vs. MARINERS, 7/25

[allquixotic]

I hate to think that multimillionaire athletes mail it in when on bad teams but the bump the Yankees tend to get from their stretch run acquisitions (Headley, Ichiro, Soriano) make me suspicious.

Like most human behaviors, there's probably a bell curve distribution: 80% of the players mail it in only in extreme circumstances (rough night, family emergency, trying not to make an injury worse, etc); 10% mail it in even if they just feel bleh today; and 10% never mail it in, even if it nearly kills them.

[weams]

[weams]

[weams]

Like most human behaviors, there's probably a bell curve distribution: 80% of the players mail it in only in extreme circumstances (rough night, family emergency, trying not to make an injury worse, etc); 10% mail it in even if they just feel bleh today; and 10% never mail it in, even if it nearly kills them.

And then Cal. He did not use the mail. He transported.

[weams]

[weams]

Zobrist knocks in the tying run and runners are at first and third one out.

[OFFNY]

o

(PAGE THREE)

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

Nick Markakis - RF

Steve Pearce - LF

Adam Jones - CF

Nelson Cruz - DH

Chris Davis - 1B

James Jerry Hardy - SS

Ryan Flaherty - 3B

Caleb Joseph - C

Jonathan Schoop 2B

Kevin Gausman - RHP (4-3, 4.04 ERA)

SEATTLE MARINERS

Endy Chavez - RF

James Jones - CF

Robinson Cano - 2B

Kendrys Morales - DH

Kyle Seager - 3B

Dustin Ackley - LF

Logab Morrison - 1B

Brad Miller - SS

Felix Hernandez - RHP (11-2, 2.02 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

[OFFNY]

o

DOWN ON THE AAA FARM

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7 innings, 2 runs.

0 walks, 6 strikeouts.

18 of the 21 outs that Wright recorded were either groundouts, strikeouts, popouts, or a pick-off.

Excellent strikes-to-balls ratio (63 Strikes, 25 Balls.)

21 OUTS: 8 Groundouts, 6 Strikeouts, 3 Popouts, 2 Flyouts, 1 Lineout, 1 Picked off of 1st Base

MIKE WRIGHT O (vs. AAA-Columbus, 7/25)

IP:. 7

H:o 7 (1 Home Run, 1 Double, 5 Singles)

R:O 2

BB: 0

SO: 6

Pitches: 88 (63 Strikes, 25 Balls)

2014 ERA: 6.16 (AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

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71 (61 Strikes, 1 Balls)

18 (12 Strikes, 6 Balls)

18 (13 Strikes, 5 Balls)

71 (61 Strikes, 1 Balls)

91 (61 Strikes, 3 Balls)

14 (11 Strikes, 3 Balls)

15 (91 Strikes, 6 Balls)

[weams]

Longoria clears the bases with a double.

[weams]

Tom Sadoski at the game.

[weams]

[Rich Mac]

He picks up a bus and he throws it back down

As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town

Helpless people on a subway train

Scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them.

One of my favorite songs ... ever.

[Guest]

Yanks win. 6 games over .500 getting hot.

[allquixotic]

o

DOWN ON THE AAA FARM

********************

7 innings, 2 runs.

0 walks, 6 strikeouts.

18 of the 21 outs that Wright recorded were either groundouts, strikeouts, popouts, or a pick-off.

Excellent strikes-to-balls ratio (63 Strikes, 25 Balls.)

21 OUTS: 8 Groundouts, 6 Strikeouts, 3 Popouts, 2 Flyouts, 1 Lineout, 1 Picked off of 1st Base

MIKE WRIGHT O (vs. AAA-Columbus, 7/25)

IP:. 7

H:o 7 (1 Home Run, 1 Double, 5 Singles)

R:O 2

BB: 0

SO: 6

Pitches: 88 (63 Strikes, 25 Balls)

2014 ERA: 6.16 (AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

*****************

71 (61 Strikes, 1 Balls)

18 (12 Strikes, 6 Balls)

18 (13 Strikes, 5 Balls)

71 (61 Strikes, 1 Balls)

91 (61 Strikes, 3 Balls)

14 (11 Strikes, 3 Balls)

15 (91 Strikes, 6 Balls)

Wright had an awesome game. :boogie:

What are his chances in the bigs? In 2014? How about in 2015? I'm asking because I don't know much about him. He isn't like Bundy, where every time you say "Gausman", the same sentence necessarily includes "Bundy". I'm guessing he's not part of the next wave of the "Cavalry". Or is he?

[allquixotic]

Longoria clears the bases with a double.

Yeesh. And the Yankees won, too. We haven't even listened to the Star Spangled Banner for our game, and the pressure on the Orioles is already starting to build up.