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News and Notes

Just a few news and notes from last night before I head to the ballpark this afternoon. =)

 

 

  • Starting pitching comparison (through 19 starts)

                            D. Gooden (NYM)     G. Maddux (ATL)     J. Johnson (FLA)

YEAR:                   1985                        1995                      2010

RECORD:              12-3                          12-1                      10-3

ERA:                      1.78                         1.71                       1.62

Josh Johnson hasn’t given up more than 3 + ER since May 8th.

  • Reds, Edison Volquez took the mound yesterday for the first time since June 1, 2009. (Rehab process and suspension for violating MLB’s performance enhancing drug policy.)

He went 6.0 IP, 3H, R, ER, 2BB, 9K, WP- (1-0)

  • HotStove- Dodgers could look to move Matt Kemp
  • Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente’s No. 21. -StarTelegram
  • Pirates went 10 for 21 with RISP in last nights game vs Houston (12-6 W) It was the first time the bucs have had 10 hits with RISP since Aug 9, 2005 at Colorado.
  • Ever wonder what the Pirates visitors clubhouse looks like? @alysonfooter (media for the Houston Astros) took a video. It’s pretty cool. Check it out here
  • AJ Burnett embarrassed after cutting hands during clubhouse tantrum -MLBFanhouse

Burnett (since June 1st) 8 Starts:

RECORD: 1-6

ERA: 8.10 (Highest ERA in MLB since June 5th)

IP/START: 4.2

OPP AVG: .306

HR ALLOWED: 10

  • Wainwright carries cards, stays perfect at home -ESPN

Wainwright this season at home:

10 starts, 10-0, 1.31 ERA, .193 opp avg

  • Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre undecided about managing next year -ESPN
  • Red Sox, Lowell: Sox won’t release me -ESPN
  • Which Pirates pitchers are getting taken advantage of most by basestealers? Here are the Stats: Throwing out runners 101 -BucsBits
  • Royals Eric Hosmer has been promoted to Double-A. He hit .354, 29(2B), 6(3B), 7HR, 51 RBI in High-A.
  • Post All-Star break blog about Erik Kratz and his choice to stay with the Pirates -Isthisthingon
  • Jeff Bagwell reflects after his first game at hitting coach -twitvid

 

Happy 70th Birthday to Joe Torre!!!!

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All-Star Break Stats (League & Team Leaders) Pt 1 (AL)

2010 American League Leaders:

AVG

  1. J. Hamilton TEX .346
  2. M. Cabrera DET .346
  3. J. Morneau MIN .345

ERA

  1. D. Price TB 2.42
  2. C. Buchholz BOS 2.45
  3. C. Lee TEX 2.64

HR

  1. J. Bautista TOR 24
  2. J. Hamilton TEX 22
  3. M. Cabrera DET 22

WINS

  1. D. Price TB 12
  2. C. Sabathia NYY 12
  3. J. Lester BOS 11

RBI

  1. M. Cabrera DET 77
  2. V. Guerreto TEX 75
  3. A. Rodriguez NYY 70

K

  1. J. Weaver LAA 137
  2. F. Hernandez SEA 131
  3. J. Lester BOS 124

  

 

 BALTIMORE ORIOLES:

AVG

  1. Nick Markakis .308
  2. Adam Jones .276
  3. Miguel Tejada .276

HR

  1. Ty Wigginton 14
  2. Adam Jones 14
  3. Luke Scott 12

RBI

  1. Ty Wigginton 45
  2. Adam Jones 39
  3. Miguel Tejada 35

WINS

  1. David Hernandez 4
  2. Matt Albers 3
  3. Jeremy Guthrie 3

ERA

  1. Jeremy Guthrie 4.77
  2. Brian Matusz 4.77
  3. Kevin Millwood 5.77

K

  1. Kevin Millwood 84
  2. Brian Matusz 80
  3. Jeremy Guthrie 57

 

BOSTON RED SOX:

AVG

  1. Adrian Beltre .330
  2. Kevin Youkilis .293
  3. Dustin Pedroia .292

HR

  1. Kevin Youkilis 18
  2. David Ortiz 18
  3. Adrian Beltre 13

RBI

  1. Kevin Youkilis 57
  2. David Ortiz 57
  3. Adrian Beltre 55

WINS

  1. John Lester 11
  2. Clay Buchholz 10
  3. John Lackey 9

ERA

  1. Clay Buchholz 2.45
  2. Jon Lester 2.78
  3. John Lackey 4.78

K

  1. Jon Lester 124
  2. John Lackey 68
  3. Clay Buchholz 64

 

NEW YORK YANKEES:

AVG

  1. Robinson Cano .336
  2. Brett Gardner .309
  3. Nick Swisher .298

HR

  1. Mark Teixeira 17
  2. Robinson Cano 16
  3. Nick Swisher 15

RBI

  1. Alex Rodriguez 70
  2. Mark Teixeira 60
  3. Robinson Cano 58

WINS

  1. C.C. Sabathia 12
  2. Phil Hughes 11
  3. Andy Pettitte 11

ERA

  1. Andy Pettitte 2.70
  2. C.C Sabathia 3.09
  3. Phil Hughes 3.65

K

  1. C.C Sabathia 104
  2. Phil Hughes 91
  3. Andy Pettitte 87

 

TAMPA BAY RAYS:

AVG

  1. Carl Crawford .321
  2. Evan Longoria .300
  3. Ben Zobrist .285

HR

  1. Carlos Pena 18
  2. Evan Longoria 13
  3. Carl Crawford 11

RBI

  1. Evan Longoria 61
  2. Carlos Pena 54
  3. Carl Crawford 50

WINS

  1. David Price 12
  2. Matt Garza 10
  3. James Shields 7

ERA

  1. David Price 2.42
  2. Jeff Neimann 2.77
  3. Matt Garza 4.05

K

  1. James Shields 109
  2. David Price 100
  3. Matt Garza 86

 

TORONTO BLUE JAYS:

AVG

  1. Fred Lewis .276
  2. Vernon Wells .265
  3. Alex Gonzalez .259

HR

  1. Jose Bautista 24
  2. Vernon Wells 19
  3. Alex Gonzalez 17

HR

  1. Jose Bautista 56
  2. Alex Gonzalez 50
  3. Vernon Wells 49

WINS

  1. Brett Cecil 8
  2. Shaun Marcum 7
  3. Ricky Romero 6

ERA

  1. Shaun Marcum 3.44
  2. Ricky Romero 3.71
  3. Bret Cecil 3.97

K

  1. Brandon Morrow 111
  2. Ricky Romero 108
  3. Shaun Marcum 88

 

CHICAGO WHITE SOX:

AVG

  1. Alex Rios .305
  2. Paul Konerko .299
  3. Alexei Ramirez .274

HR

  1. Paul Konerko 20
  2. Carlos Quentin 19
  3. Alex Rios 15

RBI

  1. Paul Konerko 63
  2. Carlos Quentin 61
  3. Alex Rios 49

WINS

  1. Freddy Garcia 9
  2. John Danks 8
  3. Mark Buehrle 8

ERA

  1. John Danks 3.29
  2. Gavin Floyd 4.20
  3. Mark Buehrle 4.24

K

  1. Jake Peavy 93
  2. Gavin Floyd 90
  3. John Danks 86

 

CLEVELAND INDIANS:

AVG

  1. Shin-Soo Choo .286
  2. Austin Kearns .270
  3. Johnny Peralta .252

HR

  1. Shin-Soo Choo 13
  2. Russell Branyan 10
  3. Travis Hafner 8

RBI

  1. Shin-Soo Choo 43
  2. Jhonny Peralta 39
  3. Austin Kearns 38

WINS

  1. Mitch Talbot 8
  2. Fausto Carmona 8
  3. Jake Westbrook 5

ERA

  1. Fausto Carmona 3.64
  2. Mitch Talbot 3.99
  3. Jake Westbrook 4.75

K

  1. Justin Masterson 82
  2. Jake Westbrook 62
  3. Fausto Carmona 61

 

DETROIT TIGERS:

AVG

  1. Miguel Cabrera .346
  2. Magglio Ordonez .313
  3. Austin Jackson .300

HR

  1. Miguel Cabrera 22
  2. Brennan Boesch 12
  3. Magglio Ordonez 11

RBI

  1. Miguel Cabrera 77
  2. Magglio Ordonez 56
  3. Brennan Boesch 49

WINS

  1. Justin Verlander 11
  2. Max Scherzer 6
  3. Jeremy Bonderman 5

ERA

  1. Justin Verlander 3.82
  2. Max Scherzer 4.61
  3. Jeremy Bonderman 4.79

K

  1. Justin Verlander 110
  2. Max Scherzer 88
  3. Jeremy Bonderman 68

 

KANSAS CITY ROYALS:

AVG

  1. David DeJesus .326
  2. Billy Butler .322
  3. Scott Podsednik .301

HR

  1. Jose Guillen 15
  2. Billy Butler 9
  3. Alberto Callaspo 8

RBI

  1. Jose Guillen 54
  2. Billy Butler 46
  3. Alberto Callaspo 41

WINS

  1. Brian Bannister 7
  2. Zack Greinke 5
  3. Bruce Chen 5

ERA

  1. Zack Greinke 3.71
  2. Brian Bannister 5.56
  3. Kyle Davies 5.57

K

  1. Zack Greinke 101
  2. Kyle Davies 60
  3. Brian Bannister 60

 

MINNESOTA TWINS:

AVG

  1. Justin Morneau .345
  2. Delmon Young .305
  3. Joe Mauer .293

HR

  1. Justin Morneau 18
  2. Jason Kubel 11
  3. Delmon Young 10

RBI

  1. Delmon Young 58
  2. Justin Morneau 56
  3. Jason Kubel 49

WINS

  1. Carl Pavano 10
  2. Kevin Slowey 8
  3. Scott Baker 7

ERA

  1. Carl Pavano 3.58
  2. Francisco Liriano 3.86
  3. Kevin Slowey 4.64

K

  1. Francisco Liriano 117
  2. Scott Baker 95
  3. Carl Pavano 71

 

LOS ANGELES ANGELS:

AVG

  1. Torii Hunter .298
  2. Erik Aybar .283
  3. Howie Kendrick .273

HR

  1. Torii Hunter 15
  2. Mike Napoli 14
  3. Kendry Morales 11

RBI 

  1. Torii Hunter 62
  2. Howie Kendrick 52
  3. Bobby Abreu 47

WINS

  1. Joel Pinerio 9
  2. Jered Weaver 8
  3. Ervin Santana 8

ERA

  1. Jered Weaver 3.20
  2. Ervin Santana 3.76
  3. Joel Pineiro 3.95

K

  1. Jered Weaver 137
  2. Ervin Santana 100
  3. Joel Pineiro 74

 

OAKLAND ATHLETICS:

AVG

  1. Ryan Sweeney .294
  2. Daric Barton .272
  3. Rajai Davis .268

HR

  1. Kurt Suzuki 10
  2. Kevin Kouzmanoff 8
  3. Adam Rosales 6

RBI

  1. Kevin Kouzmanoff 40
  2. Kurt Suzuki 37
  3. Ryan Sweeney 36

WINS

  1. Trevor Cahill 9
  2. Gio Gonzalez 7
  3. Ben Sheets 4

ERA

  1. Trevor Cahill 2.94
  2. Gio Gonzalez 3.79
  3. Dallas Braden 3.83

K

  1. Gio Gonzalez 98
  2. Ben Sheets 82
  3. Trevor Cahill 63

 

SEATTLE MARINERS:

AVG

  1. Ichiro Suzuki .326
  2. Franklin Gutierrez .256
  3. Jose Lopez .240

HR

  1. Milton Bradley 8
  2. Franklin Guiterrez 8
  3. Casey Kotchman 7

RBI

  1. Jose Lopez 37
  2. Franklin Gutierrez 36
  3. Casey Kotchman 29

WINS

  1. Cliff Lee 8
  2. Felix Hernandez 7
  3. Jason Vargas 6

ERA

  1. Cliff Lee 2.34
  2. Felix Hernandez 2.88
  3. Jason Vargas 3.09

K

  1. Felix Hernandez 131
  2. Cliff Lee 89
  3. Jason Vargas 68

 

TEXAS RANGERS:

AVG

  1. Josh Hamilton .346
  2. Vladimir Guerrero 3.19
  3. Ian Kinsler .310

HR

  1. Josh Hamilton 22
  2. Vladimir Guerreo 20
  3. Michael Young 12

RBI

  1. Vladimir Guerrero 75
  2. Josh Hamilton 64
  3. Michael Young 54

WINS

  1. Colby Lewis 8
  2. C.J. Wilson 7
  3. Frank Francisco 6

ERA

  1. Colby Lewis 3.33
  2. C.J. Wilson 3.35
  3. Scott Feldman 5.32

K

  1. Colby Lewis 105
  2. C.J. Wilson 82
  3. Scott Feldman 63

 

 

A huge loss in the world of baseball

I had a few things to post on today, but first off all I wanted to share my condolences to the Yankee fans/family on the passing of George Steinbrenner.

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I’m not a Yankee fan (although, one of my all time favorite outfielders in Mickey Mantle) but I respected him as I’m sure many other non-Yankee fans do. It’s a huge loss to not just NY but to baseball fans all over. There will never be anyone quite like him.

A tweet from @adam_schefter said it perfectly: “RIP, George Steinbrenner. Bob Sheppard already is there to annouce your arrival.”

 

 

 

 

Pirates News:

  • Yesterday the Pirates re-quired Brian Bixler from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. He has been assigned to AAA Indy. (You know, the Pirates never seem to really suprise me anymore with certain trades and aquisitions but this one left me a little confused. Not very excited to see him back, but I’m sure there is a reason for it.)
  • Tim Alderson was demoted from AA Altoona to High-A Bradenton. 

A Tweet from @RobBiertempfel: 

#Pirates farm dir says Alderson demotion is “big-picture move focused on his delivery and understanding of who he needs to be as pitcher.”

  • More bad news regarding Tony Sanchez, he is out for the rest of the season. (Broken Jaw) He had hoped for a late August return. You can read more here.

 

 

As you know, tonight is the All-Star Game. I always look forward to watching it, and I’m excited to see Evan Meek represent the Pirates. Here are some links regarding his All-Star journey:

 

 

 

Tonight’s Starting Lineups for the All-Star Game:

AL:

Ichiro 9, Jeter 6, Cabrera 3, Hamilton 8, Guerrero DH, Longoria 5, Mauer 2, Cano 4, Crawford 7 - Starting Pitcher David Price 

NL:

 H. Ramirez 6, Prado 4, Pujols 3, Howard DH, Wright 5, Braun 7, Ethier 8, Hart 9, Molina 2 -Starting Pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez

 

Of course I’m rooting for my beloved National League. Could this be the year? We will soon find out.

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The streak lives on (Pit @ Oak)

Bucco’s lose. 5-0. The streak continues. That’s 16 straight losses on the road. The last time that happened in bucco history? 1914 (Sept 5-Sept 26) It’s also the 8th time the Pirates have been shutout this season.

Daniel McCutchen took the mound (he was recalled by AAA Indy) He had a decent start, not good, not great. If I were to grade him I’d say a C.

He went 6IP 4H 4ER 2BB 2K

Cahill was a different story. He struck out a career high, 10. Gave up only 2 hits, 3BB through 7 2/3 innings. Cahill is also the 1st A’s Pitcher in the past 2 yeras with 7 + IP shutout & 10 K’s (The last guy? Rich Harden 6/26/08)

Barton went 3-4, 4RBI

Crisp 2-3, BB, SB, 3R

On a much brighter note, atleast they looked pretty sweet. And by that, I mean the uni’s. It was throwback night in Oakland and both teams worse 70′s uniforms. They are by far my favorite of the throwbacks in a while.

 

There is an update on Neil Walker. After spending the night at the hospital for precautionary reasons he was diagnosed with a concussion. He was (obviously) out of the lineup last night, and will be out the lineup possibly the remainder of the road trip. Walker will fly with the team to Chicago sunday and to Pittsburgh Monday to be examined by team doctors. Thankfully it was just a concussion, it could have been much worse.

It was “basically a mild concussion,” Walker said. Other than the headache and fatigue from lack of sleep in the hospital, he feels OK. He underwent a CT scan, blood tests and had his blood pressure checked every hour.

“I don’t remember getting hit,” Walker said, still wearing his hospital ID tag and joking that, “Fortunately, Church has soft knees.”

You can read the rest of the article here

 

Minor league update:

  • Scott McCauley (AAA Indy’s annoucer) told me via twitter regarding Aki “he’s here, just not in the Indians lineup. In BP Aki hit some serious HR’s. He took ground balls at 3B”

Aki has yet to start since arriving on Friday.

  • Brandon Moss hit a HR last night. If your counting that is 3 in his last 15 AB. He is 8 for his last 15 with 8RBI.
  • Indianapolis beat Toledo 6-4. Negrych went 1-3, HR (3) and is batting (.404)
  • Altoona lost to Bowie, 4-2. Alderson went 1.2IP 5H 4ER 2K 1BB
  • Bradenton lost to Jupiter 4-3. Grossman went 2-4 with a triple, and a R.
  • West Virgina lost to Greensboro 3-2. Brito 1-4, double, run
  • State College won 9-8 over Batavia. Santos 2-4, HR, 2R

As you know, Alex Pressley was promoted to AAA a few days ago. But just who is this Alex? Check out Rocco DeMaro’s blog to find out. “A Mystery Player Evaluation”

 

Today’s Pitching Matchup:

Ross Ohlendorf                           vs                           Gio Gonzalez

0-6 5.43 ERA                                                            6-5 3.89 ERA

Ohlendorf- Still winless this season. (Yes, you heard that right.) He has held opponents to a .203 AVG the 1st time through the order. The 2nd & 3rd time through? The opponents are batting .341.

Gio- His last start against the Reds was a beauty. He threw 7 innings. Gave up 1ER 4H 1BB and 9K (season high) At home this season Gonzalez is 4-2 with a 2.47 ERA (7 Starts) Lefties be scared. They are only hitting .145 against him.

I heard this quote yesterday. “You win 60 and you loose 60, it’s what you do with the other 42 that makes the difference.” At this rate, I hope the Pirates win 60 games. It has not been a very pretty year. :-(

 

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  • Oh, the power of the Stash. Carl Pavano of the Twins is the 1st AL Pitcher with a CG shutout and 2 + hits at the plate since Clyde Wright on 9/14/1972 (against TEX)

As you guys know, I think there is nothing more funny then when baseball players grow staches throughout the season.

Here is a look at some of my favorites:

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I am Ron Burgandy?? (haha I couldn’t help myself!)

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DJ Carrasco had a nice one going when the Pirates were all growing them out. But I can’t find a picture anywhere. Boo.

 

 Who’s Hot?

  • Mets Starting Pitching

Since May 17th they are a combined 17-4 with a 2.76 ERA

R.A Dickey           Mike Pelfrey        Jonathon Niese        Johan Santana

6-0 2.33 ERA        6-1 2.38 ERA       3-0 3.25 ERA          2-3 3.25 ERA

  • James Loney (last night against the Yankees) tied a season high 4 RBI. He leads the club with 51 RBI’s.

 

Who’s Not?

  • Russell Martin. In his last 10 games he is batting .143 with 3RBI and 10BB. 1 for his last 21.

 

Anyone watch the Yankee/Dodger game yesterday? My highlight for sure was when Tommy Lasorda and Reggie Jackson were in the press box. (Im a HUGE TL fan!) It was very entertaining to hear them fight. Tommy still upset over that play at 3B. Reggie mad about a TL vmail saying something about “only Dodgers fans get into heaven” It was hilarous.

  • Aj Burnett has been struggling as of late. Since Dave Eiland’s leave of absence he has gone 0-4 with a 10.35 ERA. 9HR allowed in 20 innings. With Eiland: 6-2 3.28 ERA. Only 4HR in 71 2/3 innings.

Here is what he had to say about his recent struggles:

“I’m out there throwing pitches, whether Dave’s in the dugout or not. He’s corrected me enough where I should have a memory of what Dave says. I’m a man, I’m a professional athlete who’s got a big contract, who’s here for a reason.”

 

Shambles. Pirates @ Athletics

It’s no suprise that the Pirates and the Athletics have lacked power and runs scored all season. The game started at 10:05 here on the east coast but I thought the game would last no longer than 2 1/2 hrs and only a few runs scored. Boy, was I wrong!

Top of the 1st the Buccos scored 2 runs. Bottom of the 1st the Athletics scored 2 runs. It was actually a pretty good game for a few innings. Both teams bringing out the bats and putting runs up on the board. (I would like to note: How in the world does Tony Beasley have a job as a 3B coach? He is arguably the WORST in baseball. After a wild throw to 1st base Tabata went to 2nd. Good job right? Wrong. Beasley then sent him to 3B where he was out by a mile! Still shaking my head about that one.)

 

 

and then….

Shambles. Shambles. Shambles.

The 7th inning was a disaster. This is exactly how I felt after it FINALLY ended.

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and maybe a little like this…

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11 men came to the plate. 7 runs were scored. It took 3 pitchers to get 3 outs and to stop the bleeding. Here are there stats:

DJ: 0.0IP 3H 3R 3ER

Lopez 0.1IP 1H 2R 2ER 1BB

Donnelly 0.2IP 2H 2R 2ER 1BB 1K

and to make matters worse in the 7th inning. Church and Walker collided  trying to catch a foul ball down the right field line. Neil was down for a few minutes but did get up on his own. He was taken out of the game and was taken to the clubhouse where they said he was alert and coherent. He was taken to the hospital for further tests. There is still no word on the status of Walker. I hope everything is okay. You can see the video and read the article here

Neil had a great night too before the injury. He was a triple away from the cycle. He went 3 for 4, 2R. He hit a solo HR in the 5th (his first from the left side) and his 3rd HR on the season.

Walkers homerun snapped the 59 inning drought without a homerun. It was also the 1st HR hit in the 5th inning for the Pirates this year.

Justin Thomas made his debut in the 8th inning. He went 1IP 3H 2R 2ER 1K.

 

Other random notes from the game:

Cutch 1-4 1RBI SB 2R

Lincoln 6IP 8H 3ER 1K 2BB

Crisp 3-4 1BB 3R

Pennington 3-4 3RBI SB 2R

Sheets 6IP 8H 4ER 9K 0BB

The Pirates hitters 6-9 went 0-4. Big fat O’fers

Oakland had 17 hits on the night.

Pirates loose the 15th straight road loss.

 

I’m not exactly sure why I decided to stay awake for the whole game. (Perhaps to rub salt into the wounds?) or maybe because I thought there might be a chance for a rally? No clue either. I want to erase this game from my memory and move on. Today’s a new day.

 

The Children are the Future:

AAA Indy:

Clement 5RBI

Negrych 3H 2R (.408 in last 14 games)

Pearce 0-5 with 7LOB

The Indians won 9-8 over Toledo. They are now tied for 2nd in the West.

 

 

Around the Ballparks:

Some exciting news to mention. Edwin Jackson of the Arizona Dbacks threw a no hitter!

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Thank goodness for MLBNetwork. They keep you updated throughout the game, and then went live from the 8th inning on. Seeing that my favorite part of the game is pitching I was on the edge of my seat watching.

After the 8th inning he was at 134 pitches. (134!!) He completed the game throwing 149 pitches and 8BB. (Which is perhaps a pretty sloppy no no? Nontheless a no hitter is a no hitter and is a HUGE acomplishment. My cap is tipped to you Jackson)

He is the only the 2nd in Dbacks history to throw a no hitter, 2nd to the Unit.

His stats on the night: 149 Pitches, 79 for K’s, 0H 0R 6K 8BB

The Tampa Bay Rays are the 1st team in ML History to be no hit 3 9 inning games in 12 month peroid. Brooklyn was no hit 3 times in 1906, 2 were 7 innings.

 

  • Roy Halladay faced his former club, the Blue Jays last night and threw a complete game shutout.
  • As we all know by now, Carlos Z is nuts. I’ll never forget the Gatorade machine may it RIP. If you didn’t see his latest show you can see it here He has been suspended indefinitely.
  • Yankees were in LA to face the Dodgers last night. It was Torre’s 1st time facing his former club since he left as manager in 07. I’m sure the atmosphere was incredible. A lot of emotions between the teams. CC & Padilla, James Loney was ejected. Can’t wait to tune in tonight. Dodgers lost 2-1 and now 7 of 8.
  • Battle of the Rookie of the Year? The Braves faced the Tigers last night. Heyward vs Boesch. How did they do?

Heyward: 1K 1LOB (batting .251)

Boesch: 1H 1RBI 1K 1LOB (batting .344)

 

Interleague Scorecard entering last nights games:

AL                                        NL

110 Wins                              100 Wins

.273 AVG                              .254 AVG

977 Runs                              932 Runs

194 HR                                 205 HR

 

 

NL K Leaders (Entering last night)

MIL Gallardo 115

SF Lincecum 113

ARI Haren 109

STL Wainwright 107

LAD Kershaw 103

FLA Johnson 98

PHI Halladay 98

CHC Dempster 97

COL Jimenez 95

STL Carpenter 95

NL ERA (Entering last night)

COL Jimenez 1.60

STL Garcia 1.79

FLA Johnson 1.80

MIL Gallardo 2.36

PHI Halladay 2.43

STL Wainwright 2.47

ATL Hudson 2.54

STL Carpenter 2.63

NYM Pelfrey 2.69

SF Cain 2.72

 

 

 Tonight’s matchup: Pirates @ Athletics:

Daniel McCutchen 0-2 13.50 ERA vs Trevor Cahill 6-2 3.21 ERA

D McCutchen Making his 5th apperance this season. Since he was sent down to AAA (April 25th) he has shown improvement going 4-5 3.86 ERA in 10 starts. This is Daniel’s first start in interleague play.

This is Cahill’s 2nd year in the big leagues. He has won his last 5 decisions and hasn’t lost since May 16th against the Angels.Trevor is 3-0 with a 1.75 ERA in 4 starts at home.

 

 

Sporting News Magazine Baseball Predictions

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Sorry, the pictures are a little blurry. Sporting News Magazine’s Baseball 2010 issue came out. Thoughts on the World Series? I sure hope they are wrong. I don’t want to see NYY vs PHI again!

 

Other Highlights from the magazine:

  • Five Fearless Forecasts:
  1. There will be one heck of a Hall of Fame class in 2016. -The Players likely to retire after this season include Ken Griffey Jr, John Smoltz, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Jim Thome, Andy Pettitte, & Gary Sheffield.
  2. The 600 Homer club will welcome a new member. -Yankees 3rd Baseball Alex Rodriguez needs 17 homeruns to become the seventh player to reach 600. He has hit at least 30 in each of the past 12 seasons.
  3. Minnesota will regret not putting on a rectractable roof on new Target Filed. -Outdoor baseball is great as long as it isn’t played in football weather.
  4. Bobby Cox will leave by himself. -Of the four 60 and over Hall of Fame managers, this will be the last season for only Cox. He has already annouced that 2010 will be his swan song. Look for Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, and Joe Torree to all return in 2011.
  5. Three streaks are sure to extend. -First, Cardinals 1st baseman Albert Pujols will again hit at least .300 with 30 homers and 100 RBIs for the 10th consecutive season. Second, Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki will finish with atleast 200 hits for the 10th straight year and, finally, the easy one: The cubs won’t win the World Series for the 102nd consectutive time.

(Note: They didn’t say anything about the Pirates extending the loosing streak to 18!!! Could this be the year they finally break it?)

 

  • American League:

East:

  1. Yankees- They have a ton of money to spend, but give them credit for spending it on the right players.
  2. Red Sox- Their talent is tick below New York’s but still superior to every other team in the AL.
  3. Rays- The best third place team in baseball. Too bad that won’t earn Tampa Bay a spot in the postseason.
  4. Orioles- Baltimore is heading in the right direction, but this is a deep hole it’s trying to escape.
  5. Blue Jays- Cutting payroll in this division is a recipe for a last place finish.

Central:

  1. Twins- Minnesota fans are fired up for outdorr baseball. Let’s see what they say about it in October.
  2. White Sox- Their rotation should be the best in the division, but their lineup is lacking.
  3. Tigers- Detroit has rookies penciled in for a second base and center field. That will make a contending a challenge- even in this division.
  4. Royals- They were a trendy pick to suprise last season and lost 97 games. Such expectations won’t be a problem in 2010.
  5. Indians- Cleveland will spend this season paying for the financially driven departures of Cliff Lee, Victor Martinez, and CC Sabathia.

West:

  1. Angels- They lost a lot in the offseason but still have Mike Scioscia. And Torri Hunter. And Jered Weaver. And Kendry Morales. And more.
  2. Mariners- It’s great to see the Northwest so excited about baseball. With a break or two, the buzz could last into the playoffs.
  3. Rangers- They will be better than this if Rich Harden and Josh Hamilton stay helath and their young starters progress. That is too many “ifs” though.
  4. A’s- All their good young pitching is lacking in one important area: offensive support.

 

 

  • National League

East:

  1. Phillies- The NL’s most potent lineup will be even better with Placido Polanco’s ability to play smart ball.
  2. Braves- Bobby Cox’s final season will be a good one, thanks to a rotation as strong as any in the game.
  3. Mets- Improved health, more than offseason pickups, will help make them a winner agian.
  4. Marlins- They will have a bunch of good young players who will somehow keep the team in contention. In other words, business as usual.
  5. Nationals- Stephen Strasburg’s arrival will bring excitment but won’t keep Washington from a third consecutive 100 loss season.

Central:

  1. Cardinals- As long as they have Albert Pujols, they have the edge. Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright don’t hurt, either.
  2. Cubs- New ownership means new hope, but Mr. Ricketts can’t play right field or lead off.
  3. Brewers- New pitching coach Rick Peterson will help, but he doesn’t have enough talented arms with which to work.
  4. Reds- Dusty Baker, in the final year of his contract, needs a fast start to avoid becoming the first manager on the hot seat.
  5. Unfortunately, new manager Brad Mills couldn’t bring some of the talent he worked with as the Red Sox’s bench coach.
  6. Pirates- Extending their record losing streak to 18 season is as certain as their trading of veteran players. (ANNDDD there is it! :-(

West:

  1. Rockies- With practically the entire team returning and Jim Tracy in charge from the start, they should continue to prosper.
  2. Dodgers- A messy ownership situation is a distraction, but LA still has as many up and coming stars as any club.
  3. Giants- Great pitching would carry the team in October, too bad they don’t have enough offense to make it there.
  4. Diamondbacks- The return of Brandon Webb and Conor Jackson will make them better, just not good enough.
  5. Padres- You know a team is in big trouble with you can’t name more than three of its regulars.

 

 

MLB Network’s Projected Rotation, Starters, Pens

I was watching the Hot Stove on Thursday and they were projecting the Rotations, Starters and Bullpens of all the MLB teams. I’m curious to see how well they will do come opening day. Here it is if you missed it:

 AL West:

  • Angels:

Rotation 

R Jared Weaver

L Scott Kazmir

R Ervin Santana

L Joe Saunders

R Joel Pineiro

Lineup

SS Erick Aybar

RF Bobby Abreu

1B Kendry Morales

CF Torri Hunter

DH Hideki Matsui

LF Juan Rivera

2B Howie Kendrick

3B Brandon Wood

C M. Napoli/ J. Mathis

Bullpen

R Jason Bulger

R Kevin Jespen

R Matt Palmer

R Fernando Rodney

R Scot Shields

R Brian Stokes

Closer: L Brian Fuentes

 

  • Rangers:

Bullpen

R Neftali Feliz

R Dustin Nippert

R Darren O’Day

L Darren Oliver

R Chris Ray

L C.J. Wilson

Closer: R Frank Francisco

Rotation

R Scott Feldman

R Rich Harden

R Tommy Hunter

R Colby Lewis

5th Spot: L Derek Holland, R Brandon McCarthy, L Matt Harrison

Starters

C Saltimalamacchia

1B David

2B Kinsler

SS Andrus

3B Young

DH Vladimir Guerrero

RF Cruz

CF Bordon

LF Hamilton

 

  • Mariners:

Rotation

R Felix Hernandez

L Cliff Lee

L Ryan Rowland Smith

R Ian Snell

5th Spot: R Doug Fister, L Luke French, L Jason Vargas

Starters

C Johnson

1B Kotchman

2B Lopez

SS Wilson

3B Figgins

DH Ken Griffey Jr

RF Suzuki

CF Gutierrez

LF Bradley

Pen

R Shawn Kelley

R Brandon League

R Mark Lowe

L Garrett Olson

L Chris Seddon

R Sean White

Closer: R David Aardmsa

 

  • Athletics

Rotation

R Ben Sheets

R Justin Duchscherer

L Dallas Braden

L Brett Anderson

5th Spot: R Trevor Cahill, R Vin Mazzaro

Pen

L Craig Breslow

R Joey Devine

L Gio Gonzalez

L Brad Kilby

R Michael Wuertz

R Brad Ziegler

Closer: R Andrew Baily

Starters

C Suzuki

1B Barton

2B Ellis

SS Pennington

3B Kouzmanoff

DH Jack Cust

RF Sweeney

CF Crisp

LF Davis

 

NL West:

  • Dodgers:

Rotation

R Chad Billingsley

L Clayton Kershaw

R Hiroki Kuroda

R Vincente Padilla

5th Spot: L Eric Stults, R James McDonald

Starters

C Russell Martin

1B James Loney

2B Belliard

SS Furcal

3B Casey Blake

RF Andre Ethier

CF Matt Kemp

LF Manny Rameirez

 

  • Rockies:

Rotation

R Ubaldo Jimenez

R Aaron Cook

L Jorge De La Rosa

R Jason Hammel

L Jeff Francis

Starters

C Iannetta

1B Helton

2B Barmes

SS Tulowitzki

3B Stewart

RF Hawpe

CF Fowler

LF Gonzalez

  • Giants:

Rotation

R Tim Lincecum

R Matt Cain

L Barry Zito

L Johnathan Sanchez

L Madison Bumgarner

Starters

C Molina

1B Huff

2B Sanchez

SS Renteria

3B Sandoval

RF Schierholtz

CF Rowland

LF DeRosa

** I did think it was pretty funny when they said SF has the 3 P’s: Pitching, Posey and the Panda (insert the HIIIYAA) I had to rewind it and hear it agian =)

  • Padres 

Lineup

CF Tony Gwynn

2B David Eckstein

1B Adrian Gonzalez

3B Chase Headley

LF Kyle Blanks

RF Will Venable

C Torrealba/ Hundley

SS Everth Cabrera

Rotation

R Chris Young

R Jon Garland

R Kevin Correia

L Clayton Richard

5th Spot: R Matt Latos, R Tim Stauffer, R Seasn Gallagher, L Wade LeBlanc

  • Diamondbacks:

Rotation

R Brandon Webb

R Dan Haren

R Edwin Jackson

R Ian Kennedy

R Billy Buckner

Starters

C Montero

1B LaRoche

2B Johnson

SS Drew

3B Reynolds

RF Upton

CF Young

LF Jackson

 

AL East:

  • Yankees: 

Rotation

L CC Sabathia

R AJ Burnett

L Andy Pettitte

R Javier Vazquez

5th Spot: R Joba Chamberlin, R Phil Hughes, R Chad Gaudin

Lineup

SS Derek Jeter

DH Nick Johnson

1B Mark Teixeira

3B Alex Rodriquez

C Jorge Posada

2B Robinson Cano

CF Curtis Granderson

RF Nick Swisher

LF Randy Winn/ B Gardner

  • Red Sox:

Pen

R Daniel Bard

R Michael Bowden

R Manny Delcarmen

L Hideki Okajima

R Ramon Ramirez

R Tim Wakefield

Closer: R Johnathan Papelbon

Starters

C Victor Martinez

1B Kevin Youklis

2B Dustin Pedroia

SS Scutaro

3B Beltre

DH David Ortiz

RF  Drew

CF Cameron

LF Ellsbury

  • Rays:

Pen

R Grant Balfour

L Randy Choate

R Lance Cormier

L JP Howell

R Andy Sonnanstine

R Dan Wheeler

Closer: R Rafael Soriano

Lineup

CF BJ Upton

LF Carl Crawford

1B Carlos Pena

3B Evan Longoria

2B Ben Zobrist

DH Pat Burrell

SS Jason Bartlett

RF Kapler/ Perez

C Dioner Navarro

  •  Blue Jays

Rotation

L Ricky Romero

R Shaun Marcum

R Brandon Morrow

L Marc Rzepczynski

5th Spot: L Brett Cecil, L David Purcey, R Dustin McGowan

Starters

RF Jose Bautista

2B Aaron Hill

DH Adam Lind

CF VErnon Wells

3B Edwin Encarnacion

1B Llye Overbay

LF Travis Sinder

C John Buck

SS A Gonzalez/ J McDonald

  • Orioles

Starters

C Wieters

1B Atkins

2B Roberts

SS Izturis

3B Tejada

DH Luke Scott

RF Markakis

CF Jones

LF Remiold

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