A Thread For Starting Pitchers That Are Doing Really Well

Javy Vasquez NH thru 4

nm (this dupe msg thing is BS)

can't remember ever seeing a pitcher get 13 ER charged to them in a game before

Opposing pitchers Garza and Scherzer have yet to give up a hit through five.

six

no, five

thankfully we also get to watch arod ground out

hey, maybe Scherzer can throw an even shittier 'masterpiece' than the one we saw a few weeks ago

(that is, on June 25)

couldnt see that comin, huh

hes no edwin

Knew that catcher's interference would result in at least one run.

Oh well.

gonna go eat, 0-hitters not a big deal anymore

Kurkjian'll let us know later tonight if there's ever been a NH broken up by a grand slam before.

^anticipating

Definitely would not be a big deal against this Detroit lineup.

The number two hitter, a 27 year-old rookie, has been called "the David Eckstein of the minors," for instance/fs.

i see why

Weight 155 lbs.
Height 5-9

and gritty

wow also this is like jump off a bridge if you lost on this prop & it was somehow meaningful:

MLB (Tigers @ Rays): How many RUNS will be scored during the 3rd through 6th innings?
7:43 PM

3 Runs or Fewer 0
4 Runs or More 4

Oh yeah, BJ -- you watched a strike three, got a walk instead, were thrown out by a foot attempting to steal second and called safe, and now you mope about a called strike three at the knees. Poor guy.

Which team's broadcast is on MLB Network?

Nobody right now, just jabbering studio heads.

OK -- I think I'm confusing it w/ an upcoming ESPN telecast.

they are showing the Rays broadcast

BATTER AFTER THE 26TH OUT BETTER FUCKING BE A CLOSE CALL AT FIRST BTW

Garza has faced the minimum number of hitters.

Kelly, Laird, Worth stand in the way of IMMORTALITY.

Bunt
Bunt
Bunt
Bunt
Bunt

Reidco Brognac

he didn't go around

Rays baseball history

for once not on the wrong end of a no-no!

hitting has gotten too hard, bring back the juice imo

Woo-hoo! My first-ever internet no-hitter (watching that little cartoon guy on the MLB site).

mic'd up pie in the face! that was loud

chris singleton's tie is stellar

http://twitpic.com/290psl

if you had told me before the game that the tigers had someone named "don kelly" i would've assumed it was their bench coach

this Year of the Pitcher bullshit is getting fucking annoying

the no-hitters are all just a hiccup but if teams continue to work on improving their defense while sending out the mark reynoldses of the world to strike out twice per game, there's gonna be a lot less scoring for a while

what are the overall league slash stats vs last year, BA/OBP/SLUG?

cider, there is only one Mark Reynolds; ya shouldn't use one of the most atypical players to generalize.

yeah i was being dumb but it is true that league strikeout rate is at an all time high at the same time as defensive improvements are the hot front-office thing. i doubt it's a coincedence that scoring is down in such an environment.

2006: .269/.336/.432
2007: .268/.336/.422
2008: .264/.333/.416
2009: .262/.333/.418
2010: .260/.328/.406

a 12-pt slug decrease is the most surprising. I wonder how much of that is Target Field, 4 points?

is target really playing as a petco-like park?

I don't know, I assume Mauer isn't the only one who's suffering post-Metrodome. And power at New Yankeeland is down from last year?

b-ref has target at about neutral

Twins at home slugging .429 this year -- .448 last year.