Looking at the Game of Baseball from all ends of the Spectrum
BatGirl It’s mainly a Twins site but even if you’re not a Twins fan check it out. BatGirl has an offbeat humor and seems to be pretty popular. Die-hard Cubs Fun This site is a real hoot. A Cubs site that pokes fun via humorous photoshopped images and other creative methods. Definitely worth a look.
BatGirl
It’s mainly a Twins site but even if you’re not a Twins fan check it out. BatGirl has an offbeat humor and seems to be pretty popular.
Die-hard Cubs Fun
This site is a real hoot. A Cubs site that pokes fun via humorous photoshopped images and other creative methods. Definitely worth a look.
So far we’ve played 24 games at the Illowa APBA League convention. Thanks to a 5-1 series against the Aurora Gamblers and a 4-2 series against the Northside Hitmen, we’re 15-9 so far with six games left to go.
The State Street Sluggers are next.
Tomorrow, I get to watch real baseball as I go to the Sox-Tigers game.
Chase Utley hit a homerun for the Philles Friday night in a 6-4 loss. Unfortunately this has been a somewhat rare starting spot. To be fair, he’s been starting about half the time but my sources say that Utley is the real deal. In 16 games, Utley is hitting .292 with 3 homers with a … Continue reading “Chasing a Starting Spot”
Chase Utley hit a homerun for the Philles Friday night in a 6-4 loss. Unfortunately this has been a somewhat rare starting spot. To be fair, he’s been starting about half the time but my sources say that Utley is the real deal.
In 16 games, Utley is hitting .292 with 3 homers with a .500 slugging pecentage. Right now, the Phils are playing Placido Polanco for most of the balance of the games at second. I’m wondering what the Phils are waiting for.
Much has been made in the sports media of the Maddux/Clemens matchup aka “The 300-somethings” on Friday. Not so much has been made of the combined season total of wins of both pitchers going into Friday’s game. That would be a long skinny one. As you probably know by now, the Cubs and Maddux won. … Continue reading “Maddux, Clemens and the Media”
Much has been made in the sports media of the Maddux/Clemens matchup aka “The 300-somethings” on Friday.
Not so much has been made of the combined season total of wins of both pitchers going into Friday’s game.
That would be a long skinny one.
As you probably know by now, the Cubs and Maddux won. I found the trailer to ESPN’s coverage of the game rather weird. Something to the effect of Maddux won Friday’s game but Clemens gets bragging rights.
This was due to Clemens going 2-2 against Maddux.
As Clemens made very clear in his post-game interview, that’s not why he’s being paid. At least he understands that if the media doesn’t.
On Friday, Livian Hernandez won his 3rd game of the year for the Nats allowing one run in 8 innings against the the Mets. Not content to just contribute with his arm, Livian put out with the bat as well. He hit a solo shot in the 5th inning against Jae Seo.
On Friday, Livian Hernandez won his 3rd game of the year for the Nats allowing one run in 8 innings against the the Mets.
Not content to just contribute with his arm, Livian put out with the bat as well. He hit a solo shot in the 5th inning against Jae Seo.
Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 HR (Win) Pitching in the bowels of Yankee stadium, Roy, facing fellow Cy Young winner Randy Johnson, pitched a 3-hit gem and even allowed only 1 walk.
Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 HR (Win)
Pitching in the bowels of Yankee stadium, Roy, facing fellow Cy Young winner Randy Johnson, pitched a 3-hit gem and even allowed only 1 walk.
This comes from DonS: Name the three MLB teams that play their home games on turf.
This comes from DonS:
Name the three MLB teams that play their home games on turf.
The Brewers managed to win the last game against the Cardinals to avoid a three-game sweep. Facts of note: -Despite the loss, the Cardinals managed to tie the team record for wins in April with 14. The 1963 Cardinals also won 14 in April. -Chris Capuano, the winning pitcher for the Brewers, had not won … Continue reading “Capuano/Branyan finally do in Cards”
The Brewers managed to win the last game against the Cardinals to avoid a three-game sweep. Facts of note:
-Despite the loss, the Cardinals managed to tie the team record for wins in April with 14. The 1963 Cardinals also won 14 in April.
-Chris Capuano, the winning pitcher for the Brewers, had not won a game since August of last year.
-Russell Branyan had a homerun in the game. Branyan, known for his knack for either hitting the long ball, striking out or drawing a walk, has 3 homeruns in the last 5 games. For the year, he’s hitting .326 with 5 homeruns.
-Finally, Albert Pujols has reached base 28 straight games dating back to last year.
Toronto starter Gustavo Chacin was the LSOTD earlier in the season and on Wednesday, he allowed only 2 runs in 7 2/3 innings with a win against Tampa Bay. Thus far in the season, he is 4-1 with a miniscule 2.48 ERA. Definitely someone I am putting on my Rookie Watch list.
Toronto starter Gustavo Chacin was the LSOTD earlier in the season and on Wednesday, he allowed only 2 runs in 7 2/3 innings with a win against Tampa Bay. Thus far in the season, he is 4-1 with a miniscule 2.48 ERA.
Definitely someone I am putting on my Rookie Watch list.
Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins 4 for 5, run, 2 rbis Not too many games on the docket for Thursday but Justin is deserving with 4 hits. This is Justin’s second time as LSOTD. Don’t look now but he’s hitting .394.
Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
4 for 5, run, 2 rbis
Not too many games on the docket for Thursday but Justin is deserving with 4 hits. This is Justin’s second time as LSOTD. Don’t look now but he’s hitting .394.