MLB Random Thoughts - Week 11 [6/11 - 6/17]

[MVPete]

R.A. Dickey will have a say in that ;)...32 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings before it ended on some bs tonight...

What was so BS about it? That was only the 2nd runner to get on and you know when you have a guy that throws a knuckleball you're going to get some passed balls. It sucks that it ended on an unearned run though. Should of brought the infield in and tried to get the runner at home.

[FirstTimer]

What was so BS about it? That was only the 2nd runner to get on and you know when you have a guy that throws a knuckleball you're going to get some passed balls. It sucks that it ended on an unearned run though. Should of brought the infield in and tried to get the runner at home.

The Wright error that allowed the runner on to begin with perhaps?

[Slateman]

The Wright error that allowed the runner on to begin with perhaps?

Or was it a base hit?

[Warner2BruceTD]

Joey Votto has had the count reach 3-1 or 3-0 39 times this season. He has a .923 OBA in those situations (7 hits, 29 walks).

[MVPete]

The Wright error that allowed the runner on to begin with perhaps?

Or was it a base hit?

The hit in questions happened in the 1st inning. In the 9th Wright had an error, guy got on 1st, two passed balls, then an RBI groundout.

[Rudi]

That sweep feels great especially after that meltdown loss on Sunday against the Tigers. Good to see there were no hangover effects from that game. And its nice to get some payback against those bum ass Indians after what they did to us last year.

On a different note, hopefully Chris Heisey isn't hurt too badly because the Reds don't have a CFer right now. Wilson Valdez might start in center tomorrow

[MVPete]

[Guest]

Orioles taking apart Erik Bedard currently. Also, team is back on a winning run, with a four game streak and 7-3 in their last 10 :arrieta:

[Mogriffjr]

So Lynn's performance was the third-best of the night. Craziness.

I read in a Little League magazine at work (lol) that Dickey was born without a ligament in his pitching elbow so he had to learn the knuckleball because of that. You probably all knew that already, but I thought it was interesting.

well the story goes, Dickey was a 1st round pick, had nasty stuff...but he took some photo for a mag, and doctors from Texas saw this photo, seeing his arm looked "weird"...Rangers did due dilligence, found out he had no UCL in his elbow. They drastically dropped his signing offer, and Dickey had to take it. It took him getting bombed in the minors for him to actually learn how to throw the knuckle ball as a last ditch effort to get back to the majors.

[Mogriffjr]

What was so BS about it? That was only the 2nd runner to get on and you know when you have a guy that throws a knuckleball you're going to get some passed balls. It sucks that it ended on an unearned run though. Should of brought the infield in and tried to get the runner at home.

yeah I meant his streak ended on an unearned run...

[Mogriffjr]

Lovely sweep of the Rays, bombed the #1 pitching staff in the AL, in their park...ike is finally starting to come out the doldrums...now a tough series against the Reds, who been just as hot with their bats lately...

[Rudi]

Ok you might want to mute the audio on this... or not but this bitch could get it

:brown:

[Golden Taters]

The worst road team in the league swept the Mariners in Seattle for the first time ever. They are going to take a hit in the VSN Power Rankings

[Guest]

well the story goes, Dickey was a 1st round pick, had nasty stuff...but he took some photo for a mag, and doctors from Texas saw this photo, seeing his arm looked "weird"...Rangers did due dilligence, found out he had no UCL in his elbow. They drastically dropped his signing offer, and Dickey had to take it. It took him getting bombed in the minors for him to actually learn how to throw the knuckle ball as a last ditch effort to get back to the majors.

Apparently his "fork ball" was a knuckleball in disguise, so he had to refine the pitch.

[Woy]

Huge series win for the Cards last night with a chance to put a run together in the coming days. We're facing some really shitty pitchers over the next four days, so this will be a great opportunity to get back into the NL Central race.