Apropos Of Nothing

I think by now we all know I’m a little “off” upstairs. Who else amongst our MLJ brethren would care not about Chase Utley’s homer last night, or BJ Upton’s great throw, or his subsequent lack of hustle. No. Instead I asked myself “Who on these teams ever played for USA Baseball?” Well I’m glad [...]

I’m Glad I Didn’t Stay Up To Watch That

That’s not the Olympic team, I just liked the picture. Sue me. Hef already has, so next time I post I’ll be coming to you in a shanty down by the Red River. Can’t wait.
Anyways, Team USA had its gold medal dreams dashed by Cuba, losing 10-2 very early this morning. The game was fairly [...]

US Advances to Semifinals

Dexter Fowler heated up today, going 3-3 with a single, double and triple to help the United States reach the semifinals of the Olympic baseball competition. Brandon Knight threw 6.1 innings with just 2 runs, one earned, and struck out 5 to get the win. Kevin Jepsen got the save, but the best pitcher was [...]

Olympic Update: US Beats China

In easily the most tense prelim game so far, although not scoring wise, the US defeated China 9-1 in baseball action to move to 3-2 in pool play. O’s farmhand Jake Arrieta threw six scoreless innings, striking out 7 Chinese, and then was followed by Mike Koplove, Casey Weathers (finally) and Blaine Neal, who never [...]

Good and Bad News for USA Baseball

Team USA fell 5-4 to Cuba in 11 innings early this morning. Since the game went into 11 innings, the new extra rule was in effect for the first time in the Olympics. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Cuba sacrificed them over, and then a 1 out single off Jeff Stevens (big surprise) allowned [...]

That’s More Like It

After an unfortunate start to their quest for a gold medal, the United States Baseball team bounced back early today, defeating The Netherlands 7-0. San Diego State righty Stephen Strasburg threw 7 shutout innings, 6.2 of them without giving up a hit.
Matt LaPorta and Matt Brown each hit homers in the game, and Terry Tiffee, [...]

Embarassment In Beijing

Seriously, Davey Johnson. Lets count the lineup errors: John Gall hitting leadoff. Hell, John Gall playing at all. Mike Hessman hitting 7th. Jayson Nix hitting 2nd. Not having Dexter Fowler in CF. That’s 5 already without even thinking about it. I figured it would take a total choke job by the US to lose to [...]