Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 17, 2006
Games of the Day

It's Patriot's Day in Massachusetts, the day we celebrate the start of the American Revolution. That means an 11 AM EDT start for the Mariners and Red Sox. Gil Meche takes on Lenny DiNardo, as the lefty moves into the rotation to replace David Wells. DiNardo does what you'd expect from a Red Sox pitcher; lots of strikeouts, few walks and few home runs allowed. Meche showed some wildness in his last start, walking four Indians in four innings, giving him six walks and one hit batter in 9 1/3 innings so far in 2006.

The slumps of two big hitters should be of more concern to the Mariners. Ichiro Suzuki and Adrian Beltre did not carry their great WBC performances into the regular season. Both are batting under .200, and Beltre does not have an extra base hit.

The Mets are the only major league team with a substantial division lead right now, and they'll face the second place Braves tonight at Shea. Four games separate the two teams. It's a bit of a pitching mismatch, as Jorge Sosa faces Pedro Martinez. Sosa has not allowed a home run this season, but that's about the only positive thing you can say about his starts. Opponents have touched him for a .472 OBA and hit .545 with runners in scoring position. Meanwhile, Pedro's allowed just a .159 batting average, so his above average walk rate hasn't hurt him too much. These are the #2 and #3 offenses in the NL right now, so expect some fireworks.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 09:51 AM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
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The Shot Heard Round the World

This for Lexington & Concord, and the Shot Heard Round the World!

Happy Patriots Day, and happy American Revolution to all!

But for a few farmers in Massachusetts with their rifles dedicated to freedom from the British Empire, there would be no democracies anywhere in the world today.

--arthur john kyriazis
--philladelphia, home of the liberty bell and independence hall

Posted by: arthur john kyriazis at April 17, 2006 05:18 PM
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