Baseball thread No. 7: Somebody slip the pinstripers a Mickey

Help.

Where on the Internet can I find TSN's live feed of the Rays-Blue Jays game? There's no Rays feed tonight.

... and Peña has a pair of two-run homers as the Rays are rolling. And Shields is dealing. With no TV.

 

J-Roll with two home runs early to put the Phils up 2-0. If he gets to 20 HRs this year, Philadelphia will have him, Utley, Werth, Ibanez and Howard all with 20-plus home runs. What is the ML record for teams with 20-plus HR guys?

 

Nothing at all happening in Atlanta right now.

Never mind.

 

7. Done by the 1996 Orioles, 2000 Blue Jays and 2005 Rangers.

NL record is 6, done by the 1965 Braves and 2003 Braves.

 

Cubs, Reds, Marlins, Brewers and Orioles all had 5 guys with 20+ HRs last year.

Yankees have already done it this year (with Cano (19), Jeter (16) and Posada (15) poised to reach the mark, too. If so, that would be 8, a new league record.)

 

Tee hee. New league record.

 

Hey Joba, when you get two strikes on guys with two outs, it helps to put them away.

 

I know Latos has looked pretty good this year, but one hit -- err, two hits -- in 6 innings is fucking unacceptable in late August. Dammit.

 

Should have given him more days off.

 

Why's that? When he's interviewed after the game he'll talk about how he had great stuff, the best he's had all year.

 

I know, I was being sarcastic.

Maybe he's just not that good. Can't be said enough: Joba will be doing card signings with Kevin Maas within three years.

 

No, he won't. He's got a better ERA than Burnett or Pettitte right now. Main problem is his control -- and the fact that he needs to be in the bullpen. The Yankees have really fucked up his stamina by moving him back and forth the last few years. Next year, make him the 1996 Mariano to Rivera's Wetteland and let him dominate in the old "fireman" role. Groom him to be Rivera's successor. Best thing they can do for him.