One Night Only: Previews for Weekend of June 24th
Chauncey Gardner, of no relation to Brett.
This edition of One Night Only contains:
1. Expanded previews for the exact perfect number of games.
2. Very proprietary Pitcher and Team NERD scores for every one of this weekend’s myriad games.
3. Equal parts shabby and chic.
Friday, June 24th
Colorado (7) at New York Americans (8) | 19:05 ET
• The Charlie Blackmon is one reason to watch, obviously.
• Which, line so far: 54 PA, .327/.352/.346 (.347 wOBA) .338 wOBA, 104 wRC+, 3.7% BB, 5.8% K.
• Also, knowing for real-real (courtesy Jack Moore) that Brett Gardner is an actual, um, star — that’s worth my time.
Washington (6) at Chicago Americans (8) | 20:10 ET
“Some of them want to abuse you, some of them want to be abused.”
This is:
(a) A lyric from a (an?) Eurythmics’ song.
(b) Somehow relevant to the Whole Jim Riggleman Situation.
(c) Somehow relevant to watching to a Hawk Harrelson-broadcasted Sox’ game.
(d) Both all and none of the above, simultaneously.
Saturday, June 25th
Arizona (10) at Detroit (3) | 19:05 ET
• It’s time to play Compare and Contrast, the new game-show that everybody loves.
• Justin Verlander, average fastball velocity: 95.2 mph.
• Josh Collmenter, average fastball velocity: 86.9 mph.
Toronto (4) at St. Louis (4) | 19:15 ET
• OMG, guys, what’d you do to Jose Bautista?
• Like, look at his line from June, is what I mean: 86 PA, .232/.384/.333 (.269 BABIP), .318 wOBA, 99 wRC+.
• His line from two months before that: 1,345,564,456,564,564.
Sunday, June 26th
Colorado (7) at New York Americans (8) | 14:05 ET
• Dear Future Us-es,
• Check out Juan Nicasio’s line, like, if you’re not doing anything.
• Voila: 28.2 IP, 7.53 K/9, 2.20 BB/9, 40.7% GB, 3.35 xFIP, 90 xFIP-.
Atlanta (6) at Cory Luebke (10) | 16:05 ET
• Hey guys, Cory Luebke’s making his first start of the season.
• His line as a reliever: 39.0 IP, 9.92 K/9, 3.46 BB/9, 48.3% GB, 2.84 xFIP, 76 xFIP-
• Fantasy gold! Fantasy gold! Fantasy gold!
Also Playing
These games are very likely playing at some kind of sporty channel near you.
Friday:
| Away | SP | Tm. | Gm. | Tm. | SP | Home | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Duke | AZ | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | DET | Phil Coke | 19:05 |
| Jon Lester | BOS | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | PIT | Paul Maholm | 19:05 |
| Edinson Volquez | CIN | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | BAL | C. Jakubauskas* | 19:05 |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | COL | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | NYA | A.J. Burnett | 19:05 |
| Gu. Moscoso | OAK | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | PHI | Vance Worley | 19:05 |
| Mike Pelfrey | NYN | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | TEX | Matt Harrison | 20:05 |
| James Shields | TB | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | HOU | Wa. Rodriguez | 20:05 |
| Ryan Dempster | CHN | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | KC | Bruce Chen | 20:10 |
| Scott Baker | MIN | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | MIL | Randy Wolf | 20:10 |
| Jor. Zimmermann | WAS | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | CHA | Edwin Jackson | 20:10 |
| Brandon Morrow | TOR | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | STL | Jake Westbrook | 20:15 |
| Derek Lowe | ATL | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | SD | Tim Stauffer | 22:05 |
| Dan Haren | LAA | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | LAN | R. De La Rosa* | 22:10 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | FL | Ricky Nolasco | 22:10 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | SF | Jo. Sanchez | 22:15 |
Saturday:
| Away | SP | Tm. | Gm. | Tm. | SP | Home | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cook* | COL | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | NYA | CC Sabathia | 13:05 |
| Tyler Chatwood | LAA | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | LAN | Hiroki Kuroda | 16:10 |
| Justin Masterson | CLE | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | SF | Matt Cain | 16:10 |
| Jonathon Niese | NYN | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | TEX | Alexi Ogando | 16:10 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | WAS | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | CHA | John Danks | 16:10 |
| Josh Collmenter | AZ | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | DET | Justin Verlander | 19:05 |
| Tim Wakefield | BOS | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | PIT | Jeff Karstens | 19:05 |
| Bronson Arroyo | CIN | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | BAL | Brian Matusz* | 19:05 |
| Trevor Cahill | OAK | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | PHI | Cole Hamels | 19:05 |
| Wade Davis | TB | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | HOU | Bud Norris | 19:05 |
| Carlos Zambrano | CHN | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | KC | Danny Duffy | 19:10 |
| Francisco Liriano | MIN | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | MIL | Yovani Gallardo | 19:10 |
| Carlos Villanueva | TOR | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | STL | Jaime Garcia | 19:15 |
| Jair Jurrjens | ATL | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | SD | Dustin Moseley | 20:35 |
| Jason Vargas | SEA | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | FL | Chris Volstad | 22:10 |
Sunday:
| Away | SP | Tm. | Gm. | Tm. | SP | Home | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Saunders | AZ | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | DET | Brad Penny | 13:05 |
| Andrew Miller* | BOS | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | PIT | James McDonald | 13:35 |
| Homer Bailey | CIN | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | BAL | Jeremy Guthrie | 13:35 |
| Josh Outman | OAK | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | PHI | Roy Halladay | 13:35 |
| Juan Nicasio | COL | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | NYA | Ivan Nova | 14:05 |
| Jeff Niemann | TB | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | HOU | J.A. Happ | 14:05 |
| Randy Wells | CHN | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | KC | Luke Hochevar | 14:10 |
| Carl Pavano | MIN | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | MIL | Chris Narveson | 14:10 |
| Liv. Hernandez | WAS | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | CHA | Philip Humber | 14:10 |
| Kyle McClellan | TOR | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | STL | Kyle McClellan | 14:15 |
| Dillon Gee | NYN | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | TEX | Derek Holland | 15:05 |
| Tim Hudson | ATL | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | SD | Cory Luebke* | 16:05 |
| Jered Weaver | LAA | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | LAN | Clayton Kershaw | 16:10 |
| Fausto Carmona | CLE | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | SF | Mad. Bumgarner | 20:05 |
| Doug Fister | SEA | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | FL | Anibal Sanchez | 22:10 |
NERD represents an attempt to anticipate the watchability of a game for the baseballing enthusiast.
To learn more about Pitcher NERD, click here and scroll down a little.
To learn more about Team NERD, click here.
To learn how Game NERD Scores are calculated, click here.
* = Fewer than 20 IP, NERD of 5 (or 10 for debuts)
Pitching probables and game times from MLB.com.
Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.
Pretty excited about the Kyle McClellan vs Kyle McClellan match up on Sunday!
Who do you like for that game?
obviously, Charlie Blackmon