Yardwork: Does Anyone Care About the Blue Jays?
Baseball April 20th. 2009, 11:00am
Blue Jays 1, A’s 0: The Blue Jays have been scoring a ton of runs this year and now they’re doing it with pitching. Rookie starter Ricky Romero is 2-0, and has been great in all three of his starts. Not sure how long before anyone starts taking them seriously, but it’s certainly not too early for Blue Jays fans to dust off their old Cito bobbleheads.
Marlins 7, Nationals 4: The Nationals bullpen blew up again, giving up four runs in the ninth inning. They’re 1-10. It’ll be fun to track Manny Acta’s sanity this season. Here’s Acta yesterday: “I think it’s embarrassing. I think it’s unacceptable. We’re going to have a brand-new bullpen tomorrow, and if those guys who come in don’t get it done, we’re going to continue getting guys out of here.€
Yankees 7, Indians 3: After losing 22-4 the day before, there’s just no way the Yankees could follow that up by losing to Carl Pavano. Although a loss may have been worth it just to hear the statement released by Hank Steinbrenner. Jorge Posada’s 2-run homer in the seventh was the first one reviewed by umpires (it was upheld) under the new replay rule. My favorite part of the review was watching all the players stand on the infield grass and stare at each other for 15 minutes.
Giants 2, D-Backs 0: Randy Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh against his old team. He’s four wins away from 300. He was this happy.
Rangers 6, Royals 5: Michael Young went deep off Kyle Farnsworth in the bottom of the ninth to win it for Texas. Farnsworth is 0-3 and has been awful in his last two appearances. K.C. is still in first place though, so Royals fans really can’t complain.
Phillies 5, Padres 4: Raul Ibanez hit a two-run shot in the ninth to win it for the Phils, getting that all-important shaving cream pie to the face. San Diego was without closer Heath Bell because he had been used three consecutive days. Philly remains 5 1/2 back of the machine in Miami.
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April 20th, 2009 at 11:04 am
KC is tied for first with both the Kitten Rapers and Tigers. This division is going to come down to the last week with all the teams trying to lose it.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:04 am
astros are in last place baby! they have to be the oldest team in the majors?
April 20th, 2009 at 11:07 am
How about Elijah Dukes getting benched and fined for showing up 5 minutes late to the ballpark yesterday after being at a charity event? Oh, Natinals.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Toronto has a West coast trip with two games in Anaheim, 3 in oakland, then head home for 3 with the Yankees, 4 with the Wite Sox, then 3 at the Red Sox.
we’ll know more about them then. probalby not since they aren’t from the US, don’t have a team name that starts or ends with “Red” “Sox” or “Yankees” and don’t reside in Boston or New York.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Rays lost to the white sox again
April 20th, 2009 at 11:12 am
The reds have been putrid, thank got the Astros are worse. our second best hitter is our 5th starter
April 20th, 2009 at 11:12 am
The White Sox might actually be good again with the top three guys in their rotation still getting it done early this season
And Carlos Quentin didn’t take long to pick right up from where he left off last season…leads the majors in homers with seven
April 20th, 2009 at 11:16 am
as predicted friday, the marlins got a sweep.
lead the mets by 5, phillies by 5.5 (so lucky phillies got that walk-off HR)
doubt they’ll sweep the pirates … but the mets go to st. for 3. the possibility still exists – phillies and mets could be 10 back at the end of the month.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:17 am
I won’t count the Astros out yet because of the way they always come on in the second half, but I feel like the organization has been on a course for this type of year for the past three years.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:18 am
phils aren’t going anywhere if they need to hit 3 HRs to comeback and win games. I don’t think they’ve have 1 quality start yet.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:20 am
The Nationals blowing 9th inning leads three games in a row, and losing all three games, was incredible.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Was it just as lucky that Brad Lidge blew the save the night before? They were bound to win one of those 2 games. And I dont think their starting pitchers will be giving up 5+ runs a game for the rest of the season, or even the rest of the month. I wish I could bet you on this whole “10 games back” kick you’re on.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:24 am
yeah its easy to be back 5 games when the other team has lost 1 all season
April 20th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Are you willing to wager on the 10 games back thing, TBL?
April 20th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Marlins / Royals World Series 2009
April 20th, 2009 at 11:33 am
This is similar to the Rays bullpen was Lou was still there. Just brutal.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Royals will not keep this up. It is still early. The AL Central will come down the Sox and the Tigers with the good guys winning.
/Indians suck
April 20th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Phils’ win yesterday was HUGE. What a crazy day for Philly sports, the only thing that would have been better is if the Iggles also played…and lost.
I still can’t over all the minions on here saying over the winter that Ibanez was a bad acquisition for the Phils. I realize the returns are early, but he’s worth every penny they paid, and an obvious upgrade over Pat the Bat. I thought so when they made the deal, and I am even more certain of it now.
/already owns Ibanez Phils jersey
April 20th, 2009 at 11:43 am
The White Sox were one awful pitch from sweeping the defending AL champs in their place. The bats are heating up (3-5-8-12 runs) and the pitching has been solid (2-6-3-2). The White Sox will win the AL Central.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:45 am
you’d have to give me sick odds.
do i even need a reason?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K-wEUCCvE0
April 20th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Way to not overreact to 4 games.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:51 am
+750, TBL?
April 20th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
nick – how’s this:
if the marlins aren’t 10 up on either team at month’s end, i’ll send you $5. if they are, you send me $100.
that’s how much of a longshot it is. i’m in the ‘hope’ it happens camp. just to see mets fans squirm and panic.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Pretty unlikely the lead will be 10, considering the mets are only a few plays from being 9-3 (fans reaching into field, D-Murph / Ryan Church dropping fly balls), losing all 6 games by 2 runs or fewer, going 2-13 with RISP yesterday including 2 fluky DP’s to end the 7th and 8th innings. Mets fans have no reason to panic, and won’t be panicking at the end of April when they are most likely 2-3 games behind FLA. They’ll pick up another reliable arm come the trade deadline, and be fine for the stretch run.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Nice of the umpires to side with the Yankees on a blatant fan interference HR, the likes of which would have made Jeffrey Meier proud. Changed a 3-2 Tribe lead into a 4-3 deficit in the 7th. Nice replay work fellas…
Did anyone see the empty seats down low at the New Yankee Stadium on Sunday? The prices are ridiculously outrageous, but the low seats from dugout to dugout had to be 70% empty. Nice turnout on a beautiful Sunday.
And, how long until the Yankees sue the engineers for making the New Yankee Stadium more of a launching pad than pre-humidor Coors Field? If this weekend is any indication, that place will be a joke.