Yardwork: The Adventures of Daniel Murphy
Baseball April 22nd. 2009, 11:30am
Cardinals 6, Mets 4: Last year it was the bullpen, this year the Mets are having issues catching balls in the outfield. The thoughtful NY Post was kind of enough to provide us with a still of Daniel Murphy slipping on a banana peel last night while misjudging a liner to left, which led to the winnings runs. The nut tag from Molina is also impressive. Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick are now tied for the NL lead with 16 RBI.
Nationals 4, Braves 3: The Nationals deserve some credit here. Over the weekend, they managed to blow three straight games to the Marlins in the ninth. But after revamping their bullpen, they’ve won two straight, including last night when Joel Hanrahan escaped sure disaster in the the bottom of the ninth with men on second and third and nobody out.
Mariners 4, Rays 2: Is it time to panic in Tampa yet? The Rays have lost three straight and are now 5-9. Aside from the 15-5 beating they put on the Yanks, their offense is struggling to score runs. Jarrod Washburn, who was being dangled for basically nothing last year, is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA and the Mariners are in first place. It’s all because The Kid is back.
Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4: Ian Kinsler is off to a ridiculous start. He’s batting .453, has 5 HR, 16 RBI and 6 stolen bases. His 2-run shot off Roy Halladay in the seventh was the difference. The home plate ump, Kerwin Danley, was hit on the head by a broken bat and had to leave the field on a stretcher. This is the same ump that was hit in the head by a Brad Penny 96 mph fastball last year.
Cubs 7, Reds 2: Micah Hoffpauir homered, Rich Harden held the Reds to two runs over six innings and the Cubs bullpen did their job, but none of this matters because a cat ran onto the field during the fourth inning. For a team like the Cubs, and considering the cat had black spots, this probably won’t be an easy image to shake.
Only one home run at Yankee Stadium last night. Feast on that, AccuWeather.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 11:33 am
Buccos beat the Marlins again. Unfortunately No-Mitt is out two months.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 am
Just get them a bullpen already, La Russa.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 am
That Cat looked pissed. They should have killed it.
/Cats.Rats. they’re all the same
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:35 am
No Marlins losing or Phillies winning. Interesting. Is TBL holding a gun to your head?
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:37 am
dogs > cats
also, fuck the cubs.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:38 am
No. There, that was easy.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:39 am
Kill all animals.
/SuperAndy
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 am
But seriously, has this guy ever picked up a cat before? That’s no way to treat a kitty.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 am
The Pirates peeing on the Marlins was in yesterday’s.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:41 am
My linkage failed.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:43 am
O’s ended losing streak against the Ozzie’s homo squad. Brad Bergenson looked good for his first MLB start.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:46 am
that’s funny cracker jack. i suspect peta will be out in full force today outside wrigley.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Tampa Bay needs to wake the fuck up. 8 games left on this West Coast trip
Panic? It’s only April
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:47 am
jeff goodman says Xavier and CJ Henry are going to Kansas together.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:49 am
There’s wild panic for the 8-6 Yankees.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:51 am
Blazers youre a cool guy.
Ill- Cal Ripken Jr. is still gay.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:53 am
yesssss. Finally. From a Kentucky site…
Can’t wait until next year.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
@hernia- The Rays were 14-12 before May 1st last year
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:58 am
Come on, I need panic.
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Maybe if we spent 1/4 billion on players in the off season. Pat Burrell better start producing. That guy makes a shit load of money
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Pat Burrel Sucks!
compared to his contract at least
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
My linkage failed.
I wish they would have shown the rest of the video where the fans bootstomped the cat to death and were screaming that this is what they should have done to Bartman when he sat in that seat
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Raise your hand if you didn’t realize that dropping the word ‘Devil’ from their name wasn’t going to cost them. Clown? Irish? jqp? Anyone?
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Raise your hand if you didn’t realize that dropping the word ‘Devil’ from their name wasn’t going to cost them. Clown? Irish? jqp? Anyone?
???
They did it before LAST year and won the pennant
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
@bsanders- It’s not La Russa you need to be harping at(although, I’m sureTBL wouldn’t mind some TLR-bashing); he’s done everything he can, short of ponying up the dough himself, to get pitching help. The front office has tied his hands; in particular, DeWitt and Mozeliak. Payroll was reduced, players who contributed the last couple of years were let go, and the word has come down from on high that player development is to supercede everything else. That’s why we’re seeing guys like Walters, Boggs, Perez, McLellan, and now this Boyer kid up with the big club so soon.