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O's playing "option, no option" with the roster again. Chen got sent down 'to rest' and keep his inning count down, (according to the club), by skipping a start. He is supposed to pitch in the minors to stay sharp, so I don't see the point. The real reason was to get Parmalee to the majors and Chen had an option left, so he got sent down. Chen is on pace for a career high in innings pitched, so the excuse is to keep him fresh for September. Chen has 8 QS, no other O's starter has more than 5 and he leads the O's in IP. Too bad his excellent pitching hasn't translated into an equivalent W-L record as he is only 3-4, fewest wins amongst the O's starters, even as he also leads the team starters in ERA. Just one of those things. -- Al
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With the Warrior's victory all Bay Area sports fans have now turned to the Giants and A's. This is the rare time of year where one sport does not overlap with another.
I can't figure the Giants out? Are they a team built on pitching? Hitting? And within the hitting are they an HR team or a run manufacturing team?
In the end I guess one doubts them at their own peril, the recent championships speak for themselves.
I can't figure the Giants out? Are they a team built on pitching? Hitting? And within the hitting are they an HR team or a run manufacturing team?
In the end I guess one doubts them at their own peril, the recent championships speak for themselves.
DC holding it's breath that Harper isn't hurt too badly. That is one man that they cannot replace, not with the year he's having. Harper currently ranks 3rd in MLB with a .344 BA, tied for 2nd in MLB with 22 Hr's, 3rd in MLB with 53 RBI's, and leads MLB with a 1.197 OPS. No way the Nats can afford to lose him. He also leads MLB in WAR at 5.2 and leads all right-fielders with 8 defensive runs saved. Harper was on pace to (for what projections are worth) end the season with the 3rd highest season WAR ever by position player @ 12.7, behind 2 Babe Ruth seasons (1923 @ 14.1 and 1921 @ 12.9). In a season that hasn't gone well for the Nats, Harpers loss would be the last straw and devastating. -- Al
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Let's hope for the Expos sake he's ok; hope those rabid baseball fans in Montreal can get past this.
Wait; they're Washington now?
Man, I've got to get on that internet thingy................
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I wouldn't get a rats arse if he hits 1,000 home runs and 10,000 hits, more then half in my book are tainted with steroids, even the Yankees own ownership/ upper management have played down his "major awards" this season, he can't leave this game quick enough for me and join his buddy Bonds in the waiting game for a HOF ballet...they'll both be waiting a lonnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggg time...Sammy
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Well in this Bataan Death March of a season for the Red Sox, one of the bright spots came through again tonight; Eduardo Rodriguez won again vs the best team in the AL, the Royals, to improve his record since being called up from AAA to 3-1.
This is the kid they got from the Orioles for Miller; now I see why the O's did not want to trade him, he's looked spectacular so far. 97 MPH gas from the left side, great slider and curveball.
Him and Boegarts have been two of the reasons to watch this crappy *** team this year.......................
This is the kid they got from the Orioles for Miller; now I see why the O's did not want to trade him, he's looked spectacular so far. 97 MPH gas from the left side, great slider and curveball.
Him and Boegarts have been two of the reasons to watch this crappy *** team this year.......................
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A-Roid was a very good talent without the drugs, but with them, he sets all sorts of records and makes tons of cash.
It's all about money, money, money.
He's a fraud and a liar, watching MFY fans embrace this guy again and welcome him back into the family is a joke, but that's fans for you, they're suckers.
And the toolbag who caught the ball said he's not giving it back.
What a class act; MFY season ticket holder no less.
Naturally.
Mad Max flirted with history again today. Went 8.2 innings of perfect ball when he plunked the 27th batter on a 2 strike count. He kept his focus and completed the no-no and won 5-0. It was a beautiful game. Mad Max has allowed 1 hit in his last 2 games, over 18 innings, with 0 runs, 26 K's, 1 BB. Maybe he'll get player of the week.:rolleyes2: Nats now have 2 no-hitters in their last 70 regular season games and they were both thrown on the home-field. -- Al
Just saw the stat that Mad Max is the 13th pitcher in MLB history to lose a perfect game with 2 out in the 9th, but only the 3rd of those 13 to complete the no-hitter. Max is also only the 2nd pitcher since Vander Meer's 1938 back-to-back no-hitters to throw a back-to-back no-hitter, 1 hitter combination. The other was Jim Tobin in 1944. I guess the Nats knew what they were doing when they signed him. -- Al
Quite right but the truth of the matter is Scherzer's games were much better examples of pitching. Vander Meer walked 3 men in his 1st no-hitter and he walked 8 men in the second one. Scherzer allowed 3 baserunners total in his 2 games. Still, considering how many things have to fall into place to achieve a no-hitter, it is unlikely that anyone will match Vander Meer's record. It is just too hard and requires too much luck. I am still amazed at the records Nolan Ryan established with his 7 no-hitters, and his just as amazing 12 1-hitters. -- Al
Fun with numbers - got to thinking about Nolan Ryan and his 7 no-nos and 12 1-hitters. By the numbers these encompassed: 19 complete games; 16 shutouts (including all the no-hitters); total innings of 180.1 (the anomaly of the inning total is due to a 13th i-hitter which was a ND and thus not recorded as a 1-hitter); 1 (one) earned run in those 20 games; 13 hits in the 180.1 innings; a total of 242 strikeouts and 71 walks; his strikeout totals in his 7 no-hitters were 12, 17, 15, 9, 14, 14, 16, an average of 13.8 per game. One last tidbit, Ryan's no-hitters averaged a 4-0 score. His closest game was his 1-0 win over Baltimore. It was also the game with the fewest K's, with 9. All in all, not too shabby. Whew! -- Al
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Have noted that former O's RFer Nick Markakis is having a good season, in terms of average and OBP with Atlanta. What I can't figure out is what has happened to his power swing. He has 16 doubles but no triples, and even more shocking, not a single Hr. He has 141 career dingers and normally averages about 16 Hr's a season. It's a puzzle, unless that off-season neck surgery has had a negative effect on his power swing. -- Al
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Al:
Phenomenal pitching from one of the game's current great pitchers. He reminds me of Roy Halladay. Not a lot of flash, he simply gets people out.
Clearly that was money well spent.
-Jason
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MFY fans celebrate A-Roids 3,***th hit; the guy in the middle with his Yankees hat on sideways is the local Mensa chapter president............
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