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hitomi #1 wrote:Indians are beating up on the Royals 17-1 after 5 innings but the story is the pitching line for the Royals pitcher Mazzaro, 2 1/3 innings and....14 earned runs!!!! WOW!!!!

Been getting pointers from Jonathan Broxton, I take it.

Jays continue to roll with a 4-2 win over the Tigers. ZEP even made an appearance! :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Been getting pointers from Jonathan Broxton, I take it.

No, he did twice as bad as JB would, figure it would take him 5 innings to allow 14 runs. :naughty:
Huge, huge comeback for the Sox tonight, :woot: trailing 6-0, cut it to 7-6 going to the 9th when AG continued his torrid hitting and hit a 2 run double to give them an 8-7 victory! :victory: Now tied with the Yanks and only 3 out of first, would have been a hard loss considering they had 15 hits and 7 walks. Good job by the 'pen tonight as Dice had a bad outing only going 4 innings, back to his 'never met a batter he didn't want to walk' syndrome. :nut:

Dodgers lose to the Brewers, 2-1. :(

hitomi #1 wrote:Huge, huge comeback for the Sox tonight, :woot: trailing 6-0, cut it to 7-6 going to the 9th when AG continued his torrid hitting and hit a 2 run double to give them an 8-7 victory! :victory:

At times, I wasn't sure if they would come back. When the Sox got close, Baltimore would score a run. :sweat:
Nice last at bat for Pedroia. :victory:

hitomi #1 wrote:
Indians are beating up on the Royals 17-1 after 5 innings but the story is the pitching line for the Royals pitcher Mazzaro, 2 1/3 innings and....14 earned runs!!!! WOW!!!!

What the hell was the manager (Ned Yost) thinking?!!? :crazy:
Obviously Mazzario didn't have it. Why leave him in there?? Is he saving his bullpen for the stretch run??

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, 74, dies of cancer
By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer

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MINNEAPOLIS – Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the team's 51-year history, died Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74.

The Twins said Killebrew passed away peacefully at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife, Nita, and their family at his side. He announced his diagnosis just six months ago, and last week Killebrew said he was settling in for the final days of his life after doctors deemed the "awful disease" incurable.

Killebrew is 11th on baseball's all-time home run list after an exceptional 22-year career. His eight seasons with 40 or more homers still is tied for second in league history to Babe Ruth, and his uppercut swing formed the silhouette that inspired Major League Baseball's official logo.


Full story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110517/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_obit_killebrew

Rain delays... Grrrr :grumble:

bmwracer wrote:Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, 74, dies of cancer
By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer

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MINNEAPOLIS – Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the team's 51-year history, died Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74.

The Twins said Killebrew passed away peacefully at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife, Nita, and their family at his side. He announced his diagnosis just six months ago, and last week Killebrew said he was settling in for the final days of his life after doctors deemed the "awful disease" incurable.

Killebrew is 11th on baseball's all-time home run list after an exceptional 22-year career. His eight seasons with 40 or more homers still is tied for second in league history to Babe Ruth, and his uppercut swing formed the silhouette that inspired Major League Baseball's official logo.


Full story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110517/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_obit_killebrew

He was one of the top naturally powerful hitters in MLB history; certainly up there with Mantle and Jackson in terms of raw power. And from all accounts, he was a great person off the baseball field. A shame that a bunch of chemically induced cheaters have surpassed his HR totals. I'm glad I was still a baseball fan back when he played.

Rev wrote:Rain delays... Grrrr :grumble:

There were 21 rainouts all of last year in MLB, already have had 26 this year plus so, so many delays, almost all of them are here in the north where it never stops raining. :twisted:

I hear the champagne corks popping already.

Red Sox place Matsuzaka on DL

BOSTON (AP)Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona says starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is going on the disabled list to rest his right elbow, which has been bothering him.

Matsuzaka had an MRI scan on Tuesday. Francona says the elbow is sprained and Matsuzaka will be going on the DL. The Red Sox had not yet officially made the move as of Tuesday night, when their home game against Baltimore was postponed because of rain.

Matsuzaka had control problems in his start Monday night against the Orioles.

Francona says there is no timetable on Matsuzakafs return.

Boston also put RHP John Lackey on the DL on this week, leaving them without two of their starters indefinitely.

^^ I had mentioned the DL visits think on the previous page, when a pitcher starts going bad can't be because they're just bad or in a slump, has to be because they're injured, :shakehead: had either one or Jenks been pitching well they'd still be there, bit of a scam, not just by them but most teams are doing that. :twisted:

Rev wrote:Rain delays... Grrrr :grumble:

Actually an add to the above post, 3 more rainouts tonight in NY, Boston and D.C. :bleh:

Dodgers shut out the Brewers, 3-0.

Jonathan Broxton's legacy lives on: Bullpen fails epically, giving up a three-run home run in the top of the ninth and the Dodgers lose to the Giants, 8-5. :shakehead: :shakehead: :shakehead:

^^ So he would earn his keep when on the DL they made him honorary bullpen pitching coach. :beaten:
Sox bats were quiet last night only getting one run but it was enough as they shutout the Tigers, :victory: strong effort by Buchholz going 7 innings but did not get the victory. One more game against Detroit before inter-league starts this weekend as the Sox play the Cubs in a rematch of the 1918 WS. :doh:

Sox pull it out late again against the Tigers, scoring in the bottom of the 9th to win 4-3, Bard allowed 2 runs in the 8th costing Beckett a chance for a win. :puppydog:
In Philly final score was Giambi 7 Phils 1.... talk about rising from the dead, Giambi had 3 HRs and 7 RBIs! :bow:

Jays over Rays 3-2. Hoping Jo-Jo Reyes FINALLY gets a win tomorrow against the Astros. :fingerscrossed:

Rev wrote:Jays over Rays 3-2. Hoping Jo-Jo Reyes FINALLY gets a win tomorrow against the Astros. :fingerscrossed:

Well, have a feeling he won't be buying the bullpen dinner after tonight. :doh:
Sox had their hitting uniforms on tonight getting 19 hits in clubbing the Cubs 15-5! :victory: Not a strong effort by Lester but didn't matter as Adrian and Youk combined for 7 hits and 7 RBIs, with the Yanks :twisted: loss now move into second and only a game out, seems as though that horrid start has been forgotten. :sweat:

Dodgers beat the ChiSox in 10 innings, 6-4.