The Glade 4.0

File this post under statistical anomalies.

Every time you watch a game you do so with the potential to see something new.

Tonight, watching the Red Sox bat against the Orioles in the top of the 8th inning I watched JD Drew finish off a series of 16 pitches in which he hit a Home Run, the took fourteen consecutive pitches, spanning three plate appearances the first of which resulted in a walk and the second a strikeout looking, before driving the 15th pitch since the Home Run, and the first one swung at since, over the center-field wall for another Home Run.

Talk about 16 pitches worth of selective hitting.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Hah, that's fantastic.

And, you're right, you do stand a good chance of seeing something you've never seen before at a game. Last night, went to see the Dodgers vs. Pirates. Funniest thing ever - on a strike out, maybe what looked like a hit and run, Xavier Paul took off from first. The catcher comes up firing ... and the pitcher snags it! It was hilarious. I don't know if the pitcher didn't know the guy was running, or decided he would be safe anyway, but it was weird. Kind of popped the balloon of anticipation to see what was gonna happen.

I love baseball.

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I'm gonna ding on this thread.

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If you post here, you need to present a reason "Why I (you) Love Baseball".

It should be easy in this crowd. Baseball is a minefield of mind blowing statistics that only Princess Di could have objected to.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Statistics I am not such a fan of. Here's why I love baseball:

Sunshine, warm seats, cold beer, red-hots on yellow buns with onions, the crack of the bat, the scream of "Steeeerike three!", soaring balls that juuuuust miiiiiight be outta here!

Baseball is more of a visceral experience for me than a cerebral exercise.

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Last night in Dodger Stadium, Andre Ethier hit his second walk-off homer of the year.



****' studly, ya know?

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LA is going to rule the NL West for a decade starting in about two years.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

I'm gonna be that guy in this thread.

I can only tolerate watching baseball when its at a game and with a group of friends. I lose interest otherwise. Its just too slow.

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The Dude abides.

I don't even know you anymore...

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Heh, I hope you're right. They've already ruled it for the past two years ... but this may not be our year, unless we can do something by the trading deadline to pick up a pitcher. Like, an ace pitcher.

I dunno, though, we may lose all our young studs in two years, and have to start over.

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Tonight just saw a new record set -- oldest pitcher to ever pitch a shutout! Pretty sweet job by Jamie Moyer indeed! I'd have to double check, but I think he only faced 28 batters, which is pretty darned impressive all by itself. A 3 pitch inning is also something you don't see often.

And all at the age of 47.

Only Phil Niekro, I believe, pitched a complete game at an older age, some 6 months older than Moyer is now. Crazy stuffs.

I heard about that! That's fantastic, what, a 2-hitter or something? Wow. Gives me hope for my old age.

Good choice of games!

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Again, from the department of statistical anomalies:

On the heals of Friday night's walk-off-home run finish, the Metropolitans did it again on Saturday, as back-up catcher Henry Blanco drove an 11'th inning fastball over the wall to secure a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

What makes it odd?

Friday night's game winning smash was delivered by the teams other catcher, starter Rod Barajas.

Two nights, two games, two catchers, two walk-off-home runs.

I love baseball.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

The kid hits a three run homer on his first big league pitch, and caps his night with a 3 RBI triple. Welcome to the newest Cubbie.



I like baseball.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

You just haven't met the right baseball.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

I just can't quite bridge the feeling I get while watching the game at the park to the way it feels to watch (or should I say "nap to") a game on tv.

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

I love baseball, especially when my son takes me to a Giants game ( which he has done a few times for Mothers Day)!!!

I don't know statistics, and to be perfectly honest I don't care about statistics!! It's the joy of mother and son having some special time together eating crappy junk food and screaming our heads off for our SF Giants!

(I miss him...he is going to MTSU right now and I don't get to see him more than once a year when I go visit, if that! )

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Michael Saunders (young Mariner's call-up) hit his first Major League home run today, on Mothers Day. His Mother, who lives in British Columbia, was in the crowd (scoring no-less). She has been fighting Breast Cancer for 12 years and doesn't get to many of his games, but made it down for the Mothers' Day game (he's only up to the big leagues for a few days while Milton Bradley ponders life on the restricted list).

During the post-game interview on local TV, the reporter was asking him about the home-run, when a bull-pen coach walked by and handed him a ball, patted him on the back and said 'this is it', and walked away.

Saunders looked down at the ball in his hand, and kinda paused... you could tell the moment just caught up to him. He started crying and said 'This will go to my Mom', then turned and walked away (presumably to go see his Mom)...

Yes, there is no crying in baseball, but it's ok to shed a few tears after the game in this case. It was a pretty awesome moment.

On a side note, the Mariners finally a)scored some runs, and b) won a game... \o/

The perfect game today was pretty cool. Especially on mothers day with his grand mother who had raised him in attendance.

The pitcher of that perfect game is Dallas Braden, the guy who got ticked off at A-Rod for crossing the mound instead of going around it.

Throwing a perfect game is a more exclusive list than any of the lists A-Rod is on just yet, except for the players with $300 million dollar contracts.

Cheers for Mr. Braden and his grandmother. An extremely special event to celebrate Mother's Day.

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The Braves need to man-up and play.

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Braden is one of my starting pitchers in fantasy baseball. Three or so more of those and I can lock this thing up for the season!

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They need to freakin hit. Pitching has been decent.

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Couple of f bombs, but hilarious

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Holy shitsnacks!

ROFLMAO

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