Yardwork: Roger Clemens Is Back In Our Lives, and Rick Ankiel Made an Obscene Throw
By Tim Ryan
Best of luck to all involved.
As for actual baseball…
Phillies 5, Giants 2 — Roy Halladay went eight innings and allowed two runs. Remember when there were “concerns” over Doc in spring training? Hilarious. In three starts he’s gone a total of 23 innings and allowed three runs. Referring to him as an ace almost feels understated at this point.
Rays 1, Red Sox 0 — Happy belated Patriot’s Day to each and every member of Red Sox Nation. I knew picking this team to win 96 games would end up being criminally wrong. Oh well.
Mets 6, Braves 1 — The Mets are 7-3, David Wright is batting .542, and Mr. Met probably got a happy ending last night. All is well is Flushing.
Nats 6, Astros 3 — Rick Ankiel’s arm is the story here. Enjoy the bionic throw while you can. It’ll be gone in 20 minutes.
Angels 6, A’s 0 — Albert Pujols went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Oakland starter Brandon McCarthy — 7.0 IP, 11 H, 5 ER — was awful, which is unfortunate because his Twitter feed is hysterical.
Tigers 3, Royals 2 — Mr. Verlander pitched a complete game, allowing two runs and striking out nine. He’s destined for a ladder match with Doc so we can finally learn just who in fact is the best starter in all of baseball. I’m not exactly sure how a ladder match could determine such a thing, but it feels right.
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