Aw shit

What the hell?

Jeebus

wtf? just tuned in. jesus pineda.

Finally.

Went to the Mud Hens game yesterday afternoon, weird 5 pm start. Allegedly it was 50 F. but never felt that warm. Shivered the whole game.

Fun thing about baseball is that there's always a chance at a perfecto, or at least a no hitter, until they get that first hit. During the pregame it was announced that the scheduled starter was scratched (turned out that he'd been called up to Detroit) so it was going to be a shitty Johnny All-staff game, which never turn out well.

Starter hit a batter in the second, who was quickly erased on a caught stealing. But he made it through 5 without giving up anything else. Interesting, but I've seen that before. Next guy goes 2 retiring all six, meanwhile the Hens had put up a 5 spot. Hmmm. Still damn cold but I wasn't going to move because baseball superstition. Third pitcher comes in, hits a batter (same guy who got hit earlier) and issues a walk. But then 3 straight outs without giving up a run. So goose eggs through 8 (except for 3 Charlotte errors.) Closer comes in for the 9th. One out. Two out. Third out. 4 pitcher no hitter. Now, I've watched Boomer's & Cone's perfectos, as well as the Astro's 6 pitcher no hitter against the Yankees, but those were on tv. This was the first one I got to see and have the ticket as a souvenir. By the way, it was still damn cold.

Pass the bleach.

[6] Now that's one for the memory bank. Warm, yet? : )

hard to imagine a worse first inning for big pine.

5 extra base hits. headley still doesn't have ONE!

alex loox baaaaad.

[6] nice! or, should i say: cool ; )

wow. we went down in strike and flames that frame.

[8] Still as cold as the Yankees bats.

I seriously can't watch this.

Jeez, I go to let the dogs out and there's another run?

nice play, tex.

hey, look at that - we went down weakly in order. shocking.

Tigers just took Shane Green out. Hmm.

ouchie.

Aw Jeebus, can't catch a break.

Yay, a double for Alex!

And that run is promptly given back.

jesus christ.

pineda just serving 'em up...

Michael Kay cannot judge fly balls.

loud out. almost made it somewhat of a game...

Hmm, pinch hitter for Alex.

[26] huh. 'coz he sucks or maybe hurt his leg running out the double...?

or, maybe just to get ackley at-bats...

At least I'm getting some chores done.

alex is out with an oblique injury. it's bad enough he's going for an MRI. prolly won't see him for awhile...

Ah, now it's play-out-of-position day.

Alex going on the DL is a break for the club and for him. He really looks overmatched against lefties. That is supposed to be his strength. Time to turn the page.

dickerson's a dick with how he hits braves (and former braves) catchers in the head with his backswing. there's definite backstory there, though not with mac specifically. in any case, i hope mac's ok and wonder if DICKerson gets drilled right now...

my guess is no. if it were another team, yes...

friggin' walked him...

and mac is at first. damn!

try a pickoff and HARD tag on the helmet : )

mac looking like tex at first!

mac wears the golden sombrero.

Blech

Playing three days in a row and against lefties is very unusual in both respects.

Well, looks like turning that game off was a blessing. An A-Rod injury might be a blessing for the team. Though I don't wish him hurt obviously. But we can't do much worse at DH than he has done thus far. It's rough having Headley slump along with Teix's predictable low average and A-rod's nearly complete futility.

DL Alex, DH Carlos and the defense gets better as well.

[6] Great story! Even cold, it sounds better than watching the Bombers get bombed.