Baseball Thread 5 - #5 George Brett Has a Story to Tell

This Phillies-Reds game just continues to fascinate me. It's 18-1 now in the eighth, bases loaded with one out, and the Reds have an infielder named Paul Janish on the mound.
Amazingly, Janish doesn't look bad. He throws like a pitcher, not just a guy trying to lob it over the plate.

EDIT: And maybe that 89 mph fastball is what's killing Janish. Grand slam by Werth puts them over the 20-mark (it's now 22-1).

 

The Phils have managed to put a smile on my face.

 

Janish looked decent for a bit earlier this season when they were getting blown out by the Brewers.

 

Seriously, who is pitching for the Reds tonight, my mom??

 

Lou. Your Mom's calling the pitches from the stands, though, and keeps getting distracted.

 

You can definitely tell that he's pitched before, on some level. Much better than the Swisher-esque performances most guys give in that situation, even if he did get knocked around some.

 

God help the security guys who try to haul her out of there. 8)

 

They handled Marge Schott - they can handle your mother

 

Great blog.

1. Melvin would have been much better served handling this in private. What possible good could come from counter-attacking like this? What was the point? Call Braun into your office and tell him to go fuck himself (which is basically what he did anyway, in a sense). Don't get into a pissing match in the press with your best player. Talk about a distraction.

2. Braun sounds like a prick and I can't imagine he's a beloved guy in that clubhouse. But dude is one of the best hitters in the league. I would imagine there are 29 other teams that would LOVE to have him in their lineup.

Hey, the Brewers are looking for pitching. Obviously. The Braves are looking for anyone that can hit the ball over a wall of any kind. Vasquez and Escobar for Braun. Make it happen, Frank Wren!!!! Make it happen!!!

 

Still has a ways to go to catch Ruben Sierra. I think I remember reading that, at one point, there were eight different teams from three or four different leagues sending him a paycheck.

 

Melvin's right about some of that, but so is Braun. The pitching does blow a big one.