Happy Monday, folks. Hope your weekend was good. Mine would have been better if the Padres had won their 17-inning marathon on Sunday. Still, a bad day at the ballpark beats a good day just about anywhere else.
With that pathetic attempt at wit out of the way, here’s what we’re keeping an eye on today:
American […]
This is heart-breaking. St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Josh Hancock was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning. The Cardinals’ scheduled game yesterday with the Cubs was canceled.
Out here in San Diego, at Petco Park, Hancock was honored with a moment of silence before the start of Sunday’s game against the Dodgers. For those of […]
In case anyone is interested, ESPN broadcaster Gary Thorne has apologized for getting the Curt Schilling bloody sock story completely wrong. Now the only thing left to determine is whether this whole affair is funny, sad, or both. Hey, that sounds like a poll:
Which best describes the Curt Schilling/Gary Thorne bloody sock fiasco?
Sad and funny
Sad
Funny
View […]
Be honest. Did you expect Bartolo Colon to come out of the gate so strong this season? Granted, the Mariners and Devil Rays aren’t exactly world beaters, but 11 strikeouts is impressive against any opponent. And how about Philip Hughes getting upstaged by A.J. Burnett and the Blue Jays? Don’t look now, but the Yankees […]
I know this happened, like, almost 24 hours ago, but I was doing stuff, okay? Okay?
Right, then. Barry Bonds hit home run #741 Wednesday night off Los Angeles Dodgers’ left-hander Randy Wolf. I love the quote from Wolf: “The guy’s got super-human power.”
Yes, Randy; we just haven’t been able to prove it.
Here at Knuckle Curve […]
Did Mark Buehrle get the calls? That’s the question Anthony asks at Friar Watch. Using MLB’s Enhanced Gameday data, he examines Buehrle’s no-hitter from last week and determines that for the most part, the plate umpire did a good job calling balls and strikes for Buehrle and his opposite number, the Rangers’ Kevin Millwood.
The charts […]
Our friends at Gaslamp Ball have pointed to a story claiming that Curt Schilling’s infamous bloody sock from the 2004 playoffs may have been staged. David Pinto at Baseball Musings used to work at ESPN and knows Gary Thorne, the announcer who made the claim. Quoth Pinto:
Having seen Thorne screw up on the air many […]
At the risk of straining something while patting myself on the back, I called Wednesday’s Jake Peavy/Brandon Webb matchup the one to watch. Although the outcome wasn’t quite what I’d hoped for, the game was tremendous. Peavy fanned 16 batters and nearly tied Tom Seaver’s record of 10 straight strikeouts. Only a questionable call on […]
I understand the intent behind this, but the fact that Torii Hunter violated a rule by sending champagne to an opponent (the Royals, last October) for losing a game seems sort of, shall we say, quaint in the current era. From the article:
The rule, 21-b, regards misconduct and is titled “Gift for Defeating Competing Club.” […]
Ack, I’ve been slacking. Bad blogger, no cookie! Anyway, here are a few games I’ll be keeping an eye on today.
American League
Red Sox at Orioles, 4:05 p.m. PT – Curt Schilling faces Daniel Cabrera at Camden Yards. Since a poor showing on Opening Day, Schilling has pitched pretty well. Sure, he gave up five runs […]
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Written by Stephen Kersey [email] for b5media.
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