I’ve managed to come down pretty decisively on one side of most of the sports arguments of my day (I’m against municipal levies to pay for ballparks; I don’t mind the designated hitter), but this one still gets me into ferocious internal arguments with myowndamnself. Should a fan ever renounce his love for his team? For [...]
Archive for July, 2009
30 Jul
Perfect Pitchers Get All The Glory, While Their Catchers Get None
On the heels of yesterday’s post about Felix Cespedes’s near-perfect game, I got an email from a fellow writer that made me do some thinking about perfect games. One of the things I found myself wondering: who were the catchers for each of the eighteen perfect games in major league history? This list is taken [...]
30 Jul
And Suddenly, My Childhood Comes Rushing Back
I went to the West Virginia Power’s web site tonight to see if Charleston could somehow manage to salvage something from this four game series (West Virginia won the first game on a walkoff homer, the second on a combined no-hitter, and the third on a combined one-hitter) – they did, winning 8-7 despite nearly [...]
29 Jul
Now Pitching For The Baltimore Orioles…
As a Red Sox fan, last year’s version of the Tampa Bay Rays scared me from the start. Young and talented in all aspects of the game, they had the look of a team that could expect to contend in the division for years to come. I hate to say it, but the Orioles are [...]
29 Jul
If Felix Cespedes Didn’t Have Bad Luck, He’d Have No Luck At All
Driving home from work this afternoon, I caught the tail end of Mark Buehrle’s interview on Jim Rome’s radio show. Rome mentioned that following Buehrle’s 2007 no-hitter, the pitcher had given his teammates watches as a reward for their part in the career highlighting event. The next question, of course, dealt with DeWayne Wise, maker [...]
29 Jul
Rymer Liriano Cannot Be Contained!
Usually, if something happens on a Sunday afternoon and I don’t get around to writing about it until the wee hours of Wednesday morning, it’s not worth mentioning at all. In the case of the wonderfully named Rymer Liriano, however, it’s more than worth it; the delay is my fault. Liriano, an eighteen-year-old outfielder for [...]
27 Jul
The Z-Meter: 7/27/2009; Jhoulys Ascendant!
The Z-meter tracks the story arcs of 25 top prospects (or players we just like) on their way to the bigs. It is named after current Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, who made the transition from anchoring the University of Virginia to starring in MLB in one year. Promoted: Jordan Zimmermann: Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) to [...]
27 Jul
Now Pitching For The Colorado Rockies…
The first “Now Pitching For” in forever, and I’m like four days late on it. That’s how I roll. Jhoulys Chacin burst onto our radar last season when he went a combined 18-3 with a 2.03 ERA and 160 strikeouts in 177.2 innings for Modesto and Asheville. His performance earned him a coveted spot on [...]
27 Jul
A Walkoff Win, Followed By A No-Hitter – This Is Not Charleston’s Week
Hunter Strickland and Diego Moreno of the West Virginia Power teamed up to pitch a pretty good game tonight, no-hitting the Charleston RiverDogs, 4-0, at Appalachian Power Park. Strickland went the first six, striking out five and allowing just two baserunners (an error and a hit batsman) before turning it over to Moreno, who pitched [...]
27 Jul
Pedro Martinez’s Low Fuel Light Is On; How Much He Actually Has Left Is Anyone’s Guess
Pedro Martinez made his first rehab start of the season on Sunday for Philadelphia’s A-level affiliate in Clearwater. One of our bestest blog friends, the inimitable Jordi Scrubbings, was there to witness Petey’s rain-shortened outing: Martinez, signed by the Phillies a few weeks ago, was clearly not the Pedro of old and I could tell [...]
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