September 2014 Game Thread
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Despite Billy Beane's best intentions, Adam Dunn has still yet to play the field for the Oakland Athletics.
Tyler Flowers hits a homer off O'Flaherty with 2 outs in the 9th as the White Sox tie the A's, 4-4. Yeesh.
Down to final strike in 9th and Flowers just wins it in extras.Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:
This team is finding ways to lose. It's remarkable to watch unfold.
The Dodgers with a strong nominee for Worst Play of the Year. With runners on 1st and 2nd in the 6th, Flyout to Puig charging in from CF, he double pumps before uncorking a wild throw past A-Gon at first (by the time Puig released the ball the runner was about to go into his slide back to 1st). The catcher throws the ball into shallow left center trying to get the runner advancing to second. The lead runner is rounding 3rd trying to score and Hanley throws way wide of Kershaw covering at home. The trail runner has made it all the way around 3rd and scores as Kershaw doesn't bother placing the tag after receiving the throw from the catcher (may have ended up getting spiked). Should be 3 errors on one play allowing 2 runs to score.
The Dodgers had only made 2 errors in their last 91 innings before making 3 on that play.
Both those runs were obviously unearned, so Kershaw only game up 1 earned in 8 innings, lowering his ERA to a ridiculous 1.67. He's 5 strikeouts short of the NL Pitching Triple Crown, despite making 6 fewer starts than the 2 guys (Strasburg and Cueto) in front of him.
He has 3 starts left (2 against SF). If he gets 2 more wins, he will be the first pitcher since Pedro in 1999 to win 20 when making fewer than 30 starts.
Both those runs were obviously unearned, so Kershaw only game up 1 earned in 8 innings, lowering his ERA to a ridiculous 1.67. He's 5 strikeouts short of the NL Pitching Triple Crown, despite making 6 fewer starts than the 2 guys (Strasburg and Cueto) in front of him.
He has 3 starts left (2 against SF). If he gets 2 more wins, he will be the first pitcher since Pedro in 1999 to win 20 when making fewer than 30 starts.
The Nats' once and future closer, Drew Storen, has saved 2 consecutive one-run games. 6 up, 6 down, 5 Ks.
The A's collapse is getting the most press, but the Brewers collapse might be worse.
On August 19th, they lead the Central by 2.5 games. Since then they have gone 3-16 (!!!) and are now out of the playoff picture entirely at the moment. Only 1.5 games but still.
On August 19th, they lead the Central by 2.5 games. Since then they have gone 3-16 (!!!) and are now out of the playoff picture entirely at the moment. Only 1.5 games but still.
Our good friend John Lackey, tossed tonight for arguing balls and strikes. Gee, where have I seen that before? A guy who just never shows any emotion on the bump.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/94091148/cardinals-john-lackey-ejected-in-third-for-arguing-balls-and-strikes
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/94091148/cardinals-john-lackey-ejected-in-third-for-arguing-balls-and-strikes
One of my former players is making his major league debut tonight for Houston. Nick Tropeano struck out Austin Jackson in his first major league at bat. Very proud.
Still a 1.5 game lead and a favorable schedule down the stretch, but that ship is halfway underwater.
Doolittle's injury is killing them; also they can't score. But no one expected them to score today against Sale.MakMan44 said:
Before that game started, the Giants' run differential was 21 runs better than LA's. It's now 13 worse.
After giving up a lead-off single to Dee Gordon, Yusmeiro Petit (the mother of all reclamation projects of the 2014 season) then strikes out Puig, AGon and Kemp to end the top of the first. Will the Giants be able to do anything against Kershaw?
This game is like getting playoff baseball about three weeks early.
This game is like getting playoff baseball about three weeks early.
Saw the replay on MLBN. Papelbon denied doing anything gesture-wise. [SIZE=13.63636302948px]Then, what was he doing, straightening out his jock?S[/SIZE]aid he and Joe West go back a long way and don't always see eye to eye. Ha, old Red Sox - Yankees games and Joe West, good times. 2004 ALCS, pre Paps, Joe did us a solid, actually two.soxhop411 said:
LOL, Met's announcer: "4 of the Marlins last 11 runs came yesterday against Papelbon. Before Papelbon went.... lewd."
Can't you tell us, or would it suffer if we don't get it from the source? That's why we read here. Back from a long driving trip and tired and lazy.E5 Yaz said:
MakMan44 said:
That's why I didn't tell you outright, because a) i know you're a lazy whiner and b) i was sure someone would recap it in as inept a way as possible. Knew I could count on you MakMan
Two out, Royals down 3-2, Dyson on second. He takes off with the pitch, which hit the plate and bounces away at a crazy angle allowing Dyson to score the tying run with a head first slide.
Aoki doubles, Gore pinch runs.
Gore then breaks for third, Cain hits a chopper that shorthops Ramirez and Gore scores the winning run from second.
Don't you have a video link?E5 Yaz said:
No worries. Actually, I saw an interview with Dyson on Intentional Talk, and part of the video. Millar just totally makes that show like Jackie Gleason made the Honeymooners.