stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com - 6/24/2009
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By Matthew Leach / MLB.com 06/23/09 11:56 PM ET NEW YORK -- Perhaps it's not fair to call Joel Pineiro a one-trick pony. After all, he did have two hits on Tuesday night. But on the mound it was all about one pitch for Pineiro in a 3-0 win over the Mets. The right-hander incessantly pounded the ...
fangraphs.com - 6/25/2009
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fangraphs.com —
Last evening, Cardinals righty Joel Pineiro put on
a pitching clinic that would make Roy Halladay look...
downright inefficient by comparison. Tossing exactly 100 pitches in a complete game shutout against the Mets, Pineiro pounded the zone for 62 ...
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Pineiro: Pinpoint Control, Worm Killer Extraordinaire
hardballtimes.com - 6/26/2009
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A breakdown of the Cardinals starter's epic ground
ball extravaganza on Tuesday against the Mets. Click the...
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Joel Pineiro’s scorched-earth policy
scores.espn.go.com - 6/24/2009
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scores.espn.go.com —
Pineiro fights off hour delay to two-hit Mets
and halt personal slide NEW YORK -- Inducing one...
harmless grounder after another, Joel Pineiro ended a monthlong losing streak in style and made the depleted Mets look feeble. Pineiro pitched a career-best ...
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St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets - Recap - June 23, ...
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Pineiro completely dominates Mets
Rotodatabase.com blogs —
Perhaps it's not fair to call Joel Pineiro a one-trick pony. After all, he did have two hits on Tuesday night. But on the mound it was all about one pitch for Pineiro in a 3-0 win over the Mets. The right-hander incessantly pounded the strike zone with his sinking fastball, inducing 22 ground-ball outs en route to his second shutout of the season and the fifth of his Major League career. He needed a mere 100 pitches to record 27 outs, and he held the Mets to two hits. Of those 100 pitches, 77 were fastballs -- and Pineiro estimated that all but three of those were of the sinking, two-seam variety.
So nearly three-quarters of Pineiro's total offerings in a complete game were the ...
Taking Advantage
C70 At The Bat —
You know, when the total active roster of the New York Mets has just one more home run than Albert Pujols has by himself, games like last night should be the rule, not the exception. No matter who was on the field, though, Joel Pineiro did a masterful job on the mound. Getting 23 of 27 outs on the ground (when you count the double play) is incredible. Pineiro has really stepped up this year by throwing that sinker more often. The comment was made at VEB, I believe, how Pineiro and Todd Wellemeyer have kinda switched places this year. It's a good thing someone has stepped up to cover Wellemeyer's failings! Kudos again to Albert Pujols as well. ...
Taking Advantage
Seamheads.com —
You know, when the total active roster of the New York Mets has just one more home run than Albert Pujols has by himself, games like last night should be the rule, not the exception.
No matter who was on the field, though, Joel Pineiro did a masterful job on the mound. Getting 23 of 27 outs on the ground (when you count the double play) is incredible. Pineiro has really stepped up this year by throwing that sinker more often. The comment was made at VEB, I believe, how Pineiro and Todd Wellemeyer have kinda switched places this year. It’s a good thing someone has stepped up to cover Wellemeyer’s failings!
Kudos again ...
Joel Pineiro Who?
Rockin' the Red —
... struck again last night, this time to the tune of 9 innings, 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 22 ground outs, and no cramps. His ESPN game score reached 83, which, unfortunately, wasn't good enough for the top ten games scores in the National League. ...
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Pitcher Joel Pineiro has made a habit of tormenting the Mets, and it continued last night at Citi Field, with a 3-0 victory by the hurler and the Cardinals over the depleted Metropolitans.
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sports.espn.go.com 6/24/2009 — Pineiro fights off hour delay to two-hit Mets and halt personal slide NEW YORK -- Inducing one harmless grounder after another, Joel Pineiro ended a monthlong losing streak in style and made the depleted Mets look feeble. Pineiro pitched a career-best ...
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novafantasysports.com 8/5/2009 — Update: Joel Pineiro struggled mightily on Tuesday, but the Cardinals' offense bailed him out as they defeated the Mets 12-7 in ten innings. Pineiro went five innings and allowed seven runs on 11 hits while not walking or striking out a batter. read more
This Guy Again!?
theballclub.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — I don't know what the hell it is about Joel Pineiro, but it seems like every season he sort of just shows up and puts up mediocre numbers year after year, bouncing around from team to team, and generally just sucking it up and filling a roster spot. That is, until he faces the Mets. THEN FOR ...
Pineiro Does the Cramp Dance
rockinthered.com 6/19/2009 — That was probably the scariest leg cramp I have ever seen last night from Joel Pineiro. The worst ones I have ever experienced have been in the dead of night, when you're lying in your bed helplessly writhing in pain as you wait for the clamp on your leg to loosen.
Grounded: Cardinals 3, Mets 0
amazinavenue.com 6/24/2009 —
Tonight was Dave Duncan's grand vision come to life, and one of the most dominant pitching performances of 2009. Joel Pineiro struck out just one Met -- David Wright , to no one's surprise -- but he added 22 groundball outs to just three flyball ...
Mets Game 69: Loss to Cardinals
metstoday.com 6/24/2009 — Cardinals 3 Mets 0
If you were wondering what happens when a bad hitting team runs into a hot pitcher …
Joel Pineiro was magnificent, spinning a complete game, two-hit shutout, the second...
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Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past
vivaelbirdos.com 6/26/2009 —
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by Frank Franklin II - AP
The question must be asked: Could Joel Pineiro throw a sinker so good that not even Joel Pineiro could put it into the gap? ...
