Parmelee’s one homer trumps Ortiz’s two shots

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You just couldn’t LOSE, could you Red Sox?
You were down 5-1 early and it looked like a blowout that I didn’t have to worry about.

Not to quote John Belushi, but NOOOOOOOOO. You HAD to come back! You HAD to have a pair of Ortiz homers! You HAD to have a kick ass pick off play!

And THEN lose in the bottom of the ninth on a homer by a Twins player named Chris Parmelee, whose name I had to triple check to see if it was spelled correctly.

Seriously. It is always better to get creamed than endure a game like this!

Giants got crushed. A’s did some crushing. THOSE games were a lot less stressful.

Let’s get to the updated Dodged Bullet/Teeth Grinder tally.

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

 

 

GIANTS DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

20 Dodged Bullets 11 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: + 9

 

A’S DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

13 Dodged Bullets 13 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: +1

 

RED SOX DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

Ortiz helps wipe out an early 5-1 Boston hole with a pair of homers. But Chris Parmelee launched a walk off shot that won the game for the Twins, 8-6. TEETH GRINDER

14 Dodged Bullets 13 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: +1

 

Tomorrow is my birthday. I want nothing but great wins. I deserve it.

 

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 13, 2014

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Sean Doolittle got a save last night and it was the real deal.

A few changes need to be made to the save rule to make it relevant again.

Plus I like the DH being in the AL but not the NL.

That and more on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Eric Young Jr, Tim Lincecum, Jesse Chavez, Jose Bautista, Christian Yelich, Bud Norris, Brett Gardner and yes Sean Doolittle  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball.

 

Doolittle Dodges It!

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Jesse Chavez went for a complete game for the A’s as they were cruising against the White Sox. Suddenly the wheels came off.

Jose Abreu’s homer knocked out Chavez. In came Fernando Abad, who walked the only batter he faced.

In came Jim Johnson to close. He let up a Dayan Viciedo double and an Alexi Ramirez single. Suddenly a 5-1 laugher was a 5-3 nail biter with the tying runs aboard and nobody out.

I am not exactly sure what Sean Doolittle was doing all game. When it was 5-1 in the 9th and two other pitchers warming up, but I am going to bet he didn’t think he was going to be thrown into the firestorm.

In he came. He had to face Paul Konerko, always an easy task for a left handed pitcher. He got him to fly out. Sure it scored a run, but now the double play was in order.

Oh wait! Ramirez stole second. No double play for you.

So what did Doolittle do? He struck out Tyler Flowers. Then he faced Leury Garcia and struck him out too.

Game over and Doolittle screamed… something. Not sure what. I’ll find that out. But DAMN that was a bad ass piece of relieving.

That was a dodged bullet a la Keanu Reeves ducking shots in The Matrix.

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 has a great night and Tyler Colvin does the hard part of the cycle with a homer and an RBI triple as the Giants squeaked past the Braves, 4-2. DODGED BULLET

20 Dodged Bullets 11 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: + 9

 

RED SOX DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

14 Dodged Bullets 12 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: +2

A’S DODGED BULLET – TEETH GRINDER Tally

Jesse Chavez was brilliant through 8 and Sean Doolittle was just as brilliant through 1 as the A’s held on 5-4 against Chicago. DODGED BULLET

13 Dodged Bullets 13 Teeth Grinders

TOTAL: +1

 

If I can find out what Sean Doolittle yelled, I will pass it on.