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Paul Konerko, White Sox Let One Roll Away
It was the type of thing that only seems to happen in Minnesota. In an inning that only seemed to last about 5 minutes, the White Sox had 3 errors, a passed ball and allowed one bizarre (though not dome-influenced) hit. One hard-hit ball and something like 6 outs was all the Twins needed to turn a...
Rockies 5, Nationals 4: Washington's tomfoolery turns into a Rox victory
To quote the great Drew Goodman: "And you wonder why the Nationals have only won 24 games." A Joe Beimel throwing error on what would probably would have been a double play to end the 8th inning proved costly for Washington (and lucky for Colorado), as the Rockies capped a four-run rally to win...
Jays 7, O's 6: Unearned runs count on the board, too
The O's coughed up a 6-2 lead in the seventh inning and then a throwing error on Ramon Hernandez led to Freddie Bynum being unable to field a routine ground ball as it Buckner'd its way into left field, scoring Alex Rios for the game-winner with two out in the bottom of the ninth. If you didn't...
Indefensible
Mike Fontenot, your plane may be leaving for Des Moines soon. Last night's 5-3 Cub loss to the Reds wasn't all Fontenot's fault. Well, wait. Yes, it pretty much was. Fontenot's error on what would likely have been an inning-ending DP ball (yes, I know you can't assume a DP, but a major league...
ANtics Episode 3.19: Reality Bites
Oh the All-Star Break. A great time to relax and bask in the wonder of baseball... most years. But this year, as the A's slumped into the break like an underage wannabe frat boy with a fake ID returning to the dorms after his first bender, the shine has seemingly come off this team. As the team...
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