Well, technically, Tim Hudson did not get rocked by the Dodgers, who saved most of their fireworks for the innings after the Braves starter had left the game, but it was either Rock Hudson or an elaborate and ill-advised Hudson Hawk pun.
I’m a little loopy, you see, because Wilson Betemit pinch-hit a solo “homer” today. This so-called “home run” is a little-known MLB rule where you apparently get to go all the way around the bases and back “home” if you can hit the ball over the outfield wall. Who knew?! Seems a little unfair to the other team, but the rules are the rules.
No matter what, though, a great game today for the Dodgers, taking down the Braves, 6-3. Some highlights:
- Jonathan Broxton burning out the Turner Field radar gun with a hailstorm of 100ish MPH pitches.
- Derek Lowe going a strong 7 innings.
- Betemit’s 8th-inning blast and the subsequent smile on his face. Let’s hope both aren’t rarities in the days to come.
- That three-run ninth inning with seemingly the whole lineup getting a hit.
- Only three Dodgers LOB, versus yesterday’s 11.
I’m glad you explained the home run rules to Betemit, since he probably had forgotten them too. (To be fair, his two HRs in two games was indeed sweet, though.)
–SoSG Steve Sax
Sweet, indeed.
I was struck the past couple of days by the juxtaposition of Betemit’s struggles and two other guys:
You start to forget how lovely that moment is when it doesn’t happen very often.