b3. Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Some kind of crazy day in baseball yesterday: The Mets open up their new stadium with a loss, and the first guy ever to hit there leads off the game with a jack. Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko each hit their 300th home runs of their career. Back to back. The O-Dogg (Orlando Hudson) becomes the first Dodger to ever hit for the cycle at Dodger Stadium. The last guy to hit for the cycle at Dodger Stadium (a member of the visiting Angels at the time), was Jim Fregosi 45 years ago, and he happened to be at the game 10 rows behind home plate yesterday. But what I thought was really crazy was this. Imagine you're the Yankees, and you're spending more on your pitching staff than 5 or 6 major league teams are spending on their entire rosters. You're losing by a boatload of runs on the road late in the game. Your starter got 3 outs, and gave up 8 earned runs. You're running out of pitchers, and don't want to use Mariano Rivera in this situation. So why not turn to first baseman Nick Swisher. And not only does he come in, but he throws up the best inning of any of your pitchers in the game so far, and strikes out as many batters (1) as your starting pitcher (Chien Ming Wang) did. When do you think was the last time the same guy led the league in OPS (which Swisher does) and ERA (tied for 1st with 0.00 obviously) at the same time? I laughed so hard when Swisher was pitching, he was laughing on the mound. He threw a nice change up. But that's pretty sad for the pitching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Anything that has to do with either the Yankees or Red Sox losing is all good with me! Not to mention the M's opening the season 6-2, including five straight... WITHOUT ICHIRO??? JESUS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Yankees win the series with the Rays after a 4-3 win off a Jeter single in the 9th. Woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Richards Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Blue Jays are on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alchemist Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Blue Jays are on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champions of Nothing Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 When do Blue Jays World Series tickets go on sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinkil Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 yeh theres a few more games to go, but hey, offence was the problem last year and missing hill was part of that problem. if lind and snider can hit decently they'll at least be respectable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It won't last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 When you say there's a few games left Hinkil, you mean 151 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 M's 8-3. I'm loving this so far. Again, eleven games in, I'm not holding my breath. However that starting pitching staff has been dynamite so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Jesus... Yankees alowed 14 in the 2nd, and yet ANOTHER grand slam. Is the New Stadium cursed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinkil Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 When you say there's a few games left Hinkil, you mean 151 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Sikes Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I haven't watched much baseball in the last few years, shift work makes it hard to watch regularly. Now that my job and hours have changed I can pick a team and start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I haven't watched much baseball in the last few years, shift work makes it hard to watch regularly. Now that my job and hours have changed I can pick a team and start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 The Yankees are losing 20-4. Wang has been horrible this year. But it's not like Claggett and Ramirez did good in relief, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 The Yankees are losing 20-4. Wang has been horrible this year. But it's not like Claggett and Ramirez did good in relief, either. Cleveland scored 14 in the 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkey Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 The Yankees are losing 20-4. Wang has been horrible this year. But it's not like Claggett and Ramirez did good in relief, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyislife4 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 The Yankees are losing 20-4. Wang has been horrible this year. But it's not like Claggett and Ramirez did good in relief, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 New Yankee stadium is cursed. They have been spanked there twice, and have had 2 salamis hit against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Sikes Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 No no, Jack. Se-ATTLE. Say it with me...... SEE-ATTLE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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