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Marlins Break Brandon Webb's Evil Spell

Somewhere in a third-world country, a child is wearing a Brandon Webb 10-0 t-shirt. It looks rather spiffy with his Patriots 19-0 Super Bowl hat, and his New Orleans Hornets foam No. 1 finger. To beat the most unbeatable of pitchers on Wednesday, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez called for the most desperate of measures: a suicide squeeze. Matt Treanor squeezed home Luis Gonzalez (who had tripled) for Florida's first run in the fifth, and the Marlins went on to beat the Diamondbacks 3-1, denying Webb the chance to be the third pitcher since World War I to go 10-0. More »

10:25 AM on Thu May 22 2008
By Rick Chandler
2,752 views, 54 comments

Latest by Agamemnon Busmalis: I understand Wizard Cat is furious, but I still need to know, HOW MANY WANDS DID HE GIVE??? more »

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Barry Zito Rules The Kingdom Of Fail


Barry Zito and the Giants; has there been a worse investment, ever? That SUV you bought in 2006, perhaps? The first 12 episodes of John From Cincinnati? You've got to hand it to him though; even after struggling through his suckiest performance of the season on Tuesday, he faced reporters afterward and was even quotable. Give him that. More »

10:40 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By rickchand
8,154 views, 67 comments

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Webb Rising, Zito Waning In The West


That sonic boom you heard in San Francisco on Wednesday was caused by pitchers Brandon Webb and Barry Zito. The former Cy Young winners are moving so quickly in opposite directions that the rapid heating and expansion of air has created enough pressure to cause explosive sound waves in China Basin. Webb (4-0) allowed one run on three hits through eight innings in the Diamondbacks' 4-1 win over the Giants. Zito (0-4) lasted six innings, and is now 11-17 since signing for $126 million as a free agent in 2006. That other loud sound you hear is Giants owner Peter Magowan banging his head on his desk, which he will be doing repeatedly until Zito's contract runs out in 2014. More »

11:10 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By rickchand
3,504 views, 66 comments

Latest by n/a: @Juancho: Brian Sabean proved anything is possible /still happy Omar didn't sign that guy more »

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Don't Panic Just Yet, Cubs Fans

Because we are committed to the month of October affording us as little sleep as possible, we stayed up and watched the whole Cubs-Diamondbacks game last night, and we don't quite understand all the fuss about Lou Piniella pulling Carlos Zambrano after the sixth inning. More »

10:40 AM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Leitch
4,996 views, 58 comments

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Brandon Webb, Still Shutting People Down

Tonight, against the first-place (for now!) Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona pitcher Brandon Webb is attempting to extend his 42 consecutive inning scoreless sheet. He's 17 innings away from tying Orel Hershiser's record of 59 — Orel Hershiser married a girl from Mattoon, by the way — and that's just two shutouts away. Having watched him in Atlanta last week, it's clearly possible, and almost seems likely. More »

4:30 PM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Leitch
3,027 views, 46 comments