Yardwork: Wang Got Hosed
Baseball May 14th. 2008, 8:45am
Rays 2, Yankees 1: Starters Wang and Edwin Jackson each pitched seven innings, with the latter tossing a shutout – and both failed to earn a decision. Troy Percival blew his save chance in the 9th, but Gabe Gross hit a game-winning single in the 10th. The Rays are 22-16 – six games over .500 for the first time ever. And no, Jason Giambi never used steroids.
Royals 3, Tigers 2: Zack Greinke scattered nine hits over two runs and six innings while his counterpart Nate Robertson did the same with 10 hits and two runs. Leon Nunez picked up the win thanks to Mark Teahen’s game-winner.
Padres 4, Cubs 3: Jason Marquis left the game with a 5.26 ERA for the year, and Shawn Estes got his first win of the year (had no idea he was even still alive). Khalil Greene had a homer, three RBI and hockey hair.
Phillies 5, Braves 4: Go figure: Chipper Jones had three hits in four at-bats, as did Philly’s Jayson Werth, the difference being Werth’s four RBI. Chipper is hitting .415, good for 90 points higher than Chase Utley. Learn how to hit, Nancy.
Pirates 8, Cardinals 4: Troy Glaus hit a three-run homer and Albert Pujols hit a game-tying bomb in the eighth (he’s reached base in 40 straight games). The Cards stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, before Ronny Paulino and Adam LaRoche tallied four in the top half of the 10th. The Pirates have won seven straight, while the Cards have lost six of seven.
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May 14th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Pirates haven’t won 7 straight – they lost the back end of a double header on Monday. We’ve won 7 of 8 (1 more to get to .500!)
May 14th, 2008 at 8:49 am
best starting pitching in MLB = YOUR cleveland indians
May 14th, 2008 at 8:52 am
the Indians starters have thrown 34 scoreless innings in a row
May 14th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Thanks for the update Imig!
dick.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Imig-I’m not sure why people hate on the yardwork post so much. By putting up that picture of Jason Giambi, you can do no wrong in my book. Hilarious.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:04 am
@ATL
He looks like the lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins in that pic. And now he looks like a greasy pro wrestler…
May 14th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I swear I thought that was Lance Berkman
May 14th, 2008 at 9:10 am
@Maggs – good one…I never thought I could say that Jason Giambi looks like Billy Corgan, but now I can.
He looks like a diseased child playing in a charity softball game.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:11 am
He looks like Jim Carey in a cancer sketch.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Congrats to Gabe Gross, who I’m sure will be promptly traded. His last act in Milwaukee was to score the winning run in a game only to be informed aftewards in the clubhouse that he’d been traded prior to the game. He had to stay in the lineup that day since the Brewers were carrying 14 pitchers at the time and only had 3 bench players including Gross.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Little Pedro went to 6-1 and 1.12 ERA after 6 innings and 1 ER.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:17 am
He looks like Jason Giambi.
/I’m not good at jokes.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Where’ my gravatar?
May 14th, 2008 at 9:24 am
@rmon
best part is, he didnt have his good stuff last night. guy is flat out nasty. got all the big outs where needed (bases loaded strikeout of uggla)
May 14th, 2008 at 9:25 am
@Hef – We know. We’ve seen your blog.
/Ba-zing!
May 14th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Ouch
May 14th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Cold Blooded
/said like Rick James bitch
May 14th, 2008 at 9:32 am
so…roids work really well don’t they?
May 14th, 2008 at 9:33 am
This may be the best photo of Giambi, ever.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Anybody who doesn’t know the story of Greinke should look it up. The kid had to be sent to the minors last year with Social Anxiety, and was/is a basketcase that can throw 98-99 on any given day. He’s completly filthy, and is pulling that staff along right now. Outpitching, Bannister and Meche.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:36 am
actually, fuck the roids…that picture is documented evidence that giambino shaves his arms.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:39 am
If anyone is a bettor on here, you should bet on all Braves road games that they’ll lose by a run.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:40 am
if you gamble on baseball in may…you need to contact gamblers anonymous.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Betting on football I get. But baseball? Shit, it’s not worth the research.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:48 am
It’s Leo Nunez for the KC Royals, by the way. The Royals acquired him from the Pirates for Benito Santiago. Nunez was a fireballing Low A pitching prospect with potential and Santiago was an old washed up catcher who clashed with the front office and coaching staff during his several week stint in Pittsburgh.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:54 am
I would like to thank the offenses of the Yankees, Royals, White Sox to let good or better performances from Wang, Grienke, and Danks to go for zero wins, especially considering I own all three pitchers in at least two leagues.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:56 am
actually, TBL, the rays are 7 games over .500 for the first time ever, 23-16, and have the best record in the AL.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:03 am
No love for the O’s come from behind win against the defending World Series champions? Lame.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:07 am
The rangers win 7 or 8 and are one game back from .500 (a monumental day for us) and no love? IF they win today, maybe just a poke?
/if you don’t cheat for a poke, you don’t really want a poke.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Edinson Volquez won again.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Go Rays…gosh, it is fun saying that during this time. Funny, we ran into Giambi at our Outback(the original) a few months ago. He was actually very nice and let one of the kids get a pic with him. I can’t believe that is the same guy in the pic.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Jesus, thanks for the reminder of the Dave Littlefield era. I thought you were supposed to be kind and merciful.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I sat by the Padres bullpen last night and holy crap, Michael Barrett has gotten fat! How can you move from Chicago to San Diego and gain weight?
Even though the Cubs lost (thanks Marquis! The fans love you!), I had a great time making fun of Trevor Hoffman.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:14 am
I think the photo looks more like David Eckstein.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:27 am
He’s so pale and small, he looks he’s undergoing chemo.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Wow, what a picture of Giambi. That is better than another LC photo.
Tigers officially suck.