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Saturday, July 02, 2005 |
Games, Games, Games
Diamondbacks 7, Dodgers 5
There's something about intradivision games lately that reminds me of a demolition derby: nobody expects either side to survive intact, really, and the customers pay to see the crash more than the first guy to the finish line. I was at the not-a-wake today so I missed most of this game, save for the last couple innings, lowlighted by another Duaner meltdown. This time, Sanchez managed to balk in a run; combined with that bizarro thrown glove episode earlier this year, you begin to wonder whether he needs to get sent back down -- to Little League.And that Luis Gonzalez catch was friggin' brilliant.
Angels 5, Royals 3
The expectation is a dominating performance and a win at least; through seven, Colon delivered, which is more than you could have said for him last year. They pulled Bart after 7.1, and we found later that he was "tired", which hopefully means the barbecue was sitting heavy in his estimable gut.A few additional comments:
- McPherson was actually safe on the play at the plate in the sixth; catcher Alberto Castillo, despite a Scioscian plate-blocking, actually failed to tag D-Mac. Only due to the ineptitude (and poor positioning) of notorious home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor was Dallas called out.
- Izturis has blossomed into quite a find. Take your time coming back from whatever it was that was bugging you, Orlando, the Angels are doing just fine without you. Just fine. Remind me again, what was it that an Eckstein/Izturis platoon wouldn't have given us that thirty two million dollar man Cabrera does?
- I haven't mentioned it much after his 4-43 slump that started off May, but Figgins finally looks at home in the leadoff role again. I still basically don't trust him there because he doesn't walk nearly enough, but I'll take it for now.
- Why did Scioscia telegraph his intention to squeeze by pinch-running Jeff DaVanon for Benjie Molina only after Molina had made it to third? There was just no point in that; the squeeze only works if the other team isn't expecting it.
Yankees 8, Tigers 4
Troy Percival lost the game as the Yankees scored four runs in the ninth to win 8-4, giving up an RBI single to Tony Womack and a three-run homer to Bernie Williams.
Comments:
I had a professor at UCR in my Spring Wildflowers class (hey, I wasn't a science major) that looked like the Crown Books guy. My buddy and I would look over at one another at the beginning of every lecture and say "Books cost too much!"
Rob;
I tend to disagree about telegraphing the call to squeeze. Much like the sacrifice bunt, if the batter and runner do their jobs it is virtually indefensible. If they don't, it won't work. That's why it's called a "suicide".
I tend to disagree about telegraphing the call to squeeze. Much like the sacrifice bunt, if the batter and runner do their jobs it is virtually indefensible. If they don't, it won't work. That's why it's called a "suicide".
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