Baseball 2013 (2 Viewers)

[lancer]

Yes indeed, Sammy, a very successful road trip. Hammel has gone to 5-1. I am really impressed with how well Machado and McLouth are playing. Hardy isn't hitting for average but his Hr's and RBI's are still there. The whole line-up is dangerous and will be especially so when Reimold gets going. The O's have done a good job of carrying over the momentum from last year.
On another note, anyone got an explanation for Halliday's rough start? Is he hurt, old, or just having a really slow start? He is getting beat up almost every start. He is 2-4 after 7 starts and has only got 44 innings pitched. His K's are still there and hits allowed isn't too bad, but he is giving up runs like no one's business. He has given up 43 runs and has a 8.65 ERA. I haven't seen him pitch yet, so I can't really offer an opinion, but his numbers indicate a big problem, somewhere. -- Al

Transposed the numbers on Halliday's innings, should be 34, not 44, and he has allowed 33 runs, not 43. That is an average of less than 5 innings per start. Bad memory at my age.:redface2: -- Al

 

[lancer]

Yes indeed, Sammy, a very successful road trip. Hammel has gone to 5-1. I am really impressed with how well Machado and McLouth are playing. Hardy isn't hitting for average but his Hr's and RBI's are still there. The whole line-up is dangerous and will be especially so when Reimold gets going. The O's have done a good job of carrying over the momentum from last year.
On another note, anyone got an explanation for Halliday's rough start? Is he hurt, old, or just having a really slow start? He is getting beat up almost every start. He is 2-4 after 7 starts and has only got 44 innings pitched. His K's are still there and hits allowed isn't too bad, but he is giving up runs like no one's business. He has given up 43 runs and has a 8.65 ERA. I haven't seen him pitch yet, so I can't really offer an opinion, but his numbers indicate a big problem, somewhere. -- Al

Looks like I asked this question a day early as I see that Halliday has been put on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Bad timing after his injury last year, and now this problem, in the last year of his current contract. -- Al

 

[lancer]

The Mets Matt Harvey pitched a magnificent game last night, going 9 innings, giving up 0 runs, walking 0 and fanning 12. Gave up 1 hit, which came in the 9th inning. And guess what? He got a no decision as the Mets couldn't score against the White Sox thru 9, either. Mets won it with a run in the 10th but too late for Harvey to notch a well deserved win. How frustrating for a pitcher, pitch your guts out for 9 innings, lose a no-hitter in the 9th, AND get a no-decision. Well, at least he knows he did his job extraordinarily well. -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

On one of the great days for Mets fans this year -- and not too many good ones -- I missed it {eek3}

At 8, my wife and I were watching Hell's Kitchen and then I was switching back between the Knicks and Islanders. Completely forgot about the Mets game.

After those were all over and I'd practiced some, I watched the Angels, who are even worse than the Mets, who have at least a good excuse.

Angels are 11-20. Hamilton is hitting 200, Pujols 230 and Trout 274, which is passable (with 5 HRs but only 5 SBs). You can't win with the run producers hitting like that. Even if they started today to play well, that is a big hole to get out of. I still can't understand why Sciosia is still around.

 

[lancer]

On one of the great days for Mets fans this year -- and not too many good ones -- I missed it {eek3}

At 8, my wife and I were watching Hell's Kitchen and then I was switching back between the Knicks and Islanders. Completely forgot about the Mets game.

After those were all over and I'd practiced some, I watched the Angels, who are even worse than the Mets, who have at least a good excuse.

Angels are 11-20. Hamilton is hitting 200, Pujols 230 and Trout 274, which is passable (with 5 HRs but only 5 SBs). You can't win with the run producers hitting like that. Even if they started today to play well, that is a big hole to get out of. I still can't understand why Sciosia is still around.

Nats hitters having the same problems, Brad. No one except Harper is hitting really well. The team is hitting .231 (28th in MLB) and they have only scored 113 runs (27th in MLB). Adam LaRoche, who was a big part of the team's success last year, is only hitting .168, with 3 Hr's and 9 RBI's. Coupled with 2 or 3 other important hitters batting below .230 and the result is no punch or consistency.
Sorry you missed Harvey's game. He made mush out of the Nats earlier this season. He's the real deal.
Angels have to get their act in gear. 20% of the season is gone and while 8.5 games back is not a huge deficit, Texas and Oakland could prove tough to catch. -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

Al,

Yes, he is the real deal. The other guy to watch is Zack Wheeler who the Mets acquired for Carlos Beltran in 2010. However, this season in Triple A has been a little shaky for him so far.

I hear there are some worries about Strasburg. Is he hurt?

On Angels, I think the old saw is that you can't win the pennant in May but you can lose it. That could be happening here.

 

[lancer]

Al,

Yes, he is the real deal. The other guy to watch is Zack Wheeler who the Mets acquired for Carlos Beltran in 2010. However, this season in Triple A has been a little shaky for him so far.

I hear there are some worries about Strasburg. Is he hurt?

On Angels, I think the old saw is that you can't win the pennant in May but you can lose it. That could be happening here.

Brad, the team claims Strasburg is fine. He had some stiffness after a recent start but is was apparently unrelated to his surgery and he made his next start with no problems encountered during or after. His record is a result of no run support.
I was wrong about the hit Harvey gave up. It came in the 7th, with 2 down, on a bang-bang play at 1st. Outside of that, he had a perfect game going. -- Al

 

[lancer]

Looks like I asked this question a day early as I see that Halliday has been put on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Bad timing after his injury last year, and now this problem, in the last year of his current contract. -- Al

Now it has been announced that Halliday will undergo surgery on his right shoulder. He says he hopes to be back this season. Things just start to break in that 35-36 year age group. -- Al

 

[Terp152]

On this day in 1966, Frank Robinson became the only player to hit a home run out of Memorial Stadium, 451 ft. I remember reading about it in the paper. Chris

 

[lancer]

On this day in 1966, Frank Robinson became the only player to hit a home run out of Memorial Stadium, 451 ft. I remember reading about it in the paper. Chris

1966 was a very good year for the O's.:wink2:^&cool -- Al

 

[lancer]

1966 was a very good year for the O's.:wink2:^&cool -- Al

As a matter of fact, 2013 ain't been so bad to this point, either.^&grin Tied for 1st place and playing well. I like the way things are going as the O's seemed to have picked up where last year left off. A little improvement from the starting pitching and the O's will be there in October.:wink2: -- Al

 

[jazzeum]

A very interesting (actually sad) stat: The next game after Harvey pitches, the Mets are 0-7 {eek3}

 

[lancer]

Well, the AL East is at it again. A 3-way tie for 1st place amongst the O's, Sox, and Yanks. I must admit, both NY and Boston have really surprised me. -- Al

 

[lancer]

Keeping an eye on KC starter Jeremy Guthrie, I am glad he seems to have righted his career course. After years with the O's, as their most reliable starter (and my favorite player), Guthrie was traded to the Rockies before the 2012 season. His time there was a disaster (as it has been for many pitchers) as he got pounded and lost his confidence. He was traded to KC, leaving Colorado with an ugly 3-9 personel record, and had further struggles with the Royals in his first few starts. With his season record sitting at 3-12 (0-3 with KC), a light went on, his confidence returned, and Guthrie has returned to the form that made him the O's best pitcher for years. Since losing his first 3 decisions with KC, Guthrie has gone 8-0 (5-0 last season and 3-0 so far this year), a streak that encompass' 16 straight starts without a loss, tying the KC team record. I don't know how long this can last, but I am enjoying it for him, and I am sure he is enjoying it for himself. ^&cool -- Al

Guthrie keeps rolling on. Beat the O's (his former team of many years) tonight to run his unbeaten streak to 18 straight over two seasons, having now gone 10-0 during that time (5-0 2012, 5-0 2013). He has now lowered his ERA to 2.28 this season. I just can't understand the huge turnaround, but I sure like it. -- Al

 

[sammy719]

I love surprises, just the good ones though I was following the O's score until it went 6-0 twins in the 6th time to call this one I figured...wrong!!!! the O's come back and win it in the 10th!!! back to a 3 way tie, as I said before on this thread this is going to be a real dog fight between 3-4 teams all Summer long, I think the AL East title will go down to the last series of the year for alot of teams, this is baseball at it's best, and it's only May...Sammy

 

[lancer]

I love surprises, just the good ones though I was following the O's score until it went 6-0 twins in the 6th time to call this one I figured...wrong!!!! the O's come back and win it in the 10th!!! back to a 3 way tie, as I said before on this thread this is going to be a real dog fight between 3-4 teams all Summer long, I think the AL East title will go down to the last series of the year for alot of teams, this is baseball at it's best, and it's only May...Sammy

It was a great O's win. Trey's were wild. With the O's down 6-0, they score 3 in the 6th, 3 in the 7th to tie, and then 3 in the 10th to win. Very impressive. The O's are scoring runs like no one's business. They already have 6 men with 17 to 33 RBI's. My other team, the Nats, only have 1 guy in that category and even the Tigers and Athletics can't match that total. The O's can play baseball, baby. -- Al

 

[lancer]

Couple of 1-hit gems thrown in MLB last night with the Card's Miller beating the Rockies 3-0, fanning 13 and walking no one. The Red Sox Lester 1-hit the Jays, also walking no one. A couple of beautifully pitched games. Seems to be a flood of great 1-hitters being thrown around MLB. -- Al

 

[Fusilier]

Couple of 1-hit gems thrown in MLB last night with the Card's Miller beating the Rockies 3-0, fanning 13 and walking no one. The Red Sox Lester 1-hit the Jays, also walking no one. A couple of beautifully pitched games. Seems to be a flood of great 1-hitters being thrown around MLB. -- Al

Miller did an excellent job last night, with the one hit he allowed being the first batter he faced! Great performance from the rookie, who is now 5-2.

Noah

 

[lancer]

I have noted that the O's are continuing the winning play from last season with almost the identical formula of good hitting, fielding, and bullpen work that picks up the slack of the starting pitching. Now, the season for the O's is 37 games old and they are tied for 2nd place, 1 game back of NY and, so far, the O's have had to use 9 different starting pitchers. This is very similar to last year with the revolving door of starters that was used. I shudder to think how well the O's could be doing with a top-notch starting staff. They are making do with 2 or 3 decent pitchers, and filling in the rest as needed. Boy, a couple of real good starters would really make out well in O town. -- Al

 

[lancer]

Zimmermann just saved the Nat's again by salvaging the 3rd game of the series in Atlanta. He 2-hit the Braves over 8 innings, allowing 0 runs and earning the 2-0 win to go 5-1 on the season with a 1.64 ERA. Thank goodness someone is playing ball for the Nats or this season would be uglier than it is. The four other starters are a combined 6-11, hardly what has been expected of such an excellent staff. To be fair, the run support has been scarce. The 1-4 Strasburg has only gotten 1.8 runs per game and the 1-2 Detwiler has had 2 wins blown by the bullpen and has only had 2 runs of support in his 2 losses. Haren at 2-3 and Gonzalez at 2-2 have been lit up although Gonzalez has shown some of what made him a 21 game winner last year. It has been feast or famine for the Nats in a 14-14 season. They just have no rhythm so far this season. -- Al

Once again, the sputtering Nats have their losing streak halted by Zimmermann. Everything I wrote above is still true. No runs and shaky fielding is keeping this team from getting into a rhythm. Zimmermann is the only starter pitching to his potential and getting results. He is now 7-1 with a 1.69 ERA after beating the Dodgers last night. The Nats are only 1 game back of 1st place Atlanta, even with a negative run differential. Wonder what they could be doing if they could score or field? :rolleyes2: -- Al