2011 MLB Season Discussion: Joey Votto MVP Edition

[Cephius]

Not only did the Yankees lose, but AJ Burnett struck out not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 batters in the top of the 6th, making him the first Yankee to ever do so! Sadly...it was his second time in his career to do so. Guy has got to be one of the most erratic pitchers I've ever seen.

Top it off with a hilariously bad strike zone from Ed Hickox and you have yourself a stupid game that I'm going to pretend never happened

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[Aksannyi]

How do you strike out four batters in an inning? I mean obviously I missed it, but wtf.

[FNH]

How do you strike out four batters in an inning? I mean obviously I missed it, but wtf.

dropped 3rd strike from the catcher(error) and the batter gets on at first, is the typical fashion. Knuckleballers can get into that situation a lot, or have a shitty catcher.

[Aksannyi]

Duh. Wow I feel dumb as shit for not realizing that, I guess because it's so uncommon really.

[archibaldcrane]

Wow. 12 9-game winners so far, 0 10-game winners. Who will be the first?

[Headspace]

CC

[Conrad]

Coal Hammels since I'm watching him tonight and he's playing the fucking Athletics

[Moss]

JJ

[archibaldcrane]

All 3 going tonight? YoGa needs to catch up, sitting at 8.

[Headspace]

If the Yanks hold on, Sabathia will get it "first"

[Aksannyi]

Fuck that noise, Shields with 6 complete games is hawwwwwwwwwt.

[Headspace]

Fuck that noise, Shields with 6 complete games is hawwwwwwwwwt.

He'll get another on his next start.

[archibaldcrane]

Fuck that noise, Shields with 6 complete games is hawwwwwwwwwt.

Yeah, he's raping for sure, NL Cy Young if voting was today.

[Aksannyi]

You mean AL? lol

[archibaldcrane]

Oh lol.

Sure I guess. That's how insignificant TB is.

[Aksannyi]

t('.' t)

[Conrad]

So many pitchers have been out of their minds this year, especially in the NL. I have no clue where the Cy Youngs are going to go.

[archibaldcrane]

When Greinke becomes the 2rd pitcher in history with a K/9 over 11 and a K/BB over 7, you'll know.

[Demosthenes11]

When Greinke becomes the 2rd pitcher in history with a K/9 over 11 and a K/BB over 7, you'll know.

You know Mike Leake was only the third pitcher over the last 20 years to throw at least eight scoreless innings and get two hits off a former Cy Young Award winner in the same game

[archibaldcrane]

Don't try to downplay Greinke's dominance with your obscure freak occurance.