News and notes
Posted by Andy on May 20, 2010
Looks like the share function on the Play Index is down right now so it's difficult to insert search results into posts.
So instead you'll have to settle for a bunch of links:
- Jason Heyward had a walk-off double last night to win the game for the Braves. It was the fifth walk-off hit for the Braves this year and second by Heyward. Others: Heyward's walk-off single, McLouth's walk-off homer, Prado's walk-off single, and Cabrera's walk-off single.
- Heyward joins Andre Ethier, Kurt Suzuki, Chase Headley, and Aramis Ramirez with 2 walk-off plate appearances so far this season.
- The Padres are now playoff favorites. Believe it, people.
- Jorge Posada is going to miss more time. Good thing his backup Francisco Cervelli has played incredibly well so far this season. Cervelli has 17 RBI in just 24 games so far this year. Top RBI per plate appearance among catchers this year (minimum 20 plate appearances): 0.219 by Ryan Hanigan, 0.213 by Jason Varitek, 0.210 by Cervelli, and 0.197 by John Jaso.
- Kerry Wood set a career mark yesterday that he'd like to forget. The 5 earned runs he allowed is the most he's ever allowed as a reliever. He's had 32 other games where he allowed at least 5 ER but they all came as a starter. His previous worst performance as a reliever was 4 ER in a game last year, also against the Royals!
- Will Venable missed the cycle by one hit again yesterday, and it was the second time he's done that this year where the missing hit was not a triple.
- Milton Bradley returned for the Mariners after taking two weeks off to get counseling. I don't know what issues he is dealing with but I wish him luck for a successful and happy remainder of the season.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Hm. Nothing about the Mets' turning a triple play and hitting an inside-the-parker in the same game?
I am detecting a distinct anti-Mets sentiment on this blog.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Laugh. Nothing about that feat because the PI doesn't really let me search for anything related.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:49 am
The Mets suck, pure and simple. Too many players on that team with zero heart or pride for that matter.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Now I happen to agree with JR but I don't go about posting with a specific bias against the Mets.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
I am neither a Mariners fan nor particularly impressed with Bradley; but I d applaud him {and the team} for this effort.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
After his meltdown on the mound last night, Wood melted down coming off the field and chucked his glove into the stands. My first thought (as a bitter and cynical Indians fan) was "Throw it back!" Wouldn't that have been the perfect symbol for this season, the home fans tossing a souvenir back onto the field.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Now I happen to agree with JR but I don't go about posting with a specific bias against the Mets.
Thanks for admitting it and proving my point, Andy!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Well I wouldn't say I am "anti-Mets." I think the Mets organization has a lot of problems mostly of their own doing. I think the team has a long way to go to be consistently competitive. So, I don't think very much of them, but I do not feel that I have a bias against them, nor do I go out of my way to invent negative stats about the team or ignore positive ones.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Laugh. Nothing about that feat because the PI doesn't really let me search for anything related.
Yet, that didn't stop you from posting about Milton Bradley or the Padres' playoff chances, neither of which have anything to do with your precious PI!
You are a Mets-hater, pure and simple, and it shows!
May 20th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Well, Surly, I for one like the Mets -- although I have to admit, I was more of a fan back when Casey Stengell was running {?} the show. And as for the Mets "organizational problems", what can you say? They're from New York, whih automatically puts them at a well-defined disadvantage.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
[...] just wrote this morning about the Braves' walk-off wins so far this year. [...]
May 20th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
I saw something about there being both a triple play and an inside-the-park home run, hit by someone who was one of the fielders in that triple play, in a Mets game either this afternoon or last night, and I came here to see if anyone had written about it.
Well, obviously the team that turned the triple play didn't lose 12-0. Twice in the 2000s, a team that lost a 12-0 game avoided more damage by turning a triple play. Both times, the losing team was the home team, so the winning team had 9 offensive innings. Actually, in one of these games, the triple play was turned in the top of the first in a 0-0 game. But the home team's momentum didn't carry through the rest of the game. Aaron Rowand watched both of these triple plays from center field.
May 27th, 2010 at 11:09 am
I'm seeing similarities between Bradley and Jose Guillen, another supposed "bad boy."
The one year Jose played for Seattle, he was an angel. A true gamer who helped lay down the law in the clubhouse. His presence was seriously missed when Seattle let him leave.
Bradley is an extremely intense person. He takes the game seriously, and his biggest problem seems to be never having learned how to handle failure.
Even when he caused such a ruckus over leaving a game midway, he came back the next morning and gave an enthralling presentation to a group of elementary school kids, then asked the club for help.
When he is free of his inner demons, he is such a bright light. His enthusiasm is contagious, and lifts the club whenever he does well.
Milton may have finally found a home. With the help and support of truly great guys like Mike Sweeney, Milton is poised to have a great rest of the year.
May 28th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
[...] the Mets great? I love the Mets. The Mets are [...]
May 28th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
...a joke, still.