2009 MLB Season Game Thread: August

[MiamiHomer]

Gregg blows another one!!
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Then Blanks hits a 3 run shot to walk off Gregg and the Cubs lolololololol

[BigGameFish]

Cubs are miserable

[Metes]

Rick Porcello reminds me of Porcini mushrooms

[FishFanInPA]

In celebration of signing No. 1 draft pick Stephen
Strasburg, the Nationals are offering tickets for just $1
for this Friday's game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. Tickets
can be purchased online at nationals.com/one beginning at
Noon today, Wednesday, August 19.

BUY $1 TICKETS AT 12 P.M. ET >
http://link.mlblists.com/r/OYOE6H/6U...48918-94855254

An additional 1,000 $1 tickets will go on-sale for two hours
at the Nationals Park Main Box Office at Noon Friday and
will remain on sale no later than 2:00 pm. The Main Box
Office is located to the left of the Centerfield Gate and
adjacent to Parking Lot C.

A rare good idea by the Nationals.

[BigGameFish]

Wow not even the Marlins stoop to those levels. They should use today's proceed for a new mascot costume.

[FishFanInPA]

I maintain they may win a pennant when they let Teddy Roosevelt win in the President's Race.

/not serious beef.

[PitchingWinsGames]

You'd figure with the coin they shelled to get Strasburg, they'd have boosted ticket prices

/said it

[Blackout Pact]

Greinke is getting hit hard by the White Sox so far.

[MiamiHomer]

COL out to a 2-0 lead early.

[Longview]

Cliff Lee is pitching in Philly.
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Diamondbacks got a hit...now they just need 5 runs.

[Namaste]

Was reading about Sandy Koufax on the interwebs and I found this cool little stat gem:


"In one of baseball's great statistical and score-keeping anomalies, this has been the only nine-inning major league game where both teams combined for one hit. The game's only run, scored by the Dodgers, was unearned.

The Dodger run was scored without a recorded at bat—Lou Johnson walked, reached second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third, and scored when the throw to get him out at third went wild."


In reference to Koufax's perfect game on 09/09/65

[PitchingWinsGames]

That just makes that old joke funnier...

It's something like "A guy tells a bunch of Dodger fans that Koufax/Drysdale has a no-hitter, and the Dodger fans reply 'Yeah, but are we winning?'"

[Ramp]

Mets activate Billy Wagner, waive Livan Hernandez

[Ramp]

Wagner has been claimed... not sure by who yet

[Junior]

The Dodgers have the best AB songs in baseball, hands down.