks under control.
Umps really blew one in favor of the Giants tonight. Man on first no out and Pence at bat. He dribbles one along the first base line and runs into into the ball, clearly touching it with his left foot, in fair territory. Ball goes foul and umps call it a foul ball instead of an out. Pence proceeds to single and Posey doubles both runners in, giving the Giants the lead. Marlins manager apparently was told ground balls in front of first or third base umps are not challengable and he meekly walked back to the dugout. I would have been kicked out yelling and screaming after ripping out the first base bag.
Rays up 5-2 in 9th....Balfour comes in to close...walk, walk, single...he gets yanked and the Boxberger gives up a 3run homer to trout. Angels walk off 6-5.
Rays pen is a joke.
Rays pen is a joke.
Quite the turnaround from the last time that he inherited loaded bases (2 Ks on 9 pitches).VORP Speed said:
Edit: "only" a 3 run jack. So not loaded. Must save his good stuff for then. Shoulda walked him.
MakMan44 said:
As to why the shift causes clubhouse issues, it's because players get put in unfamiliar places, make an error, pitchers get upset, players get upset and BOOM. Honestly. He said that. "It causes all these problems and it doesn't even need to be done."
I guess the fact that it apparently works is lost on him. Not like he's going to see the numbers.
When they played the Rays recently the Yankee announcers were basically saying the rays invented it but the Yankees perfected it. Maybe it wasn't Kay, though.
Brandon Crawford is having one hell of a defensive season. Another play in the 5th today against the Marlins to add on to an already crazy highlight reel. His footwork and mechanics are flawless. The Giants are my other team so I'm biased, but with Simmons coming down to earth a little after last year's masterclass, I hope Crawford can get consideration for the Gold Glove this year.
Hey, an interference call, except the runner was not given another base. Giants Tyler Colvin was rounding second and runs right into big Tulo. Ump pointed at Tulo but Colvin was not given third. First (near) interference I've seen since the world series. Good times.
Same game, for Red Sox fans, at least we don't have Latroy Hawkins, who must be older than Bill Russell, as closer. The Rockies are playing well this year, in large part to that Tulo guy, but Latroy ain't got nuthin' and how could they possibly contend long term with him there.
Same game, for Red Sox fans, at least we don't have Latroy Hawkins, who must be older than Bill Russell, as closer. The Rockies are playing well this year, in large part to that Tulo guy, but Latroy ain't got nuthin' and how could they possibly contend long term with him there.
I just got done dissing the Rockies closer and Sergio Romo gives it up for the Giants loss.Just a bit outside said:
Is that like the third time in the past year he's been ejected in the middle of an at bat? I hate umpires, but Miggy probably needs to tweak his vocabulary.
Edit - in the previous cases, it seems it wasn't what he said, but just the fact he kept yapping: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130909&content_id=60069632&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
Edit - in the previous cases, it seems it wasn't what he said, but just the fact he kept yapping: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130909&content_id=60069632&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
What the he'll is wrong with Santana? I just looked at the box score and he's the only Indian without a hit, and that includes Giambi.
Jeff Samardzija is going to single-handedly should but won't get all the remaining yahoos who think wins mean something to admit defeat. He's now got a 1.46 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, is averaging just under 7 IP per game over 10 starts, and is 0-4.
Edited to be more realistic.
Edited to be more realistic.
So after the Tigers humiliate the Red Sox, they get their asses handed to them by Cleveland. What, if anything, do we conclude from this?
TheShynessClinic said:
It's not every day that we see a balk-off ending.
Old friend Victor Martinez hit his 12th home run, leads the league in batting average at .329, and is slugging .615. Hitting behind Miggy suits him.
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