Following Burwell's bomb, @armybrat485 loaded this twitpic of the celebration from Comerica Park.
"Home run #Tigers! Ryan Burwell with a 3-run bomb."
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May 16, 2009
Featured Twitpic - Tigers claim top spot in AL Central
Following Burwell's bomb, @armybrat485 loaded this twitpic of the celebration from Comerica Park.
"Home run #Tigers! Ryan Burwell with a 3-run bomb."
May 4, 2009
Greinke, Royals continue surprising start
Long a punchline across baseball, the Royals are now the talk of Twitter-town, and Kansas City fans can be excused for dreaming of bigger things to come.
FBBCRev (Blue Springs, Mo.) How about those Kansas City Royals??? I guess the stadium isn't the only thing that is new!!!
kyleparris can't believe the Royals are in first place. Did Brett come out of retirement or something?
showmestater (Missouri) feels so good to have one of your local pro sports teams doing well after sucking for soo long. GO ROYALS!!!
A big reason for the Royals early-season success has been the phenomenal start of pitcher Zack Greinke. Greinke's troubles with anxiety issues have been well-documented, but with his demons under control the 25-year-old pitcher has been lights out. Through six starts, he has a 6-0 record with a sickeningly-low ERA of .40 while leading the league in strikeouts (54), innings pitched (45), complete games (3) and shutouts (2).
@JamesKLight snapped this photo from Greinke's Monday night start against the White Sox.
And across Twitter, Royals and non-Royals fans alike were quick with their praise for Greinke.
jazayerli I'm speechless. I have been rendered incapable of speech. Do y'all realize if Coco had a better arm, Zack's scoreless streak would be at 59?
unclevermarv (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Happy to see Liriano get his first W, but am becoming more impressed all the time by Zack Greinke's start to the season. Wow.
DouHan I keep seeing Zack Greinke's complete games and feeling the Royals are abusing him. Then I see he does that without breaking 100 pitches.
kirkbiglione (Pasadena, Calif.) Zack Greinke is pitching like he's living in the 1970's. Another complete game shutout.
I_R Zach Greinke is awesome. For those of you who do not know, Zach Greinke is piloting the Royals to the World Series
paulk_ (Kansas City) While I'm a #Rockies fan at heart,I saw a most impressive pitching performance tonight by Zack Greinke!Could the #Royals be this years Rays?
eugenephotoblog (Atlanta, Ga.) How good is Greinke (6-0, 0.40 ERA)? More than 6,500 fans bought walk-up tickets in KC on Monday, pushing the attendance to over 20,000
April 13, 2009
Phils Hall of Fame broadcaster Kalas dies
While preparing for a game between the Phillies and Washington Nationals, Kalas collapsed in the press box and was rushed to the hospital. A cause of death has not been announced.
Known for his deep baritone, signature home run call ("Outta here!") and for singing "High Hopes" in celebration, Kalas began broadcasting Phillies' games in 1971. He also served as the voice-over narrator for NFL Films.
Across Twitter, fans paid their respects to the broadcast legend.
Champagne37 (State College, Pa.) thinks baseball in Heaven just got a whole lot better. Homerun...that ball is outta here! RIP Harry Kalas, you are a legend. <3
countylines (Cecil County, Md.) harry kalas has passed away...i really can't believe this...at least i heard him call a world series in my lifetime.
brianeison RIP to Harry Kalas, a tremendous voice for the Phils and NFL Films and we've lost another voice of great memories for multiple generations.
mseiden Its a somber day in the Seiden household and across the world. Goodbye Harry Kalas. "That balls outta here!".
metroelectrical (Easton, Pa.) Saddened by the loss of Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas. Harry, you will be missed.
simplystrick (Wilmington, N.C.) harry the k is outttaaa heeerrrrreee, RIP Harry Kalas give Gene Hart a handshake for us...
dcstpaul (Oakland, Calif.) RIP Harry Kalas. Voice of the Phillies and NFL Films. You were the voice that brought baseball into my home when I was a kid.
dmoody46 (Cincinnati, Ohio) Terrible week for baseball. Nick Adenhart on Thursday, and Phillies radio broadcaster Harry Kalas and '76 AL ROY Mark Fidrych today.
April 12, 2009
Pirates lose to Reds, but rare triple play steals the show
Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang went the distance on Easter Sunday, earning his sixth shutout and 12th complete game of his career in a 2-0 victory.
Despite generating no offense, however, the Pirates generated plenty of buzz on defense. With Jay Bruce on first and Brandon Philips on second in the eighth inning, Pittsburgh shortstop Jack Wilson easily snagged Edwin Encarnacion's blooper and quickly threw to second baseman Freddy Sanchez to double up Philips. Sanchez then relayed to first baseman Adam LaRoche to complete the first triple play in Pirates history since 1993.
ESPN has the complete game recap and box score, as well as video of the triple play (embedded below), and the Twitterverse provided plenty of commentary.
dpotr (Midwestern US) Serendipity check: Navy pulls off triple play vs. Pirates ; Pirates pull off triple play vs. Reds. 12 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
doubledrat (Manhattan Island South) sort of ironic, the pitts pirates got a triple play today. and 3 guys in sudden death at the masters. and that jesus guys 3 day weekend... 12 Apr 2009 from web
joek72 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pittsburgh Pirates Home Opener is Here!! Howbout That Triple Play on sunday! Buccco's come home 500! go bucs! 13 Apr 2009 from web
khudak11 (Alexandria, Va.)I love that my dad's first two questions are' did you see the triple play and what is wrong with the Nats. That's father daughter love. 13 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry
April 8, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Game Night in San Diego
"Starting the show in an hour, nice view until then...@ Altitude!! :)" (Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, posted by @b_walker)
April 7, 2009
Cubs start season in victory
Cub Fans express optimism for this year's team:
markminelli The Cubs are undefeated
Wordherder likes what he sees from the Cubs so far.
sean_nufer Sean this is the year of years. Go Cubs!
rangelie Do all my fellow #Cubs fans feel that "This is the year"? Or, do I have as Han Solo put it, "delusions of grandeur." I could go either way.
JennyR1026 Cubs 1-0, Cardinals 0-1. Great start!! Goooo cubs gooo!
April 6, 2009
Fans celebrate Opening Day, curse foul weather
However, the weather is refusing to accommodate baseball fans; home openers for the Chicago White Sox (BTSports) and Boston Red Sox (MLB.com) have already been pushed back a day, while fans elsewhere were forced to bundle up if they wanted to enjoy one of the rites of springs.
@LMDeaton braved the elements to watch the hometown Cincinnati Reds take on the New York Mets.
"Opening day. Cold. Wet. Baseball"
slackadjusterr (St. Louis, Mo.) opening day 09 here n st louis everyones dressed up like eskimos !!!
OptimusNarwhal (Chicago, Ill.) Red Sox opening day has been officially rained out and rescheduled for Tuesday. I am quite bummed out about this. That was my whole day.
jay4217 Too funny, Opening day of baseball and the fans look like they are dressed for a Packers/Bears game in December!!
JoshLeV (Michigan) Opening Day! Watching Mets @ Reds, later my Tigers @ Jays, and tonight UNC beats State. I hate the weather, but I love today!
April 5, 2009
White Sox Opening Day postponed
The Twitterverse is buzzing about the game being snowed out:
oyboy (Omaha, Nebraska) Not that I necessarily care about the White Sox (or the the Royals), but it's the principle. Opening Day should not be snowed out.
bsleet (Chicago, Illinois) Chitown does it again with snow cancelling White Sox opening day... hope the IOC is gone
Coll_aka_Aubrey (Chicago, Illinois) ugh stupid weather! they already canceled the White Sox opening day game tomorrow! grrr! i loveee me some baseball! especially my white sox!
DetTigerfan22 (Detroit, Michigan) The White Sox home opener is postponed. Can you imagine the chaos of having to push back opening day? I don't envy them.
curtmercadante (Chicago, Illinois) White Sox opening day cancelled due to winter weather? C'mon, guys, it's Chicago! Play the game!
UtesFan89 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Hm... Royals/White Sox game for tomorrow postponed. Talking about a disappointing opening day for some fans.
sarah_walavich (Chicago, Illinois) I'm THRILLED that the Blackhawks just won, but [expletive], postponing WHite Sox opening day is sooooo not conducive to my schedule right now.
Braves beat defending champs on Opening Night
On a night of celebration at Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Phillies could not build on the momentum of their World Series run from last October. Per the Philly.com, the Atlanta Braves beat the reigning MLB champions 4-1 on Opening Night of the 2009 Major League Baseball season.
Newly acquired Braves pitcher Derek Lowe threw 8 shutout innings giving up only 2 hits and striking out 4, while Braves veteran third baseman Chipper Jones went 2 for 4 with a double.
The Phillies went a combined 4 for 31 at the plate with 6 strikeouts. In 6.0 innings, starting pitcher Brett Myers gave up 4 earned runs on 8 hits, 3 of them going for home runs. Despite bringing the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, the Phillies offensive woes continued as Raul Ibanez struck out swinging to end the game.
Twitterers from Philadelphia and Atlanta shared their thoughts on the season opener for these NL East rivals:
kesmith Braves vs. Phillies. Currently living in South Philly, its best to hide the fact that I was raised a Braves fan.
jeffsalkowski i'm almost glad the phillies are losing this game. at least all the bandwagon jumpers will give up now
smelltheglove @retrophisch Braves are looking awfully good in this pre-opening day game. :)
chandlerepp Looks like it's gonna be a great start to the season. For now, at least... #braves
katherine77 Huh. Are the Braves this good, or are the Phillies this bad?
One twitterer posted a picture from inside Citizens Bank Park during pre-game festivities:
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