April 17, 2012

Foul Ball: Pitching Galore!

"Haha Mitt, we're so rich!"
Tampa Bay 1, Boston 0: Bobby V started out the day calling out Kevin Youkilis, then Pedrioa defended his buddy, then the Red Sox lost 1-0. The Red Sox could have swept the Rays, but Cody Ross was called out looking to end the game on a very close pitch. That pitch didn't have Ross please, ''To me it's unacceptable,'' Ross said. ''If I'm up there striking out every at-bat, I'm going to get benched. They're are not accountable.''

Bobby V Apology: Bobby V couldn't back track fast enough on his comments on Youkilis, "I don't know if he accepted my apology. It was sincere," he said. "The last thing in the world I would want him to think is that this was anything but an answer to a question that seemed like the question was jabbing at him. I was just trying to smooth it over. I guess I didn't." I still say he doesn't even last a year in Boston.

Philadelphia 5, San Francisco 2: The great pitching match up between Halladay and Lincecum was a dud. Lincecum got BABIP'd to death in the first inning giving up 4 runs. Halladay wasn't much better himself thanks to a horrible strike zone, but he lucked out and was dinked and dunked to death with bloop hits.

New York 6, Atlanta 1: Dillon Gee (who was compared to an Amish person by Don Sutton: see the quote below) gave up an first inning run to the Braves and then never gave up another run in six innings of work. Ike Davis hit a three-run home run and Jason Bay hit a home run off of reliever Livan Hernandez. (I can't believe Livan has stooped himself to relief work.)
"Like the fro ladies?"

Don Sutton Quote: Don Sutton zinged Mets pitcher Dillon Gee about his facial hair with this quote: "Gee looks like an extra on the movie Witness." High comedy for a former Dodger scum.

Houston 3, Washington 6: Strasburg had a decent start (6IP, 2ER, 1BB, 5K) but probably not the start everyone expects from Strasburg every time he takes the mound. Something called Steve Lombardozzi and Ryan Zimmerman drove in two runs for the Nats and hostage victim Wilson Ramos hit a solo home run.

Detroit 3, Kansas City 2: RJBO'S worst nightmare Brandon Inge actually hit the go-ahead home run in the fifth inning of this game. Justin Verlander went the distance giving up 2 runs, 7 hits, and striking out nine. Verlander's last pitch (his 131st) was clocked at 100MPH. The man is incredible. Also Verlander's pants were so tight on him, his package was showing all night. You need to know these kind of things, folks.

Baltimore 10, Chicago 4, 10 Innings: Baltimore was down 4-2 going into the ninth inning. The Orioles ended up winning 10-4. Nolan Reimold and Adam Jones both homered off of Hector Santiago in the ninth and then the Orioles broke open the floodgates in the ninth scoring six runs, four on a Matt Wieters grand slam.

Buck Showalter Quote: Via the AP recap: ''I think it was almost like letting out some frustration,'' Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. ''All the things we helped them out with.'' I can only imagine how much frustration an Orioles manager has.

Create a Caption: Reimold: "Just attacking White Sox fans before they attack me." 

1 comment:

  1. I would say at least 4 of Philly's runs last night were plays that should have been made by the defense. The defense to me has been the biggest disappointment so far.

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