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That seemed like really obvious "Neighborhood" calls on that double play, both at 2b and at 1b.

Killer Captain.

Sometimes, you put enough men on against a struggling team and they give you the game.

And another gift run.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 04:19 PM) Can someone please explain the advantage of having Pierre over Viciedo? I don't think Viciedo would have gotten the bunt down there either.

Alexei was much more successful at getting the runner to 2b than Pierre's bunt attempt, and Alexei never had to move.

Bottom 7, Teahen leadoff walk, Pierre comes up, bunt on. First bunt attempt, stabbed at, popped up foul. Second bunt attempt, stabbed at, popped up higher foul, 6 inches from being caught. 2 strike pitch, popped up, fails to advance runner. 3 pitches, 2 bunt attempts, 3 popups.

That was awful. 2 bunt attempts popped up followed by a popup.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 04:11 PM) Smoak figuring it out? Did you miss how he was sitting with a .980+ OPS back in May when the White Sox visited Seattle? He's had a bad month since then.

Another awful bunt attempt. Boo.

Awful first bunt attempt

Close pitch on that ball 4. We'll take it. Come on Pierre, at least get him to 2b.

Nice game again Phil.

Beltre just ended the no hitter.

Crap.

Hawk refused to call that fly ball to LF a can of corn until it was in Pierre's glove.

Bartolo Colon hits the DL with a strained Hamstring. Hector Noesi...really, THE Hector Noesi, could make Colon's next start

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 03:48 PM) there's "going over 100" and then there's going 125+ every time out. He had 3 outings over 120 last year, has 2 over 120 this year.

Congresswoman Giffords's office has released the first photos of her post-shooting. Her hair is cut short, she is smiling, no scar is visible. Reportedly she is about to be released from the clinic in Houston and begin undergoing outpatient therapy.

A's hit the ball pretty hard that inning.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 03:43 PM) Yeah contraction is dumb. If anything, expansion would be a more likely plausibility. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE SOMEONE WILL PICK UP PEAVY I think Selig is too smart to push that until his league is literally bursting at the seams. It's got a few weak franchises right now (Tampa), a few that have made themselves into weak franchises (LAD, NYM), but a mostly successful league. There's no huge benefit from pushing hard for Portland or the Carolinas just yet.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 03:40 PM) 5-3 Mariners now Why Seattle keeps running Felix back out when he's already over 100 pitches is beyond me. Did they learn nothing from Dusty Baker's idiocy? In 2008, King Felix went over 100 pitches in 22 of his starts. In 2009, over 100 pitches in 30 starts. In 2010, over 100 pitches in 29 starts. He's had 14 starts this year and gone over 100 pitches in 12. I think he's well past the "Be careful and develop him" phase. Pitch him.

No Way Quentin makes that play last year.

Nice catch DeJesus.

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