Saturday morning stuff

by Adam J. Morris on May 10, 2008 8:45 AM CDT

Yeah, I don't know what the hell is going on here. 3 straight shutouts? The last two with Kason Gabbard and Scott Feldman starting? The mind boggles.

RIchard Durrett's game story focuses on the scoreless streak, and says that Feldman corrected some mechanical flaws that had him walking guys in the first two innings. I thought, in the third, that we'd be seeing Josh Rupe before too long -- Feldman was having a real hard time throwing strikes -- but Feldman got it figured out and provided 6 shutout innings. He only had 87 pitches through 6, so I thought he would have stayed out for the 7th, but Washington opted to go with the Wright/Benoit/Wilson 7/8/9 combo that has been so effective.

Nolan Ryan echoed what Jon Daniels said earlier, that Ron Washington's job is safe and they won't re-evaluate the situation until the All Star Break, at the earliest.

Kason Gabbard isn't saying much about the brawl, and just wants to put the whole thing behind him. Sidney Ponson is saying lots, though, and says next time there's a brawl he's going to get his money's worth.

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Groundhog day

Is it Friday again?

...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on May 10, 2008 8:53 AM CDT reply actions

does that mean another shutout tonight?

"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum

by rentz on May 10, 2008 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm somewhat surprised

When the streak was at two games I was like “oh that’s cool,” but realized that the streak was against the Mariners which were next to last in the AL in terms of Runs. The A’s have been really good though (despite expectations), so the shutout yesterday really did surprise me.

Rangeressary

"the poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese." - G.K. Chesterton

by rangeressary on May 10, 2008 9:10 AM CDT reply actions

who are these guys?

and what did you do with the Rangers pitching staff?

yo soy Horsedooty!

I soloed in the mile high club.

by Sr Horsedooty on May 10, 2008 9:40 AM CDT reply actions

that

is the best sig I’ve seen in a while.

...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on May 10, 2008 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions

They aren't...

the Rangers’ pitching staff. They are pod people.

by Redcaps on May 10, 2008 10:09 AM CDT reply actions

then hurry and sign 'em

before they return to space and leave us with our regular staff…

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on May 10, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Boggles the mind

31 consecutive scoreless innings is one thing, and that is impressive. What boggles the mind is the number 10. the 31 consecutive innings were pitched by 10 different pitchers. Usually a streak like that would be four or five pitchers with 3 9 inning shutouts. But this streak has featured only two pitchers with more than 5 innings, Padilla with 7 and Feldman with 6. Gabbard (the starter of the third game) has 3.2 innings pitched, and Ponson chipped in 2 innings from the end of his last start. 6 relievers have combined for 12.1 scoreless innings over the last 4 games. The only pitchers on the roster who haven’t contributed to the streak are Millwood (who starts tonight), and Josh Rupe. It would be absolutely classic if Millwood were to go out and throw 8 scoreless innings tonight and be relieved by Rupe, who got the last 3 outs. Anyone know the record for most pitchers to combine for a 30+ inning scoreless streak? It almost can’t be more than 10. 10 man pitching staffs weren’t prevalent until recently.

by iblum on May 10, 2008 10:09 AM CDT reply actions

excellent observation

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on May 10, 2008 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions

Ponson

With comments like that, if he does get into any kind of kerfuffle he’s going to get a nice suspension out of it.

...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on May 10, 2008 10:42 AM CDT reply actions

I tend to agree with him to a point

MLB should either fine everyone who was off the bench and didn’t throw a punch or none of those players. If MLB is going to fine some random player, you might as well make it worth the $500…

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on May 10, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions

+1

Totally agree…is there anything dumber than the “bench clearing brawl” in which nobody participates other than the charger of the mound and the pitcher?

Either MLB should adopt the NBA rule of fining/suspending everyone who leaves the dugout or let them come out and not punish them unless they actually participate in the brawl.

by TexasTiger on May 10, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

J-Ham

And did anyone else note how quickly Hamilton was on the scene? Sexton had barely made it to the mound when this blur arrives from center field.

II Cor. 4:17-18

by TedFord on May 10, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I knew I picked the right avatar,

Ponson is the King.

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by NYTXFAN on May 10, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions

I noticed

he got himself into the pile quickly. He looked to be more of a mediator though.

Can’t say I don’t think he’d kick some ass, but then again, that’s homerism.

I saw someone on a Mariners blog say “Can you imagine Ichiro and Felix mixing it up with the others? They would kill everyone.” – That’s homerism. Just because somebody is Asian doesn’t make them self-defense master. Honestly, you think Ichiro takes Bradley?

I know the Felix type, and he’s the kid in the black shirt in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1Zrqxo5sQ

by cmkelly29 on May 10, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions

Haha...

“You got knocked the f@#k out!”

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on May 10, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

calling all the haters

Did you want to DFA Scott Feldman? You azz wuz wrong, sucka.

"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner

by trza on May 10, 2008 1:12 PM CDT reply actions

Truly glad to see

Feldman showing up. Last year, he couldn’t get in a rhythm ‘cause he had about 70 up and down trips from OKC to Arlington and he was subpar to say the least.

re: Ann Coulter - "She doesn't get raped nearly enough." - DJ Cahill

by EssBee on May 10, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Ponson

Sidney loves to talk. I learned this in an interesting way. I can’t blame him for saying all he did though. If they’re handing out fines for guys making threats, there probably should have been a lot more issued.

by The Best Micah on May 10, 2008 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

"learned this in an interesing way"

what does that mean?

You know, while I was in Baltimore, I heard a few stories about Ponson myself

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on May 10, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Nothing big...

I just learned it first-hand. I saw him a few weeks ago when he was with OKC. I took advantage of press privileges and spent the game in the photo well next to the dugout, and he chatted with me practically the whole game. He is very charming, although maybe a little too over the top sometimes.

by The Best Micah on May 10, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions