I was surprised to see Randy Johnson pitch last night. Johnson pitched last Sunday, and the Diamondbacks had a day off this week (Thursday), so I expected Brenly to give him an extra day of rest, especially with a large division lead. But there he was last night, getting shelled by the Giants. [...]
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August 30, 2002
Strong Up the Middle:
Just fooling around with win shares tonight, and I was looking at the AL contenders up the middle (C, 2B, SS, CF). The Yankees have a big advantage:
Team WS
NYY 92.2
Oak 60.2
Sea 52.9
Ana 49.7
Min [...]
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August 30, 2002
Leadoff Power:
Both Jones and Durham have hit leadoff HRs in the Min-Oak game. Jones now has 10 HR leading off a game, two short of Brady Anderson’s single season record of 12.
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August 30, 2002
First Commentary:
Tim Keown has the first insightful article I’ve read on the process post settlement:
The direction of public opinion is mystifying, really. Everyone seems to understand and accept Bud Selig’s epic incompetence and seemingly bottomless capacity for — to be highly generous — twisting the truth. Just to pick something at random, Selig can’t even embrace [...]
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August 30, 2002
Happiness Is:
Not having to read “Ninth work stoppage since 1972″ ever again.
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August 30, 2002
Life Imitates Baseball Musings:
Don Fehr made me look good (from FoxSports):
“We believe this is an agreement we can live with,” Fehr said. “Otherwise we wouldn’t have made it.”
Similar to what I thought would happen yesterday. I just had it happening a little earlier. Well, it was the wee hours in Hawaii.
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August 30, 2002
No Strike:
ESPN is reporting there is a deal. I’m glad my optimism was rewarded. Let’s get back to the games now.
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August 30, 2002
Sox Flying?
I just heard the Red Sox are on their way to the airport. That’s the best sign I’ve seen all day.
There is a report that three teams have told the union they won’t walk. Marvin Miller has called the news organization that reported this and says it’s not true. If it is [...]
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August 30, 2002
Partnership:
I was just listening to Ron Shapiro being interviewed. He made a point that I’ve been making for some time, that a partnership has to be formed between the owners and players to avoid this happening again. That’s the best way to remove the distrust between the two sides, and build the game [...]
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August 30, 2002
Still No Deal
but no strike either. People are paying attention to the Red Sox right now, since they are supposed to have an 8:30 charter. Of course, the game isn’t until this evening, so I would guess they could push the charter back to 2 PM and still get to Cleveland in plenty of time [...]
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August 29, 2002
Getting Nasty in Anaheim:
Fans are throwing things on the field. They threw about 25 beach balls earlier, and someone just threw a baseball. It would be ironic if the last game ended in a forfeit because the fans couldn’t be controled.
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August 29, 2002
Labor News:
Just heard while watching the Angels game that the 11:00 PM Eastern conference call between the union and the players has been delayed because Fehr and Selig have been meeting face to face since 9:30 PM Eastern.
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August 29, 2002
Waiting for the Axe to Fall:
I’m sitting here waiting to hear something. I’m watching the Blue Jays pound the Yankees (Phelps has two HR off Clemens), and then I’ll watch the Angels, maybe the last game for a while. I keep hoping someone will cut in with news of a deal.
Interestingly, ESPN.com has become more pessimistic, while FoxSports.com [...]
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August 29, 2002
Pitcher’s Duel:
Just looked at the Mariners-Twins box. 0-0 in the 5th, with both Moyer and Reed pitching gems. 7 hits, 0 walks combined.
If the Twins win today, you have to start liking their chances in the post-season. They would have outpitched a fine staff, and shut down a good offensive team. Maybe [...]
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August 29, 2002
Two Different Views:
I guess a few hours can make a big difference. Foxsports.com has this report by Dave Van Dyck from about 7 PM last night that is extremely pessimistic. Jayson Stark, updating this story at 3 AM is much more optimistic.
I love this quote from a management source:
“It’s hard to believe we can get [...]
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August 28, 2002
A’s Winning:
If the A’s hold on for the win tonight, it will be their 100th win over the last 3 years after Aug. 1. Here’s a list of the best winning percentages, Aug 1st on, 2000-2002 combined:
Team [...]
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August 28, 2002
Sending a Message:
Just when you thought the Yankees pitching might be vulnerable, Mussina and Wells put together back-to-back impressive starts. After 8 tonight, Yankee starters have not allowed a run. Mussina has only thrown 89 pitches tonight, so the Yankees may get back-to-back complete games, giving the Rivera-less bullpen a needed break. Mussina has [...]
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August 28, 2002
Still Slamming:
Joe Crede hit the 8th walk-off grand slam of the season last night, probably extending the record.
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August 27, 2002
Castro Revolts:
Castro broke it up with 1 out in the 6th.
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August 27, 2002
Through 5:
Finley is now perfect through 5. He threw 8 pitches in the 5th, getting two pop ups and a K. He has thrown 56 pitches through 5. If he keeps this up, he may end up with a complete game with less than 100 pitches thrown. That’s been done 11 times [...]
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August 27, 2002
Chuck Chuckin’:
It appears that Chuck Finley has a perfect game through 4 innings. Stay tuned!
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August 27, 2002
New Blog Added:
Check out Travis Nelson’s baseball blog. He has a nice article on why Gossage isn’t in the Hall of Fame.
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August 27, 2002
Catcher Triples:
Pierzynski just hit his 5th triple of the year to give the Twins the lead. It will be interesting to see if he goes past 6 triples this year. No one who has caught 100 games in a season has done that since Darrell Porter hit 10 in 1979. Of course, he [...]
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August 27, 2002
Griffey Comeback?
Junior has been playing very well since the all-star break:
Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB HBP SO OBP SLG
Pre-All Star .243 26 74 6 18 4 0 2 4 [...]
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August 27, 2002
Are the Yankees the Problem?
Bob Klapisch has an article on ESPN.com that I agree with. I especially like this passage:
If money really ruled, we’d like to know why the Twins — who were on the verge of being vaporized by Bud Selig — are crushing the White Sox and the Indians in the AL Central Division. And why, [...]
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August 27, 2002
Pictures:
My friend Andres took some digital photos of the game last night. Here are some that he thought were the best.
My family walking to Fenway. My wife is in the pink shirt, I’m in the blue Oxford, and my daughter is holding my hand.
A view of the Green Moster. Notice they have [...]
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August 27, 2002
Red Sox Game:
I went with friends and family to the Red Sox game last night. My first time at Fenway this year (although I tried to see two other games and failed). The game had everything; two homers by Manny Ramirez, great defense (Floyd and Palmeiro), bad defense (four errors by the Red Sox) some [...]
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August 26, 2002
MLB Webcast:
MLB is broadcasting live video of the Rangers-Yankees game today at 1 PM. It’s free, and if it works, I assume someday soon you’ll be able to see any game in the country over the internet, just as you can listen to any game now. It’s good to see MLB embracing the internet. [...]
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August 22, 2002
Still Enjoying the Beach
but I thought I’d log in to see what was happening in the baseball world. A three way tie in the AL West makes that look like the most exciting race out there. Mets have lost 10 in a row, 6 by 2 runs or less. The DBacks just keep getting better. [...]
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August 17, 2002
I’m Off:
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