General 2011 Other Games Thread

[soccer10k]

This worked well last year so figured I'd start it up again.

 

Milton Bradley got thrown out tonight while standing on second base and arguing (correctly, FWIW) an out call at first.

[Little Slide Rooter]

This worked well last year so figured I'd start it up again.

 

Milton Bradley

got thrown out tonight while standing on second base and arguing (correctly, FWIW) an out call at first.

And Luke Scott popped out of nowhere with a bag of banana chips.

[C.C.]

Sox are now 8 below .500. I still think they win that division.

[cardslesson101]

Ryan Theriot can't go a week, it seems, without making an error.

[bukie]

White Sox-Orioles game on.

 

Gregg pitching, Konerko hitting.

 

Stone mentions "Paule really tore up Gregg while he was a closer with the Cubs, 7-11 lifetime."

 

I think to myself "Wait, Gregg was the closer of the Cubs for like 2 months, he couldn't have faced him much."

 

Gregg vs. White Sox as Cubs closer: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K's, 1 W, 1 SV. Konerko vs. Gregg with Cubs: 0-1, K.

 

Bang up research, Steve.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Sox are now 8 below .500. I still think they win that division.

 

I dont know, theyre starting to remind me of the 2008 Tigers, remember, they had Cabrera, Ordonez, Sheffield, Granderson, Guillen, Pudge, Polanco, and Jacque Jones up and down the lineup, and everyone thought they couldnt possibly be as bad as they were, and it turned out that they were.

[cardslesson101]

Sox are now 8 below .500. I still think they win that division.

 

I dont know, theyre starting to remind me of the 2008 Tigers, remember, they had Cabrera, Ordonez, Sheffield, Granderson, Guillen, Pudge, Polanco, and Jacque Jones up and down the lineup, and everyone thought they couldnt possibly be as bad as they were, and it turned out that they were.

You're thinking of '07, not '08.

[Flames24Rulz]

Gorzelanny allows only three hits in eight innings of work today.

 

It'd sure be nice if we had him starting instead of guys like Coleman and James Russell.

[TruffleShuffle]

Sox are now 8 below .500. I still think they win that division.

 

I dont know, theyre starting to remind me of the 2008 Tigers, remember, they had Cabrera, Ordonez, Sheffield, Granderson, Guillen, Pudge, Polanco, and Jacque Jones up and down the lineup, and everyone thought they couldnt possibly be as bad as they were, and it turned out that they were.

 

that's because a few of those guys (magglio, renteria and polanco especially) were coming off anomalously good years and people thought they could keep hitting like that, plus they assumed that a lot of those guys in their 30s would rake like they did in their prime.

 

they were actually #4 in runs scored and #3 in OPS among AL teams, even with most of their players coming back to earth and some having downright poor years. their problem wasn't offense, it was pitching... they had one of the worst staffs in the AL, which is why they lost a lot.

[Guest]

Francisco Liriano has a no-hitter through the eighth against the White Sox.

[Guest]

Liriano just no-hit the White Sox. He walked six and only struck out two. It's apparently the first complete game and shutout of his professional career at any level (according to the announcers).

[Little Slide Rooter]

Francisco Liriano has a no-hitter through the eighth against the White Sox.

 

And now its through 9! Congrats to Liriano, who was reportedly 1 bad start away from losing his spot in the rotation. Guess he gets to keep it.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Liriano just no-hit the White Sox. He walked six and only struck out two. It's apparently the first complete game and shutout of his professional career at any level (according to the announcers).

 

I was follwing through gameday, and judging by all of the borderline calls on the at bats to Pierre and Dunn that weant in their favor, the ump wanted no part of it.

[erik316wttn]

Congrats to him.

 

It's nice that pitchers can have their day again now that offenses have seemed to level out a bit.

[OleMissCub]

My cousin caught the last out! He nearly blew it on the first out of the inning though when he threw it in the dirt but was scooped out by Morneau. My stomach almost came out of my mouth when that happened.

 

This wasn't quite as ugly as Jackson's no-no last year, but still pretty ugly. 6 walks I think.

[Guest]

Liriano's line coming in: 9.13 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 18 BB, 18 K in 23 2/3 IP and was allowing a hitting line of .281/.397/.500/.897.

 

It's got to make your lineup feel good when it gets no-hit by a guy who's given over an earned run per inning on the year coming in.

[erik316wttn]

Liriano's line coming in: 9.13 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 18 BB, 18 K in 23 2/3 IP and was allowing a hitting line of .281/.397/.500/.897.

 

It's got to make your lineup feel good when it gets no-hit by a guy who's given over an earned run per inning on the year coming in.

 

Demp should be next then.

[sneakypower]

a no-hitter doesn't count when you walk Juan [expletive] Pierre three times

[TruffleShuffle]

a no-hitter doesn't count when you walk Juan [expletive] Pierre three times

 

definitely an asterisk on this one

[Guest]

According to Elias:

 

Liriano's 9.13 ERA was the second highest since 1913 for a pitcher entering the game in which he threw a no-hitter. Bill Dietrich threw one in 1937 and had a 10.13 ERA.

 

The two strikeouts are tied for third fewest in a no-hitter since 1969.

[BCVM22]

Who the [expletive] is Daniel Descalso and what the [expletive] is he doing homering for the Cardinals

[Guest]

Who the [expletive] is Daniel Descalso and what the [expletive] is he doing homering for the Cardinals

 

UCD alum.

 

Needless to say, I was pretty disappointed when the Cards drafted him a few years ago.

[C.C.]

Sox are now 8 below .500. I still think they win that division.

 

Now the worst record in baseball. I take it back.

[erik316wttn]

According to Elias:

 

Liriano's 9.13 ERA was the second highest since 1913 for a pitcher entering the game in which he threw a no-hitter. Bill Dietrich threw one in 1937 and had a 10.13 ERA.

 

The two strikeouts are tied for third fewest in a no-hitter since 1969.

 

I couldn't believe Holtzman had 0 k's during his no-hitter in 1969

[BCVM22]

This Angels/Red Sox game in Boston is still going. 2:15 AM in Boston and they're in the 12th inning, courtesy of a long rain delay and the Sox scoring 3 runs in the 9th. Awesome.