Major League Baseball

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I know I complained about ESPN showing too many Yankees-Red Sox games, but this one is quite the thriller. NY led 6-1 after two, but it's now 8-7 to Boston in the eighth.

 

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9-9 in the ninth!

 

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And the Yankees win, 11-9. What a great game.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

The Mariners will be pretty good

 

[benchmark00]

That'll be an 8 match winning streak for my Dodgers.

 

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Yeah, my bad. In my defence, I didn't anticipate Cliff Lee's injury and Griffey falling asleep in the clubhouse.

 

[Dydl]

That'll be an 8 match winning streak for my Dodgers.

Yeah, having a pretty good run at the moment. Ethier's out for a bit though, so that's a bit of a downer.

 

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How good are the Rays at the moment? Gee whiz.

 

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Good to see my Mets win the Subway Series.

But they gave me a fright. They led 6-1 into the ninth, but the Yankees narrowed that to 6-4 before we finally got those last three outs.

EDIT: Watching the replay as we speak. Loving the "Let's go Yankees!"-"Yankees suck!" competing chants that started in the first inning and don't seem likely to stop any time soon.

 

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D.Wright 3-3, HR, 2 RBI

He's back! Still only averaging .270 (he hit .325 in 2007), but the signs are promising.

 

[99*]

Well, have to feel for that Tigers pitcher there. Just had a perfect game stolen from him.

 

[Fusion]

Well, have to feel for that Tigers pitcher there. Just had a perfect game stolen from him.

That is so heartbreaking. And there would'nt even be a question of "well he might not have gotten it" as it was the LAST OUT of the game! Man, I feel for both Galarraga and the umpire. That ump will never live this call down.

Edit: The umpire has apologized for the call:

" I just cost that kid a perfect game,'' Joyce said. " I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay."

" It was the biggest call of my career," said Joyce.

Apparently, Galarraga was very gracious after the game saying that he felt bad for the ump.

 

[Agent TBY]

Awesome 9th for the Rays here.

That is so heartbreaking. And there would'nt even be a question of "well he might not have gotten it" as it was the LAST OUT of the game! Man, I feel for both Galarraga and the umpire. That ump will never live this call down.

Just youtubed it. Wow, what a shocker.

 

[Agent TBY]

Ken Griffey jr retired?

That came out of nowhere. Well, not really, but that was random.

 

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Ken Griffey jr retired?

That came out of nowhere. Well, not really, but that was random.

Yeah, it came out of the blue a bit, but it's been on the cards for a while. He's been frankly awful this season. It's for the best. It's a shame he couldn't go out in better style.

That is so heartbreaking. And there would'nt even be a question of "well he might not have gotten it" as it was the LAST OUT of the game! Man, I feel for both Galarraga and the umpire. That ump will never live this call down.

Edit: The umpire has apologized for the call:

" I just cost that kid a perfect game,'' Joyce said. " I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay."

" It was the biggest call of my career," said Joyce.

Apparently, Galarraga was very gracious after the game saying that he felt bad for the ump.

Yeah, dreadful for everyone. It will in all likelihood be Galarraga's only shot at a perfect game. So heartbreaking for him.

Feel for the ump, but that was a truly awful call.

One positive that could be taken out of this is that it looks likely a third umpire-type thing will be introduced. You'd have to ask why it took this long.

 

[benchmark00]

****ing Padres. They were 1-0 down, bottom of the ninth, they get a single to equal... then Gonzalez socks a slam in the 11th for the win.

That top spot in the West was ours ffs.

 

[Agent TBY]

Ichiro WAG.

That was out though.

 

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Jumping on the Dodgers bandwagon for the day. I've got a nice wee multi finishing on them. Hold on to this 2-0 lead, lads. Three and a half innings to go.

EDIT: Down 9-2 now. ****. Come on, guys. Make an epic comeback. You can do it.

EDIT AGAIN: Or not.

In other news, how good is Mike Leake? 4-0 in his rookie season. A pitcher to watch, for sure. If he keeps this up, he could challenge Heyward for the Rookie of the Year award.

 

[Agent TBY]

Strasburg will pitch well in his first MLB start - I've been officially sucked in by the hype, and I'm on the bandwagon. The Nationals will still suck, though, and that's why I've fallen short of claiming he'll win his first start. To do that, your team has to score some runs.

Can't wait for this on Tuesday. He's facing the Pirates too, so he might actually win!

 

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Yeah, he's hardly being thrown in the deep end with a home game against the Pirates for his debut.

Will be interesting, though. Want to see if this supposedly 100mph fastball is as good as people say.