Foul Ball: Why is he hitting?

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The Atlanta-Arizona game was postponed. Good thing to, because things aren't going well for new Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch. More on this situation in the Baseball Update later today.

7 Rays 5 Indians: I can't even explain the craziness that happened in this game. Rays manager Joe Maddon screwed up his lineup card so badly, the pitcher Andy Sonnanstine had to hit third in the order. Maddon listed both Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist as the third baseman. When in reality Longoria was suppose to be the DH. Tampa Bay lost the DH position because of the screw up and Sonnanstine had to bat third in the lineup. It didn't matter though because they were playing the Indians. Sonnanstine went 1-for-3 with a RBI-double. Tampa Bay took three out of four games from Cleveland. Come on now, if the pitcher is hitting in an AL game and your team loses you should be fired. FIRE ERIC WEDGE NOW!

Joe Maddon Quote: From the AP: “I messed up, and the players picked me up,” he said. Your damn lucky, Skip.


11 Tigers 7 A's: Oakland is so bad they scored five runs in the first inning and still lost the game. Tigers manager Jim Leyland had to pull starter Armando Galarraga in the first inning after giving up the five runs, but Zach Miner picked up the slack for the Tigers. Miner went 4 1-3 innings of solid relief for Detroit. The Bay Area baseball teams just plain suck this year.

Jim Leyland Quote: From the AP: “I won’t say that it isn’t a concern, but Armando is a fine major league pitcher,” Leyland said. “I wish I knew what was wrong, but he’ll be fine.” I bet he burned some heaters during this game.

8 Phillies 6 Natinals: The Phillies swept the Natinals. The only reason why I am talking about this game is because Darth Vader, err Dick Cheney attended the game.


3 Rangers 0 Angels: The Rangers have now won seven straight, including sweeping the Angles. The most impressive part of this game, was the fact the Rangers pitchers shutout the Angels. Four Rangers pitchers combined for a five-hitter to pick up the win for Texas. The Rangers are 4.5 games ahead of second-place Anaheim.

8 Blue Jays 2 White Sox: Chicago continues to stink up the place, as they lost their third straight to Toronto. Roy Halladay went Roy Halladay and pitched in seven innings giving up six hits and two runs. Mt. Ozzie didn't attend the game for he could watch his son graduate from college. I wonder if Bluto gave him any advice while in school?



Mt. Ozzie Quote: From the AP, while Ozzie didn't attend the game he did speak about Paul Konerko. Konerko was critical of the team during a loss and Ozzie liked what he had to say.

“When we lose, I don’t read papers, and we’ve been losing a lot, so I’m staying away from the papers a lot so far,” manager Ozzie Guillen said. “No, no, what (Konerko) says, I respect the opinion of what my team says, as long as they are good for the ballclub, that’s fine with me. I like to give my opinion to people, and I respect the opinion they give, whether it’s bad or good, I respect their opinion.”

2 Giants 0 Mets: The Giants avoided the four-game sweep to the Mets. Matt Cain allowed a lot of baserunners, but everytime the defense had his back and quickly turned two double plays. Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey made history in the game when he was called for three balks. No pitcher has been called for three balks since 1996. The Giants are the only team still unbeaten when they score first.

12 Dodgers 5 Marlins: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning until former Dodger Cody Ross broke it up.


7 Royals 4 Orioles: The Royals came back from a 3-run deficit to beat Baltimore. John Buck's RBI-triple in the eighth inning gave Kansas City the lead and Royals reliever Ron Mahay picked up the win.

3 Yankees 2 Twins in 10: The Twins might want to get the hell out of New York. Because they have lost three straight walk off games. Johnny Damon hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth to give the Yankees the win. A-Roid hit a home run in the game.

Caption of the Night

I guess Johnny didn't want a kiss from Girardi.