Atta boy Jake
After watching Jake Peavy dish out a 44-pitch first inning (yes I repeat, 44-pitch first inning!) against the Mets on thursday night, the Mobile, Alabama native managed to claw out a victory by getting through 5 innings. How come the 44 pitch first inning? Just take into account 3 3 ball counts, 2 full counts, and several foul balls, and you've got yourself a handful. It seemed like the Mets just kept fouling off everything Jake threw at em. Unless your Carlos Delgado. Who's 440 foot moonshot was the Mets only score of the night until Ramon Castro's two run bomb to left off ex-Met Duaner Sanchez in the 8th. Still, Heath Bell nailed it down in the 9th, and Jake improved to 2-1 on the year.
Finally, the Padres gave him some offense. After getting 3.7 runs per game last year, those 6 runs Jake received must have left him feeling like Christmas had come early, especially after he'd built a 3-0 hole on Delgado's round tripper. Hell, the Friars even batted around in the 3rd, and the offense seemed to click fairly well, capped by Chase Headley's 4-4 night.
Oh and also, I'm not out here to bash fans of any particular team, or any fans in general, but seriously, this game could have quite happily gone to extras had it not been for 1 Met fan in the 3rd base box seats who decided it would be a good idea to reach over and grab a fair ball hit by Daniel Murphy in the bottom of the 4th. Fair enough you might say. But consider the fact that it's currently 5-3 Padres, you've got Jose Reyes on first, and with his speed, he could easily score on the play. But no. You stick your hand down there and grab the ball, and Reyes, on the ground rule double, can only advance 2 bases and winds up at third. Lo and behold, Peavy strikes out David Wright looking on a beautiful fastball right on the corner and the Mets lose 6-5 after Heath Bell shuts the door in the 9th. I mean come on, you're a Mets fan for crying out loud. Do yourself a favour. Hey, I guess I'd consider doing the same thing if I was in that situation, and it's easy to sit here and chastise, but think before you do?
Anyway, the Pads now sit tied with the Dodgers ontop the NL west. Who'd have thought that eh? 7-3 after the first 10. Obviously it's real early, but things are looking bright out west.
In other news, my Dog (black labrador, and according to this list, are the 7th most intelligent dog) has predicted the Texas Rangers will win the AL West this year. Not exactly a solid choice considering the state of the Rangers arms, but if Nolan Ryan decides to return to the mound then I guess they've got a shot because that's one of the best offenses around.
Speaking of the Texas offense, how many more cycles are we going to get here early going? We've had what, the first Dodger cycle since 1970 and the first ever at Dodger stadium by Orlando Hudson, or the 'O-Dog' as Vin Scully likes to say, and now Ian Kinsler just completely mashed the ball on Jackie Robinson day, going 6 for 6. Isn't baseball awesome?
How did your dog manage to land on the Rangers for the AL West?? :)
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