2012 MLB Season

Ended up selling my tickets for today's game with Verlander pitching.  We were really hoping to make some pretty good money on Stub Hub, with the Yankees in town and Verlander pitching but as usual, Stub Hub has sold us a dream that they cannot maintain.    When Stub Hub first came out, it did a pretty decent job for selling our tickets for games that we couldn't attend, but these days we are usually just better off getting the Goodwill that comes from giving the tickets away to friends, family, and complete strangers.  Sadly, with the signing of Prince Fielder, season ticket sales increased significantly mostly for the express purpose of people trying to make money selling their tickets on Stub Hub.

Speaking of pitching...the crazy pitching continues!

2nd perfect game of the season.
Matt Cain of the San Fran Giants. Threw 14 K's in his perfect game, tying Sandy Koufax. That is one hell of a night.

JJLehto wrote: Speaking of pitching...the crazy pitching continues! 2nd perfect game of the season. Matt Cain of the San Fran Giants. Threw 14 K's in his perfect game, tying Sandy Koufax. That is one hell of a night.

Add to that the 1-hitter thrpwn by the Mets knuckleballer last night.  The Mets are appealing to have the 1 hit changed to an error.  That would be kind of an anticlimatic way to get credited with a no-hitter, but to have two of them in one night would be pretty crazy.

rushfan4 wrote: JJLehto wrote: Speaking of pitching...the crazy pitching continues! 2nd perfect game of the season. Matt Cain of the San Fran Giants. Threw 14 K's in his perfect game, tying Sandy Koufax. That is one hell of a night. Add to that the 1-hitter thrpwn by the Mets knuckleballer last night.  The Mets are appealing to have the 1 hit changed to an error.  That would be kind of an anticlimatic way to get credited with a no-hitter, but to have two of them in one night would be pretty crazy.

Haha yeah it would, but more than weird...it'd feel a bit tainted ya know? Like yeeeaah you needed an appeal, (unless it's clearly definitive, like the guy that got robbed of the perfect game a couple of years ago).
Funny though RA Dickey is currently tied for the most wins in MLB. 10-1 he's never been this good before! Imagine if this keeps up and he finishes 24 wins


Edited by JJLehto - June 14 2012 at 10:31

JJLehto wrote: Prog Snob wrote: JJLehto wrote: Guys are letting this thread slip away, like the Red Sox. I called the Yanks to improve and they seem to be on the road. Pitching is getting better, (not to mention CC and Nova are both currently on pace for 20 win seasons) and the offense may finally be starting to awaken. Cano has been turning it on, and I actually am getting some good feeling from A Rod. Jeter is still a hitting machine and the Grandy Man is on pace for over 45 home runs. Hope it maintains and continues to improve! I didn't watch too many of the games earlier on in the season. I was just getting too frustrated.  As of late however, I am starting to like what I see. Sweeping the Mets is always a treat.   Well it's nothing new. Honestly I can barely muster the will power to watch the first 2 months (which continued this year). They always start so damn slow.

Go O's!

Went to todays Jays/Phillies game.  It was the first game I've attended that went to extra innings (no, I haven't been to tons of games), and thankfully the Jays climbed back to win in spite of another poor outing by Romero.  With the way things have been going lately I expected Romero to join starters Morrow (who has been phenomenal this season), Drabek, and Hutchison on the DL.  Frankly, the guy could use some time off. 

Two in a row off of the Tigers!!!!! Another well pitched game from a Bucco. I'm enjoying this while it lasts.

The Tigers' offense has been a major disappointment this year.  They were talking about all of the offensive records that might be set with the addition of Fielder to the line-up.  I believe that the only offensive records that might be within reach are those involving ineptness.

I know that when the Tigers played the Yankees a few weeks ago, the Tigers were batting .134 with the bases loaded while the Yankees were the 2nd worse at about .170.  Of course, shortly after they flashed that stat Granderson hit a grand slam.  The Tigers really haven't done too much since to improve upon those numbers, although I don't know where the stats stand at this point.