Wins are wins no matter how slim

Matt Stone – Boston Herald

The Red Sox, Giants and A’s combined for 4 games today.

Three were 1 run games. The other was a 2 run game. Now take run differential and all the other stats aside, all that matters in the long run is having one more run than the other team. And that teeny tiny difference was what made two of the games dodged bullets and the other two teeth grinders.

Time to update the Dodged Bullet – Teeth Grinder Tally.

An explanation of what this is all about can be found HERE.

 

 

GIANTS DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

Lincecum got bombed early and Brandon Belt’s bat couldn’t close the gap all the way. The Pirates topped the Giants, 4-3. TEETH GRINDER

16 Dodged Bullets 10 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: + 6

 

RED SOX DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

Will Middlebrooks put the Red Sox ahead in a comeback 8th inning rally that brought them to .500 and swept the Reds, 4-3. DODGED BULLET

13 Dodged Bullets 12 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: +1

A’S DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

The A’s rallied against Felix Hernandez but couldn’t hold the lead. An odd play with 2 outs in the 10th put the Mariners on top for good, 6-4. TEETH GRINDER.

Two runs were all the A’s would get and need as Pomeranz and the bullpen led by Jim Johnson shut the door against Seattle, 2-0. DODGED BULLET

12 Dodged Bullets 13 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: – 1

 

 

A’s and Red Sox have the night off.

Giants hope to put some more distance between themselves and the Dodgers. No pressure.

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 7, 2014

MLB – Apple

 

There was a conflict between podcasters and MLB and Apple today. You can be sure I have a few thoughts on the matter.

That is the topic of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Henderson Alvarez, Carlos Gonzalez, Grady Sizemore, Hiroki Kuroda, Cody Asche, George Springer, Tim Hudson and C. J. Wilson all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball.

I quote an article by Craig Calcaterra in the podcast.

Replay Taketh Away

Joe Sargent – Getty Images

Well, the idea of replay is to get the call right, right?

So last night’s Giants/Pirates game had a bizarre ending. We all THOUGHT it was going to the 10th, but instead it was won in the 9th after the folks in New York said “Nope you blew the call.”

The decision was right. Doesn’t mean teeth weren’t ground in the Giants clubhouse.

Meanwhile the Red Sox don’t let one slip away and the A’s bats can’t wake up.

Time to update the Dodged Bullet – Teeth Grinder Tally.

An explanation of what this is all about can be found HERE.

 

 

GIANTS DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

Tim Hudson thought he had a 9 inning performance but the replay showed the winning run did indeed score on an error as the Pirates walked off against the Giants, 2-1. TEETH GRINDER

16 Dodged Bullets 9 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: + 7

 

RED SOX DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

The Red Sox could not break the game open and the Reds tied it in the 8th. But Grady Sizemore got a walk off hit in the 12th, winning it 4-3. DODGED BULLET

12 Dodged Bullets 12 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: EVEN

A’S DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

A’s could not put a rally together even though they kept the game close until the 9th. The Mariners pulled away and won, 8-3. TEETH GRINDER.

11 Dodged Bullets 12 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: – 1

 

 

Sox have passed the A’s in the tally. Now see if they can make it to .500 finally!