Here's some afternoon baseball to enjoy while you listen to the new Schooly D track:
- Pirates at Astros, 2:05PM EDT: Can you believe the Pirates have gone a measly 0-5 this season against the equally awful Astros? Yet they have a 7-2 record against the Cubs. Quite the dichotomy! The Bucs will attempt to avoid 0-6 but they'll face Roy Oswalt, so let's not get our hopes up. But DO get your hopes up for the PNC #HEIST, happening in just four weeks and two days!
- Angels at White Sox, 2:05PM EDT: Holy crap, did you see the clip of White Sox starter Jake Peavy having his freakin' shoulder muscle separate from the rest of his body mid-pitch? He's probably done for the year which means that Ozzie Guillen is going to need to come up with a substitute starter for the first time all season. Sorry, Oz, but Orlando Hernandez is taken.
- Giants at Brewers, 2:10PM EDT: San Fran looks for the unprecedented four-game walloping of the Brew Crew in Milwaukee behind the groovy stylings of Barry Zito. Before this series, the Giants offense was about as productive as a neutered yak on Valium, but thanks to Buster Posey's 4-for-4 night with two taters and six ribs, they're showing signs of life. WoW favorite Manny Parra attempts to stave off hypothermia for the ice cold Brewers.
- Cardinals at Rockies, 3:10PM EDT: How badly can the Cardinals bullpen screw this game up? After two straight nights of miasmic attempts at closing out a win, they probably won't have a chance to preserve a lead today anyway. Ubaldo Jimenez toes the rubber for the Rox. But hey, just in case the Cards ever have a future lead to preserve, they went ahead and signed bullpen savior Mike MacDougal.
Sabean should get credit for Posey's performance. But he should also get shit for holding him in the minors for so long.
To sum up, Sabean is a moron.
Posey must have been hitting against some shitty AAA pitchers yesterday
MacDougal signed a minor league contract. He's in triple A, just like Eric Bruntlett.
JOHN DANKS NO HITTER THROUGH SIX
Would have been a perfect game through six but for an error by OMAR VIZQUEL of all people.
Danks a lot OMAR
Nevermind, that horse's ass just gave up a hit.
Iracane jinx!
Glad the Giants are hitting. Although the Brewers are giving up E's like it's a Saturday night rave.