Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.)

bmwracer wrote:Matt Garza of the Tampa Bay Rays throws a no-hitter against the Tigers, 5-0, the fifth no-hitter in baseball this season. :victory:

Just 2 off the record, 7 have been thrown in a season twice. And you seem sad about Haren's injury, :mrgreen: true fans of LA baseball must feel the same way too. :twisted:

bmwracer wrote:
Angels are snakebit: they get Dan Haren in a trade and he promptly gets hurt.

Can you say "the Clippers of baseball?" :hehe:

I dunno, they need pitching and they went out and got a pretty good pitcher and gave up almost nothing. Unlike the Clips, the Halos have an owner that's always doing what he can to try to win.

hitomi #1 wrote:And you seem sad about Haren's injury, :mrgreen:

Devastated. :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
Devastated. :rofl:

You sure sounded it, :bow: can't have them fall out of the race or the Dodgers could reclaim the fan base there. :nut:

hitomi #1 wrote:You sure sounded it, :bow: can't have them fall out of the race or the Dodgers could reclaim the fan base there. :nut:

Dodgers have never lost their fan base: I think their consistently one of the top teams attendance-wise... And the first to have three million or more in a year, I believe. :)

STOP THE PRESSES!!!

Jonathan Broxton actually SAVES a game... :shocked:

Dodgers defeat the Padres, 2-0.

Angels lose to the BoSox again, 4-2... :mrgreen: :woot: :applaud:

bmwracer wrote:Angels lose to the BoSox again, 4-2... :mrgreen: :woot: :applaud:

Sox won with the long ball, four home runs.

Jav_sol wrote:Sox won with the long ball, four home runs.

As long as they beat the Angels, it can be four suicide squeeze plays... :mrgreen:

Jav_sol wrote:

Sox won with the long ball, four home runs.

Same script as last night as they blasted 4 more today in completing the sweep against the once mighty Halos, 7-3. :victory: Beckett went 7 innings in lowering his ERA ot 6.33, actually left trailing 3-2 but the LA 'pen had a complete breakdown, :hehe: no closer like Broxton to save the day for them. :mrgreen:

hitomi #1 wrote:Same script as last night as they blasted 4 more today in completing the sweep against the once mighty Halos, 7-3. :victory: Beckett went 7 innings in lowering his ERA ot 6.33, actually left trailing 3-2 but the LA 'pen had a complete breakdown, :hehe: no closer like Broxton to save the day for them. :mrgreen:

Angels have Scott Shields, who's as bad, if not worse, than Broxton.

Way to go Angels! :twisted:

bmwracer wrote:
Angels have Scott Shields, who's as bad, if not worse, than Broxton.

Way to go Angels! :twisted:

Uh, I'll go with being worse, let's see...an ERA of 5.86! :usuck:

hitomi #1 wrote:Uh, I'll go with being worse, let's see...an ERA of 5.86! :usuck:

Guess the Angels couldn't trade him off to Arizona instead of Joe Saunders for Dan Haren. :beaten:

Dodger pitching is faltering in this game: they're down 6-1 in the 8th. :(

Dodgers miss out on another one:

Oswalt joins Phillies

Roy Oswalt agreed to leave the Houston Astros on Thursday, his only organization in 14 professional seasons, and join the Philadelphia Phillies after the teams came to a trade agreement a day earlier. The teams were near completion of the trade Thursday afternoon, sources said.

Oswalt, 32 years old and twice a 20-game winner, waived his no-trade clause in order to join a pennant race – the Phillies are 3½ games behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East, leaving the once-competitive Astros to their massive rebuilding effort. The process starts with their return on Oswalt: J.A. Happ(notes), a 27-year-old left-hander who is 13-4 over the past two seasons with the Phillies, and two minor leaguers – outfielder Anthony Gose and shortstop Jonathan Villan.

^ The good teams get better... And the Dodgers are on the outside looking in. :(

The Dodgers did get Scott Podsednik and he's starting today in CF. Maybe they're working on a deal that involves Matt Kemp.

gaijinmark wrote:Maybe they're working on a deal that involves Matt Kemp.

To quote the KCAL-9 Dodgers commercial: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME????" :hehe:

gaijinmark wrote:The Dodgers did get Scott Podsednik and he's starting today in CF. Maybe they're working on a deal that involves Matt Kemp.

He's actually been having a really solid season, :applaud: playing in KC few knew about it, besides his speed he also gets on base often, also was the CF for the Chi Sox when they won the WS. :mrgreen:

George Sherill loses the game for the Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth, 3-2. :shakehead:

Now it's off to San Fran for a weekend series.