Baseball

The Tigers-Cardinals game just restarted after a 2 hour and 25 minute rain delay.  I stuck around for the first hour and a half, but after they took the tarp off, and then put it back on and said there was more rain in the area we decided to leave.  The game is tied 5-5 in the 5th inning.  It rained the entire first 5 innings but they kept playing until it started to pour in the topy of the 5th, so they finally went to a delay.  Hopefully, the Tigers come through for all of the fans that stuck around for the end of it.

I would be happy with that.  Although, with Todd "The Roller Coaster" Jones as our closer, I usually hope they have a larger lead then 3 runs.  Although, I must say he has pitched pretty decently this year.  Knock on virtual wood.

Yeah!!!!!!  The Tigers win 8-7 with a walk-off single from Gary Sheffield in the bottom of the 9th.  He actually had 4 hits today in his 2nd game back from the disabled list.  The rest of the league had better watch out if he is finally healthy and starts hitting the way he is capable of hitting.  Personally, I have felt that he has been all washed up this year, but the last two games have definitely been cause for hope that he might actually be of help instead of a hinderance.  Here's hoping.

Phillies finally broke their losing streak. Who else is excited?

Tony LaRussa appears to be overmanaging today.  He pulled out Wellemeyer after 5 innings in a 0-0 game.  It appears that Wellemeyer has missed a couple of starts so they took him out for precautionary purposes.  LaRussa brought in lefty Ron Villone who proceeded to load the bases, and then walk rookie lefthanded hitter Clete Thomas to make the score 1-0.  LaRussa just went and changed pitchers again to bring in Jason Isringhausen to face Gary Sheffield who has a .417 career average against Izzy.  Stay tuned for the results.

Edited by rushfan4 - June 26 2008 at 15:09

rushfan4 wrote: Tony LaRussa appears to be overmanaging today.  He pulled out Wellemeyer after 5 innings in a 0-0 game.  It appears that Wellemeyer has missed a couple of starts so they took him out for precautionary purposes.  LaRussa brought in lefty Ron Villone who proceeded to load the bases, and then walk rookie lefthanded hitter Clete Thomas to make the score 1-0.  LaRussa just went and changed pitchers again to bring in Jason Isringhausen to face Gary Sheffield who has a .417 career average against Izzy.  Stay tuned for the results.   Edit:  Lucky for LaRussa that Sheffield has fallen back to old ways and hit the ball 400 feet...     unfortunately it was straight up in the air to the Shortstop, where most of his flyballs have gone this year.

Too bad. I was hoping that he'd hit one. I hate LaRussa and the Cards. Wellemeyer is on my fantasy team and it hurt me that he pulled him.

Well the Tigers won 3-2. I guess pulling Wellemeyer paid off in the end.

Eddie Bonine pitched a spectacular 8 innings for the Tigers as he gave up only 1 run on 5 hits.  The first hit came in the 5th inning.  It was a good game and a nice night for a baseball game, although it was a bit on the muggy side after the storms rolled through and dumped up to 3 inches of rain just prior to the game.  The Tigers are only 1 game below .500.  They are 15 and 4 since falling to a season worst 12 games below .500.  Unfortunately, Minnesota has won 9 in a row (or is it 10, I'm not sure if they held on to win tonight, but I assume that they probably did.)  Whoever has Curtis Granderson on their fantasy team must be really loving him right now.  He has a 15 game hitting streak, and is batting over .500 in his last 7 games.  He was 4 for 5 today with 2 triples, 2 singles, and a stolen base.  I think that he scored 2 or 3 runs today too. 

So, the Yanks are owning the Pirates IN Pittsburgh when it's rained out
then today go to NY where they are killed by the Mets (in Yankee Stadium) then go on to kill the Mets later (at Chea stadium)

^ Ouch, but hey if it happens as long as he has 3 more good starts before he's arrested 
Because without Wang the pitching needs all the help they can get.
Only Mussina and Joba seem steady right now(whod imagine?)