JSngry Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 Hope we can put some wins up against the ChiSox & KC, because we ain't ready for Philly, not this offense at this time, no way. That didn't happen to the extent hoped for, and this offense is even more crippled now, but a 3-2 loss to Halladay with this lineup...come see us in November, maybe. Or not. Either way, Hamilton & Cruz set to come back on Monday. Still no relief in sight for the bullpen (no pun intended), but one piece at a time... Lewis vs Lee tomorrow. Here's hoping for the pitcher's duel it ought to be. Quote
Patrick Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner now on the shelf. Challenging phase of schedule for Tribe coming up (CIN, BOS, @TB, @TOR, TEX). Nice rally tonight in a game that they did not really deserve to win--rookie starter Alex White lasted only 3 innings due to ineffectiveness and soreness in his middle finger [wonder how that happened?], 3 errors, no hit into the 6th. After a two-out triple by Shin-Soo Choo in the 8th, Reds intentionally walk Carlos Santana in order to face Shelley Duncan. Ezekial Carrera, just called up to replace Hafner, pinch hits, and drag bunts the first pitch he sees as a major leaguer for the go ahead run. Last six Tribe wins at home have come in last at bat. Better to be lucky than good. Best to be lucky and good. Hopefully the Tribe will continue to be both! Quote
PHILLYQ Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 Yanks lose as R.A.Dickey discovers his good knuckleball after being terrible so far this season. Freddy Garcia pitches well but gets a loss. Another NY vs NY tomorrow... Quote
Brad Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 Dillon Gee may be a no-name but since he came up at the tail end of last year, all he has done is keep the Mets in the game and win almost all of the games he starts. I don't think he's had more than one bad starts. He's earned the right to be here. I think you and I might deserve to be there given the Amazin's pitching woes. I'm 62, but I still throw a decent knuckler and I'm pretty sure that with a little work. I could get my curve ball in shape. Maybe you could Dave. Highschool JV was as far as I got Amazingly, the Amazins have made it to 500. After they lost Ike Davis and Wright, I figured, well, nice try. But they're scrappy. However, scrappy will only get you so far. Good pitching, which they're getting right now, will. Shades of the 65 Dodgers (not that they're anything remotely in that class). Quote
JSngry Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 I'm 62, but I still throw a decent knuckler Quote
Tim McG Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 Hey! A two game sweep of the [hated] Dodgers and a comebacker in the 10th last night vs. the A's Even the MadBum got on the winning side of things. Go Giants! Quote
JSngry Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 Yeah, you guys keep handling those A's, please! And Braves, y'all gotta do better in Anaheim. C'mon now! Signed, Desperate in Dallas Quote
Tim McG Posted May 21, 2011 Report Posted May 21, 2011 Yeah, you guys keep handling those A's, please! And Braves, y'all gotta do better in Anaheim. C'mon now! Signed, Desperate in Dallas It's a"local" thing for us, you know, Battle of the Bay and all that. But I'll keep cheering my guys on for you, OK? Quote
JSngry Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) We need it right now...I already hear the Phils going to the broom closet... No room for mistakes when Cliff Lee shows this form, and Colby made two. Lee made none, and there you have it. C'mon Giants, c'mon Braves. Hell, c'mon Monday. Edited May 22, 2011 by JSngry Quote
Tim McG Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 TIMMY!!! A complete game shutout! Atta kid Quote
Patrick Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Josh Tomlin!!! atta (unheralded, soft-throwing) kid! now 6-1 after 7IP 1ER against the Reds, outdueling Homer Bailey. Tomlin now leads the majors with a WHIP of 0.82, ahead of Haren, Ogando, Verlander, Beckett, Weaver, Halladay, etc. Only loss thus far has been a 3-1 decision against Cahill and the A's. Quote
ghost of miles Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) At 28-15, Cleveland is the only team in the American League right now with anything resembling a dominating W-L record. In that same vein, the AL East continues to be a real logjam. Assuming Chicago holds on to their miraculous turnaround lead against Boston, the standings will look like this at the end of the night: New York Yankees 24 20 .545 -- Tampa Bay Rays 25 21 .543 -- Boston Red Sox 24 21 .533 0.5 Toronto Blue Jays 23 22 .511 1.5 Baltimore Orioles 20 24 .455 4.0 Edited May 22, 2011 by ghost of miles Quote
JSngry Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Yeah, a few weeks ago I was debating whether or not to buy tix for the Cle@Tex weekend series in early August. Starting to look like it might be a thing to do. Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Posted May 22, 2011 Nine outs from first place and they totally piss away the game in the most embarrassing and pathetic way possible, three errors, eight runs. Their only hope to win the series now is A) the impossible dream that not being familiar with Wakefield will give him an edge B) No Matt Garza to deal with, who would otherwise surely continue the domination he had when he was with the Rays. But that game is one of those that you have to remember if they miss out on the playoffs by a game. And given the way these teams are playing, that's quite possible, that someone will miss out by a game. Quote
Quincy Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Since the rainouts at Cleveland the Mariners have allowed 6 runs over 6 games and have managed to win 5 of them. Last year's model of "pitching & defense" has worked well for a week. It feels sort of like I'm a fan of the '69 Mets except that Smoak & Ichiro are better than anything that team had. In last place and 3 games under .500, but who 'effin' cares, just 1.5 out of 1st! Quote
Patrick Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Yeah, a few weeks ago I was debating whether or not to buy tix for the Cle@Tex weekend series in early August. Starting to look like it might be a thing to do. Definitely hope that it remains a good thing to do, for fans of both squads. Quote
JSngry Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Rangers fans, Matt Harrison, yet another gift from the Braves! You are quite welcome! Nice to be able to pull this one back up again! Oswalt was more gettable than we got to him, but Harry hung tight for 8 & Neffy came in and dealt (something about the way he's carrying himself still doesn't look right to me, though, he seems to have some kind of a burden on him or something), so hey, all is well today. The starters have been going real well lately, Hamilton & Cruz are set to return, light at the end of the tunnel, I just hope it ain't the train of a continuingly dysfunctional bullpen. Quote
BERIGAN Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Yeah, you guys keep handling those A's, please! And Braves, y'all gotta do better in Anaheim. C'mon now! Signed, Desperate in Dallas We Did, but it took 12 innings. You are welcome. And thanks for beating the Philthies today! Quote
JSngry Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Our pressure pleasure, believe me! Now if you guys can get over that 2-1 hump right now, hey, we'll owe you one. Quote
Tim McG Posted May 23, 2011 Report Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) Well, Jim....my guys pulled off a stunning win today to complete the sweep of the A's for your team. Even better news: They arrested the Dodger thug who beat then caused brain damage to that father of two young kids. His parole officer ratted him out. I hope they throw the book at him, the fucking bastard son-of-a-bitch. Dodger thug arrested Edited May 23, 2011 by GoodSpeak Quote
JSngry Posted May 23, 2011 Report Posted May 23, 2011 A good day for all things Giant-ic! But Beri, your Braves...those damn Angels! Quote
Brad Posted May 23, 2011 Report Posted May 23, 2011 Mets Owner throws Reyes, Wright and Beltran under the bus. See NY Times article. Class guy. Guess there's a little George in all of us Get this ownership out of here as soon as possible please. Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Posted May 23, 2011 Not to put too much pressure on the youngsters on the roster, but the Indians are on pace to win 107 games, and if they only go .500 the rest of the way they're at 87-88 wins. So just do a bit better than .500 and they ought to end up with 90 wins or so and a division crown, right? Barring a collapse, can anyone catch up with them? Like I said, not to put too much pressure on them. Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Posted May 23, 2011 MLB Power Rankings actually worth a look. Quote
Neal Pomea Posted May 23, 2011 Report Posted May 23, 2011 MLB Power Rankings actually worth a look. Thanks! The link at the bottom of the page on Team Names was pretty good too. Quote
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