Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Shutdown City
It all started with a seemingly innocuous comment about the umps calling the "high strike" this year...then:
Tom Glavine peeled off a solid 6 innings of 1-run ball against the defending "World Champion" Cardinals on Day 1, followed up by El Duque's 7 inning-1 run jobby two days later;
Aaron Harang gave up one run in 7 innings, making the Cubs look like they just picked up a bucket of money and threw it off a bridge during this past off-season;
Felix Hernandez dominated with a 3-hit shutout through 8, cutting down 12 A's in the process;
Ben Sheets ripped the Dodgers apart with a complete-game 2-hitter, giving up just a lonely solo bomb to Jeff Kent;
Jake Peavy went K-per-inning, whipping a donut at San Francisco through 6;
Even Gil Meche pitched well, holding Boston to one run into the eighth...but, unlike Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman, I'm not yet penning an ode to Meche after one solid start;
Right now, Nate Robertson just got his shutout through 5 snapped by Aaron Hill's first HR of the year, but I think the Tigers'll be all right, up by fucking SEVEN runs.
Thank me later.
But first, you're welcome. ¶ 12:25 PM
Tom Glavine peeled off a solid 6 innings of 1-run ball against the defending "World Champion" Cardinals on Day 1, followed up by El Duque's 7 inning-1 run jobby two days later;
Aaron Harang gave up one run in 7 innings, making the Cubs look like they just picked up a bucket of money and threw it off a bridge during this past off-season;
Felix Hernandez dominated with a 3-hit shutout through 8, cutting down 12 A's in the process;
Ben Sheets ripped the Dodgers apart with a complete-game 2-hitter, giving up just a lonely solo bomb to Jeff Kent;
Jake Peavy went K-per-inning, whipping a donut at San Francisco through 6;
Even Gil Meche pitched well, holding Boston to one run into the eighth...but, unlike Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman, I'm not yet penning an ode to Meche after one solid start;
Right now, Nate Robertson just got his shutout through 5 snapped by Aaron Hill's first HR of the year, but I think the Tigers'll be all right, up by fucking SEVEN runs.
*update - Jays lost 10-9; Troy Glaus flew out to the defensively-challenged Magglio Ordonez to end the eighth with the tying run on third...gah.
Keep this in mind, though: how 'bout that Aaron Hill? Projections are super-great.Thank me later.
But first, you're welcome. ¶ 12:25 PM
