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Loved that at-bat Russell Martin had off Mariano Rivera just now in the All-Star Game's 10th inning for a single - and the way he chugged to third on Miguel Tejada's hit-and-run chopper. He deserved to score the winning run, but a double play killed the inning.
This is a nice AS game to go along with a nice HR derby.
Agree. One of the more memorable ones.
BOOM...
TEJADA.
Book it.
He converted on one out of three attempts and the third time was the charm with the game on the line.
Looked like Martin gave Quentin the heel spike job on the left knee.
Sometimes you take - sometimes you give.
"He has been diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his right elbow and he will rehab the area for an estimated six weeks, at which point he will be reevaluated."
Think of it as a month and a half.
I haven't seen him in the dugout.
Martin lookin' good.
McCarver is too much.
/Tugs collar
I take it back, leave him out there forever
I can't get over all the former Dodgers.
Umpires are at the All-Star Game because it's their turn.
Ixnay on the oubleday witchsay with the HDay
And yet no Cody Ross.
okay nice throw too
YESSIREEE INDEED NATE MCCLOUTH!
/AND RUSS ON THE PICK! PICK IT WILSON!
What an incredible game this is turning out to be
Russell Martin!
That play had Ray Fosse written all over it.
Rance Mulliniks is a benevolent baseball god.
Glove lace got him on the tip of the toe:)
The ball was there - a beautiful play with Russ selling out his left leg to block the plate.
"And look who's coming up"
Can't say our boy hasn't been in the center of action over the last few innings, hoo boy!
That was a great grab and tag by Russell, even if it was possible Navarro slid under first. You have to call 'em out on that one though.
Re: Sammy Saito, strained ligament is actually a bit better than I feared. I was worried about torn tendon or TJ surgery... so, could be worse.
Oh man Dan Uggla. This would be storybook if he could drive in some runs.
I was embarrassed, until underdog posted two comments after mine.
Stop talking.
Uggla almost had another one.
Me: "Uh..."
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What percentage of the things that McCarver says are not pointless nonsense?
thanks.
Btw, after 13 innings they go to penalty kicks. And then tequila shots I believe. Followed, if necessary, by pistols at dawn. Hurdle vs. Francona.
Mark Woehlers belongs in that exclusive group.
Those 15 innings took 3:41 to play.
Imagine if game seven of the world series in decided because George Sherrill hangs a deuce. Hilarious.
How many innings does this thing have to go for Martin to get to play a little shortstop?
Sounds like they are just going to rest him and re-evaluate after 4-6 weeks.
Dude is not small.
For anything.
Little did I know.
Remember, after this, kicks, tequila shots, and then pistols. It'll be great. Pull up a chair.
How in the world does Hurdle still have Marmol, Lincecum, Lidge and Webb (in theory) and Francona is down to Kazmir?
"What can baseball do to get young people interested in the game?"
Unless they have no position players left on the bench.
Minute Maid Park should be free for the postseason. It's got a roof.
Think about that, SB.
Maybe they should end this game with a battle of Orks vs. Dwarves.
The AL is out of position players.
Temporarily.
Thanks.
I guess it's foyer all over again.
I'm afraid to find out how you pronounced it before.
Was it like the stuff you get with a Big Mac?
If Kazmir gets in and goes beyond his pitch count, a position player will pitch and he will take the field.
Fun stuff.
Uggla is halfway now to catching Eddie Mathews for career errors in All-Star games.
{Check's Webster's Third}...
Yeah, that's okay! Both are okay.
Stop trying to Frenchify things.
He should have had Drew.
He's due up second.
Darnit, Buck you made me laugh.
This game would be insane if there wasnt the DH in play.
/Dude
1962: Wills (game 1 of 2)
1974: Garvey (write in!)
1977: The Perm
1978: Garvey
1996: Piazza
...
He could catch nineteen innings and build a bullpen in which others could warm up.
He would then admire his handiwork and take a nap. For an hour.
No need to worry. He got yesterday off, he gets the next two days off. Plenty of rest for Russ.
That would be Longoria.
Etchebarren came into the game batting .251 and would finish at .212.
Casanova was batting .266. He was the lone Senator on the team in 1967. Casanova had caught both ends of a doubleheader before the ASG.
AL manager Hank Bauer really didn't want to use any of his players unless he had to.
Don't worry; he'll bat again.
but man, if we're ever gonna get closer than this...! :)
I almost wouldn't mind seeing Brandon Webb take the loss.
Dean Chance won the 1967 ASG.
Nevermind. I'm an idiot. I retract 315 .
He doesn't like home runs very much at all.
"He's a lover, not a fighter. But he's also a fighter, so watch it."
I can totally see that.
Sigh.
The Bureaucrat is Bob's favorite.
I'd go with Scissors Sandwich. It can't lose!
Webb was great here.
From 1959 though 1962 there were 2 ASGs.
I'm ashamed I didn't know what The Bureaucrat was. I had no idea there were so many "gambits" in RPS.
The national League won the game, Dean Chance pitched for the Angels
Come back, underdog!
Seriously.
Do your homework or go home.
This is his Nick Anderson moment?
Somebody please hit a dinger.
awful.
He's too good to be a Met.
sheesh.
Only 10 innings for Russ? Lame!
Dizzy Dean is the most noticeable case of a pitcher getting injured in an All-Star game. But he suffered a foot injury.
Innings? I think he's down to another 30 pitches and thats all.
Ankiel's problem was in a game that really counted. I playoff game, in fact. Slightly different.
That was almost disastrous.
They want sleepy time.
So does Ned have a guy back in the office sorting a spreadsheet by Saves right now? Joe Borowski is available!
Brock, did you ever start that baseball blog?
629. overkill94
Stupid Uggla, now Martin's going to have to catch like 10 innings during what was supposed to be a nice few days of near-rest
I only charge $5 apiece for Lotto numbers!
Did you do simulator on this one XeiFrank?
vr, Xei
On-base 4 times out of 5.
If the AL wins.
vr, Xei
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Ay caramba, that was close at the plate. If that was Russell, he would've made a magical tag that got him right in time.
vr, Xei
the day after the All-Star Game.
It's the worst day of the year.
Stop trying to make me hate Frank Sinatra.
vr, Xei
The best interests of baseball required the game to have a winner.
In a game decided with real pitchers.
We couldn't resign the All-Star MVP because we didn't want to.
Awesome.
There were 23 pitchers used in the game.
vr, Xei
I could have made it through 8 loads if both machines were available and switched from the washer to the dryer with very little lag time.
Like our favorite organization is so special.
I am J. Roger Bitterman right now all over again.
Yes, its ok to be bitter.
"Inland Empire 66ers have earned California League Player of the Week honors for the past three weeks, with outfielder Thomas Giles winning it this week after catcher Carlos Santana took the previous two."
I'll just use my cardboard statue of Rachel Phelps.
Smooth.
I'd rank the possibilities in order of likelihood:
1) Troncoso optioned
2) Falkenborg waived
3) Berroa waived
4) Maza waived
Also, Nomar playing 9 innings at short, every day, bad idea.
Repeat for Kent.
5) Andruw stuffed and mounted?
I remember one scene from that movie. Should not be too hard to guess which one.
If one of Berroa or Maza is waived, that still leaves one backup SS and LaRoche or Young could see more time spelling Kent. If/when Nomar gets hurt, Hu (if healthy) or DeJesus will be called up.
2. Thanks Paul DePodesta for giving the stupidest clause in the history of free agent contracts.
Tell me the last time a team gave a player option two years into a 5 year deal and also has a no arbitration clause also inserted into the deal. So not only does he give Drew is biggest guaranteed contract, he compounds his mistake (Scott Boras schooled him on this one) by giving him an out that could only benefit the player and not the team.
479 Have not seen you around, its only 3 weeks before (as one player's mom told me today, some pretty bad football that will be played in Westwood.
Expecting the worst and then being slightly happy because it did not happen is a far too often feeling for people on DT.
I hate living in fear.
Its not really less pitching; its a reallocation of usage. Right now Kuo is the long man. With Kershaw likely due up, Park steps back to the swingman role, while Kuo takes the 7th/8th role.
I wonder if at first its a straight Sweeney/Saito swap
since Kershaw won't pitch until Monday or Tuesday.
Its not really less pitching; its a reallocation of usage. Right now Kuo is the long man. With Kershaw likely due up, Park steps back to the swingman role, while Kuo takes the 7th/8th role.
I wonder if at first its a straight Sweeney/Saito swap
since Kershaw won't pitch until Monday or Tuesday.
Aside from weekends when I actually did something social (I went to two baseball games too), I have spent my free time the last two weeks watching the first 2 3/4 seasons of Lost I never saw. Best network drama ever!
Good to know the parents' expectations are as high as mine. We offered Honeycutt today, which should produce a commitment soon. It is best to concentrate on basketball for the next couple of years.
I have to admit I didn't even think of the LaRoche option (I had blinders on). I would think that's probable but I'll be about as mad as I've been in some time if that happens.
That's good advice but sometimes I prefer the bliss of blind optimism.
Angry enough to write a strongly-worded letter?
He'd even type it on a manual typewriter and use carbon paper to make copies.
I'll quit while I'm ahead. One for one!
And then there was Milton Bradley getting on base twice and stealing a bag. It was like an invitation-only party for unwanted ex-Dodgers.
Clippers fill their tallest order
>> Coming to L.A.Camby, the NBA defensive player of the year in 2006-07, was obtained from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2010.
Conditional because it gives the Nuggets the right to exchange picks with the Clippers in that second round. If, however, the Clippers have the lower pick and Denver chooses to pass on the opportunity, there would be no further compensation.
In other words, the Clippers may have gotten Camby for nothing. <<
http://tinyurl.com/5j8c33
I see this as a bad move for the Clippers. Yes, Camby makes them better, but still not good enough to make the playoffs. Then you are stuck in the terrible middle ground of not making the playoffs or getting a good draft pick. I think they should have offered Josh Smith or Iguodala the max instead.
vr, Xei
Bill Freehan 1967 - 15
Roy Campanella 1950 - 14
Yogi Berra 1955 - 12
Smokey Burgess 1961 - 10
Russell Martin 2008 -10
Ivan Rodriguez 1994 - 10
It was worth it.
Anyway, fair warning.
Mani will provide.
I speak only for myself in saying I could do without your threats and your tales of satanic bargaining.
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