GIF of the Moment: Rick Ankiel’s Cannon
And be sure to check out The Flagrant Fan for a great article on Ankiel’s legendary arm, complete with videos of his most famous throws.
And be sure to check out The Flagrant Fan for a great article on Ankiel’s legendary arm, complete with videos of his most famous throws.
Bottom 2: Jayson Werth singled to shortstop against Henry Sosa
Bottom 3: struck out swinging against Sosa
Bottom 5: struck out swinging against Jordan Lyles
Bottom 7: struck out swinging against Lance Pendelton
Bottom 8: struck out on a foul tip against Mark Melancon
Final Line: 1-for-5, R, 4 K
Notes: Werth picked up his third golden sombrero of the season on Sunday afternoon against Astros. The real story of the game was that Ian Desmond, Rick Ankiel and Ryan Zimmerman hit back-to-back-to-back jacks off of Henry Sosa in the third. Oh yeah, and that Strasburg guy pitched. There’s nothing noteworthy about Werth’s season that his .164 ISO and .727 OPS doesn’t already suggest. He’s now tied with Adam Dunn, Grady Sizemore and Kelly Johnson for the league lead in golden sombreros at three.
Total 2011 Sombreros: 112
Bottom 1: Michael Morse struck out swinging against Ted Lilly
Bottom 2: struck out swinging against Lilly
Bottom 5: flied out to right against Lilly
Bottom 7: struck out swinging Kenley Jansen
Bottom 9: called out on strikes against Javy Guerra
Final Line: 0-for-5, 4 K, 7 LOB
Notes: Morse, who coincidentally made an appearance in our MLB Look-alikes series yesterday, recorded his first golden sombrero of the season against the Dodgers on Tuesday. Currently having a well-deserved breakout season, the big man has shown the skeptics that his bat is for real. With a 6-foot-5 frame and robust power to match it (.242 ISO, .342 BABIP, and 58 XBHs), it’s crazy to think that he was drafted as a shortstop.
Total 2011 Sombreros: 108
The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Mike Morse and Shawn Andrews (Dazed and Confused)
Unlike Morse, Andrews was not drafted as a shortstop.
Bottom 1: Danny Espinosa struck out on a foul tip against Hiroki Kuroda
Bottom 4: struck out swinging against Kuroda
Bottom 6: struck out swinging against Kuroda
Bottom 8: struck out swinging against Ramon Troncoso
Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K
Notes: Espinosa’s golden sombrero against the Dodgers on Monday was his second in the past week, as the rookie continues to fan at a worrisome rate. On Tuesday, he struck out in three of his four at-bats, which means that Espinosa has now fanned in seven of his last eight at-bats.
Total 2011 Sombreros: 106
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