Here is a quick update on the injuries to Dustin Pedroia, Clay Buchholz, Victor Martinez, Josh Beckett, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jeremy Hermida, and Mike Lowell.
Terry Francona:
You lose a little bit of margin for error when you have some of the big guys go down, but that still doesn't mean you can't win.
All three teams are off today. On Tuesday, it'll be Rays/Red Sox and Mariners/Yankees.
W L PCT GB
Yankees 47 28 .627 ---
Red Sox 46 31 .597 2.0
Rays 44 31 .587 3.0
June 28, 1957: Ponca City and Greenville (Sooner State League) turn triple plays in successive half innings (Greenville in the bottom of the 1st and Ponca City in the top of the 2nd).
Aaron Gleeman:
ReplyDeleteI defy anyone to find a better lead paragraph for a news story: "A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria when he mooned a group of Hell's Angels, hurled a puppy at them, and then escaped on a bulldozer."
Deadspin: In at least six major league ballparks across the Midwest, a mysterious figure has been stepping up to urinals and dropping trou to the ankles to relieve himself. Of course, there's a video compilation.
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Pedroia, to Orsillo, the day after his 5-for-5, 3-HR night:
ReplyDeleteHow many times did you say "laser show" last night? You should start calling it the "rocket blasting show".
(no link, because it was in a CHB column)
Congratulations to Amy on the birth of her first grandchild!
ReplyDeleteNathaniel Jack was born at 9:48 pm last night, weighing in at a perfect 7 lbs 10 oz.
Nathaniel Jack was born at 9:48 pm last night, weighing in at a perfect 7 lbs 10 oz.
ReplyDeleteCan he play second base? The lower runs production could be offset by his height advantage and extra reach.