|
|
|
|
Baseball Primer Newsblog— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand
Monday, August 11, 2008
After getting his first hit since July 3rd, Tony Pena, Jr knocked in a runner other than himself for the first time since June 24th, raising his batting average to a commanding .158 in the process, and making Trey Hillman look slightly less dumb for batting Tony Pena Jr in such a critical situation:
Tony Pena Jr. broke out of a slump at just the right time, driving in Mark Teahen with the winning run in the 12th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Pena didn’t play the first eight games of the homestand and didn’t enter the game until the eighth inning as a pinch runner. He snapped an 0-for-17 drought with a one-out single in the 11th, then followed Teahen’s double with another base hit in the 12th.
Robinson Tejeda (1-2) pitched a perfect inning to pick up the victory, while left-hander Craig Breslow (0-1) took the loss for the Twins.
|
Support BBTF
Thanks to
Adam S
for his generous support.
Bookmarks
You must be logged in to view your Bookmarks.
Hot Topics
Newsblog: Matschulat: Did I Miss The "Paul Konerko Is So Overrated OMG" Bandwagon? (22 - 9:22pm, May 25)Last: Everybody Loves Tyrus RaymondNewsblog: The Hall of Very Good: Former Cards Slugger Critical of "LaRussa's Regime" (1 - 9:21pm, May 25)Last: Long John McCaine Mutiny on the Bounty (scott)Newsblog: T.R. Sullivan: Of Frank Robinson, Milt Pappas and Jim Palmer (5 - 9:19pm, May 25)Last: Bruce MarkusenNewsblog: Boston.com: Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios lays off all staff (115 - 9:17pm, May 25)Last: Long John McCaine Mutiny on the Bounty (scott)Newsblog: Greenberg: Cubs' Ricketts decries proposal (817 - 9:08pm, May 25)Last: The Yankee ClapperNewsblog: HP: Baseball is leaving the human factor behind (55 - 8:48pm, May 25)Last: SquashNewsblog: Bud Selig -- No need for more MLB replay for now - ESPN (85 - 8:37pm, May 25)Last: Harveys WallbangersSox Therapy: A Winning Ballclub? (19 - 8:32pm, May 25)Last: Jose Can You SeabiscuitNewsblog: Wilmoth: Nate McLouth Designated For Assignment (7 - 8:28pm, May 25)Last: asinwreckNewsblog: TBO: Nerdy Rays head north (11 - 8:24pm, May 25)Last: TriponNewsblog: Himrich’s Top Ten Target Field Foods (5 - 7:42pm, May 25)Last: Cyclone AlleyHall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 1973 Discussion (14 - 7:33pm, May 25)Last: Kiko SakataNewsblog: Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 5-25-2012 (48 - 7:04pm, May 25)Last: AndrewJNewsblog: OT: Soccer Thread—May 2012 (1164 - 6:35pm, May 25)Last: The DA Baracus HypothesisNewsblog: OT: NBA Monthly Thread, May 2012 (1831 - 6:31pm, May 25)Last: Srul Itza
|
|
Reader Comments and Retorts
Go to end of page
Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.
1. Replacement-Level Primate Posted: August 11, 2008 at 01:40 AM (#2897865)On most days, having Tony Pena, Jr. bat with runners in scoring position in extra innings twice would be considered incredibly stupid. Especially when Pena is your Designated Hitter (because he came in as a pinch runner for Butler, for some reason).
According to my broken clock here, it's exactly 10:32 PM.
You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.
<< Back to main