Posted on October 23, 2008 by fetch
I think by now we all know I’m a little “off” upstairs. Who else amongst our MLJ brethren would care not about Chase Utley’s homer last night, or BJ Upton’s great throw, or his subsequent lack of hustle. No. Instead I asked myself “Who on these teams ever played for USA Baseball?” Well I’m glad [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2008 by fetch
That’s not the Olympic team, I just liked the picture. Sue me. Hef already has, so next time I post I’ll be coming to you in a shanty down by the Red River. Can’t wait.
Anyways, Team USA had its gold medal dreams dashed by Cuba, losing 10-2 very early this morning. The game was fairly [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2008 by fetch
Dexter Fowler heated up today, going 3-3 with a single, double and triple to help the United States reach the semifinals of the Olympic baseball competition. Brandon Knight threw 6.1 innings with just 2 runs, one earned, and struck out 5 to get the win. Kevin Jepsen got the save, but the best pitcher was [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2008 by fetch
In easily the most tense prelim game so far, although not scoring wise, the US defeated China 9-1 in baseball action to move to 3-2 in pool play. O’s farmhand Jake Arrieta threw six scoreless innings, striking out 7 Chinese, and then was followed by Mike Koplove, Casey Weathers (finally) and Blaine Neal, who never [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by fetch
Team USA fell 5-4 to Cuba in 11 innings early this morning. Since the game went into 11 innings, the new extra rule was in effect for the first time in the Olympics. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Cuba sacrificed them over, and then a 1 out single off Jeff Stevens (big surprise) allowned [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by fetch
After an unfortunate start to their quest for a gold medal, the United States Baseball team bounced back early today, defeating The Netherlands 7-0. San Diego State righty Stephen Strasburg threw 7 shutout innings, 6.2 of them without giving up a hit.
Matt LaPorta and Matt Brown each hit homers in the game, and Terry Tiffee, [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2008 by fetch
Seriously, Davey Johnson. Lets count the lineup errors: John Gall hitting leadoff. Hell, John Gall playing at all. Mike Hessman hitting 7th. Jayson Nix hitting 2nd. Not having Dexter Fowler in CF. That’s 5 already without even thinking about it. I figured it would take a total choke job by the US to lose to [...]
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