Thursday, September 30, 2004
1-4
When Curtis Pride -- Curtis Pride! -- is hitting two-out doubles to tie games, you suspect there may be a higher power at work. When you have a hitter fouling off all the pitches in the world before hitting a big home run, you also get a sense of deja vu -- or maybe it's just a glitch in the Matrix ...
I was watching the game at a bar last night, so there are no witnesses to the fact that I was skeptical about Frankie K. going two innings. In retrospect, it doesn't make any sense for me to have doubted, as he hadn't pitched for a couple days. But still ... Texas hitters did a good job, and he was clearly tired and trying to hard in the eighth inning.
But, all things considered, last night was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.
The big question, of course, is which Lackey will show up. He's had four straight good starts, however, and is 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 34 September innings (innings that have also been devoid of home runs). We've seen Lackey go on stretches like this before, so of course I wouldn't be surprised to see him continue his excellence in a big game in his home state.
Holy cow, we're about 45 minutes away from the first pitch!
When Curtis Pride -- Curtis Pride! -- is hitting two-out doubles to tie games, you suspect there may be a higher power at work. When you have a hitter fouling off all the pitches in the world before hitting a big home run, you also get a sense of deja vu -- or maybe it's just a glitch in the Matrix ...
I was watching the game at a bar last night, so there are no witnesses to the fact that I was skeptical about Frankie K. going two innings. In retrospect, it doesn't make any sense for me to have doubted, as he hadn't pitched for a couple days. But still ... Texas hitters did a good job, and he was clearly tired and trying to hard in the eighth inning.
But, all things considered, last night was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.
GAME 4Chris Young is another of those who-dat guys that comes out of nowhere to shut the Lads down now and again. Oddly enough, Young's good starts have come against us and Boston (with a decent start against Minnesota), and his bad starts are against the lesser White Sox and Mariners. Now that we've seen him once, I feel pretty good about it.
Park Adjusted
Pitcher IP ERA K/BF BB/BF H/BF HR/BF ERA
Lackey 194.0 4.55 .169 .066 .254 .027 4.63
Young 30.3 4.75 .170 .067 .237 .037 4.28
The big question, of course, is which Lackey will show up. He's had four straight good starts, however, and is 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 34 September innings (innings that have also been devoid of home runs). We've seen Lackey go on stretches like this before, so of course I wouldn't be surprised to see him continue his excellence in a big game in his home state.
Holy cow, we're about 45 minutes away from the first pitch!
Comments:
With GA out, my dream lineup:
1) Figgins - 2B
2) Erstad - CF
3) Glaus - DH
4) Guerrero - RF
5) DaVanon - LF
6) McPherson - 3B
7) Molina - C
8) Kotchman - 1B
9) Eckstein - SS
I don't really relish the though of DaVanon AND either Riggs or Pride in there, but there's no way they'll do the smart thing and put Erstad in center today.
1) Figgins - 2B
2) Erstad - CF
3) Glaus - DH
4) Guerrero - RF
5) DaVanon - LF
6) McPherson - 3B
7) Molina - C
8) Kotchman - 1B
9) Eckstein - SS
I don't really relish the though of DaVanon AND either Riggs or Pride in there, but there's no way they'll do the smart thing and put Erstad in center today.
I was on a call for the last three innings. How pathetic did the offense look, and do we even stand a chance in any of the next three games?
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