One for the money
Last night, after allowing a leadoff double to Mark Kotsay, Angels pitcher John Lackey retired the next 27 batters he faced. So was Lackey pissed at himself for giving up that double, which cost him a perfect game? From the L.A. Times:
In speaking with reporters, Lackey denied he fed off any motivation besides pitching against Zito, and against the team in first place in the Angels’ division. He also said he didn’t leave the ballpark with that just-missed-a-perfect-game feeling.
“I don’t feel like I just missed,” he said. “I was in the stretch trying to get out of a jam right out of the gate.”
Ok, John, whatever you say.
Lackey became the first pitcher in 24 years to give up a leadoff hit and retire the next 27 batters. Jerry Reuss last did it, pitching for the Dodgers on June 11, 1982, against the Cincinnati Reds.
July 13th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
“Do you have something behind your ear? Do you? Ohh! What’s this??? I found a treasure behind your ear!”
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July 13th, 2006 at 9:18 pm
Halladay responds much better to praise than dog treats.
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July 13th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Pudge: “I told you to get down when I threw to second, now where is my ball”
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July 13th, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Pitchers love it when you scratch them behind their ears.
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July 13th, 2006 at 11:12 pm
Whosa all-star pitcher? Who is it?!?!
YOU ARE! YOU ARE! A wooja wooja woo!
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July 13th, 2006 at 11:16 pm
my dear… your skin so soft, like a baby’s bottom….. i’ve never felt this way before.
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July 14th, 2006 at 12:30 pm
The problem with having Herman Munster as your ace is that you routinely have to push his grey-matter back into his ear.
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July 14th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
what is that? is that…..hair gel? ooh i could use some hair gel, i just ran out.
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