Luis Castillo, one of two regular Mets that hasn't gotten hurt all year, and who is finally putting together a good season since joining the team...falls down the steps of the dugout after an at bat and leaves the game. Unreal.

Petit has to be shocked he is pitching a NO HITTER

It was a liner/floater to the warning track that he got under fairly easily, got himself well positioned, and then closed his glove too early. It could have been a hit without much beef, since he ran a fair distance to get under it, but he was definitely in position to make it. I would have called it an error, too.

Doh!

Wish they had kept him in.

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Not as much as Nix. That guy doesn't seem to do crap except when he plays us. At least Posednik does stuff when other teams are in town.

The White Sox put up the phrase "The Catch" on the wall where Wise caught the ball to preserve the perfect game. Funny how baseball works, career journeyman will now always be remembered (at least until they tear the stadium down)

I apologize if this has been mentioned but as of now Pedro Martinez is the only pitcher in major league history to win over 200 games and lose less than 100. He is at 214-99 I think. He should stay retired just for that reason, competitive streak be damned! :-)

Yeah that was a frustrating way to lose a game. As well as the Angels are playing, I don't see them going anywhere in the Playoffs. 2 starters and 2 relievers away from being a team that really threatens, which is a shame because the offense is probably never going to click as well as they are right now.

When fricking Kevin Jepsen is your go to guy with a tie ballgame in the 8th, you know your bullpen is really horrific. I'm amazed they couldn't pick up somebody to fill the 7th and 8th. At least we have some starters who might turn it around (Saunders, Santana). The bullpen is just running on fumes though and there were some cheap deals out there for veteran MR. Bit of a strange decision from Reagins to stand pat with such a great offense and such a glaring need.

Wow, that's pretty cool.

ls- great game for the Nats last night :)

Was watching MLBN for most of last night and there were a lot of good games. There was Petit's 7 inning no-hitter try, the seesaw Cards-Mets game, Rays-Red Sox extra innings, the White Sox walkoff, and, yeah, the Nats-Fish 6 runs in the 8th capped by Adam Dunn's homer for the win.

SI

J.A. Happ pitches a real beaut for the mini-slumping Phils: 9.0ip 4h 0r 2bb 10k

Please, no bullpen for this young man!

He should clearly stay retired because pitching extra seasons punishes you in some people's eyes, and everything he's done up to this point will be lessened as his ERA+ continues to drop.

I'll tell you what, if Moyer was such the "wiley veteran" that everyone always says he is, he would be the bigger man, and make this decision easier on the Phillies, and step down.

There's absolutely no way in hell, that when you have a chance to win another WS, you let things such as letting the guy pitch just because he has 250+ wins under his belt. The only thing that I care about at this time is how many wins can a guy get me from here on out.

Look Jamie, you've had a great career, you've accomplished a ton, battled back from the abyss of baseball several times, but it's time to go. Can't you see a little of yourself in the young lefthander that really deserves your spot?

This is the rotation I'd like to see for the rest of the season.

Hamels
Lee
Blanton
Happ
Martinez

Moyer has done an ok job this year.
Hot and cold, time to step aside.
It's either bullpen, waivers, or the least likely, traded.
Announcing his retirement would be the best option.

I'm glad the Phillies didn't give Happ up to BlueJays for Doc.

Prince Fielder needs his ass kicked. The Brewers are a bunch of babies.

I think the Phillies should continue to pitch Moyer the rest of the season. Would be ashame to disgrace such a great pitcher in his final years! :)

I read about it, saw video of him getting hit, but no video of after the final out.

haha

Can I add to that list whoever that prick was on the Cards who threw at David Wright's head today?

Excellent two-game sweep by the Rays over the Red Sox.

I agree. When he's on he's good but when he isn't he gets pounded. There is no middle ground. He seems to do well against Florida so he can start only against them.

Looking at his numbers, it seems like he just can't pitch at home.

2009 Home - 60 IP, ERA 7.16
2009 Away - 58 IP, ERA 3.88
2008 Home - 91 IP, ERA 4.62
2008 Away - 104 IP, ERA 2.92

Indeed! It's almost criminal that the Yanks, Red Sox, and Rays are the same division. Though it should make for a fun August and September.

He would've had it kicked if he had succeeded in going 1-on-25 last night. Heh.


I dunno what happened after the final out, but there wouldn't have been cameras in the corridor between the clubhouses.

If getting hit on the thigh triggered that kind of a tantrum (I was gonna call it an overreaction, but an overreaction happens on the field, not fifteen minutes later in the clubhouses), I wonder how he would've reacted if Mota had hit him where Manny got plunked. Probably would've whipped out an Uzi and started gunning people down.

I heard Pujols and Ludwig were hit by pitches, but I didn't know someone from the Cardinals threw at David Wright's head. That wouldn't even sit well with LaRussa.

Definitely. Big Yanks/Sox series coming up over the weekend. It will really impact the race.

Ludwick was hit in the 4th on a 2-2 pitch, and Pujols in the 5th on a pitch that only hit him because of his enormous forearms dropping down as he tried to swing. Thompson, meanwhile, threw one directly at Wright's ear, nothing that rose or rode in, that he got out of the way of by some miracle.

It's bad enough when guys throw at other players' heads, but nothing pisses me off more than when the ones doing it are relievers/AL pitchers/guys who will never have to step into the box and face the consequences. It's such a chicken shit move.

Nobody saw that coming :rolleyes: At least Varitek finally threw out a Ray, although I'm not sure Carlos Pena attempting to steal isn't more embarrassing. Hopefully we can continue some of our success against the Yankees now, although the pitching matchup game 1 doesn't look too good.Was there something in the past between Fielder and Mota? ESPN specifically mentioned them being teammates last year.

Why does it feel like August 2006 all of a sudden? :(

I think Javy Lopez is still available.

So anytime a pitcher nicks your best player coming inside retaliation is necessary?

Then they complained about Pierre getting hitting by a fucking RJ Swindle slider. RJ Swindle's breaking balls range from 55-65 MPH.

Prince definitely went overboard but this culture of retaliation of just fucking ridiculous. Maybe they should shrink the strike zone so inside pitches are just balls from now on.

Hey-I'm still peeved after they retaliated 2 months later and hit Karstens. That was just the Brewers being a bunch of bitchy little girls. I'm going to be hella pissed if Kendall(fuck that wanna be tough guy fuck) or Braun don't go down the next time the Brewers visit Pittsburgh.

So when does the cycle end? Karstens started it by beaning Braun. Chris Smith retaliated by hitting Karstens (which I probably agreed with at the time but upon further reflection feel it was stupid). So now the Pirates have to retaliate because of the retaliation?

See how stupid this looks? Play the god damned game and leave the macho bullshit out of it. This isn't the NFL.

Dola

Go ahead and hit Kendall, you'll be doing the Brewers a favor by getting the second pitcher hitting in their lineup on base.

Stolen from a different boardWe do have Billy Traber in the bullpen though.... At least they re-called Josh Reddick, although it appears they're starting Youk in LF and Lowell at 3B because he won't get to the park on time.

In one form or another, retaliation has been around baseball longer than most of our posters have been alive. It's a far more standing part of the game than whining about it, which seems to be a relatively new phenomenon.

ON BASEBALL; Retaliation Was Once the Rule - New York Times

It's great that someone on another messageboard feels that way. It's obviously not the same, I don't remember saying it was. It certainly has the same feel, though.

I'm no fan of purposely hitting players because of the chances of causing serious injury. Just because it's a "tradition" doesn't make it right.

That said, in this particular case Fielder is being a real pussy. Mota clearly was throwing at Fielder, but he was also pretty clearly aiming low (at his amply-sized ass), where the chances of serious injury are much smaller.

I totally get if batters are pissed when they think an opposing pitcher is purposely throwing at them, but what Fielder did would only be understandable if Mota had gone for his head.

Man, Smoltz and Penny are really bad.

It's amazing to think that it was pretty recently that the Red Sox starting pitching was considered a strength.

It's kind of sad to see Smoltz go out like this. 8.32 ERA in 8 starts. How much longer can they keep sending him out there? Not that there's much to replace him with.

This explains everything!!!!!

Blue Jays GM Confirms There Never Really Was A 'Roy Halladay' | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Yeah Pedroia, you're down 13-4 and the pitcher meant to hit you. I hate the Yanks, but the Sox and their fans are such douches

There needs to be a word that's the opposite of "frontrunner".

When will Wakefield be back for the Red Sox, that could be the end of Smoltz.

Frank Wren with a rare good move lowballing Smoltz this winter.

But before giving the guy too much praise it's worth noting that Wren wanted Smoltz, Mike Hampton, and Griffey Jr., thankfully they all turned the Braves down :D

Not a word, but the phrase "Detroit Lions fan" comes to mind.

Nope, but Ramirez has been hit 3 times in the last 2 weeks or so, and there was an issue late last year with Ramirez getting hit and his pitchers not "protecting" him.

I don't think the message was aimed at the Brewers directly as much as at the league at-large, and in smaller part, from the Dodger pitchers to Manny.