((HT: MLB.com))
Yasiel Puig's enigmatic hustle took another star turn today- against Bartolo Colon and the Mets of all teams...
A 5-4-3-2 triple play that he was the end of...
Omar Vizquel is a coach these days for the Detroit Tigers and still can flash some defense...
Someone in Boston almost went all Bartman on a ball down the left field line...
What would have happened if Stephen Strasburg actually had to make a hard stop...???
And a fan in Arizona made a point to use his tools in the best manner possible on a foul ball...
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Showing posts with label Stephen Strasburg. Show all posts
Sunday, August 24, 2014
BASTA: Giants Choke In Atrocious Fashion To Drop Series To Nationals
((HT: BASTA their own selves/Ben Leonard))
The Giants came to Washington hoping to take a series victory. They leave undeserving to play in our nation’s capital, more fit to play in Williamsport. Holding a 5-0 lead after three innings, they managed to lay an egg and fall 14-6, representing a 14-1 run for the Nationals after the third.
The Giants tagged the once overhyped Stephen Strasburg for five runs in four innings, forcing him to throw seventy-nine pitches. The five runs he allowed were the most runs he had allowed at home since his last game in 2012 before he was shut down for precautionary reasons. Gregor Blanco set the tone right off the bat, working Strasburg to a 3-2 count, and proceeding to launch a solo homer to right. The light-hitting Blanco’s shot traveled an estimated 399 feet. Travis Ishikawa added another solo shot of his own in the second, putting the score at 2-0. The Giants scored three runs in the third inning behind a Michael Morse RBI double, an Ishikawa sacrifice fly, and a Brandon Crawford RBI single, a rarity these days for the ice cold shortstop. He has posted a 50 wRC+ and a .177 average since the All-Star Break.
How could an atrocity like this happen to a team that lit up Washington’s ace? The game was setting up to be a laugher after three, with the Nationals still not mustering a hit off of Vogelsong. That certainly changed in the fourth, with three doubles off of Vogelsong that scored two runs, cutting the San Francisco lead to 5-2. A blip on the radar, but the Giants still appeared poised to win handily.
Jake Peavy was ejected in the third inning for arguing with the umpiring crew about balls and strikes, even though he wasn’t in the game. He was leaning over the dugout railing, and had been visibly jawing with the crew for the whole game, despite a 5-0 lead. Peavy was a stone’s throw from my position at the yard. Peavy’s passion for the game is appreciated, but he took it too far on Sunday.
It all came apart in the sixth. Hunter Pence added a sacrifice fly, extending the lead to 6-2. That would be all the good news the Giants could conjure up the rest of the game. Jeremy Affeldt came in after Adam LaRoche struck out to start the frame and promptly served up a home run to Ian Desmond and the momentum to Washington. A combination of Affeldt and Jean Machi could not retire any of the next nine Washington hitters, giving up six runs in the process. Affeldt could not get an out, and was charged for four runs on five hits. His offspeed pitches were hanging, and he meated several fastballs, and even threw a “scud” with his heater, a wild pitch that scored a run. A 6-2 lead quickly became a 8-6 deficit.
The wheels came off in the bottom of the eight. Juan Gutierrez found way too much of the plate, making the game a 14-6 laugher. Gutierrez gave up five runs in the frame, including home runs to Bryce Harper and Danny Espinosa. Bochy let the righty go thirty-seven pitches, conceding the game to Washington, as he wanted to rest the rest of his bullpen.
The bullpen’s implosion is a troubling sign for this ballclub. The unit gave up eleven runs in only four and two-thirds innings of work. In the month of August, they have posted a 4.04 ERA. (not including Sunday) Pitching and defense are supposedly the core of this team, and it certainly didn’t look like it today. Michael Morse continued his plodding defense in the outfield, making some bad runs on balls that would have been caught by Gregor Blanco. Part of the problem was Angel Pagan’s absence, who has sat out the last two games nursing a calf strain he sustained on Friday.
Duane and Mike discuss the loss
((HT: CSN Bay Area))
Notes:
Jake Peavy (2-3, 3.58) will look for his third straight victory Monday night against the Rockies, the first game of a seven-game homestand for the club. Peavy will toe the rubber against the young lefty Tyler Matzek. (2-9, 5.38) A pigeon stayed on the field for the latter part of the game, on the outfield grass just behind the shortstop. It made it on the big-screen, causing many Washington fans to dub it the “rally pigeon.”
The Giants came to Washington hoping to take a series victory. They leave undeserving to play in our nation’s capital, more fit to play in Williamsport. Holding a 5-0 lead after three innings, they managed to lay an egg and fall 14-6, representing a 14-1 run for the Nationals after the third.
The Giants tagged the once overhyped Stephen Strasburg for five runs in four innings, forcing him to throw seventy-nine pitches. The five runs he allowed were the most runs he had allowed at home since his last game in 2012 before he was shut down for precautionary reasons. Gregor Blanco set the tone right off the bat, working Strasburg to a 3-2 count, and proceeding to launch a solo homer to right. The light-hitting Blanco’s shot traveled an estimated 399 feet. Travis Ishikawa added another solo shot of his own in the second, putting the score at 2-0. The Giants scored three runs in the third inning behind a Michael Morse RBI double, an Ishikawa sacrifice fly, and a Brandon Crawford RBI single, a rarity these days for the ice cold shortstop. He has posted a 50 wRC+ and a .177 average since the All-Star Break.
How could an atrocity like this happen to a team that lit up Washington’s ace? The game was setting up to be a laugher after three, with the Nationals still not mustering a hit off of Vogelsong. That certainly changed in the fourth, with three doubles off of Vogelsong that scored two runs, cutting the San Francisco lead to 5-2. A blip on the radar, but the Giants still appeared poised to win handily.
Jake Peavy was ejected in the third inning for arguing with the umpiring crew about balls and strikes, even though he wasn’t in the game. He was leaning over the dugout railing, and had been visibly jawing with the crew for the whole game, despite a 5-0 lead. Peavy was a stone’s throw from my position at the yard. Peavy’s passion for the game is appreciated, but he took it too far on Sunday.
It all came apart in the sixth. Hunter Pence added a sacrifice fly, extending the lead to 6-2. That would be all the good news the Giants could conjure up the rest of the game. Jeremy Affeldt came in after Adam LaRoche struck out to start the frame and promptly served up a home run to Ian Desmond and the momentum to Washington. A combination of Affeldt and Jean Machi could not retire any of the next nine Washington hitters, giving up six runs in the process. Affeldt could not get an out, and was charged for four runs on five hits. His offspeed pitches were hanging, and he meated several fastballs, and even threw a “scud” with his heater, a wild pitch that scored a run. A 6-2 lead quickly became a 8-6 deficit.
The wheels came off in the bottom of the eight. Juan Gutierrez found way too much of the plate, making the game a 14-6 laugher. Gutierrez gave up five runs in the frame, including home runs to Bryce Harper and Danny Espinosa. Bochy let the righty go thirty-seven pitches, conceding the game to Washington, as he wanted to rest the rest of his bullpen.
The bullpen’s implosion is a troubling sign for this ballclub. The unit gave up eleven runs in only four and two-thirds innings of work. In the month of August, they have posted a 4.04 ERA. (not including Sunday) Pitching and defense are supposedly the core of this team, and it certainly didn’t look like it today. Michael Morse continued his plodding defense in the outfield, making some bad runs on balls that would have been caught by Gregor Blanco. Part of the problem was Angel Pagan’s absence, who has sat out the last two games nursing a calf strain he sustained on Friday.
Duane and Mike discuss the loss
((HT: CSN Bay Area))
Notes:
Jake Peavy (2-3, 3.58) will look for his third straight victory Monday night against the Rockies, the first game of a seven-game homestand for the club. Peavy will toe the rubber against the young lefty Tyler Matzek. (2-9, 5.38) A pigeon stayed on the field for the latter part of the game, on the outfield grass just behind the shortstop. It made it on the big-screen, causing many Washington fans to dub it the “rally pigeon.”
Sunday, August 18, 2013
How I Spent My Saturday Night and Sunday Morning: Braves vs. Nationals
So...we went back to see the beloved Braves play again Saturday night. And much like the previous weekend, to say the game was bizarre would be a gross understatement.Read about the Braves Jinx from last weekend RIGHT HERE
Yes, we caught a lot of grief for going to our first game of the year last weekend, which just happened to coincide with the Braves 14-game winning streak ending.
That was strange, the game this Saturday made that one look tame. And unfortunately, now means The Lovely Bride and I will be watching the playoffs on TV rather than in person.
The middle weekend in August was gray, dark and dreary in the Atlanta area. And we had tickets to the Braves/Nationals game on Saturday night.
Good tickets. Expensive ones even. We were behind the 3rd base dugout.
And when the P.A announcer came on at 6:50 p.m as the steady drizzle began to dissipate, to say the 1st pitch was delayed, that's when I knew we might be in trouble.
A little backstory: The past few Braves/Nats games have been ugly due in large part to an incident at the beginning of August where Braves pitcher Julio Tehran hit Nats star Bryce Harper with a pitch after Harper admired his home run the previous at bat. Harper got testy, benches cleared and a war of words has ensued since.
Which was all well and good until Friday night.
Harper got hit not once, but twice. Neither was deliberate because it was a close game, but it did not make Washington happy.
And it got worse. After the Nats scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st, Jason Heyward hit the 3rd pitch he saw from Nationals ace Stephan Strasburg and hit it into the right center field stands.
You can see the video with this LINK
That's when things got weird.
Strasburg hit the next batter, Justin Upton on the butt on the next pitch. Upton shook his head and quietly jogged to 1st base. Umpire Marvin Hudson, knowing the history, came out and warned both teams that the next one would be an ejection.
Fair enough.
Which brings us to the second inning. The Nats added 2 more runs before the Braves hit. That's when Strasburg went wacky. He walked Jordan Schafer on 4-pitches and then threw the next pitch to Andrelton Simmons 10 feet away in the dirt.
The next two pitches went BEHIND Simmons, prompting Hudson to toss Strasburg and then manager Davey Johnson.
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| 15th inning |
Nobody on the field believed Strasburg was throwing AT anyone, but it was done.
The game continued, slowly.
Three hours later, after debating about leaving in the 8th, we stayed. And in the bottom of the 9th, the Braves were down to their last out, trailing 7-5. A runner on base.
That's when Heyward stepped up and hit a 2 run home-run. Tie game.
As Skip Caray used to say: "Free Baseball in Atlanta"
However....we got 6 innings of "Free Baseball".
And as the drizzle came back, the game essentially ended when former Brave and current Nat, Adam LaRoche hit a Kris Medlen pitch deep into the damp, cool Atlanta night.
At 12:55 a.m. In the morning. 5.5 hours after it started and 7 hours after we got there, the game ended.
And to be honest with you, since the Braves had run out of position players and relievers, as did the Nats, the only thing missing from this game was this:
Saturday, September 8, 2012
DEVELOPING: Strasburg Shut Down
((HT: CSN Washington))
Much to the chagrin of a lot of fantasy owners (and Nationals GM Mike Rizzo et al.) ace Stephen Strasburg has been shut down for the rest of the regular season according to Nats manager Davey Johnson.
Strasburg was lifted after only 67 pitches in his last start (his home finale) which only went 3+ innings matching his shortest start of the year.
Next question is: Will Strasburg be back for the playoffs, or when the Nationals say "shut down for the season" do they mean exactly that...???
Here's the wrap from last night...
Much to the chagrin of a lot of fantasy owners (and Nationals GM Mike Rizzo et al.) ace Stephen Strasburg has been shut down for the rest of the regular season according to Nats manager Davey Johnson.
Strasburg was lifted after only 67 pitches in his last start (his home finale) which only went 3+ innings matching his shortest start of the year.
Next question is: Will Strasburg be back for the playoffs, or when the Nationals say "shut down for the season" do they mean exactly that...???
Here's the wrap from last night...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Strasburger...8 lbs and all-beef
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| Anybody Hungry? |
As we sit here at the OSG Global HQ, pondering our Ham and Cheese sandwich with sweet pickles we often wonder what it would be like to not have to worry about how much we eat.
That's why the Washington Nationals announcement of the "Strasburger" at Nationals Park is so scary. According to the Nats PR department, this hunka, hunka burning beef named after star pitcher Stephen Strasburg weighs in at a robust 8lbs.
Yes, you read correctly. Eight pounds...or as the kid in Jerry Maguire says, the size of a human head.
The burger features cuts of brisket, chuck and short ribs...and if you are still hungry afterwards, fries and a pitcher of your favorite soft drink.
We're going to assume...for the sake of rational thought, that the burger is not meant to be eaten by just one person, though we suspect that there will be plenty of people who try.
No, our guess is the Nationals are hoping that anyone interested in this will bring friends...because maybe, just maybe, it will help attendance. (Yeah...we went there)
In the meantime, check out this video of Competitive food champ Kobayashi trying to set a record for most burgers downed in 3-minutes. (Bet he won't try the Strasburger)
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