Posts Tagged ‘Armando Galarraga’
No-han: More than just a game
It took about 51 years and 8,020 games, but the New York Mets have a no-hitter to call their own. On June 2, Johan Santana shut down the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals on 134 pitches, five walks, and eight strikeouts. There are some people questioning its legitimacy since third base umpire Adrian Johnson called a fair ball …
by Giovanni Mio on June 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment »
Twins Manager Says Umpire Has an “Attitude”
Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire had a few choice words for last night’s home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. Wendelstedt threw out Gardenhire in the second inning of the Twins’ 10-8 loss last night after someone in the Twins’ dugout blamed Detroit starter Armando Galarraga of balking. “It’s a quick-pitch. Our guys in the dugout started yelling. He (Wendelstedt) took his …
by Remy Gallagher on August 8th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 7
Washington Nationals 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 6- Down 5-0 in the middle of the 2nd inning, Washington stormed back with seven unanswered runs on their way to Win #38 of the season. Josh Willingham hit a game-tying two-run single in the 7th inning to extend the Nationals’ winning streak to a season-best six games. Ryan Zimmerman hit a long ball for …
by Derek Johnson on August 8th, 2009 Leave a comment »