Thursday, April 15, 2004
Nice Work If You Can Get It
While catching up on some of the work I didn't get to during the day, I have the Red Sox-Orioles game on the radio behind me. And in the corner of my computer screen I have the steady stream of the Minnesota-Cleveland game courtesy of MLB.com.
One game is a slugfest, tied at 7. The other is 1-0 game, featuring a gem of an effort by Brad Radke.
Pedro Martinez' effort tonight (5 IP; 8 H; 7 ER; 7 R; 4 BB; 3 K; 2 HR; 103 pitches) was his worst since Opening Day last year, when the Jays smacked him around for 10 runs. He'll get a ND, along with the O's starter Sidney Ponson who was equally as bad.
Radke will be carrying a shutout and the slimmest of margins into the bottom of the 8th at the Jake. I assume he's coming back out, even though Romero is throwing in the pen b/c 1) His pitch count is still under 100 (97) 2) He's doing arm stretches in the dugout and 3) He's pitching awfully good still. 7 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K.
The Twinkies just tacked on an insurance run on a solo shot by Koskie.
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Some wins are bigger than others: Today was a big win for the Phillies. And that was a big home run by Mike Lieberthal.
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How good are the Marlins pitching? Here's a couple factoids.
Their team ERA is 1.22. That ranks #1 in all of baseball. The next lowest: Cincinnati, 2.79. The next lowest after that: Montreal, 3.11.
They shutout the Expos today to run their record to 8-1. That was their 3rd shutout of the season. There have been six shutouts in all of baseball this season, and they have half of them.
They have allowed 53 hits. The next lowest number in that category is 62 by the Reds.
Their 75 strikeouts rank 2nd behind only the Kings of K, the Cubbies.
While catching up on some of the work I didn't get to during the day, I have the Red Sox-Orioles game on the radio behind me. And in the corner of my computer screen I have the steady stream of the Minnesota-Cleveland game courtesy of MLB.com.
One game is a slugfest, tied at 7. The other is 1-0 game, featuring a gem of an effort by Brad Radke.
Pedro Martinez' effort tonight (5 IP; 8 H; 7 ER; 7 R; 4 BB; 3 K; 2 HR; 103 pitches) was his worst since Opening Day last year, when the Jays smacked him around for 10 runs. He'll get a ND, along with the O's starter Sidney Ponson who was equally as bad.
Radke will be carrying a shutout and the slimmest of margins into the bottom of the 8th at the Jake. I assume he's coming back out, even though Romero is throwing in the pen b/c 1) His pitch count is still under 100 (97) 2) He's doing arm stretches in the dugout and 3) He's pitching awfully good still. 7 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K.
The Twinkies just tacked on an insurance run on a solo shot by Koskie.
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Some wins are bigger than others: Today was a big win for the Phillies. And that was a big home run by Mike Lieberthal.
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How good are the Marlins pitching? Here's a couple factoids.
Their team ERA is 1.22. That ranks #1 in all of baseball. The next lowest: Cincinnati, 2.79. The next lowest after that: Montreal, 3.11.
They shutout the Expos today to run their record to 8-1. That was their 3rd shutout of the season. There have been six shutouts in all of baseball this season, and they have half of them.
They have allowed 53 hits. The next lowest number in that category is 62 by the Reds.
Their 75 strikeouts rank 2nd behind only the Kings of K, the Cubbies.
