Yardwork: Obama and Buehrle Are Best Buds
Baseball July 24th. 2009, 10:30am
White Sox 5, Rays 0: Mark Buehrle received a congratulatory call from Obama after his perfect game yesterday. The call though, left much to be desired for the Sox pitcher — “We joked around, a 30-second phone call, and I’m like ‘What? That’s all he’s got for me?‒ Buehrle said. By now, you’ve likely seen the DeWayne Wise catch about 1,103 times, but it’s still worth mentioning how awesome it was. Here it is in HD.
Giants 5, Braves 1: Barry Zito had his customary one awesome start in-between six atrocious starts, going seven innings and allowing one run on three hits (he did walk five though). Nonetheless, time for Barry to be crappy again.
Yanks 6, A’s 3: This one didn’t get started until 9:45pm or so, which means I didn’t make it to the game, which also means, they won. Seven straight for the Yankees.
Angels 6, Twins 5: Angels got two in the ninth off Joe Nathan (walk, hit-by-pitch, two singles) and won it in the 10th on a walk-off RBI double from Kendry Morales.
Phils 9, Padres 4: Every Phillie had at least one hit except for Cole Hamels. To your right is Jayson Werth in 1997. Speechless.
Cards 4, Nats 1: Despite two delays, Adam Wainwright pitched all six innings of the Cards rain-shortened win. Mike Mussina must think Wainwright has superhuman powers.
D-Backs 11, Pirates 4: Miguel Montero kickstarted Arizona’s five-run eighth with an RBI double. Any time I see “M. Montero” in the box score it’s hard not to think Mitsubishi Montero. Despite a mediocre start, Dan Haren picked up the win. That hairy bastard didn’t win.
Mariners 2, Tigers 1: Where is all the Jarrod Washburn trade talk this season? Last year there were rumors every day from mid-July through the end of August. He threw seven scoreless innings. That’s four straight tremendous starts at an opportune time.
Indians 5, Blue Jays 4: Cleveland’s Shin-Soo Choo is actually Marvin the Martian’s younger brother. Grady Sizemore failed to hit a triple.
This is quite the gripping sequence:
And this concludes our week of strange baseball videos:
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July 24th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Gonna be in the house tonight Hernia…. look out for “Swisher-licious” in right field. I’m gonna try to throw a tin of cope to him.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Rays vs Halladay tonight
July 24th, 2009 at 10:42 am
you guys do this on purpose, don’t you? the only time the Bucs are in yardwork is after games like last night. you’re all jerks.
/so glad i went to bed before the bottom of the 7th
July 24th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Who knew it would take a perfect game for the White Sox to be mentioned in Yardwork
And this is still awesome…Elias Sports Bureau says the Rays had the highest runs scored ranking of a team to be the victim of a perfect game ever, add that to bandbox ballpark they were playing in and a guy who doesn’t hit 88 mph and this is just unreal
July 24th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Thought I saw on the scroll this morning at the gym that they have the highest on base percentage of any no-hit team as well.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Media whore and uber White Sox fan Barry loves games at Cominsky Field
July 24th, 2009 at 10:54 am
um… I know perfect games are rare and all… but can we get back to that picture of Jayson Werth?
July 24th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Nice. He’d probably love that, seems like he’s always talking to the fans out there.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Elias Sports Bureau says the Rays had the highest runs scored ranking of a team to be the victim of a perfect game ever, add that to bandbox ballpark they were playing in and a guy who doesn’t hit 88 mph and this is just unreal
tip my hat to Mark B. great performance. where was that in the ALDS? i kid i kid
July 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am
had a feeling you didn’t stay when i woke up and saw that they won.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Yes, what’s the deal there? Did he go on the Real World and emerge with a totally new style by season’s end?
July 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Gonna be a big decision at the store before we head out. Does he like cope, does he like skoal. Weigh in here whenever your ready Spence.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Ha. I was with my dad, and there was no way he was hanging around for a 9:45 start to get home at 1am or later. So I guess we can thank him.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
2 huge series this wknd (STL v Philly; Detroit v Chicago).
eager to see if the yanks can continue the win streak. anyone see the heyman tweet about the yanks and cliff lee? i’m down …
July 24th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Giving up Joba or Hughes? Ridiculous.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
eager to see if the yanks can continue the win streak
big series against Tampa next week
July 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I caught that… What’s his contract like?
/giggles like its really a concern
July 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am
John Maine probably out for the year:
July 24th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Oh, I got it… can’t say tw++t. Lets try it again.
I caught the heyman tw++t. What’s Lee’s contract like?
July 24th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I was trading emails with a friend just last week about who the next 300-game winner could be, and Buehrle shocked the hell out of us. Neither of us realized he had as good of a record as he did, and that he was so young. He was neck and neck with CC as our top candidate to win 300, but now I guess with the article in SI, we need to take him off the list.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Giving up Joba or Hughes for a Lee rental is ridiculous.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Yes, what’s the deal there? Did he go on the Real World and emerge with a totally new style by season’s end?
My theory is it’s like when Dan Fielding got fucked in his office as a virginal young lawyer and immeadiately emerged the booty chasing suave night court defense attorney we all know and love.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:16 am
id take joba for cliff lee!!!
/tribe fan
//that’d be like stealing
July 24th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Probably, but if it was just one straight up you do get lee for next year too. This isn’t nearly as insane as halladay for joba/hughes/austin jackson.
I am TERRIFIED of the brett wallace plus stuff for two months of Matt Holliday rumors.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:22 am
And Pettite has gotta retire or leave at some point. I would gladly give up Hughes for Lee.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:25 am
I wouldn’t like seeing Joba or Hughes go. I like the mix right now. They need to add a starter to fill some gaps, but I don’t see why they need to go after an ace.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Jason Werth looks like the Shamwow guy.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Hughes is a good long reliever, but we can find those guys with no problem. I would rather have Lee in the rotation than Hughes in the pen.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:44 am
/fixed
July 24th, 2009 at 11:50 am
The call though, left much to be desired for the Sox pitcher — “We joked around, a 30-second phone call, and I’m like ‘What? That’s all he’s got for me?‒ Buehrle said
Dear Mark Buerhle, you threw a perfect game in baseball. You didn’t cure cancer. Get over yourself.
July 24th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
The Tigers have lost 4 of their last 5 games by a score of 2-1. They are 1-5 since the All Star break scoring these runs in the 6 games: 3, 1, 1, 9, 1, 1.
Pathtetic does not begin to describe the offense.
We need Holliday or Dunn or Huff…or somebody and quickly.