The Orioles needed Rodrigo Lopez to go deep in the game tonight, but that doesn’t look like it will happen tonight. Lopez threw 44 pitches in the first inning, only 24 for strikes. He walked 2 and hit a batter in addition to allowing four hits. On any other night, Mazzilli might [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:34 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2005
Padres Tailspin
The Padre decent below .500 continues. They lost 7-1 against the Reds. Woody Williams had the fourth consecutive poor start for San Diego, and the 9th in eleven games. They even made Eric Milton look good!
It’s amazing to me that the best the Padres could do at the trading deadline is rid themselves [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:40 pm | Team Evaluation | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 31, 2005
Hey, Manny can Play
I thought Manny Ramirez was taking the day off! How nice that he made himself available to pinch hit and drove in a run to give the Sox the lead. What a guy!
Update: Schilling pitches the ninth for the save. The Red Sox sweep the Twins, putting the Twins farther out of [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:06 pm | Games | Permalink | 9 Comments
July 31, 2005
Defensive Extremes
The Angels and Yankees go to extra innings, thanks to the good and the bad of LAnaheim’s defense. The Angels made three errors today, leading to three unearned runs. But Figgins in center made a great diving catch on Bernie Williams early that saved at least one run, and Izturis at third just [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:37 pm | Games | Permalink | 2 Comments
July 31, 2005
Bootcheck-ed Out Too Early
Chris Bootcheck gave the Angels six good innings today, allowing just 1 run to the New York Yankees. He threw strikes, 55 out of 79 pitches going his way. Why did Scioscia pull him after six? The Angels bullpen, which worked quite a bit over the last few days, gives up five [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:09 pm | Games | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 31, 2005
Deadline Passes
The trade deadline is hear, and I’ve heard of no blockbusters. However, the deals just have to be in to the MLB offices by four. They still may not be announced until games are completed.
Update: Just made a quick check of the boxscores, and I didn’t see anyone pulled out of the lineup [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:00 pm | Trades | Permalink | 2 Comments
July 31, 2005
Chris Capuan-0
Chris Capuano has a no-hitter through five innings. He’s walked one batter. The game is not on MLB extra-innings, so if you’re watching locally, feel free to leave comments on how Chris is doing.
Noah Lowry is nearly matching Capuano. He’s just given up 1 hit and 1 walk in the fifth. Both [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:13 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2005
Washington Rally
The Nationals are getting some timely hitting this afternoon, even from the pitcher. With Guillen at third and two out, Baerga singled Jose home for the lead. A double and an intentional walk brought Livan Hernandez to the plate. He singled in the insurance run and chased Brian Moehler from the game. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:03 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2005
Molina2
The Molina brothers slammed Randy Johnson today. Each hit a home run; Bengie’s three run shot gave the Angels as 3-1 lead, and Jose’s solo dinger made it 4-1. Randy Johnson has now allowed the most home runs in the American League, 23.
Posted by David Pinto at 2:30 pm | Games | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2005
Giambi’s July
Jason Giambi hit his 13th home run of July. That’s more than he hit in all of 2004. He now has a .440 OBA and a .542 slugging percentage for the year.
Update: Giambi hits another one in the 7th. It’s his fourth multi-homer game of the month. The Yankees still trail 4-2 [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 1:48 pm | Sluggers | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 31, 2005
Where’s Manny?
Manny Ramirez is not in the lineup for today’s game vs. the Twins. If the Red Sox are not going to trade him, they should be playing him.
Update: Manny says he wants to win another World Series with Boston.
Posted by David Pinto at 1:43 pm | Trades | Permalink | 4 Comments
July 31, 2005
Games of the Day
The Oakland Athletics are just 2 1/2 games behind the LAnaheim Angels going into action today. The Angels-Yankees game looks like a mismatch, as career minor leaguer Chris Bootcheck faces Randy Johnson. Bootcheck is making his first start of the season and only the second of his career. Johnson is coming off [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:51 am | Matchups | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2005
Hall of Fame
I just wanted to say Congratulations to Peter Gammons on the day of his induction to the Hall of Fame. When I arrived in Boston in 1978, Peter’s Sunday column was a must read. When I started to work on Baseball Tonight, it was more of a thrill for me to be working [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:42 am | All-Time Greats | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 31, 2005
Fair Run Average
Fair Run Average gets an article in the New York Times today. Basically, it’s a way of correcting ERAs for bad relief pitching.
On average, putting runners on first and second with no outs – the mess Foster made – leads to 0.9 more runs than a typical inning. One of the runners often scores. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:28 am | Statistics | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 31, 2005
Bell and Brinkman
Buddy Bell got an earful from umpire Joe Brinkman last night and didn’t like it.
Bell questioned a call on Berroa ? complaining that a called strike was in fact too low ? when he said Brinkman responded with a profanity-laced tirade.
?We?re supposed to sit back,? Bell said, ?and we?re supposed to say, ?OK, whatever they [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:19 am | Umpires | Permalink | 4 Comments
July 31, 2005
Overnight Deals
The Red Sox picked up Jose Cruz Jr. from the Diamondbacks last night in exchange for two minor leaguers. The Red Sox also received cash. I assume he’ll fill in for Trot Nixon and give the Red Sox a little insurance if they do trade Manny Ramirez.
The Mariners did indeed trade Randy [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:31 am | Trades | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2005
Hand-icapping the Orioles
David Steele in the Baltimore Sun criticizes the Orioles for not getting more pitching early on:
Stop us if you’ve heard that before. If the Orioles do as expected and stand pat today, most of the criticism will be aimed at Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan for not doing anything now, for not getting A.J. Burnett [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:07 am | Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 31, 2005
Using What Works
It’s nice to see a manager stay with a relief pitcher who is pitching well, rather than bring in the closer because it’s time for the closer:
After rookie Conor Jackson put the Diamondbacks ahead with an eighth-inning double to score Troy Glaus, Melvin decided to stick with Aquino, who had worked a quick, 1-2-3 bottom [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:01 am | Strategy | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2005
Sunday Update
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Posted by David Pinto at 8:23 am | Statistics | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2005
Gomes Gone, Gone, Gone
Jonny Gomes hits three homers to help the Devil Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Royals tonight. It was the first three homer game in DRays history. With the win, the Devil Rays move past the Royals and no longer have the worst record in the American League. Maybe I got off [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:43 pm | Sluggers | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2005
Andy’s July
Andy Pettitte throws eight shutout innings vs. the Mets tonight. He finishes July 5-0 with a 0.90 ERA. He’s been a big factor in the Astros comeback.
Man, the Yankees could have a great lefty rotation. Pettitte, Lilly, Halsey. Put that with Mussina and a fifth starter and New York probably wouldn’t need [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:23 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2005
Manny Scratched
Manny Ramirez was scratched from tonight’s lineup. There’s been no word from the Red Sox as to why he was taken out of the lineup.
Update: Olerud is batting in Manny’s slot and drives in the first run of the game in the bottom of the first.
Update: Manny is still with the Red Sox. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:21 pm | Baseball Jerks | Permalink | 4 Comments
July 30, 2005
Suzuki Slugging
Ichiro Suzuki belted two home runs for the Mariners today. It’s the third multi-homer game of his career, and his first since June 17, 2003.
Mike Morse also hit a long ball for the Mariners to account for the third run in their 3-2 victory over the Indians. Morse is someone to keep you [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:15 pm | Players | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 30, 2005
Beltway Breakdown
With the Orioles and Nationals losing again today, the Baltimore-Washington area has gone from looking for a commuter rail series to also ran status. Since the All-Star break, the Nationals are 3-12, the worst record in the NL. The Orioles are 4-11, the worst record in the AL.
The Orioles scored six runs today, [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:45 pm | Team Evaluation | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 30, 2005
Chacon Goes Six
Shawn Chacon gives the Yankees six good innings today. He gave up four hits and three walks, but none of the hits were for extra bases. He allowed just 1 run, none earned, and threw 104 pitches, 56 for strikes. It was an okay start. I would suspect other teams with [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 3:37 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 5 Comments
July 30, 2005
Cabrera Leaves Early
Did anyone see what happened to Daniel Cabrera in the Orioles game. He left after getting two out and giving up three hits in the 2nd inning. Was he hurt, or was Mazzilli just trying to keep the game from getting out of hand?
Eric Byrnes has an RBI double and the Orioles lead [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 2:44 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 2 Comments
July 30, 2005
Joe Moving Up
It looks like Joe Garagiola will be moving to Major League Baseball.
Diamondbacks General Partner Jeff Moorad, traveling with the team, said Friday the club was not in position to confirm or deny that Garagiola has already been hired by MLB, along with Mike Port, vice president of the Boston Red Sox.
Garagiola is said to be [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 12:23 pm | Management | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 30, 2005
Games of the Day
The Washington Nationals send John Patterson to the mound against A.J. Burnett and the Marlins to try to stop their five game skid. At the beginning of the week, they were tied with the Braves for first in the NL East. Now, they’re not even leading the wild card as they sit one [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 10:27 am | Matchups | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2005
The Manny Rule
I haven’t put much stock in the trade Manny rumors. But I had forgotten about this:
One source stressed to the Globe that the Red Sox have additional motivation to make this deal as Ramirez will have the right after this season to veto a trade under baseball’s ”10-5” rule, which applies to players with [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:31 am | Trades | Permalink | 4 Comments
July 30, 2005
West Coast Roundup
It’s happened. The Padres lost 8-3 to the Cincinnati Reds last night. They now lead the division, but are one-game under .500. Early in the season, the Padres banked on their starters going five decent innings, and the bullpen finishing the game. Now, the Padres are getting nothing from their starters. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:55 am | Division Races | Permalink | No Comments
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