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The World Series Reprise ContinuesPosted on June 24, 2008 at 9:59 AM Filed Under: Aaron Miles | Anthony Reyes | Baseball | Boston Red Sox | Brad Thompson | Braden Looper | Chris Duncan | Heroes and Goats | Joel Pineiro | Kansas City Royals | Kyle Lohse | Kyle McClellan | Mike Parisi | Oakland A's | Todd Wellemeyer Before we get to the upcoming series with Detroit, lets pause for a moment and remember Sunday's game. From all accounts, it was a doozy. Piniero pitched great; Lester was slightly better. Paplebon was proven human. There were clutch hits (Kennedy in the ninth off the Sox closer), timely pitching (see McClellan in the 10th and Izzy in the eleventh), and off your seat drama (Duncan cut down at home). I only wish I could have seen it. Congrats to Nick Stavinoha, who got his first ML hit on Sunday in the sixth. I'll award the Hero for this game to 2 folks: Joel Piniero, who shook off my dire predictions of doom to throw 7+ innings and allow only 2 runs, and Aaron Miles, for his 5-hit effort. Anytime your name is linked to Don Mattingly's (the last visiting player to have 5 hits in a game at Fenway) that's good. Goat? Mike Parisi. Sorry, Mike. Although the sting of losing that 2004 world series will always remain (granted, the sting will eventually fade to almost nothing as time passes), the Cardinals have won both regular season series from Boston since (in 2005 and this past weekend). We haven't been so lucky with the Tigers, getting swept in Detroit last year. Looper, Reyes, and Thompson were the victims during that May Series at Comerica. Looper gets another crack at them today, facing Kenny Rogers. The best pitching matchup of the series, however, is tomorrow, as Kyle Lohse meets rookie wunderkind Armando (don't call me Andres) Galarraga. Wellemeyer's balky elbow will face hit or miss Nate Robertson in the finale Thursday. The Cardinals, a team that has not shown much plate discipline lately, would be well served to be deliberate at the plate and run up the pitch counts early. That would get the starter out and get us to their bullpen; other than Zumaya (who's just back off the DL), it is one of the worst in the AL. One other item worth discussing today: Mark Mulder's name has been bandied about for a possible start in Kansas City this weekend. He was scratched from his rehab tune-up last night. Despite two surgeries and countless hours rehabbing his shoulder, Mark's never gotten his arm back to the form he displayed as one of the Oakland A's anchors in the first part of this decade; whether it's a loss of velocity due to diminished strength in the arm following the surgeries, or his elusive arm slot issues, he isn't the same pitcher he was in 2004. Also, as he progresses higher in the minors he's gotten slapped around pretty good by AA/AAA hitters. I don't see how he's even an option at this point for a spot start with the big club. Mark deserves all the credit in the world for his determination to get back on the field and resurrect his career. I just don't think it's going to happen. Frankly if Mulder's name appears as a better option for a spot start than Anthony Reyes from here on out (once Reyes returns from the DL), there's something seriously wrong with the thinking in the front office. (PS - There was no Mitchell Boggs on the 1970s A's teams; the guy I was thinking of is Mitchell Page.) Leave a comment
2 CommentsCommentsSeems to me that throwing out tons of statistics has become part of the blueprint of how broadcasters call games on the TV. Let's face it, you really don't need anyone commenting on the action when you can see it for yourself. Sometimes I think they get paid by the word. |
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on the cardinal telecasts why do they always talk about so many usueless stats?like batting avg.on the road,compared to at home,or day and night,since may 1since 2006?drives me nuts but not as much as al hraboski constantly talking like he knows what the players are thinking in every situation.what did he have 1 good year as a reliever??does evryone miss jack buck and joe buck as much as me?