Remember the episode of "Seinfeld" where they had the bizarro world? I think that's what's going on around Major League Baseball this weekend. Why? Well, let me tell you and you can decide for yourself.
1. The Baltimore Orioles swept the Boston Red Sox.
The Orioles could barely tie their shoes, let alone win a game until now, so all of a sudden they SWEEP some of the most highly paid talent in the American League? Terry Francona might have a stroke and miss the rest of the season after that.
2. Zack Greinke lost. AGAIN.
The 2009 AL Cy Young winner is now 0-3 with three no decisons on the season so far. Um, who IS this impostor and what did he do with the real Zack?? I mean, I can see that he plays for the Kansas City Royals, so there's THAT... But winless? He can't blame his team for each of those losses.
3. Johan Santana couldn't make it 4 innings.
Another Cy Young winner who apparently can't remember how to pitch. He was pulled during the THIRD inning on Sunday night because he gave up EIGHT earned runs in ONE inning - thanks in part to a grand slam he gave up to Shane Victorino. Johan gave up a total of 10 earned runs before he was pulled. What?! I'm hoping they announce he has some sort of injury, or at least he pretends to have one just to explain this away.
4. The Tampa Bay Rays are unstoppable.
In the AL East, which is usually dominated by the Yankees and Red Sox and their bajillion dollar budgets, it's the Rays who are making everyone their bitch these days. Reminiscent of 2008, I guess, when they lost the devil from their name and made it to the World Series. Jesus must be on their side.
5. The Twins third string catcher blows everyone away.
The Twins may have arguably the best catcher of all time in Joe Mauer on their roster, but he's out, and their 3rd string guy came up with a four-hit debut. In a game where they got TWENTY hits, Wilson Ramos, a guy who just got called up and makes minimum wage was the shining star. Oh, and in the same game, Jim Thome mashed his 569th tater, tying Rafael Palmeiro for the number 11 spot on the all time home run list. The huge milestone was overshadowed by the awesome performance by his rookie teammate.
6. The Nationals are above 500.
For a team that seems to suck harder than a Dyson vacuum, as of this post, they are a game over 500. And.. AND! They are not even last in their division. (That, my friends, would be the Braves. Jay-Hey's awesomeness hasn't lifted them out of last yet.) Don't worry, though. They're on a two game losing skid right now, so things may be headed back to where they belong. Or, maybe they're going to skip triple-A altogether, and bring Strasberg up from double-A and then he'll dominate. What if they won the division?? HAHAHA. Just kidding.
8 comments:
Zach Greinke is only 0-3 on the season, not 0-4. In those 3 losses he's gone 6.2 innings giving up 4 earned runs, 5 giving up 2, and 8 giving up 1. With an ERA of 2.27 and a WHIP of 0.983, assess blame where necessary.
Timberhill - my bad. I must have been hearing things wrong last night on ESPN. However... I was there to watch him pitch in his second loss and he was not looking very good. Like I said, he plays for the Royals, and they never seem to give him any run support.
Wooo hooo! Let's go Nats.
Ummm, wow, a definite departure from the usual BLB quality.
2. From Joe Posnanski http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/04/28/the-agony-of-being-greinke/ Grinke "has allowed 1, 4, 2, 2, 0 earned runs in his five starts, so it’s not like he fell apart either. He has a 2.56 ERA through his first five starts, a more-than-respectable 27-7 strikeout to walk, and just about the same WHIP that he had last year."
aaaand
5. Ramos is by FAR the Twins best prospect, but is blocked by Mauer. He would be starting in the majors for about 35% of the teams in the league and may play a big factor in Mauer's move to another position.
Speaking of Seinfeld! I'm in Vegas right now, and getting a friend to take me to some of the off the beaten path places. Our waiter in Garduño’s (inside the Fiesta Rancho Casino) tonight looked exactly like Keith Hernandez around the time of his appearance on Seinfeld! Too bad my friend had no idea what I was talking about. :D
I got first dibs on giving Man Muscles a foot rub!
Thank goodness the Orioles got off the schneid! At least until they play the Yankees this week.
Lauren, I hope he didn't spit at you :)
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