Lance Niekro is a big reason the Giants are off to an 8-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. He’s gone two for two, hitting his 9th double and home run. Niekro is a low OBA, high power hitter. That’s fine, and batting 6th is a perfect place for that type of [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:57 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2005
Francis Comes Through
Jeff Francis gave the Rockies six strong innings tonight in St. Louis, leaving the game with a 5-0 lead. He allowed just three hits and 2 walks while striking out six. Francis’ road record is very poor this season; his ERA is 3.50 at Coors, and entering today, 7.21 on the road. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:26 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2005
Penn Running Dry
It’s pretty clear Hayden Penn is not ready for the major leagues yet. Hayden gave up 5 earned runs in 3 2/3 innings tonight. He doesn’t go deep in games, and too often he gives up too many runs. He’s now given up 25 earned runs in 33 1/3 innings for a 6.75 [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:37 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2005
MLB to Decide Rogers Fate
I didn’t know there were jurisdictions in baseball.
The Rangers talked with MLB on Thursday. Because the incident occurred on the field, MLB has jurisdiction. A decision on possible discipline is expected Friday, Texas owner Tom Hicks said.
“At this point there’s nothing the Texas Rangers will or can do,” Hicks said. “We will support whatever the [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:29 pm | Baseball Jerks | Permalink | 4 Comments
June 30, 2005
Hope and Crosby
The Athletics won again this afternoon, defeating the Seattle Mariners 6-2. Bobby Crosby batted cleanup today and went 2 for 3 with a walk and his fourth homer. He’s now batting .337 with a .400 OBA and a .558 slugging percentage. The A’s are 19-8 when Crosby plays, 19-32 without him. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:12 pm | Players | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2005
Slugging Rangers
Kenny Rogers isn’t the only Ranger who can hit. Texas belted eight home runs this afternoon, riding the Angels out of town on a rail 18-5. Kevin Mench was the big bopper, blasting three out of the park and driving in five runs. Mark Teixeira added a pair of two-run shots himself. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:24 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2005
Washington Wins Again
Chad Cordero earned his 28th save in 30 attempts this afternoon, preserving a 7-5 Nationals victory over the Pirates. Cordero didn’t make it easy on himself, giving up a single and a double to start the inning. John Wetteland was a master of the “heart-attack” save in 1996 for the Yankees. Starting [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:01 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2005
Rough Day at Wrigley
It’s not the best day to be a pitcher at Wrigley Field. Greg Maddux has gone five innings so far, allowing 10 hits and six runs. Chris Capuano isn’t doing much better, allowing five runs and seven hits. Overall, batters in the game are 17 for 42 (.405) through 4 1/2 innings.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:50 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2005
Pulling Martinez
I don’t quite understand this. Pedro Martinez pitches six innings, throwing 99 pitches, 69 for strikes. With the Mets holding a 5-2 lead in the bottom of 6th, Pedro is due up with none on and two out. Randolph lifts him for Victor Diaz, who makes an out. The Phillies get [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:18 pm | Games | Permalink | 5 Comments
June 30, 2005
Powers of 2
Kip Wells has a great line so far:
2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K.
Posted by David Pinto at 2:03 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 30, 2005
Death to Batting Average!
When sports writers start calling for batting average to be put to death as a statistic, you know the times are changing. Joe Posnanski does that today:
But wherever we turn, batting average has to go. Batting average is the horse and buggy. It is black-and-white television. Its time has passed. I don?t know how [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:05 am | Statistics | Permalink | 8 Comments
June 30, 2005
Game of the Day
Jon Lieber returns to New York to face the Mets and Pedro Martinez this afternoon. Lieber got off to a great start, going 4-1 with a 3.03 ERA in April, but since his record is 4-6 with an ERA twice his April number. Meanwhile, Pedro is being Pedro for the Mets; great record, [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:36 am | Matchups | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2005
Know When to Fold Them
Kenny Rogers attacked two cameramen last night. One was taken to a hospital on a stretcher (Fox has a video link of the incident).
This wasn’t Randy Johnson being surprised by a reporter jumping out of the bushes, or Tim Belcher being upset after a bad game. This was a premeditated act of [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:46 am | Baseball Jerks | Permalink | 7 Comments
June 30, 2005
LAnaheim
I’m going to start referring to the city name of the Angels as LAnaheim. Every time I want to refer to the Angels by their place name I end up typing Anaheim, then having to change it. I never know, however, what to type instead. Los Angeles isn’t complete. Los Angeles [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:33 am | Team Movements | Permalink | 6 Comments
June 30, 2005
A’s Plus
The Oakland Athletics appear to have corrected their early season problems and are on a 14-4 streak since June 10. The offense, which was amazingly weak, has scored 101 runs over their last 18 games. Take a look at the batters over this time period. All the regulars save Swisher are getting [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:21 am | Team Evaluation | Permalink | No Comments
June 30, 2005
Daily Dose of Data
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Posted by David Pinto at 7:55 am | Statistics | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2005
Hurting the Tigers
Frank Thomas goes deep in the 13th inning to give the White Sox a 4-3 lead. Thomas now has eight home runs in 52 at bats, one every 6.5 at bats. According to the broadcast, he also set the franchise record for runs scored at 1320.
Posted by David Pinto at 10:51 pm | Games | Permalink | 3 Comments
June 29, 2005
A’s Rolling Again
The Athletics are off to a good start tonight, scoring four runs so far tonight and they’re still in the second inning. Nick Swisher hit his 9th homer of the season; during this 13-4 run for the A’s Swisher hasn’t hit for average nor gotten on base much, but his few hits have gone [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:33 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2005
Utley and Rollins
At what point do the Phillies swap Rollins and Utley in the order? Rollins, with almost 3000 career at bats, pretty much proved he doesn’t get on base much. His career OBA is .324, and this season it’s below .320. Utley, finally given a chance to play every day, is posting a [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:49 pm | Offense | Permalink | 3 Comments
June 29, 2005
Baseball Musings Radio Show
There were server problems tonight, so the Baseball Musings Radio Show did not go out live. However, you can hear the recorded version here. It’s also available on demand at TPSRadio.
Posted by David Pinto at 9:29 pm | Podcasts | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2005
Pudge Punched
Pudge Rodriguez just struck out with the bases loaded and nobody out in a game tied 3-3 in the 8th. He’s upset, and he should be. Dmitri Young walked to load the bases. Politte looked wild. So instead of waiting to see if Politte can throw a strike, Ivan goes up [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:23 pm | Offense | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2005
Embarassing Play
The Cincinnati Reds played embarassing defense in the 2nd inning against the Cardinals tonight. It seemed every time they touched the ball something went wrong. Jason Romano is playing center field. Reggie Sanders hit a ball to the warning track in center, and instead of getting under it, Romano tried to reach [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:08 pm | Defense | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 29, 2005
Baseball Musings Radio Show
Just a reminder that the Basball Musings Radio Show is coming up at the top of the hour. I hope you’ll tune in.
Posted by David Pinto at 7:13 pm | Broadcasts | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2005
Cameron for Sheffield?
I’ve been hearing rumors about this all day. One of my commentors reports that this was Omar making the noise and Cashman said no. If the Yankees are going to trade Sheffied for a center fielder, they should get a very young, very good one, not Mike Cameron who they’ll have to replace [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:06 pm | Trades | Permalink | 3 Comments
June 29, 2005
Ouch-io!
Craig Biggio broke the modern hit by pitch record when he was plunked today. The Astros won the game 7-1 as Oswalt when seven shutout innings for the victory. He’s now 2-0 in his career at Coors.
I thought this was appropriate:
Biggio was hit on the padding guarding his right elbow during the fourth [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:32 pm | Records | Permalink | 3 Comments
June 29, 2005
D.J. Spins a Gem
D.J. Carrasco went 6 2/3 innings today to earn a win over the Minnesota Twins. With enough innings his 3.23 ERA would put him in the top 10 in the American League. He’s mostly keeping runs off the board by keeping the ball in the park. In 55 2/3 innings, he’s only [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:53 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 29, 2005
Wood’s Return
That’s the Kerry Wood everyone knows and loves. Six innings, nine strikeouts, two walks and one run allowed. He won’t get the decision as the score is tied at 2 in the 7th, but with Prior and Wood both having good comeback outings, things are looking up for the Cubs.
Posted by David Pinto at 4:15 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2005
Moonlight Becomes You
Tom Elia points me to this article on the 100th anniversary of Moonlight Graham’s only major league appearance. The movie Field of Dreams it which Graham figures prominently, may be the only tear-jerker that makes men cry and not women.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:34 pm | Players | Permalink | 3 Comments
June 29, 2005
Towering Over the Devil Rays
In a fast moving game, Josh Towers has not allowed a hit through five innings against Tampa Bay. His only mistake was hitting Nick Green with a pitch. He’s struck out five, and 43 of his 62 pitches have been strikes. The Jays lead 6-0.
Update: Towers still has the no-hitter through six [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 1:25 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
June 29, 2005
Baseball Musings Radio Show
The weekly Baseball Musings radio show will be on TPSRadio tonight and every Wednesday at 8 PM EDT. Check out their other sports programming as well. You can listen at any one of these links:
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You can also call in at 888-985-0555 and leave a question for the show, or stop by the chat [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:45 am | Broadcasts | Permalink | No Comments
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