Danny Rosenbaum spins another stellar pitching performance to close out the season's first homestand. On the heels of Jeff Mandel's blanking of the Altoona lineup over 7 IP one night earlier, Danny one-ups his mound mate with a very compact complete game.
The Sens were running again, making every stretch pitch interesting for Curve pitchers and catching prospect Tony Sanchez. Those situations created a great game-within-the-game during a game that seemed to last mere moments.
That's how precise Rosenbaum was. At one point I counted eight consecutive infield ground outs. It was a pleasure to watch.
Now I'll rely on the magic of radio to keep tabs on the road trip. I wonder if Terry can beam down a draught and some peanuts through those airwaves?
Showing posts with label Jeff Mandel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeff Mandel. Show all posts
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Designated Hacker
Last night's Altoona-Harrisburg tilt represented yet another in a long, long, long string of examples why the designated hitter rule needs to be picked up from the curb in the early morning, never to be seen again. Many thanks to Jeff Mandel for proving my long-standing point that a baseball game is a beautiful, unfolding drama when played by nine players who all must hit, run and field.
In case you weren't among the 1,700+ on the island last night, Jeff not only pitched a shutout through 7, but he also tagged three balls on the button from the nine hole in the lineup. The first one found the Curve rightfielder's glove. The second and third plate appearances resulted in clutch hits to plate 3 of the Sens' 4 runs.
With all due respect to David Ortiz, who can absolutely rake, that's exactly why this game doesn't need a tenth part-time player. If you want David's stick in the lineup, get him a glove, too.
I invite you to weigh in on this topic, pro or con. I've found that the DH is like politics: everyone has an opinion.
After tonight's "real" baseball to close out the homestand, Matt LeCroy must begin filling out more softball lineup cards in Trenton. I wonder if (with the Nats' blessing) he'd consider penciling in "Mandel-DH" once in a while?
From deep short,
Brian
In case you weren't among the 1,700+ on the island last night, Jeff not only pitched a shutout through 7, but he also tagged three balls on the button from the nine hole in the lineup. The first one found the Curve rightfielder's glove. The second and third plate appearances resulted in clutch hits to plate 3 of the Sens' 4 runs.
With all due respect to David Ortiz, who can absolutely rake, that's exactly why this game doesn't need a tenth part-time player. If you want David's stick in the lineup, get him a glove, too.
I invite you to weigh in on this topic, pro or con. I've found that the DH is like politics: everyone has an opinion.
After tonight's "real" baseball to close out the homestand, Matt LeCroy must begin filling out more softball lineup cards in Trenton. I wonder if (with the Nats' blessing) he'd consider penciling in "Mandel-DH" once in a while?
From deep short,
Brian
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