Game of the Day (4/29/14)

Brewers 5, Cardinals 4 (11). The second verse may not be exactly the same as the first, but it does have some distinct similarities. This time, it's Kyle Lohse starting for Milwaukee against Lance Lynn of St. Louis.

Game of the Day (4/29/84)

Yankees 6, Brewers 5 (13). Milwaukee's Moose Haas was 28, and coming off of a season in which he led the AL in winning percentage. New York's Phil Niekro was 45, and had just posted his first ERA worse than the league average since 1966. And yet, Niekro would go on to the superior 1984, and both pitchers had the same number of big league seasons left in their respective right arms.

Game of the Day (4/28/14)

With only seven games scheduled yesterday and one of those rained out, it was less likely than usual that the day's best game would be especially worthy of note. Fortunately, baseball provided Brewers 5, Cardinals 3 (12) anyway.

Game of the Day (4/28/84)

Reds 7, Giants 6 (13). The Giants had Mark Davis on the mound to open the game; he would gain much more fame as a Cy Young winning relief pitcher half a decade later, but spent the '84 season showcasing the form as a starter that got him transferred to the bullpen. His opponent was Frank Pastore, who was currently even worse as a starter, and would later also be worse as a reliever, thereby not winning the Cy Young (or lasting through the entire 1986 season on a major league roster).

Game of the Day (4/27/14)

Yankees 3, Angels 2. Garrett Richards taking on Masahiro Tanaka. Care to guess which half of the pitching matchup was more heavily hyped going into the game?

Game of the Day (4/27/84)

Indians 8, Tigers 4 (19). Yeah, most of the time a (19) after the score is a good sign. Detroit started with Juan Berenguer, who would go on to manage an 11-10 record for a team that won almost 2/3 of its games; Cleveland responded with Rick Sutcliffe, who did his best 1984 work for another team (although he was off to a fine start; it would be a dreadful May that led up to his trade).

Game of the Day (4/26/14)

There were six one-run games yesterday, including a pair of extra-inning duels. The best of the bunch was Marlins 7, Mets 6 (10), with Miami's Kevin Slowey taking on New York's Jenrry Mejia.