Thanks to Jobu for the picture. Vote for Zaun today, at http://www.mlb.com
And it's a good thing J.P. picked them up. Jason Frasor deserves his own river in British Columbia after that masterpiece. Seven batters up, eight outs recorded.
Oh, and Gregg Zaun? Well, I don't care how good or bad any of the catchers in the American League are between now and Tuesday, June 12. Going Going Zaun deserves to go, small sample size and early season fluke be damned. Picture of the Week mojo is powerful.
Thanks to Jobu for the picture. Vote for Zaun today, at http://www.mlb.com
How can I do last night's game justice? I sat there for all but one hour of the game -- 24 was on at 9:00, but it was worth it -- and I knew I wouldn't be able to say anything good when this was over.
First off, I think you owe it to yourself to mosey on over to Coach's interview with Jason Frasor from June of last year.
Just a great game. If it didn't end when it did last night, Baltimore would have to bring in Dave McNally to pitch. Yes, Russ Adams made a scary error there in the 11th or 10th...I forget, they all felt the same around the four-hour mark. Yes, I disagree with Gibby's decision to walk Chris Gomez, but youneverknow -- Thor was in that lineup just to hit lefties, and Bigbie has only hit .249/.325/.376 against lefties over the last three years, with nothing happening at all this year.
But I can't complain. I'm stalling here, trying to think of something to say. Okay, here's something. In honour of Going Going Zaun, nine ways to finish the sentence, "Who would figure that...":
...in a game where the Jays collected 14 hits, Shea Hillenbrand would go hitless?
...in a game without The Lesser Zambrano or Kaz Ishii, Shea Hillenbrand would draw a walk?
...in a game that goes less than 45 innings, Shea Hillenbrand would draw two walks?
...the only time I have missed Letterman to write a Game Report, he would have both Martin Short and Elisha Cuthbert on the show?
...Juan Rincon would test positive? I mean, come on!
...there would be four intentional walks, one of them being Chris Gomez?
...Cowboy Joe West would make inconsistent calls behind the plate? Oh, right.
...Baltimore would be so short-sighted as to use a new pitcher each extra inning?
...the Blue Jays would be 3-0 on my Game Report days in games starting after 11 am?
And now for my graph. No, it's not a running Game Score chart.
Kicking Ass Score is a copyrighted statistic, if you're wondering.
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