Archive for June, 2007
morgan strikes again
26 June 2007How can ESPN continue to let this man call baseball games. In a recent ESPN chat, he said:
Bob (Brooklyn): What’s more important to evaluate a pitcher: Wins or ERA?
Joe Morgan: I’ve always believed that an ERA is like a batting average. It’s a personal thing. For instance, a guy could hit .300, but not […]
sad news
24 June 2007Rod Beck passed away today… very, very sad news. He was a great Giant.
what’s more important than baseball?
20 June 2007There’s very, very few political issues that I feel strongly enough about to bother with. This is one. The general public overwhelmingly supports stem cell research yet our pres. intends to veto another measure promoting the science.
But, to all those suffering from terrible diseases like diabetes, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s, worry not! Our […]
anger, frustration, and bitterness towards the ownership
18 June 2007Peter Magowan and the Giants’ ownership keep looking for a way to pass the buck on this disaster they call the ‘07 San Francisco Giants. When asked how Giants fans would react to a “rebuilding” stage, Magowan said:
“If we were to announce like the Cleveland Indians did a few years ago that we were […]
more on atlanta insanity
13 June 2007It looks like Jim Hendry and the Chicago Cubs are following up on the crazy umpiring in their weekend series with Atlanta. Hopefully there will be some sort of apology or statement of error by MLB shortly.
I’d be willing to bet Renteria’s injury is from his slide/punch of Mike Fontenot. Punk.
In other news, […]
insanity in atlanta
10 June 2007Yesterday, I went to the Cubs/Braves game in Atlanta, the day after Soriano hit 3 home runs. The first pitch of the game, Tim Hudson plunked Soriano, and the umpire warned both benches, without allowing Chicago to retaliate. Tonight, just now, Ted Lilly hit Renteria in the first inning and was ejected. […]
another close loss
10 June 2007After today’s horrifically frustrating defeat, that’s 23 losses by two or fewer runs in 2007. Only two teams over the last twenty seasons dropped more than 23 close games in their first 62 overall (’03 Tigers, ‘93 Mets). The 2003 Tigers wound up losing 119 games, and the ‘93 Mets lost 103. That’s some pretty […]
the last place san francisco giants
7 June 2007… have lost 21 games already this season by two or fewer runs, the most in baseball. Ouch.
Taking it a step further, only one team since the strike (’94) lost more “close” contests through its first 58 games overall… the 2000 Astros, who lost 22. And by the way, the 2000 Astros finished […]
oddity of the day
5 June 2007I was a little bit bored this morning, and happened to notice that in yesterday’s games (Monday, June 4), every American League home team won, and every National League home team lost. (see for yourself here) Well that got me thinking… I wonder when the last time every home team in one league […]
bush league, take two
4 June 2007I’m not a baseball insider, and I don’t know all the unwritten rules of the game, nor will I pretend to. But the reaction from Toronto players to what A-Rod did last week makes me think he crossed the line in a big way. Mark it down in your calendar, July 16-19, A-Rod […]