Yardwork: Walk-off Happy Rockies Cut Dodgers Lead to Two
Baseball, Media Gossip/Musings, Video August 26th. 2009, 10:30am
Yesterday the Mets had a conference call with reporters to announce that Johan Santana will be shut down for the remainder of the season. Sounds pretty simple, but these are your New York Mets. During that call, Omar Minaya revealed he forgot his ace had an injury to the same elbow in the spring by saying, “spring training was such a long time ago.” He also said he could not remember what the All-Star break medical evaluation of Santana’s sore elbow showed. This from a man who’s job has already been deemed safe for 2010. It gets just a little bit more amazing each day.
Rockies 5, Dodgers 4; 10 innings: The team who was all but handed the NL West as early as June is finally 
feeling a little pressure thanks to a surging Rockies team. Last night it was Troy Tulowitzki in the big spot, lining a bases loaded single to win it in the 10th. With LA’s lead now at just two games, does Torre finally bust out his lucky nose picker?
Rangers 10, Yanks 9: Texas scored nine of their 10 runs with two outs. Joba was staked to an early 4-0 lead and proceeded to take a Marmaduke-sized dump all over it. Still, anyone would be more than happy to meet the Rangers in the playoffs despite their deep lineup because their closer is Frank Frank. He came on in the ninth last night, walked the first guy he faced and then gave up three straight singles. If not for Swisher bailing him out with that atrocious pop-up bunt, he’s the losing pitcher.
Royals 6, Indians 2: Zack Greinke went eight innings and struck out 15. He’s given up three runs or less in eight of his last 10 starts and has two wins to show for it. Nightmare. Get him the hell out of Kansas City. Grady Sizemore did not play as he was busy creating animal balloons at an 11-year old’s birthday party.
Cards 1, Astros 0: Adam Wainwright won his 15th and, surprise, Pujols drove in the lone run.
Nats 15, Cubs 6: Carlos Zambrano was awful. He went 4 1/3 and allowed eight runs on seven hits. Josh Willingham and Elijah Dukes combined for a modest 11 RBIs.
Red Sox 6, White Sox 3: I’m stunned, Freddy Garcia (6.1 IP, 3 ER) actually pitched well and held his own in this one. The loss falls squarely on Scott Linebrink, who’s given up six runs in his last three innings, including three last night.
Padres 2, Braves 1; 12 innings: Coming off two forgettable starts, Mat Latos was dominant, allowing two hits over seven innings. Jair Jurrjens (7.2 IP, 1 ER) wasn’t too bad either. Padres won it on a little David Eckstein RBI double.
Tigers 5, Angels 3: Washburn got his first win as a Tiger! His last win was, strangely, against the Tigers.
Who’s hot? Julio Borbón. Though his identity remains a dark, painful secret.
Oh, I can’t believe this. Hearing this song makes me wish I was picked up and unceremoniously dropped off by an enraged pteradactyl.
41 Responses to “Yardwork: Walk-off Happy Rockies Cut Dodgers Lead to Two”
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August 26th, 2009 at 10:36 am
That one’s on Girardi. Fuck bunting.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:37 am
He’s given up three runs or less in eight of his last 10 starts and has two wins to show for it.
Prior to last night, in the past eight of nine games the Royals have scored 12 runs when he started. Wretched.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:37 am
anyone else surprised by this rockies surge? still can’t find one person who picked colorado in the preseason.
just hope philly doesn’t collapse against them again in the postseason …
August 26th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Fuck the White Sox. This season has been like getting a lapdance while being paralyzed from the neck down and then shot in the head execution style.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:40 am
HA, great description.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:40 am
They wont. Phillies/Yankees will be the best WS in while.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Clown, check out Abraham at the 10:56 mark:
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2009/08/25/game-125-rangers-at-yankees-part-ii/
August 26th, 2009 at 10:42 am
how bout those Rays TBL?
TB 7 Toronto 3
August 26th, 2009 at 10:44 am
+1 Tampa
That picture of Torre just screams, “Go ahead. Try it!”
/I’d love to
the Sizemore pic is his “High o-face”
August 26th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Omar Minaya, please never leave the Mets organization. You are my hero!
/Phillies fan
Brad Lidge. That is all.
/Brett Myers, please come back!
August 26th, 2009 at 10:47 am
If they can replace Lidge they won’t. Seriously, couldn’t a retarded chimp suck less than Lidge has this year?
August 26th, 2009 at 10:49 am
anyone else surprised by this rockies surge? still can’t find one person who picked colorado in the preseason.
Anyone here been to a game at Coors? My boss says its a great place to see a game, I think I want to take a road trip.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:50 am
RE: the Rockies, I mean, Aaron Cook was supposed to be their ace. I just don’t think anyone thought De La Rosa/Jiminez would both mature so quickly this year, combine that with Marquis having a freakishly awesome season and suddenly they’re rolling out three very legit starters along with their always gonna be decent offense and you get this amazing run. Plus Huston Street (who I thought was done) has arguably been the best closer in the NL since May. Apparently Jim Tracy has magic he hid from the Dodgers/Pirates all those years.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Hernia – I said the same thing at almost the same time. Me, Will Carroll and PeteAbe should hang out.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Braves fans stand with you in solidarity on this.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Hakeem – was at the Lincecum/Jimenez game. Great park, great area of downt town. You would enjoy yourself. The Rox are the best thing in the world Josh McDaniels can hope for.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel have to go. I mean seriously. The Mets were out of this at the least the end of July yet you keep trotting Santana out there? What a joke of an organization. Wilpon you can go too. Now you have a guy that wont throw until Spring Training. Sounds like success. At least the Mets have Oliver Perez for two more years at 24 million.
Sign another Latin player Omar, you worthless dick.
/Met Fan Rage
August 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Anyone here been to a game at Coors? My boss says its a great place to see a game, I think I want to take a road trip.
Yes. Do it. And spend some time downtown as well.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Everyone wrote them off after the trade of Holliday. A lot of the other players have stepped up though to make the team more balanced.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:59 am
doubtful
/brad lidge’d
August 26th, 2009 at 11:00 am
much better tribe time video, just watch the last 3 seconds
August 26th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Great park, great area of downt town. You would enjoy yourself.
Thanks, my boss told me its a great place to spend an afternoon drinking and then go watch the game. I need to go.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am
What KC said. 20th St. is lined with bars so you’ll have a good time.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Anyone else notice that if you have to wedge a first baseman on a playoff team in front of Mauer in the MVP discussion it should be Miguel Cabrera, not Mark Teixera?
August 26th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Starting in Reading tonight!
If Boston had just won that Sunday night game vs the Yankees, they’d only be 4 games back right now. Oh well, still have hope!
August 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am
TST: that’s what i’ve been saying for a little while now. Tex isn’t even his teams MVP, he won’t win it, and Mauer/Morneau will split votes on that team, leaving Miggy standing alone.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Realize it is hard to fit in a recap for ALL the games, but to leave out the Twins and Rays both winning seems a bit odd. Both teams have a chance to make the postseason and have been playing well as of late.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Morneau is having a nice season, but Mauer is hitting .372 with 25 hr and 78 rbi. Oh and he didn’t start playing until May.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Good. I hate when people go against consensus and make their own best guesses.
/AP Poll’d
August 26th, 2009 at 11:18 am
/raises hand.
//another big night last night.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Tigers pitching continues to be outstanding. If they can hold off the Twins and White Sox, I like their chances against any other team in a post-season series. Verlander, Jackson, Washburn, Porcello match-up against anybody.
/Screw the Yankees
August 26th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Way things are going right now, it might be Phils/Dodgers in 1st rd.
Yep. And it’s also Gluttony Night II. I’m headed down there.
http://www.readingphillies.com/eat/
August 26th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Yep. And it’s also Gluttony Night II. I’m headed down there.
Funnel Cake too? That’s badass
August 26th, 2009 at 11:36 am
has anyone looked up the post season success of the yankees starting pitchers? does anyone not adorning their cars with NYY memorabilia actually think they can win it all with sabathia’s 7.7 ERA in the post season?
August 26th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Brett Myers pronounces ‘retard’ “retowrd”
August 26th, 2009 at 11:42 am
been to coors once, and it was awesome. downtown for pregame meal and beerage, then a night game facing the setting sun over the rockies–you have to sit up high to see it. there’s a purple line on the seats that marks 1 mile high also went to mile high stadium back in 1992 when the Triple A Zephyrs played there. got in free and got a foul ball. eric Karros was playing
August 26th, 2009 at 11:46 am
@CC – Washburn had me a little woried last night at the beginning of the game – he couldn’t find the plate. He gutted it out though. These 10:00 p.m. starts are a killer. Very sleepy right now.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:57 am
No, their defense does. Learning about stats isn’t that hard.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
On my bench…
/puts hand down
August 26th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Brett is psyched for his post game meal. Reading has been a happening place lately, Jon Gosselin and 4 of the “8″ threw out the first pitch last night.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I love Coors Field. Even after working in a bar next door for seven years.