Baseball Thread 3 - The Jody Reed Edition

Actually, I think the defensive gaffes all belonged to Edwin Jackson. Kind of impressive to see a starter shoot himself in the foot like that.

 

True. On the last scoring play, Cabrera didn't have a great throw to the plate, which didn't allow Laird a good chance to block the plate and make the tag.

Better throw, could be an out. 3-1 game seems a lot closer than 4-1.

 

Feel better, Freddie?

 

Feel better? How can I?

Greinke's ERA continues to spiral out of control ... ;D

 

Finally, first pitch at the Ballpark at 10:30 p.m. ET. Jeter leads off with a single. Let the beating commence.

 

How often has Trey Hillman taken Greinke out of a game like this? Never. That's five complete games now for Greinke.

 

Agreed on the Greinkster ... but I stand by the intent of my statement about Hillman (George Brett's defense aside)

 

I think a lot of the Hillman hating is over the top.

 

Greinke threw 116 tonight... and I doubt if any of his other complete games were over that. As long as he's in cruise control, why not let him stretch out to 100-115?

 

I do think one of his completes was a 120 or so effort, but he throws mostly fastballs, so 120's not all that bad.

Anyway, the pertinent Greinke numbers to date:
1) 8-1
2) 0.84 ERA
3) 0.88 WHIP (what!)
4) Faced 30 batters tonight. Gave up six hits but faced just three over the minimum.

Wow.

 

Max Scherzer has 10 Ks through five against San Diego.

 

I think he has lost a few games. I know it's nitpicking, but some of his decisions have been breathtaking in their strangeness (see: bullpen usage and most of his pinch-hitting decisions).

EDIT: Then again, as I think of it, you could say he has won a few games, too, by leaving Greinke on the bump.