It's a tough place to pitch - especially tonight, the wind was blowing out to right-center. They have some big lefties in their lineup. It's almost like you know you will give up home runs here. You want to make them solo, not let a three-run homer beat you.
"Joseph Matthew Blanton" is a retired American professional baseball pitcher. After playing for the University of Kentucky, Blanton was drafted by the Oakland Athletics and played for several Major League Baseball (MLB) teams between 2004 and 2013. While pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2008 World Series, Blanton hit a home run. He has the distinction of being the only pitcher in MLB history to do so while never having hit a single other Extra base hit/extra base hit in his career.
More Joe Blanton on Wikipedia.(Street) has been tremendous. He looks so calm out there. He must have nerves of steel. I guess that's why we're confident he's going to get the job done every time.
Oh ... it's just another game. We still have another (16 games) left. That's when the real important games will be, those last seven of the year. That's when you really need a quality start for your team.
That, ... was a huge out.
I've definitely watched him over the years. It's neat anytime you get to pitch against somebody who has been around for so long and had such great success.
When you're going against a good pitcher, sometimes it's tough to get some runs across — especially when they're locked in like that in a big game. Lackey did a great job. He spotted the ball well, changed speeds fairly well and had a pretty good breaking ball.
I try not to worry about it. Keeping us in the game is my job. I faced a young guy with great stuff, but there's nothing I can do about it.
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