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September 3rd, 2007

Games for Labor Day

Happy Labor Day. Watch your favorite team on television today, assuming the powers-that-be allow you to do so…
American League

Mariners at Yankees, 10:05 a.m. PT — Good thing folks in Seattle like coffee; this one’s kicking off good and early. The Mariners start the day two games back of New York in the AL wild card […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

August 29th, 2007

Santana vs Sabathia, and Other Great Pitching Matchups

Wednesday? Must be a full schedule. Let’s jump right in…
American League

Angels at Mariners, 1:35 p.m. PT — Division rivals, great pitching matchup (Jered Weaver vs Felix Hernandez). Most days this would be a no-brainer as the game to watch, but there are several good ones today.
Red Sox at Yankees, 4:05 p.m. PT — Josh Beckett […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

August 13th, 2007

Two Intriguing Monday Matchups

There are two games seriously worth watching on Monday. Unfortunately, they’re being played at the same time:
American League

Twins at Mariners, 7:05 p.m. PT — Johan Santana? Felix Hernandez? One potential sticking point for Seattle is that lefties are hitting Hernandez pretty hard (.303/.368/.530) this year; that could be a problem against a team that features […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2007

Felix Hurts Elbow, A City Holds Its Breath

Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez left in the first inning of Wednesday night’s contest against the Twins due to “tightness in his right pitching elbow.” Uh-oh.
Mariners manager Mike Hargrove offers some comforting words:
Gut feeling, I think Felix will be OK. I have nothing to base that on.
Did I say “comforting”? Sorry, my bad.
Tough break for […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

April 12th, 2007

Old? Who You Callin’ Old?

Hey, did you notice that I hyped some pretty decent games on Wednesday? Will miracles never cease…
Not that it took a genius to figure out that Felix Hernandez/Daisuke Matsuzaka would be a great matchup, but a one-hitter from Hernandez? Against that lineup? Yesterday I said, “…and if something should happen to Johan Santana, Hernandez could […]

By Geoff Young -- 3 comments

April 11th, 2007

King Felix, Dice-K, and Other Guys without Snappy Nicknames

I keep giving you bad information. Not only did I tell you that Ervin Santana is a lefty (I meant the other left), but I also told you that he and Cleveland’s C.C. Sabathia would make for a good pitching matchup. Actually, Sabathia pitched reasonably well. He also helped hold Vlad Guerrero hitless, and I […]

By Geoff Young -- 3 comments

April 10th, 2007

Lefties Battle in Milwaukee

Some brutal pitching matchups today. About the only game I can recommend watching is the one in Milwaukee. Hint: The Brewers aren’t playing there.
It won’t stop snowing in Cleveland, so the Indians will “host” the Angels at Miller Park. For those of us out on the west coast, that’s a bit like the Padres playing […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments