I apologize for the brevity of this report, but it's Mother's Day and my wife is celebrating her first ever special day. The affiliates had a good day with three wins in four tries.
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Three of the bigger pitching prospects on the farm, Zach Stewart, Asher Wojciechowski and Drew Hutchinson, were in action last night. Unfortunately, none of them picked up victories and their results ranged from mediocre to forgettable.
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Justin Verlander threw a no-hitter against the Blue Jays this afternoon. He was perfect aside from a well-earned walk by JP Arencibia in the 8th inning on a 12-pitch walk. Arencibia was erased on a double-play by Encarnacion. Verlander only struck four batters all game, but he punctuated the performance by striking out Rajai Davis for the final out of the game.
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On Friday, the farm clubs batted in a total of 27 runs on 37 hits including 6 round trippers.
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A 3-0 night on the farm - how many times do we get to say that? And no, Las Vegas wasn't rained out. I know, right!
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Adam Lind went 4-4 as the Jays won against the Rays. The rubber match is a day game today, at 1:10.
Lind is on fire at the moment, he is hitting over .500 on the road trip and he has moved his batting average over .300. The Jays need him because Jose Bautista is out until the weekend and no-one else on the team is "hot". Consider:
Juan Rivera did have a hit last night but his batting average is .215.
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The affiliates enjoyed a 3-1 night on the farm that featured steely resolve and a walk-off win so no one lost wages here.
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We need an exorcism. I don't know what it is about that stupid arena, but the Jays are now 6-19 there against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Or as the headline on ESPN.com put it ... "Liriano-no."
Poor Edwin Jackson -- eight innings of six-hit ball against the Twins, but one of those hits was a fourth-inning solo homer by the Twins' Jason Kubel, and Jackson's Pale Hose mates tarried nary a single base knock against the mighty (for one night anyway) Twins. (How's that for 1920-era game reporting?) ...
Yes, Francisco Liriano may have walked six Sox, and needed 123 pitches (only 66 of which were strikes) to complete his start, but with it, he authors the first no-hitter ofthe 2011 season.
Discuss this 1-0 "masterpiece" herein ....
(P.S. Offense is down across MLB ... I put the '11 no-hitter over/under at 3.5 ... and I'll take the over! Your thoughts?)
Sorry about the lack of a daily thread today - I was busy last night drinking my election sorrows away. How about a game thread instead?
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Halfway to Joe D.
Okay, twenty-eight is when it may be worth starting to pay attention.
That's the length of Andre Ethier's current hitting streak, and exactly half as long as the legendary Joe D'iMaggio's streak back in '41. It's already the second-longest streak in the illustrious history of the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers. (Quick, a thousand cuttlefish says you can't name who's first, at 31, without looking it up).
So Bauxites, how far does Andre's streak extend?
Oops, I mean literal. Ew, actually that would be gross.
Vegas pounded 15 hits and 8 runs and still lost by a significant margin. That's Vegas for you. The affiliates as a whole went 2-2, and there were a couple of good pitching performances.
Vegas pounded 15 hits and 8 runs and still lost by a significant margin. That's Vegas for you. The affiliates as a whole went 2-2, and there were a couple of good pitching performances.
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Does this sound familiar? A 30 year old outfielder, who made his ML debut back in 2004... reinventing himself in mid-career?
We're talking, of course, about the guy who ruined Jesse Litsch's day yesterday afternoon.
We're talking, of course, about the guy who ruined Jesse Litsch's day yesterday afternoon.
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The affiliates went 4-1 on the first day of May and only Lansing's result marred a potentially perfect day.
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