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Posted on May 4, 2008
In today's game for the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 205 game streak ended. No, it wasn't the Nats losing that many in a row :), it was Ryan Zimmerman sitting on the bench for the entire...
Posted on May 2, 2008
Ryan Howard has probably heard it all at the beginning of this season--he had lost his groove, came back down to earth, yadda yadda yadda, and really, he couldn't do a wholeheckuvalot to dispel the whispers, as he entered...
Posted on May 1, 2008
He says that the day you see him out of the Boston Red Sox lineup due to pain is the day he's dying, but David Ortiz' knee is a bit of a concern for the Sox, as in the...
Posted on April 30, 2008
Troy Tulowitzki may only be hitting .152 with 1 dinger and only 11 runs batted in. But as he returned to Denver for an MRI on his left leg, the Colorado Rockies shortstop has caused a flurry of roster...
Posted on April 29, 2008
I read an article on ESPN.com discussing Mike Cameron's return to baseball after his 25-game suspension. In this article, it discussed the long road that Cameron has had to battle back from in terms of rebuilding his reputation and...
Posted on April 28, 2008
Hank Blalock is starting to have a reputation to be a glass joe. Last season, Blalock played a whole 58 games for the Texas Rangers and now, in this very young season, Blalock has a torn hamstring after coming...
Posted on April 27, 2008
Matt Morris has had a good career--he's pitched for 11 years and had some very nice years overall to go along with statistics that are commendable--A two-time National League All-Star, he has a career record of 121-92 with a...
Posted on April 24, 2008
Public Enemy number one for the Cincinnati Reds: Lance Berkman. That's really been no secret for a while, but the scary thing is that there's never really been any let down: The first baseman has more career homers (42)...
Posted on April 23, 2008
Curtis, we've missed ya. That may have been the exact sentiments shared between the entire Detroit Tiger team and Curtis Granderson, who made his season debut today versus the Texas Rangers. Following an injury that broke bones in his...
Posted on April 22, 2008
We all know that Atlanta has been known for having good pitching; but last weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers literally look like the Keystone Cops at the plate, going 1 for 23 with runners in scoring position and getting...
Posted on April 21, 2008
His name is Conor Jackson. He has been solid for the Arizona Diamondbacks for the last couple of years. Nothing really spectacular or someone who stood out--especially as a first baseman who of course are more known for their...
Posted on April 20, 2008
Why would you delay the inevitable? If a player is hurting and doesn't really play up to the remote potential they have, wouldn't you just go ahead and put them on the disabled list? In the case of Jimmy...
Posted on April 19, 2008
Frank Thomas has had a career that has literally been a roller coaster. When he started with the Chicago White Sox, he seemed to be unstoppable, hitting for power and average, destroying pitchers almost at will. In fact, in...
Posted on April 18, 2008
22 years. Older than the legal age to drink. And 22 years ago, the Chicago Bears were still doing the Super Bowl shuffle and Ronald Reagan was still in office. And it was the last time Tom Glavine was...
Posted on April 17, 2008
What is the deal with players that are either from the Dominican Republic, Central America, Cuba, basically anywhere south of the country that there are always questions about the "real" age of athletes? And now, we hear that Miguel...
Posted on April 16, 2008
Let's face it. Roy Oswalt has always been one of those special pitchers who just continues to give great numbers year in and year out. So it was a huge surprise to see him start the way he did...
Posted on April 15, 2008
The Chicago Cubs are used to futility. They are used to disappointment. However, it still doesn't help or soothe things when your star goes down--and for Alfonso Soriano, that is exactly what may be the case. Soriano, who has...
Posted on April 14, 2008
Eric O'Flaherty was a pretty solid middle reliever for the Mariners in 2006. After being drafted in 2003, he made his way to the big leagues and pitched over 50 innings in 2007. Seattle was counting on him to...
Posted on April 13, 2008
Ok, so anyone that follows baseball understands that superstitions are big; I mean, a famous line from the baseball movie Bull Durham is "Don't F-- with a streak." Dating all the way back to even the "Billy Goat Curse"...
Posted on April 12, 2008
Dontrelle Willis bolted Florida for Detroit not only for a better career opportunity, but obviously for money. So this early in the season, any type of injury can be a concern for the team that takes that chance--and for...
Posted on April 11, 2008
Don't know whatcha got...'til it's gonnnnnnneeee....Can't ya just hear the sultry sounds of Cinderella as they croon this classic? Yes, I know, showing my age, bite me. But this song immediately came to mind when I was reading about...
Posted on April 10, 2008
The bats had gone cold. There was no rhyme or reason. It wasn't as if the team was playing against uber-good pitching. They just couldn't hit--after going 3-1 to start the season and hitting .283 as a team, the...
Posted on April 9, 2008
Why doesn't ANYONE ever give Arizona the credit that they deserve? Last year, no one expected the D-Backs to do what they did in getting to the playoffs. And then, in the first round, they beat the crap out...
Posted on April 8, 2008
Losing 93 times in a year can't be fun. I mean, come on, who would admit to that unless your team lost 100 the year before? Even then that's a stretch. So now, when your team starts out 6-1,...
Posted on April 7, 2008
Alright, alright, I know, bad pun, and I probably lost about three quarters of my audience showing my age. But hey--I had to get your attention some how, right? :) The Chicago White Sox are streaking--5 in a row...
Posted on April 6, 2008
The Toronto Blue Jays have had quite the opening series at home. From the first game where the fans were cheering inasmuch that it seemed they were already in the postseason, the team responded with a resounding victory over...
Posted on April 5, 2008
It's amazing what one little change in a batter's swing can do. Much like a small adjustment a pitcher makes that suddenly can move him from effective to dominant, a subtle change in Bill Hall's swing allowed him to...
Posted on April 4, 2008
Awesome. I know that it's been used as a bad 80's way of describing something good, but to finest in its simplest term is that it is an experience "full of awe". And believe me, after watching Johnny Cueto...
Posted on April 2, 2008
Brian Bannister is a pretty darn good pitcher. I mean, we're talking about a guy who went 12-9 for the Kansas City Royals, who won like 15 total games last year. Ok, it wasn't that bad, but still--it speaks...
Posted on April 1, 2008
It's one thing that in football you have injury reports where coaches are very mysterious as to the extent of their player's ailments. It makes a difference in how teams prepare, it makes a difference in the "chess game"...
Posted on March 31, 2008
He said he wasn't going to do anything crazy. He noted he wouldn't try to be a hero for the New York Mets. But even in all of his verbal attempts to downplay his opening day start for one...
Posted on March 30, 2008
Scott Kazmir was the shining light in yet another dreary season with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. So you can understand that there was a collective gasp within the organization when during an intrasquad game on February 25th that...
Posted on March 30, 2008
Scott Podsednik had a couple of rough last years with the Chicago White Sox. The speedy outfielder had hit the injury bug pretty badly, and so when he signed with the Colorado Rockies, I don't believe many people really...
Posted on March 28, 2008
The Washington Nationals had their first practice at the new Nationals Park, and one question was on everyone's mind--would this be a park that was good for hitters? When the Nationals had previously played in RFK stadium, which is...
Posted on March 27, 2008
So the big story is that Alex Rodriguez won't "address" the allegations of Jose Canseco, Juicer Public Enemy #1, who said that he had introduced A-Rod to a steroids dealer. Of course, the media slant is that if you...
Posted on March 26, 2008
A day after Manny Ramirez saved the day for the Red Sox in an exhilarating 10-inning win, the Oakland A's Rich Harden took the mound against the "softball" Boston lineup. Harden, who had been limited to only seven appearances...
Posted on March 25, 2008
One of the biggest acquisitions the Philadelphia Phillies knew they had to make in the offseason was to get a solid closer, someone who they could count on in big games and also allow for Brett Myers to get...
Posted on March 24, 2008
While it wasn't something that was ground-breaking news, the Cubs have named Kerry Wood as their closer. Even though it seems like Wood has been in the big leagues forever, "Kid K" is only 30, and with some of...
Posted on March 22, 2008
Javy Lopez started with the Atlanta Braves way back in 1993. Now, 15 years playing in the Major Leagues is a feat in itself, but when you consider that Lopez is a catcher, who generally have shorter shelf lives...
Posted on March 21, 2008
Here's some bad news for teams other than the San Diego Padres: Jake Peavy is improving. Huh? What? Seriously? How can that be? I mean, we're talking about a guy who won the equivalent of the Triple Crown of...
Posted on March 20, 2008
Sometimes it's not a good thing to be such a super star. Just ask Daisuke Matsuzaka. I mean, would you like to come off an 18-hour flight and have a bunch of photographers pop-pop-popping at you? Well, if you're...
