Orioles 7, Mariners 6 (13 innings). The teams combined for 34 hits and 12 walks in this one. Good god. The Mariners took the lead in the 13th, but Baltimore rallied with two in the bottom half of the inning to get the win. JJ Hardy had four hits for the Orioles in his return […]

I can’t even post a picture of Tony La Russa’s mug on the blog, because I may hurl while I try to write this post.  Here’s a link if you are really curious, but I think I would rather watch the Rondo injury a thousand times than have a peak at THIS for a prolonged period. […]

Brewers 4, Padres 3 After a somewhat disappointing Brewers debut, Zack Greinke was more Zack Greinkeish (6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K) in this one. Mat Latos, however, has not been so Mat Latoish all season as he falls to 0-5 with a 5.2 inning, 4-run performance. It’s too early to […]

Here we go. Jose Bautista played sparingly this week, so he’s been knocked from his spot at the top of the chart! Could anyone have equaled his awesomeness? SCORCHING HITTERSJose Reyes, Mets. .440/.517/.840, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2 2B, 4 3B, 4 BB, 5 K, 2/2 SBFour triples in one week. For the record, that […]

It’s hard to remember that Travis Snider is only 23 years old. Drafted as the 14th overall pick in 2006, it seems like he’s been around forever. Snider made his debut just two short years after he was drafted at the blossoming age of 20, and he had all the makings of a superstar because, […]

Let us recap all the games you missed yesterday while you were paying tribute to the mothers in your life.  You did remember to call your mother, right? Dodgers 4, Mets 2: Yesterday, the Mets ended Andre Ethier’s hitting streak.  Today, Ethier got his revenge by breaking a 2-2 tie by way of a seventh […]

Justin Verlander pitched his second career no hitter on Saturday May 7, shutting out the Toronto Blue Jays in a 9-0 victory.  It was the 271st no hitter in Major League history (at least according to the Wikipedia list, and we know they’re always right).  It was certainly a great accomplishment for Verlander, but something […]

On Friday night, Cliff Lee struck out 16 Braves hitters in seven innings whle only walking one. He got stuck with the loss thanks to the three runs he allowed, and the goose egg put on the board by Philly’s offense. It got me to thinking. We all know a strikeout is the best possible […]

As you undoubtedly know by now, Andre Ethier’s impressive hitting streak, which started in the season’s third game, ended last night at a nice, round 30 games. In hindsight, maybe we should’ve seen it coming.  Since 2000, there have been eight hitting streaks of 30 games or longer. Of those eight, Ethier is the fifth […]

Shuout-shutout-shutout-nohitter-shutout-shutout. Pretty good day for pitchers. Rays 8, Orioles 2: Jeremy Guthrie got lit up (5 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR), with Evan Logoria hitting his first home run of the season and BJ Upton hitting his 5th. So far in this series the Rays have outscored the O’s […]

Going into the later innings of a couple games, we had the possibility of seeing both a perfect game and a record-breaking strike-out performance. Year of the pitcher (again)? Reds 5, Cubs 4: Edison Volquez pitched 5 innings, striking out 3 and walking 4. Matt Garza pitched 6 innings, striking out 7 and walking 2. […]

Reds 10, Astros 4. The Reds just whooped the tar out of Brett Myers, took a couple innings off, and then beat the tar out of Nelson Figueroa. Homer Bailey pitched very well for the Reds, allowing only one run in six while striking out seven and only walking one. Jay Bruce had three hits, […]

Cole Hamels is off to quite a start in Philedelphia this season; 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA, and peripherals to match. Hamels has carried forward most of 2010’s strike-out rate (8.9 K/9) while also improving on last year’s control (2.2 BB/9) and inducing a lot more groundballs (almost half if balls in play). That last […]

It was a great night to be a struggling veteran hitter but a terrible day to be Brandon Lyon. Reds 3, Astros 2: There is blown saves and then there are Brandon Lyon’s blown saves.  With a 2-0 lead entering the ninth, hear is what Lyon did in order to “close” the game: walk, wild […]