Sully Baseball Daily Podcasts for August 14 (and 13) 2013

Today is a strange episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast!

 I talk about the subconscious, the Pirates, Roger Clemens, a stool for a catcher and an odd orangutan reference.

Ryan Dempster, Paul Goldschmidt, Alfonso Soriano and Jose Fernandez all owned baseball on August 13, 2013.

And I forgot to post yesterday's podcast to the blog...



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast- August 12, 2013

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast July 15, 2013

It is the All Star Break. But there is NO BREAK for The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast!

I take a look at my pre-season predictions and wonder why Freddie Freeman isn't playing in the All Star game.


Justin Verlander, Wily Peralta, Josh Donaldson and Michael Cuddyer  all owned baseball on July 14, 2013.


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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - July 14, 2013

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - July 1, 2013

It is now July and it is time to take stock on where teams stand at the midway point.

Meanwhile a 10 year old made a comment during the Yankees - Orioles game that makes me ask some hard questions about PEDs today.

That and more on this episode of  The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.


Yasel Puig, Madison Bumgarner, David Lough  and Justin Masterson all owned baseball on June 30, 2013.


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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - July 1, 2013



 

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - June 29, 2013

Today on the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I look at the Pirates and wonder if THIS year they can get over .500. They are only 33 wins from that. They collapsed in 2011 and 2012. Maybe they will avoid a collapse this year.

Miguel Cabrera, Bartolo Colon, Delmon Young and hard luck Matt Harvey all owned baseball on June 28, 2013.


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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - June 29, 2013

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - April 13, 2013

On today's episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I talk about the parity in the American League and why the Angels resemble a little league team.

Also, Andre McCutchen, Shelby Miller, Justin Maxwell and Justin Masterson owned baseball.

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Players who owned baseball for a Day

Bryce Harper – 2
Clayton Kershaw – 2
Cliff Lee - 2
Justin Maxwell - 2

Clay Buchholz – 1

Madison Bumgarner – 1 
Miguel Cabrera - 1
Robinson Cano - 1
Shin-Soo Choo - 1
Alex Cobb - 1 
Zack Cozart - 1 
Yu Darvish - 1 
Chris Davis - 1 
Jacoby Ellsbury – 1 
Prince Fielder - 1 
Adrian Gonzalez - 1
Carlos Gonzalez – 1 
Gio Gonzalez – 1 
A. J. Griffin - 1
Matt Harvey - 1
Felix Hernandez – 1
Derek Holland - 1
 Adam Jones - 1 
Jed Lowrie – 1 
Manny Machado - 1
Justin Masterson - 1
Andrew McCutchen - 1
Will Middlebrooks - 1
Shelby Miller - 1
Brandon Moss - 1
Bud Norris – 1
Gerardo Parra – 1 
Andy Pettitte - 1 
Brandon Phillips - 1
Buster Posey - 1
Albert Pujols - 1
Sergio Romo - 1
CC Sabathia - 1
Ervin Santana - 1
Drew Smyly - 1 
Nick Tepesch - 1
Justin Upton - 1
Will Venable - 1
Adam Wainwright - 1
Jake Westbrook - 1
Barry Zito - 1

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - April 13, 2013



 

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - January 1, 2013

It's a new year... and a few teams had better hope they get into the playoffs soon.
The Royals, Blue Jays and Pirates are the three teams that haven't played in the post season since it expanded to a Wild Card.

They had best get on that.
I talked about it in the podcast.

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - January 1, 2013






 

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - December 22, 2012

Why are the Red Sox trading away young players for a closer in his 30s?
Because they won't listen to me! That's why.

But you can listen to the latest edition of the Sully Baseball Daily podcast!

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast - December 22, 2012
 

The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated for September 28, 2012)

 The Pittsburgh Pirates will not have a winning season this year. And they clinched a non winning season in a spectacular manner... a 1-0 no hit loss.

But enough of the negative. Homer Bailey let the world know that the Cincinnati Reds will go into the post season with four starting pitchers capable of throwing a big game.

They had faith in Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos and Bronson Arroyo. Well a no hitter should make sure that 26 year old Homer Bailey deserves a start as well.

There is no better boost to a pitcher's confidence than a no hitter.
The Reds finally have a no hitter, their first since Tom Browning's perfect game against the Dodgers in 1988.

It is bad news for the Pirates but pretty terrific news for a Reds team that has World Series aspirations.

Here is the updated list.

THE MOST RECENT NO HITTERS
FOR EACH FRANCHISE

CINCINNATI REDS

Homer Bailey - September 28, 2012.

1-0 over Pittsburgh.

SEATTLE MARINERS

Felix Hernandez - August 15, 2012.

1-0 over Rays. (Perfect Game)

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

Matt Cain - June 13, 2012.

10-0 over Houston. (Perfect Game)

NEW YORK METS

Johan Santana - June 1, 2012

8-0 over St. Louis.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
Jered Weaver - May 2, 2012.
9-0 over Minnesota.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Phillip Humber - April 21, 2012

4-0 over Seattle. (Perfect Game.)

DETROIT TIGERS
Justin Verlander - May 7, 2011.
9-0 over Toronto.

MINNESOTA TWINS
Francisco Liriano - May 3, 2011
1-0 over Chicago White Sox

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Roy Halladay - October 6, 2010
4-0 over Cincinnati. (Playoff Game)

TAMPA PAY RAYS
Matt Garza - July 26th, 2010
5-0 over Detroit.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Edwin Jackson - June 25, 2010
1-0 over Tampa Bay



OAKLAND A'S
Dallas Braden - May 9, 2010
4-0 over Tampa Bay. (Perfect Game.)


COLORADO ROCKIES
Ubaldo Jimenez - April 17, 2010
4-0 over Atlanta.

CHICAGO CUBS
Carlos Zambrano - September 14, 2008.
5-0 over Houston.


BOSTON RED SOX
Jon Lester - May 19, 2008.
7-0 over Kansas City.


FLORIDA MARLINS
Anibal Sanchez - September 6, 2006.
2-0 over Arizona.


HOUSTON ASTROS
Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner -
June 11, 2003.
8-0 over New York Yankees.


ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Bud Smith - September 3, 2001
4-0 over San Diego.


NEW YORK YANKEES
David Cone - July 18, 1999.
6-0 over Montreal. (Perfect Game.)


PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon - July 12, 1997.
3-0 over Houston. (10 innings.)


LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Hideo Nomo - September 17, 1996.
9-0 over Colorado.


TEXAS RANGERS
Kenny Rogers - July 28, 1994.
4-0 over California. (Perfect Game.)

ATLANTA BRAVES
Kent Mercker - April 8, 1994.
6-0 over Los Angeles.


KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Bret Saberhagen - August 26, 1991
7-0 over Chicago White Sox.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (AS MONTREAL EXPOS)
Dennis Martinez - July 28, 1991.
2-0 over Los Angeles. (Perfect Game.)


BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson - July 13, 1991.
2-0 over Oakland.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Dave Steib - September 2, 1990.
3-0 over Cleveland.


MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Juan Nieves - April 15, 1987.
7-0 over Baltimore.

CLEVELAND INDIANS
Len Barker - May 15, 1981.
3-0 over Toronto. (Perfect Game.)

Bonus
WASHINGTON SENATORS
Bobby Burke - August 8, 1931
5-0 over Boston.

The Padres are still on the clock. And it would be nice to simplify the list with the Nationals having a no hitter instead of including the Expos and Senators.

But congrats to Homer. With a name like that, you'd think he'd be a slugger.

A. J. Burnett Is the Most Effective Pitcher on the Yankee Payroll - A Bleacher Report Article

A. J Burnett threw a no hitter into the 8th inning last night and finished with a complete game 1 hit shutout for the Pirates.

The Yankees dropped their fourth straight after Ivan Nova blew an early 5-0 lead to Baltimore.

In my latest for Bleacher Report, I talk about how odd it is that the Yankees need a starter now and yet are paying A. J. Burnett's contract for the Pirates.

You can read the article HERE.



 

Pirates and A's trump Olympics and Red Sox/Yankees

Last night I had the choice of following the liveless Red Sox get their brains beaten in by the New York Yankees or watching the Queen of England pretend she was in a James Bond movie at the Olympics.

Instead I flipped between the Pirates - Astros game and the A's - Orioles game.
Folks, I made the right choice.

My fascination with the Pirates goes back years and I've been writing about their quest for 82 wins so often that you would think I grew up in Pittsburgh.

Meanwhile, I've been fascinated by the Oakland Athletics who have been the most exciting and thrilling team to watch this past month.

I thought they put on the best show for their fans, but I also wondered if this 25 game stretch against solid teams would ruin their season.

Well so far they are 10 games into that stretch and their record is 8-2.

So I caught up on the two teams last night. Both had back and forth games and I got to listen to not one but two ninth inning come from behind rallies in the same night.

The A's blew an early 5-0 lead and a late 8-6 lead and still rallied in a shocking six run rally off of All Star closer Jim Johnson.

The Astros have cleaned house of recognizable pitchers but still had a lead on the Pirates in the ninth. No worries. Pittsburgh got only one hit but still rallied.

Drew Sutton scored the winning run on a wild pitch and the Pirates were the victors.

As of this writing, both the Pirates and the A's would qualify for the play in Wild Card game.

As of this writing, they are both young unlikely contenders who are looking at the end of July not as a time to dump veterans but to improve the current roster.

Today former Astro Wandy Rodriguez pitches for the Pirates. Today Bartolo Colon takes his slender frame to the hill and try to win yet another series for the A's.

It's exciting baseball, which is more than you can say of what is happening in the Bronx. And it is better TV than a stunt woman pretending to be the queen parachuting.