Yardwork: Citi Field is an Embarrassing Bandbox
Baseball June 10th. 2009, 11:45amAmong the main stories on ESPN’s homepage and baseball page, there is nothing on Yankees-Red Sox at the moment, so give credit where credit is due. Now go put something in a Perfect Plex.
Mets 6, Phils 5: John Santana gave up four home runs for only the second time in 221 career starts, but he also doubled in the tying run after ignoring a bunt signal in the sixth inning. He’s pretty much insane and Jerry Manuel was left confused after coming to get him in the eighth following a Chase Utley homer: “I’m a man. I’m a man,†Manuel remembered his ace telling him. “What he means by that, I don’t know.€ Sounds like Jersey Shore Tommy waiting in line for cheese balls. And of course, K-Rod found glory.
Tigers 7, White Sox 6: Detroit closer Fernando Rodney came on for a brilliant ninth, walking the first three men he faced and promptly handing things off to Brandon Lyon, who walked in a run and gave up a two-run double. Fortunately for the Tigers, they were both spared in the 10th in the form of a Miggy solo shot. Before the game, Chicago placed Bartolo Colon on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his left cheesesteak.
Reds 3, Nats 2: Do you really care if the Nats won or not? They selected Stephen Strasburg, so that should at least be fun. Bud Selig sounds as though he’s looking forward to this fine mess as much as we are: “It’s now in Washington’s hands. They know what draft choices have gotten. Everybody knows. So they’re on their own.” Strasburg definitely won’t have any arm problems.
Red Sox 7, Yanks 0: It’s one thing to lose to Josh Beckett, who’s been on fire of late, giving up just one run in his last four starts. But it quickly dips into the realm of pathetic when you allow Nick Green to go 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run. As you may hear once or twice today, the Yankees are 0-6 against the Red Sox this season. Tonight, their unreliable and sometimes deflated-looking Wang attempts to stick it to Wakefield.
Dodgers 6, Padres 4: The Dodgers are 20 games over .500. With Manny out, it’s stunning that there hasn’t been a worldwide celebration of Joe Torre’s innate ability to keep his clubhouse together.
Cubs 7, Astros 1: Ted Lilly cruised to his seventh win. In his last 20 2/3 innings pitched, he’s allowed two earned runs.
Blue Jays 9, Rangers 0: Brian Tallet threw seven shutout innings and there’s no stopping Adam Lind in this lifetime.
Marlins 4, Cards 3: Bonifacio is back! He drove in three runs. The last time he drove in more than a run was April 7th. Chris Carpenter came back to earth a little and Florida won it on a Jeremy Hermida walk-off homer.
I’m guessing there’s some kind of social downside to building Lego stadiums at the age of 22:
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June 10th, 2009 at 11:52 am
LAA 4
TB 3
Thanks for the recap Hernia
June 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am
what’s with the slightly retarded/ugly looking pics today? Probably the most disturbing pic of Joe Torre I’ve ever seen. looks like he was auditioning for “Mask”
June 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am
The first Astros mention in weeks and it’s to highlight a loss. Thanks.
/Fuck Ted Lilly.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Rodney was pathetic last night. As TSH says, 3 run lead and the closer walks the only 3 guys he faces. Thows 18 pitches and a whopping 6 of them were strikes. Pathetic. Then Lyon comes in a gives up a double to Konerko that tied the game and nearly ended it…they throw Wise out at the plate.
Miguel is a beast…a freak of nature. Good win. Verlander and Jackson going the next two days. Would love to see them take 4 of 5 in Chicago.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Angels 4, Rays 3: Pat Burrell did not suit up and instead played Wak-A-Mole with his empty ball bag back at the hotel.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:56 am
@TSH: You ever been to seaside… that’s what my idea of heaven is… only during labor, memorial, and independence day weekends.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
The Phillies didn’t seem to have problems hitting Homers at Citi.
/ Relax there K-Rod, you still have to pitch the rest of the season.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Good point, Torre looks like he’s trapped in the in-between phases of David Banner and the Hulk.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:59 am
It’s “and now you’re gonna see a Perfectplex.”
June 10th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Scott Baker is back baby.
Any posts on the draft today TBL?
June 10th, 2009 at 11:59 am
HA, I swear I don’t intend to screw over your Astros. I’ll get ‘em on a good night soon.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
/The Jersey Shore was balls-deep in your girlfriend last night.
//citation: Our dumb world, The Onion.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Scott Baker is back baby.
Any posts on the draft today TBL?
only 15 more days
http://thebiglead.com/?p=14825#comment-424715
June 10th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
@Jersey: It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Seaside, but you know Tommy has been out in full force since May 22nd.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Come back at 2:30
June 10th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Johnny Cueto = flat out fucking filthy
June 10th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Always hating on Nick Green. His only downside is his defense, he’s been a solid hitter thus far.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I don’t know if NickP was joking about Adam Lind being the best player in baseball, but thank god the Jays have him. Aaron Hill as well. Fuck Rios and Vernon Wells. They must be the worst 3rd and 4th hitters in baseball.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
CJ: He’s been solid which has been surprising because he’s a career .240 hitter. If he’s impacting the series offensively, it’s a sad problem.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Who’s that “John” Santana fella who pitches for the Mets?
June 10th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I don’t know if NickP was joking about Adam Lind being the best player in baseball, but thank god the Jays have him
I think it was in response to Howardryan’s proclamation of Andrew McCutchen as the best player in baseball b/c McCutchen went 3-7 with two triples…so yeah it was a joke
June 10th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
HA, I swear I don’t intend to screw over your Astros. I’ll get ‘em on a good night soon.
Wait until we play the Pirates again
June 10th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Especially Rios. This guy is a total asshole and most fans knew it before he got caught on camera. Wells is definitely not earning his pay cheque but at least the guys seems to care.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Yeah TSH I wouldnt worry about him so much as I would about Burnett. That’s 13 runs given up in 7.2 innings against the Sox this year?
June 10th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I also say Frank Liriano instead of Francisco.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
done and done.
Best drafts so far: M’s, Twins, Rockies.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Who’s that “John†Santana fella who pitches for the Mets?
I don’t know but his brother Carl plays a mean guitar
June 10th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
If Nick Green was any good at all than the Boston front office (the smartest in baseball) wouldn’t be scrambling to find ANY OTHER SHORTSTOP. When Orlando Cabrera and his .242 average is considered an improvement by Bill James you know that Green is gonna be regressing to the mean soon.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Among the main stories on ESPN’s homepage and baseball page, there is nothing on Yankees-Red Sox at the moment, so give credit where credit is due
Okay. Now, I do believe they have tonight’s game, so don’t expect this to last long.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
@CJ: Yeah, and what’s strange (about the April start) is he looked amazing in those first few innings before the bizarre meltdown featuring Varitek’s grand slam. Looks like that shook him.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Taguchi, everything you said is correct. Also his defense is HORRENDOUS.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I wanted to say something, then realized he stole all my thoughts and put them eloquently…Rodney can go jump in a sewer.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Fernando Rodney: Sewer Dweller, the real life story of former Tigers closer Fernando Rodney’s harrowing descent from the life of a major league star into homeless destitution. Tonight, on Lifetime.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
guys, no bragging here, just some background–i covered cabrera in class a ball, when he was a shortstop in the marlins system-yes a shortstop. not sure anyone knew then how monstrous he’d be, both in ass and stats.
garland, +1 on the spelling of “cheque”–injecting a little European class around here, now go outside and get some “colour”
June 10th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
garland, +1 on the spelling of “chequeâ€-injecting a little European class around here, now go outside and get some “colourâ€
I think Garland is bringing his class in from Canada. He covers things up there from A to Zed
June 10th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
zed’s dead
June 10th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
The Tribe are out of the basement of the AL central, for one day at least…
June 10th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
You’re welcome. My Canadian ass has never been accused of exhibiting “European Class” before but I’ll take it.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Fernando Rodney: Sewer Dweller, the real life story of former Tigers closer Fernando Rodney’s harrowing descent from the life of a major league star into homeless destitution. Tonight, on Lifetime.
Lifetime? Is he a stalker too?
June 10th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
little known fact, garland and jpq, Canada has some connection to France and England, but we’re really digressing…
back to baseball–i love how supposed die-hard fans of baseball teams, guys i hear call in to sports radio, can’t tell you where their farm system teams are located or how the draft or any of it works. You cann;t be a die-hard if you don;t know how you get players, or the difference between an “organization” player and a “prospect”.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
@cosmo
What do you make of the Crew’s selection of Eric Arnett? I was kind of encouraged to see improvement every year in college along with Crean’s recommendation…I mean, come on, the guy coached Dwayne Wade!
June 10th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Hey! From, um, Accuweather.com: “The wall structure is slightly different than the old park,” AccuWeather said. “The main difference involves curvature. The gentle curve from right field to center field seen in original Yankee Stadium has largely been eliminated at the new stadium. This is due in large part to the presence of a manual scoreboard embedded within the wall. Losing this curvature has resulted in a right field that is shorter by four-to-five feet on average, but up to nine feet in spots.
“Not only is the famed short porch even shorter in the new stadium, but the walls themselves are not as tall. In the old ballpark, the walls in right field stood at a height of approximately 10 feet. At this height, it was difficult for outfielders to scale the wall and attempt to rob a home run over the fence. Fast forward to 2009, and the outfielders have been scaling the wall without any trouble. The result? The new outfield fences only rise to a height of eight feet, adding to the ease hitting a home run to right.”
June 10th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
one of the coolest things about baseball, besides the fact that you could watch a million games and still see something new every day, is the differences in ballparks. i’ve seen a HS ballpark with a 475-foot CF, and yes it was cleared a few times (with aluminuminuminum bat)
June 10th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
ya, all dem dumb hosers don’t know what dere talking aboot, eh?
June 10th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
How dare they try to sneak into the die-hard fraternity. I’m personally going to make sure they don’t get the official die-hard newsletter or the commemorative mug until they can tell me who plays shortstop in loww A ball for their favourite organization.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
*low
June 10th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
HA, I swear I don’t intend to screw over your Astros. I’ll get ‘em on a good night soon.
It’s fine, it’s not like there are many good nights for them anyway. We’ll see how the second half of the season goes.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
I can never tell if i’m being attacked, so i’ll just continue blissfully ignorant…knowing each farm team’s lineup is silly, that’s not what I mean.
I’m no die-hard of any team, all i’m saying is, the way the minors work is basic stuff, and if you truly live and die with a team, it’s pretty important stuff, piling up talent for trades or for the home club, draft bonuses, how wins aren’t as important as developoment, etc.
I wasn’t saying you folks don’t know, just that I’ve heard plenty of callers claim to be diehards then argue from ignorance about something. Maybe it says more about the sports-radio audience tha anything else.
It always seemd like a weird contradiction. Do I sense crickets from the crowd?
June 10th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
@vezina: Most callers on WFAN don’t know shit about prospects, they just say, “I like dat guy, da Mets should sign him.”
June 10th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
It’s probably about the audience more than anything, vezina.
when you’re a schizo you’re never alone
June 10th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
@Vezina – I was just having some fun. For the most part, I agree with you.
I think the problem is that most fans are used to the much simpler systems in place for the NBA & NFL. The fact that the MLB draft can go 50 rounds and you may not see the players in the big leagues for a few years does not mesh well with the average fan’s attention span.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I just wanted the Indians to draft players that would be in the College WS. They did so next weeks record of 2-4 will be forgiven.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Since we did Timmy Kurkjian start commenting here?
June 10th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
agreed, double G, yet it’s funny how there are calls for the NBA and NFL, mostly NBA, to revert to a baseball-like development system, especially with all the wing-nuttiness that goes on with players having to go to school for a year. just cut the crap and have a place for the kids who don;t care about school.
when a baseball player signs a pro contract out of HS, I believe standard contract says his college will be paid for if he wants to go in the offseason.
i remember a story about a HS catcher who went pro, couldn’t handle it/wasn’t good enough, but of course wasn’t allowed to play college after he quit. bad deal
June 10th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Kirkjian simply cannot believe baseball. 110 years!
June 10th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Nick P, have you ever seen TK in person? I hear he’s dwarfy
June 10th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
No, just on TV. His voice makes me think he’s 5′4″
June 10th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
The opposition continues to drool when Mr. Lyon ascends atop the bump. I don’t know why Leyland keeps saying he sees signs Lyon is improving. Really? He must be buying Jimmy cartons of Marlboro Reds to keep him distracted.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Verlander’s looking very skilled. what’s the latest on Bonderman, and whatever happened to the lefty with glasses, can;t think of his name, s starter. Tigers had a rotation for the ages it looked like a couple years back, Willis, too. shows how fast things can collapse
Tim kurkjian here thinks managers or players (Mark Grace) who smoke regularly are a hoot
June 10th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Have you guys seen Kurkjian in relation to some of the other guys on Baseball Tonight when they do a demo out in the ‘field’? He looks like mini-me. The ex-big leaguers make Ravech look like a bitch and Ravech makes Kurkjian look like a bitch.
/double-bitch’d
June 10th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
The ex-big leaguers make Ravech look like a bitch
all i can say is that i saw bill romanowski once at a tradeshow, and it really hit home just how hazardous the NFL is. dude is huge, and we know his state of mind is documented deranged. and he was/is one of many.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
@vezina – Nate Robertson has pitched out of the pen all year. He has been good, but not great. Has not gotten a start.
Bonderman pitched for the first time on Monday in the nightcap of a double header. I would say he pitched…not good enough. His fastball topped out at 90, but was consistantly 89. His changeup was 81. If your fastball is only 89, the changeup and slider need to be better…and you need to have Greg Maddux-like control, which he doesn’t have and probably never will. I was not encouraged. D-Train is more likely to continue to get starts.
Verlander and Jackson have been awesome.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I met Neil Smith (KC defensive lineman) when I was in high school. Dude was ‘uge! Frank Warren was too(married to my best friends sister), and I played football in high school. I couldn’t imagine anyone on my team blocking them. Then I moved to Texas where junior high kids are that damn big. It doesn’t make sense.
June 10th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
It might be a good idea for the Tigers to get (gulp) Miner out of the pen, send Dontrelle to triple A and have Bonderman in the long relief position. I don’t think Bonderman or Dontrelle are big league quality starters. At least Miner isn’t a train wreck (most of the time)
June 10th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
@Chelsea Chris: The Tigers need more Dan Petry and Dan Gladden.
June 10th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
excellence acknowledged, Chelsea.
And, mak, i’m sure smith was ‘uge but the point I didn’t make was that Romanowski was “just” an LB. You assume the giganticness of the linemen, but to see a guy who’s paid to sprint and maim be that big was something other than else (for you Monty Python fans)
June 10th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Dan Petry does some TV occassionally for the Tigers and he looks like he is in decent shape and could probably throw as hard as Bondo did the other day. Rather have Jack Morris, though!
I think Dontrelle is on a start-by-start basis. He pitched well enough to get the ball in 5 days. I don’t think Bonderman did. I would rather have a lefty in that 5th spot and not 5 righties.
When Dontrelle is bad, you can tell quickly because he cannot throw a strike. When Miner is bad, it is batting practice and it’s 6-0 before you get your first beer.
June 10th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
it is batting practice and it’s 6-0 before you get your first beer
at home, or the ballpark?
June 10th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
JOE TORRE! WINNING TEAM!! CLUB HOUSE CHEMISTRY!*#!#*(!
/head explodes
June 10th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
No doubt. I’d like to see Robertson get a start in Bondo’s spot. Bondo needs some time yet. He was hit HARD. Even the outs were screamers.
June 10th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Pat Burrell did not suit up and instead played Wak-A-Mole with his empty ball bag back at the hotel.
You forgot to mention he was drinking Ketel One and Cranberry during that activity.