And the Dodgers had a No-No last night. Congrats to Kershaw!
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And we followed up the sweep of the Giants by getting swept by the Dodgers.
Really, Kershaw should have had a perfect game. If wasn't for an error by Handley Rameriz, Kershaw would have had it. He was masterful last night. He struck out 15 Rockies, over half of the 28 batters he faced.
I can't believe it, Freak Show II.
Tim Lincecum throws a no hitter today a year after he did it for the first time last year. He's such an up and down pitcher and just when you think he can't do anything more than his '08 and '09 Cy Youngs, he pitches in WS wins in '10 and '12. Does he deserve his salary? And in the year we were struggling last year, Tim ties on his first no hitter of his career and there are flashes of his former Cy Young greatness. But to add to that greatness or pure freakiness, he does this again this year but team isn't struggling and is in first place coming into late June.
What a way to stay relevant in a year where Giants pitching dominance revolves around Mad bum or Hudson. I would say it's not a bad 30th birthday present to be "old" and still pitch on a top level.
update: Tim's shining second no-hitter looks even more obvious and is more to cheer about in that before his outing and after it the Giants have been pretty lackluster in the past two weeks. It's a high point in the regular season so far but I hope it's not the only thing we here in SF have to be happy about for 2014. I don't want to sit out another postseason and watch LA take all the glory for the NL West.
Tim Lincecum throws a no hitter today a year after he did it for the first time last year. He's such an up and down pitcher and just when you think he can't do anything more than his '08 and '09 Cy Youngs, he pitches in WS wins in '10 and '12. Does he deserve his salary? And in the year we were struggling last year, Tim ties on his first no hitter of his career and there are flashes of his former Cy Young greatness. But to add to that greatness or pure freakiness, he does this again this year but team isn't struggling and is in first place coming into late June.
What a way to stay relevant in a year where Giants pitching dominance revolves around Mad bum or Hudson. I would say it's not a bad 30th birthday present to be "old" and still pitch on a top level.
update: Tim's shining second no-hitter looks even more obvious and is more to cheer about in that before his outing and after it the Giants have been pretty lackluster in the past two weeks. It's a high point in the regular season so far but I hope it's not the only thing we here in SF have to be happy about for 2014. I don't want to sit out another postseason and watch LA take all the glory for the NL West.
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10 years ago today one of the most epic Yankee Red Sox battles took place and Jeter made one of the best catches ever.
http://m.mlb.com/video/v2685729/bos...the-catch/?partnerId=as_mlb_20140701_27049396
http://m.mlb.com/video/v2685729/bos...the-catch/?partnerId=as_mlb_20140701_27049396
Giants finally fall out of first place. June was one of the worst months I've ever seen out of them in almost 40 years of following the team. Some poor execution (Hello, bullpen! Hello, Bochy!), but lots of bad luck. Glad I've had the World Cup to distract me.
June is over. Pagan and Belt will hopefully be back very soon. Casilla and Affeldt will hopefully be more effective at closing out wins. Onward and upward.
June is over. Pagan and Belt will hopefully be back very soon. Casilla and Affeldt will hopefully be more effective at closing out wins. Onward and upward.
2004 was one of my favorite baseball years ever! But yes, very nice catch. I believe my Dad's exact words were "Oh come on!"
Yeah Jetes, yeah!
It was rough to see this slump. Timmy's no-hitter was a bright spot in there.
At the same time LAD stepped up and had a great set of games. They had two no hitters, other great pitching, and hitting from every corner. No team stays this hot for months on end but right now I can see many thinking that the Dodgers will repeat their bid for at least NLCS.
The A's across the bridge look equally hot, and have for longer than anybody in the majors, and I can see a WS with Oakland and LA and keep this a California series. I hope it's Oak-SF though. It would be nice to see SF get three WS wins in a decade and be like the Yankees have been for several winning streaks over history. SF has all the ingredients, even though maybe not the typical NYY names/legends, but if certain things hold up over the long run, I can see some SF players from this era one day making the hall of fame.
Just when you thought we wouldn't hear any ARod news this season.....
http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/07/01/bloodsport-excerpt-alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-steroids
http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/07/01/bloodsport-excerpt-alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-steroids
Just saw the highlight. Triple play down in LA. Wow.
That was as close as it gets. The tag at home plate was almost botched and the second base runner almost got the bag. It was inches on both plays. LA loses the game and the NL West lead.
Honestly, I can.
MLB has screwed up their handling of steroids from the very beginning. And every new report about A-Rod only exemplifies that.
I am glad that A-Rod is gone this year. But he was still the scapegoat for Selig. Granted he didn't play his cards very well but Selig is trying to come out smelling like roses.
Tonight:
Oak v SF
LAD v Det
These will be fun and either could be a preview of the World Series this fall. Oakland looks amazing on every level.
Detroit helped put LA in second place in the NL West and I am waiting for the mighty Dodgers to have at least a mini-slump. No team can be hot forever and I am glad that SF beat the A's last night. Brandon is back and I hope we get over all injuries and work the second half of the season better than this slump we have been through.
Oak v SF
LAD v Det
These will be fun and either could be a preview of the World Series this fall. Oakland looks amazing on every level.
Detroit helped put LA in second place in the NL West and I am waiting for the mighty Dodgers to have at least a mini-slump. No team can be hot forever and I am glad that SF beat the A's last night. Brandon is back and I hope we get over all injuries and work the second half of the season better than this slump we have been through.
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Red Sox have designated AJ Pierzynski for assignment and all I can say is THANK GOD. I'd rather Christian Vazquez and his bad ass come up and learn from Ross than watch that assclown muff around any longer.
That said, this season has been rough to say the least. I hope the Red Sox sign Lester and make some trades to improve the 2015 team. They should be sellers at the deadline, and start thinking of a better plan for next season.
That said, this season has been rough to say the least. I hope the Red Sox sign Lester and make some trades to improve the 2015 team. They should be sellers at the deadline, and start thinking of a better plan for next season.
The Sox took a gamble on the young talent being able to win now. That just didn't happen. Plus caving in and resigning drew was a huge mistake. What is the front office doing over there? How did they think the team they had this year was any good?
I don't think they did, honestly. At least not championship caliber, maybe not as bad as they've been. This is the "transition" year that was supposed to happen last year. With a lot of the young talent struggling (Bogaerts, JBJ), and the players who performed last year being hurt or crappy (Victorino, Drew, Buchholz, Peavy), you're seeing the affect on the field.
I am okay with it to the extent that playing a lot of rookies with high ceilings will require some patience and acclimation. The Red Sox have basically come out and said they aren't going to be going the route of the Dodgers and Yankees in terms of long ass, high priced contracts for players in their 30s. Fine. We have the farm system to stick to that for now. I would like to see some better free agent signings though, and hopefully some shrewd trades at the deadline.
That said, Vazquez is an absolute stud. Again, patience will be required while he adjusts, especially in terms of his bat. But I hated the Pierzynski signing from day one, so I'm glad to see him gone.
Not to mention the Yankees aren't exactly lighting it up, despite an off-season splurge.
How much blame do you give to Farrell. Is he any better then Valentine was? The team is about the same as it was pre World Series. Did they just grab lightning in a bottle for one year and back to the status que.
The Yankees are just treading water and are lucky to be where they are in a weak division.
Farrell? Almost none. The vets have been hurt or underperforming, and the rookies have struggled. It's pretty simple. Do you blame Girardi for your crappy ass rotation? Or is it because Nova, Sabathia, Pineda and everyone else have been hurt or underperforming?
And the "status quo" for the Red Sox of late is a playoff team that has won the World Series 3x in a decade, so not sure what you mean by that.
Could the team have won last year with Valentine is what I am asking. Was it the manager that was the problem.
No. Valentine was abrasive and did not handle the younger players well at all. A big part of what made last year successful was the chemistry and camraderie of the team. Farrell enhanced that, Valentine destroyed it. Last year also saw some timely, over performing free agents and dev players that have struggled mightily this year (Gomes, Victorino, Nava). Buchholz was really solid last year and has been hurt the whole year, etc. etc.
Managers are important to a point, but the players have to perform.
It seems like most of Buchholz's issues are mental.
How much of the front office in not wanting to be like the Yankees and over spending went to far the other way and didn't spend at all.
I don't think it's mental, and I actually think it's unfair to say that about a player. He pitched last World Series hurt and is paying for it. He's a very slight guy, so if he has shoulder issues, it's very obvious. He's looked better his last 2 starts since being re-activated. If he's healthy, he's a great pitcher.
I think there's some fair criticism of the Red Sox front office in terms of spending lately. For sure. I'm not sure there was a player last offseason I would have wanted them to break the bank for, though. So it remains to be seen. There is a balance between young talent and free agents that needs to be struck. Thankfully the Red Sox have the young guys already.
6-9 hitters for the Red Sox tonight: Bogaerts, Bradley, Betts, and Vazquez. That's pretty awesome. If they spend on the right guys, the future is bright.