My daughter turned one last week. She has been on this planet for exactly one Masahiro Tanaka loss. Today’s not the day for another.
I would like to have a Tanaka card from Japan. I’ve been there a couple of times now, and I always grab a few packs of cards to bring home “for the kids” but I went back through them this morning and nope, no Tanaka. Here are a couple of cool-looking ones.
Another missed opportunity in 1st inning...
Afternoon all. Dogs to park, lawn mowed, bathroom cleaned. Now a day of leisure.
C'mon Brett. Table is set
Yes!
I feel better now
Thank you
Note to DJ: keep the line moving
Jeez I actually clapped with Jeter single!
Derek. Only one?
Phew?
Phew!
4 is not enough
More runs please
Derek with a triple!
And scores! At least he's listening
Beckett has a no-no through 7.
Yes, it's on MLB channel, thru 8 no-no.
Through 8
This is my kind of game. Yanks go ahead early, then gradually add more runs through the afternoon.
Oh good, another run.
I'm watching Beckett 9th inning, back later...
one down
Two down.
Three down! No hitter.
128 pitches later, Beckett gets his first no-hitter.
Last Dodger no-hitter: Nomo in 1996!
Aw, Red Sox going to lose ten straight?
Glad Joe took out Tanakasan. Enough pitches for today.
Thank you Adam. Watching the Sox TV feed. Announcers are so into "we"... as in, they have 6 and we have one.
Roberts gets that run back.
I'm liking Brian. Is it heresy to call him Robbie?
[31] Nice, but yes.
Ten straight losses for Boston.
Is it my imagination, or is Tex getting a lot more walks than usual?
Hi all.
[33] Yes, delightful.
[34] I don't think so -- when he's going right he walks a whole lot. So back to Good Normal, I'd say.
I looked up Tex BB percentage. Career thru 2013 is 11% BB/PA. 2014 is 13%, though small base.
[36] Wow, okay, that really is high, 13%. That would be as many walks as in his walkiest seasons -- he had 97 in 2008 and 93 in 2010.
Happy Win!
Sox announcer: Tanaka has a chance to be real good. Duh.Good win.
Nice win.
A"comfortable" win, no real drama.
That was exceedingly pleasant.
[0] I'll see if I can find one around. Must be pretty pricy now. I bought one pack of cards for my daughter several years ago. Aside from my Yankee brainwarshing, she's not really into baseball, so they may have ended up in the trash.
Actually, I will be in Jersey on June 5, not that it makes a difference.