Very first Phillies
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Monday, November 18, 2019
1993 Phillies Scorebook Retrospective: Game 1 4/5/93
Very first Phillies
win on Opening Day since
1984
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
10/6/2015 Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 0
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
AL Wild Card Game
Epic Keuchel, Epic Astros...Houston officially has a playoff run
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Friday, August 21, 2015
8/21/2015 Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Houston Astros 3
Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Game 1 of 3
Mike Fiers no hits the Dodgers. BOOM!!
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Friday, May 8, 2015
5/8/2015 Houston Astros 0, Los Angeles Angels 2
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, CA
Game 2 of 4
Jered Weaver goes the distance against the Astros, with a shutout and 6 K.
Might be the last time you'll ever see him this good.
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
6/2/2013 Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Angels 4
Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA
Game 3 of 4
We are here in this holy cave today...to celebrate the reincarnation of Domingo de Santa Clara...
The Angels and Astros both flashed some decisive leather tonight, and both scrapped away in the latest inning...where Hank Conger's 2-run blast in the bottom of the 9th got the Angels close, the Astros called in Hector Ambriz (from Ambrizistan...sorry, that's a very obtuse twitter joke reference) to shut them down 1 run shy of making Matt Dominguez' 3-run carne extraña in the top of the 9th irrelevant.
Some may think Matt Dominguez, overall, is somewhat irrelevant anyway...but for now, he is the 3rd baseman of my heart, and the owner of the same.
SCOREKEEPER'S NOTE: Here's another oddball play that is common, but tends to lead confusion into the mind of the scorekeeper...the play occurs in the bottom of the 5th, as the the Angels Angels of Anaheim are bunting away with nobody on base.
The asterisk is there to lead to the notes on the play on the bottom left area of the scoresheet. What happens here, is that Erick Aybar lays down a 'drag bunt,' the ball hits him just outside of the box. That's an automatic out, of course...the official call is "Batter's Interference" (the (BI) in the notation), and the 'X' helps indicate that. The catcher is credited for the put-out on these plays, hence the notation "B2."
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Game 3 of 4
We are here in this holy cave today...to celebrate the reincarnation of Domingo de Santa Clara...
SCOREKEEPER'S NOTE: Here's another oddball play that is common, but tends to lead confusion into the mind of the scorekeeper...the play occurs in the bottom of the 5th, as the the Angels Angels of Anaheim are bunting away with nobody on base.
My scoresheets, using my new pitch-counting method! Read about
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(I am @yoshiki89), and also please leave a comment!
Monday, May 20, 2013
5/20/2013 Kansas City Royals 5, Houston Astros 6
Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Game 1 of 3
Miguel Tejada launches his first MLB Home Run since his 304th in 2011 (when he was a San Francisco Giant).
Miggy was a scrap-heap pickup this season; even this HR won't be enough to prove his tenure in Kansas City as a valid acquisition, but tonight's 3-run blast launched into the Crawford Boxes was nearly enough to squash validity. But not nearly enough.
I always get a special thrill when two teams I like face each other. This was a great game that was almost decided by an 8th-inning Royals rally...almost but not quite. Turns out there was something else that made it "special," and I'm not just referring to Miguel Tejada.
SCOREKEEPER'S NOTE: Things happen for a reason, and in scorekeeping terms, those reasons are often assumed. Simple notation helps us assume, for example, that when a ball is hit to 3rd base (and the ball trajectory is indicated on the scoresheet) but the batter reaches 1st base on an E5, that the Third Baseman muffed the ball, committing a fielding error. There isn't much you can add via notation without overstating things on a play such as this. However, sometimes simple notation doesn't help communicate the whole story, so some assistance is required. Let's examine the bottom of the 3rd, particularly Marwin Gonzalez' movement around the bases:
Gonzalez reaches on a lead-off single, then advances to second courtesy of #19 (Robbie Grossman), then advances to third on an E4 during #27 Jose Altuve's PA, then scores on an Altuve RBI. Sure, that's clear, and it can be assumed that the 2nd Baseman committed a fielding error advancing Gonzalez. The fact of the matter is, there was a little bit more that happened, and while it isn't mandatory that you make note of it, but it is your duty as a scorekeeper to make your best effort to document the occurrence.
Let's look at the notation for Grossman and Altuve (particularly Altuve, during whose PA the error was committed):
It's apparent that Grossman's SAC Bunt was the event that advanced Gonzalez to SB, and that it was Altuve's SAC Fly that scored him...with conventional "assumed" notation, there's nothing here that makes a heckuva lot of sense as to the E4 that put Gonzalez in prime SAC Fly scoring position...again, the point here is, there really needs to be notation here that paints a more accurate and complete picture. Ten years later, with this scoresheet 'as is,' you aren't going to recall what else went on.
The notation you use will be beautiful and unique depending upon the circumstances of the play, as well as on how you work out how you do stuff like that, keeping it simple so that you can recall the events later. Here's what I did:
In the closest available space next to the box where all this "stuff goes on," I have recorded '0-0, PkOA, 2-4, (E4)' and an arrow.
What this notation means is:
- on the first pitch to Altuve (that pitch is 0-0, naturally),
- pitcher attempted to pick-off the baserunner (PkO is pickoff, PkOA is pickoff attempt, only baserunner is Gonzalez),
- Catcher threw to 2B (2-4),
- the 2nd baseman muffed the ball and the baserunner moved to 3B on the error
Now we know...the REST of the story!!
ANOTHER SCOREKEEPER'S NOTE: If you've seen enough of my scoresheets, you already know I make notations regarding quite a few "special" things. At Minute Maid Park, a HR that lands in the Crawford Boxes is what I call a "special" thing.
Miggy's HR did that...
...so I added notation to celebrate this, that's what the "TCB" is (The Crawford Boxes). The asterisk, coincidentally, leads to my note at the bottom of the scoresheet about this being Tejada's first MLB HR since 2011...that's how I was sure that I would remember it.
This "special" event happened three times tonight; Tejada was the only Royal to hit a HR (the second HR of the evening, in the top of the 4th inning). Jason Castro hit one in the boxes in the 3rd (right after all of this Marwin Gonzalez stuff), then Matt Dominguez did the same (a 3-run tater that essentially won the game for the Astros) in the bottom of the 4th.
I've never scored a game played at Minute Maid Park where THREE Home Runs made it into the boxes. #NeverForget
My scoresheets, using my new pitch-counting method! Read about
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If you enjoy my work, I encourage
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
7/24/11 Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 5
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Game 3 of 3
It’s GARZAMAN!!!
OK, so once again…you already know the story…Matt Garza puts in a better-than-decent day of work (7 innings here, 9 K, 2ER) and leaves the game with the W. However, the Cubs’ inconsistent bullpen finds a way to give up the game to a tie and render Garza’s outing a no-decision in less than an inning at the hands of Jeff Samardzija, thereby magically converting a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 deficit.
The Cubs come back in the 8th for a Broken-Bat Single RBI by Alfonso Soriano, scoring Marlon Byrd, to tie the game and force extra innings. You can’t say the offense didn’t support Garza efficiently, not in this outing at least.
A common occurrence in Cubs victories over the past few weeks has been the advent of timely hitting…it’s a shame that the occurrence isn’t “more than common” but I’ve seen it more this season than I had in 2010 and yes, from where I sit, that does illicit some sort of a light at the end of the tunnel that isn’t muzzle flash.
The Cubs get that timely production with a leadoff triple by Marlon Byrd. Tony Campana is intentionally walked (HEY TONY, YOU SHOULD MARK THIS DOWN ON YOUR RESUME!!), then Darwin Barney is intentionally walked and Astros RHP David Carpenter pitches to Mr. Cubs Surprise himself, Jeff Baker.
Baker works the count full, and then pops off what you’d hope Baker can do more often, but sadly doesn’t…a ripping line drive to left field that scores Byrd in a dramatic walk-off win.
You want it to happen more often…I know I do. But then again, I’ll take a more consistent bullpen and less timely hitting in many situations.
Once again, Matt Garza…what a stud…and no geometric progression in the ‘industry standard’ W-L/ERA statistical database that says “you rock, buddy…we’re glad you’re a CUB.”
Go CUBS.
Game 3 of 3
It’s GARZAMAN!!!
OK, so once again…you already know the story…Matt Garza puts in a better-than-decent day of work (7 innings here, 9 K, 2ER) and leaves the game with the W. However, the Cubs’ inconsistent bullpen finds a way to give up the game to a tie and render Garza’s outing a no-decision in less than an inning at the hands of Jeff Samardzija, thereby magically converting a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 deficit.
The Cubs come back in the 8th for a Broken-Bat Single RBI by Alfonso Soriano, scoring Marlon Byrd, to tie the game and force extra innings. You can’t say the offense didn’t support Garza efficiently, not in this outing at least.
A common occurrence in Cubs victories over the past few weeks has been the advent of timely hitting…it’s a shame that the occurrence isn’t “more than common” but I’ve seen it more this season than I had in 2010 and yes, from where I sit, that does illicit some sort of a light at the end of the tunnel that isn’t muzzle flash.
The Cubs get that timely production with a leadoff triple by Marlon Byrd. Tony Campana is intentionally walked (HEY TONY, YOU SHOULD MARK THIS DOWN ON YOUR RESUME!!), then Darwin Barney is intentionally walked and Astros RHP David Carpenter pitches to Mr. Cubs Surprise himself, Jeff Baker.
Baker works the count full, and then pops off what you’d hope Baker can do more often, but sadly doesn’t…a ripping line drive to left field that scores Byrd in a dramatic walk-off win.
You want it to happen more often…I know I do. But then again, I’ll take a more consistent bullpen and less timely hitting in many situations.
Once again, Matt Garza…what a stud…and no geometric progression in the ‘industry standard’ W-L/ERA statistical database that says “you rock, buddy…we’re glad you’re a CUB.”
Go CUBS.
Friday, June 3, 2011
6/3/11 RSS Feed Favorites, with Coffee
Scott Cousins…most EVIL baseball player since Pete Rose…uh, I mean…since Barry Bonds!!!
After a brief work-inspired hiatus, here’s today's pick o' the RSS Feed, and a hefty cup of joe to go with it…
I may also have been recovering from a deep gash in my skull, which I may have earned from possibly beating my head against a pleasant but firm brick wall as the Cubs were swept by the Astros, but I might be not willing to admit this publicly, as most are probably already tired of hearing about similar possible self-inflicted injuries from other sources…this is totally off the record, of course…
Beyond the Box Score:
Winless Streaks Further Illustrate the Problem with Wins as a Statistic by Bill Petti
I’m sure many folks have been following this story…a streak 28 consecutive starts without a win ends for Jo-Jo Reyes on the 1st of June, but the story isn’t over. Bill Petti, along with many others, has recently used this unusual circumstance to underline the hokey-ness of the Win-Loss statistic for pitchers. Is it a problematic stat? Well, I guess it depends on how you look at it; I never consider a Win or Loss (or even a Save) for a pitcher as being as much of a statement of their performance as it was a statement of the team’s performance in support of that pitcher. I also believe I espouse the pragmatic view of this, and I am pretty sure that MLB and ‘the rest of civilization’ just consider a W or L next to a pitcher’s line and think “eh, he screwed that game up.” Overall, the discussion is great, and is continuing to give more exposure to FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching), which is a better statistic to evaluate a pitcher’s performance, but If one is prone to look at the pitcher independently as a point of focus, then the team performance may be understated in some instances. Nevertheless, this is a fine article that isolates the top 100 winless streaks since 1901, and then…naturally…provides interesting data.
Cubby-Blue:
Cubs 3 Astros 7. Squirrels peeled my skin. by Tim Souers
Weasels ripped my flesh, the reference was not lost on me…while you’re at it, let’s double up…
Cubby-Blue:
Presenting The I Hate The Astros Page, 2011 by Tim Souers
FECK!
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse:
Cubs Manager Mike Quade is really pissing me off by Rob Letterly
Rob, he’s pissing me off a little as well, after reading your article…there are LOTS of “the Cubs suck” rants happening in the Blogoverse, especially after the recent Astros debacle (oooh, my head…) this one is a couple of days old but it’s nice and direct and you should read it.
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse:
Is DJ LeMahieu’s call up trade-related? by AJ Walsh
On a more positive note (seriously), let’s look at the future for a moment, this is an interesting speculator review of the calling up of one DJ LeMahieu…you remember him, his walk-off HR win was the most exciting moment of Spring Training for the Cubs. I know, that seems like it was 2 or so months ago. It was.
Joe Blogs:
How To End The Intentional Walk by Joe Posnanski
While some of us (that would be me) really doubt the overall strategic effectiveness of an Intentional Walk, it can have a killjoy effect in some games, and here Joe vents about it (as well as discusses the matter with Bill James on his “Poscast,” for which a link can be found within this article…
Kings of Kauffman:
John Lamb Hits a Roadblock by Michael Engel
John Lamb. Tommy John Surgery. Nuts…
NPB Tracker:
The English NPB Blogosphere, 2011 Edition by Patrick Newman
Fill your blog roll with these Japanese yakyu blog links…and some folks to follow on Twitter as well!
Old Time Family Baseball:
A Manager .Gif That is Better Than Face-Off, That Old Movie You Probably Forgot About
This is great!
…and even though he was my ‘featured photo,’ no post links and/or discussion about Scott Cousins and Buster Posey. Discussion is over. Some folks need to grow a pair.
Enjoy your weekend…just like that I have several games to scan and post.
Eien no tomodachi,
Stevo-sama
After a brief work-inspired hiatus, here’s today's pick o' the RSS Feed, and a hefty cup of joe to go with it…
I may also have been recovering from a deep gash in my skull, which I may have earned from possibly beating my head against a pleasant but firm brick wall as the Cubs were swept by the Astros, but I might be not willing to admit this publicly, as most are probably already tired of hearing about similar possible self-inflicted injuries from other sources…this is totally off the record, of course…
Beyond the Box Score:
Winless Streaks Further Illustrate the Problem with Wins as a Statistic by Bill Petti
I’m sure many folks have been following this story…a streak 28 consecutive starts without a win ends for Jo-Jo Reyes on the 1st of June, but the story isn’t over. Bill Petti, along with many others, has recently used this unusual circumstance to underline the hokey-ness of the Win-Loss statistic for pitchers. Is it a problematic stat? Well, I guess it depends on how you look at it; I never consider a Win or Loss (or even a Save) for a pitcher as being as much of a statement of their performance as it was a statement of the team’s performance in support of that pitcher. I also believe I espouse the pragmatic view of this, and I am pretty sure that MLB and ‘the rest of civilization’ just consider a W or L next to a pitcher’s line and think “eh, he screwed that game up.” Overall, the discussion is great, and is continuing to give more exposure to FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching), which is a better statistic to evaluate a pitcher’s performance, but If one is prone to look at the pitcher independently as a point of focus, then the team performance may be understated in some instances. Nevertheless, this is a fine article that isolates the top 100 winless streaks since 1901, and then…naturally…provides interesting data.
Cubby-Blue:
Cubs 3 Astros 7. Squirrels peeled my skin. by Tim Souers
Weasels ripped my flesh, the reference was not lost on me…while you’re at it, let’s double up…
Cubby-Blue:
Presenting The I Hate The Astros Page, 2011 by Tim Souers
FECK!
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse:
Cubs Manager Mike Quade is really pissing me off by Rob Letterly
Rob, he’s pissing me off a little as well, after reading your article…there are LOTS of “the Cubs suck” rants happening in the Blogoverse, especially after the recent Astros debacle (oooh, my head…) this one is a couple of days old but it’s nice and direct and you should read it.
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse:
Is DJ LeMahieu’s call up trade-related? by AJ Walsh
On a more positive note (seriously), let’s look at the future for a moment, this is an interesting speculator review of the calling up of one DJ LeMahieu…you remember him, his walk-off HR win was the most exciting moment of Spring Training for the Cubs. I know, that seems like it was 2 or so months ago. It was.
Joe Blogs:
How To End The Intentional Walk by Joe Posnanski
While some of us (that would be me) really doubt the overall strategic effectiveness of an Intentional Walk, it can have a killjoy effect in some games, and here Joe vents about it (as well as discusses the matter with Bill James on his “Poscast,” for which a link can be found within this article…
Kings of Kauffman:
John Lamb Hits a Roadblock by Michael Engel
John Lamb. Tommy John Surgery. Nuts…
NPB Tracker:
The English NPB Blogosphere, 2011 Edition by Patrick Newman
Fill your blog roll with these Japanese yakyu blog links…and some folks to follow on Twitter as well!
Old Time Family Baseball:
A Manager .Gif That is Better Than Face-Off, That Old Movie You Probably Forgot About
This is great!
…and even though he was my ‘featured photo,’ no post links and/or discussion about Scott Cousins and Buster Posey. Discussion is over. Some folks need to grow a pair.
Enjoy your weekend…just like that I have several games to scan and post.
Eien no tomodachi,
Stevo-sama
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Scorecard skans - UPDATES
As promised, some updates - all posts updated with skans:
As we're playing those darn Dodgers next week, I realized I hadn't updated this treasured 2009 outing, the shining moment of a rather brutal series from nearly a year ago when the blues visited Wrigley.
5/30/09 Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs
3 Cubs Spring Training games for your perusal:
3/6/10 Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs
3/14/10 Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Angels
3/19/10 Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox
Last but not least, several updated posts from Opening Week and beyond...
4/5/10 Minnesota Twins @ Los Angeles Angels
4/6/10 San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks
4/8/10 Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves
4/12/10 Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs (Cubs Home Opener)
4/16/10 Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs
4/30/10 Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Indians
As we're playing those darn Dodgers next week, I realized I hadn't updated this treasured 2009 outing, the shining moment of a rather brutal series from nearly a year ago when the blues visited Wrigley.
5/30/09 Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs
3 Cubs Spring Training games for your perusal:
3/6/10 Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs
3/14/10 Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Angels
3/19/10 Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox
Last but not least, several updated posts from Opening Week and beyond...
4/5/10 Minnesota Twins @ Los Angeles Angels
4/6/10 San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks
4/8/10 Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves
4/12/10 Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs (Cubs Home Opener)
4/16/10 Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs
4/30/10 Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Indians
Saturday, April 17, 2010
4/16/10 Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 7
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
More offensive display from our 2010 Cubs, another stellar performance by Carlos Silva, the only runs scored by the Astros weren't earned, but happened after a 2-out error from a near-collision in RC that should have ended the inning and kept the Astros blanked.
HOU 2 6 0
CHC 7 11 1
Both starting pitchers wore Jersey #52, and both catchers wore Jersey #55. Silva makes a baserunning blooper that one could only expect from a pitcher whose past 6 seasons were spent in the AL. He executes a beautiful SAC bunt but fails to make it stick, instead it's a BIDP as Silva doesn't make it to 1B and is thrown out by Chris Johnson to Pedro Feliz. Later we learn that Silva thought the ball was bunted off of his foot, and that's why he lost his chug to first. Carlos, please do this: run first, ask questions later. You are such a great pitcher this year, don't spoil it.
During Michael Bourn's PA in the 3rd, Wrigley Organist Gary Pressy plays "Born Free." He's a damn genius.
More offensive display from our 2010 Cubs, another stellar performance by Carlos Silva, the only runs scored by the Astros weren't earned, but happened after a 2-out error from a near-collision in RC that should have ended the inning and kept the Astros blanked.
HOU 2 6 0
CHC 7 11 1
Both starting pitchers wore Jersey #52, and both catchers wore Jersey #55. Silva makes a baserunning blooper that one could only expect from a pitcher whose past 6 seasons were spent in the AL. He executes a beautiful SAC bunt but fails to make it stick, instead it's a BIDP as Silva doesn't make it to 1B and is thrown out by Chris Johnson to Pedro Feliz. Later we learn that Silva thought the ball was bunted off of his foot, and that's why he lost his chug to first. Carlos, please do this: run first, ask questions later. You are such a great pitcher this year, don't spoil it.
During Michael Bourn's PA in the 3rd, Wrigley Organist Gary Pressy plays "Born Free." He's a damn genius.
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