Saturday, April 17, 2010

AROUND THE HORN - PART TWO

***LEAVE IT TO THE METS***
With Jose Reyes on 2nd and Luis Castillo on 1st, the Mets pulled a double steal...except Reyes was apparently only kidding. He only faked going to third. So there's Castillo hung up in no-man's land and ultimately tagged out by the catcher. Reyes then decided, better-late-than-never, and took off for third only to be thrown out by the catcher. Nice going. Janice Hough says the Met's slogan should be, "At least we're not the Astros." More likely, it should be, "We wish we WERE the Astros."

***ONLY IN PHILADELPHIA***
I know fans rag on opposing fans at games, but Philly fans go you one better. A Philly fan has been arrested for vomiting on another fan. Oh yeah, "Take me out to the ball game, buy me some kleenex and wet naps..."

***THE UMPIRE ERRORS CONTINUE***
Nick Johnson steals second last night, only to be called out by the ump. Okay, mistakes happen, but 2nd base ump, DJ Reyburn was so nonchalant about it, I think he called him out while Nick was still 10 feet from the bag. Why do they treat these plays at 2nd like they're so automatic?

***MORE ON THE GAME***
# With two on and nobody out, Nick Swisher tries to push a bunt towards first. Flaherty and Kay commented on how Girardi ordered the but because the score was tied and the rains were coming. Wrong! You would think at least Flaherty would know better. Nick waited to the last minute and he tried to push it towards first. If you're sacrificing in that situation, you want the 3rd baseman to field the ball. Am I the only one paying attention?
# While Curtis Granderson continues to struggle against lefties, I am impressed with his professionalism and his knowledge of how to play the game.
# Teixeira's struggles are no longer funny. It's not good to smile benevolently while he flails away at pitches in and out of the strike zone. He's breaking up too many rallies.

***ACES AWAY***
All the stars came out last night, let's see how they did:
CC Sabathia - Win
Doc Halladay - Win
Chris Carpenter - Win
Zack Greinke - Loss
Mark Buehrle - Loss
Josh Beckett - No Decision

CP-

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