Ethier went 0-4 last night in a Dodger loss to the Mets. That snaps his hit streak at 30 games, 1 shy of the longest in Dodger history.
Interestingly the previous 3 players to reach the 30 game level never made it to 31.
At this point I wonder if anyone will ever even come close to Joe DiMaggio's legendary record of 56. Pete Rose has come the closest, at 44. That's still 12 away though.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Tigers get more good pitching and beat the Blue Jays 5-2.
Brad Penny allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 7.2 innings pitched. His only mistake was Jose Bautista's 10th homer of the season. Penny earned his 3rd win of the season, evening his record at 3-3.
Austin Jackson was 3-5. It was his 2nd straight 3 hit game and his batting average is now up to .224. He hit a 2-run home run, his 2nd of the season.
Jhonny Peralta was 2-4 with an RBI. Victor Martinez had an RBI double, and Miguel Cabrera had an RBI.
Jose Valverde struck out the side in the 9th for his 7th save. It was his 200th career save. He's the 41st player in history to reach 200 saves.
Detroit has moved back to within a game of .500 at 17-18 on the season.
Austin Jackson was 3-5. It was his 2nd straight 3 hit game and his batting average is now up to .224. He hit a 2-run home run, his 2nd of the season.
Jhonny Peralta was 2-4 with an RBI. Victor Martinez had an RBI double, and Miguel Cabrera had an RBI.
Jose Valverde struck out the side in the 9th for his 7th save. It was his 200th career save. He's the 41st player in history to reach 200 saves.
Detroit has moved back to within a game of .500 at 17-18 on the season.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Justin Verlander No-Hits Toronto!!
Justin Verlander allowed only a 1-out walk in the 8th inning, after a 13 pitch at-bat. He struck out 4, including the final batter. He faced only 27 batters, getting a double play to erase the walk and end the 8th. Even with the 13 pitch at-bat that spoiled the perfect game, he completed the 9 inning no-hitter in only 107 pitches.
It is Verlander's second career no-hitter. Detroit rolled 9-0. Verlander evened his season record at 3-3
Alex Avila was 2-4 with his 6th homer of the season and 2 RBIs. Jhonny Peralta and Victor Martinez were both 2-5 with 2 RBIs. Peralta hit his 2nd homer of the season. Scott Sizemore and Magglio Ordonez also drove in runs, and Austin Jackson was 3-5.
It is Verlander's second career no-hitter. Detroit rolled 9-0. Verlander evened his season record at 3-3
Alex Avila was 2-4 with his 6th homer of the season and 2 RBIs. Jhonny Peralta and Victor Martinez were both 2-5 with 2 RBIs. Peralta hit his 2nd homer of the season. Scott Sizemore and Magglio Ordonez also drove in runs, and Austin Jackson was 3-5.
I will not taunt the Baseball Jinx gods...
Not to utter it out loud but Justin Verlander is pitching a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal nice game heading to the top of the 8th, up 7-0
I wonder what this says about the NC State head coaching job
Sean Miller, who immediately expressed no interest in the NC State job after Sidney Lowe was fired and even declined to be interviewed, is leaving Arizona to take the Maryland job, 2 days after Gary William's retirement. At least according to Washington DC media outlets.
I wonder if this is a direct statement on what he thought of being State's coach, or if it's lingering hard feelings as a member on Herb Sendek's staff during the run-up of stuff that led to Sendek leaving (which would not be unreasonable), or if it's just a statement that the Washington DC Metro market is more intriguing for him as an environment than Raleigh and The Triangle.
But he was quick to say no to the State job offer, and apparently quick to say yes to the Maryland job.
So any concerns that Williams retired too late in the off-season to bring in a big name coach, and any wonder if their coaching search would draw more coaching interest than NC State's job seem to have been answered. Maryland quickly got the guy that all accounts said was State's top choice going into the search.
I wonder if this is a direct statement on what he thought of being State's coach, or if it's lingering hard feelings as a member on Herb Sendek's staff during the run-up of stuff that led to Sendek leaving (which would not be unreasonable), or if it's just a statement that the Washington DC Metro market is more intriguing for him as an environment than Raleigh and The Triangle.
But he was quick to say no to the State job offer, and apparently quick to say yes to the Maryland job.
So any concerns that Williams retired too late in the off-season to bring in a big name coach, and any wonder if their coaching search would draw more coaching interest than NC State's job seem to have been answered. Maryland quickly got the guy that all accounts said was State's top choice going into the search.
Tigers winning streak ended north of the border last night
Phil Coke got off to a rough start, giving up 3 runs in the first at Toronto. He settled down but the damage was done. He went 6, allowing 5 earned runs, to fall to 1-5 on the season. Toronto snapped Detroit's 3 game winning stream with a 7-4 victory.
Brandon Inge had a 2-run double. Jhonny Peralta was 2-4 with an RBI. Scott Sizemore drove in a run as well. Magglio Ordonez had a double as his bat continues to show signs of awakening.
Brandon Inge had a 2-run double. Jhonny Peralta was 2-4 with an RBI. Scott Sizemore drove in a run as well. Magglio Ordonez had a double as his bat continues to show signs of awakening.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams calls it a career
Gary Williams announced his retirement today. He had a record of 668-380 in 33 seasons. The last 22 seasons, with 461 wins and the 2002 National Championship, were at Maryland.
Williams was a great coach. Stories swirled over the last 4 years or so of him becoming egotistical and bitter, feeling that he didn't get the respect he deserved. That's always going to be a bit of a problem when you coach against Coach K and Roy Williams. Sure Gary had 1 national championship. But Roy has 2, and K has 4. That's just kind of the way it goes. Williams was also dogged about not being a strong recruiter the last couple years, expecting premiere players to "want" to come to Maryland? Is that true or fair, I don't know. State had a great recruiting class last year and went 15-16. You can have a mediocre class that gels well.
So what is his recruiting prowess being based on? McDonald's All-Americans don't automatically yield results. Great classes don't always yield great results, and lesser classes can. So I don't know that that's fair. From the outside they've had some good players. Grevious Vasquez, as much as I couldn't stand him, was one of the ACC's best.
So long Gary. I'll miss your sweat stains and your side lines theatrics. I guess there's still Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech, but he's kind of B-List in my book.
Williams was a great coach. Stories swirled over the last 4 years or so of him becoming egotistical and bitter, feeling that he didn't get the respect he deserved. That's always going to be a bit of a problem when you coach against Coach K and Roy Williams. Sure Gary had 1 national championship. But Roy has 2, and K has 4. That's just kind of the way it goes. Williams was also dogged about not being a strong recruiter the last couple years, expecting premiere players to "want" to come to Maryland? Is that true or fair, I don't know. State had a great recruiting class last year and went 15-16. You can have a mediocre class that gels well.
So what is his recruiting prowess being based on? McDonald's All-Americans don't automatically yield results. Great classes don't always yield great results, and lesser classes can. So I don't know that that's fair. From the outside they've had some good players. Grevious Vasquez, as much as I couldn't stand him, was one of the ACC's best.
So long Gary. I'll miss your sweat stains and your side lines theatrics. I guess there's still Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech, but he's kind of B-List in my book.
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