Maybe you're thinking you had a pretty crappy day today. After all, by the end of the day there will have been 13 NFL games played, which means that 13 teams will have lost. Or maybe you're a Cubs fan and you saw your team
fall out of first place. Maybe you're a
Jay Gibbons fan (don't laugh, my roommate in college was one) and you're down about
his alleged steroid use. Still, Reds' pitcher
Phil Dumatrait probably had a worse day than you did. I'll let
the box score illustrate for you. Keep in mind that the following is unedited and is from the
first inning of today's Reds/Brewers game.
Pitching: Phil Dumatrait
Rickie Weeks: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Rickie Weeks hits solo home run to left-center field
J.J. Hardy: Ball, J, J, Hardy hits solo home run to right field
Ryan Braun: Ball, Foul, Ryan Braun hits solo home run to center field
Prince Fielder: Prince Fielder singles to left-center field
Corey Hart: Ball, Corey Hart singles to center field, Prince Fielder to second
Tom Shearn in for Phil Durmatrait
That's right. Three straight homers to lead off the game, then two singles for good measure. Dumatrait threw 12 pitches and three of them got whacked out of the park, while two more of them got hit for singles. The Brewers ended up hitting three more homers before the game was over (Weeks and Braun went yard again and
Johnny Estrada joined the party) to cruise to the 10-5 victory that put them back in first place in the NL Central alone for the first time since August 16th.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-09-2007 @ 9:28PM
George B Vieto said...
What do you think Keith Everett of the Buffalo Bills day was like today? At least Phil Dumatrait will pitch another game soon.
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9-09-2007 @ 10:32PM
Jason S. said...
Phil Dumatrait's terrible day and Mason Crosby's terrific day combined to make my day perfect. Throw in Tyler Donovan's 29 yard scramble and the resurgent Pittsburgh Pirates and I had an outstanding weekend. If the lowly Pirates become the lowly Pirates again on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, then my week should be outstanding. I'm glad all these guys are thinking about me.
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9-10-2007 @ 9:17AM
Wildman said...
As bad as I would've felt for Dumatrait, if I weren't a Brewers fan, there's a ton of pitchers in the NL who are going to wish they didn't get out of bed in the morning for the next few years.
I mean, wouldn't you if the first four faces you saw at work were Weeks, Hardy, Braun and Fielder, all carrying bats and focused on doing nothing more than taking you yard?
It was a bad day at the office, but because of the September callups, my guess is Dumatrait will get a couple more chances before seeing some time at AAA.
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