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There are many excellent pitchers plying their trade on this Fourth of July. Studs like Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum go today while upstarts like Tommy Hanson and Edwin Jackson pitch tonight amidst much praise and attention. But one match up in particular grabbed my attention: David Price ...
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David Price
Derek Holland
Albert Pujols, this season, with the bases loaded :
8 PA, 6 Hits, 4 HOME RUNS , 20 RBI (of a possible 32), 1 sac fly. .857/.750/2.571 slash line for a 3.321 OPS .
Only three non-Cardinals teams have more than four grand slams in 2009. His 18 total bases are 1 behind the Royals & ...
MLB
Albert Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros
The Chicago Cubs just won on a walkoff walk over the Milwaukee Brewers! Jake Fox was the hero, drawing ball four after Geovany Soto was intentionally walked to load the bases. Mike DeFelice was the loser and allowed me to post this:
God Bless America and God Bless the Shrimp!
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Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Jake Fox
Geovany Soto
Long weekend Creampuffs! Spending the holiday weekend in crutches is no fun at all, we should all pity these poor, poor wusses. It takes a real man to run a BBQ.
Adrian Beltre, Mariners: Beltre finally decided to have surgery on his ouchie shoulder and will miss the next 6 to 8 weeks as a ...
MLB
Mike Lowell
Antonio Bastardo
Jorge Posada
Mark DeRosa
St. Louis Cardinals
Hey kids, she loves you yeah yeah yeah
CAN Atlanta put the finishing moves on the Phillies tonight and complete the sweep ? Get your business in order, Uncle Cholly. The Mets are comin'.
WHAT is Barry Zito going to do when Albert Pujols steps to the plate tonight ? Bert is ...
MLB
Philadelphia Phillies
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
Erik Manning puts together the Quad-A All Star team, made up of elderly non-prospects who are excelling on the Triple-A level. Finally, Shelley Duncan gets his due. His ...
MLB
Kansas City Royals
Many teams have off today, so the afternoon schedule is mostly snooz-a-rific. Six National League teams will do-si-do us towards the holiday weekend, unless your day off is Monday, and in that case, go screw.
Diamondbacks at Reds, 12:35PM : The two struggling lineups will go ...
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New York Mets
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
Part of the reason batters wear helmets with earflaps nowadays is the unfortunate incident that happened to Red Sox star Tony Conigliaro back in 1967. Just two seasons removed from leading the league in homers as a 22-year-old, the outfielder was smashed in the face by a Jack Hamilton pitch, ...
MLB
Boston Red Sox
When pitching half of one's games at Coors Field, it's usually a good idea to induce as many ground balls as possible and keep fly balls to a minimum. That's good for new Rockies manager Jim Tracy who can brag that he has three of the best ground ball pitchers in the National League this ...
MLB
Colorado Rockies
Here's what happened in baseball last night when I realized I had to let go :
Mets 1, Brewers 0 : In between conversations about Canadian rock music and fat people , we followed along to Mike Pelfrey and Yovani Gallardo engaging in a good old-fashioned pitchers' duel. The Mets one run ...
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Yankees infielders Alex Rodriguez and Cody Ransom, and general manager Brian Cashman served as Chefs for a Day at El Nuevo Caridad Restaurant in Washington Heights today and served some picante dishes to some special kids. I can spot at least 12 health code violations in that picture, and ...
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Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees
Cody Ransom
Brian Cashman
DID you enjoy the liveglog ? I hope so, it ate up any time I would have had to do a proper TQ.
Please head over to the fine website Pyle of List tonight. They are trying out a new experiment in liveglogging, similar to a MST3K style with hilarious audio commentary. I wish them the ...
MLB
It was a rough June for the New York Metropolitans, ending with a loss to the Brewers that featured a sequence where Fernando Martinez dropped a pop-fly, Johan Santana walked the pitcher on four pitches, and Ryan "Hebrew Hammer" Braun doubled in three runs and scampered home on an errant ...
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New York Mets
Milwaukee Brewers
Afternoon baseball has returned to its rightful place: Wednesday, y'all. Did you miss it as much as I did? Yes! Of course you did. So let's celebrate and bring back the Wednesday Afternoon Liveglog Club. Break out the blazers, friends. Here's your menu for the day, note that all times are ...
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Washington Nationals
Ask a layman like myself what a hip injury means and the first thing that comes to mind would be the fragile pelvis bones of our elderly relatives and how dangerous they can be when they suffer accidental falls. But talk to the training staff of a big league team about hip injuries and ...
MLB
Mike Lowell
Chase Utley
Alex Rodriguez
Here's what happened in baseball last night when it killed the history :
Orioles 11, Red Sox 10 : With a seemingly insurmountable nine-run lead in the seventh inning, the Red Sox kicked back and carried on as if Camden Yards was their own home park and the Orioles were their personal ...
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Boston Red Sox
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Our Million Dollar Arm friends Rinku Singh and
Dinesh Patel are all growed up and finally ready
for their second star turn: appearing in real live single-A games in sunny Manatee County, Florida ! It's the dream of every young boy in Mumbai, to ...
Intriguing Indian Initiation: Rinku & Dinesh to Make ...
Intriguing Indian Initiation: Rinku & Dinesh to Make ...
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Hey kids, I still believe
WILL Chris Carpenter's microscopic ERA hold up to the reinvigorated San Fran Giant offense ? Seriously, Pablo Sandoval must be eating his spinach. Kid raised his OPS over 150 points in the month of June .
CAN the first place Angels put more cushion ...
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Chris Carpenter
Los Angeles Angels
Joe Saunders
Johan Santana
New York Mets
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At least that's what teammate Kevin Millar thinks
. Via the Globe and Mail's Jeff Blair, here's
Millar: "In this market, guys are very fortunate when they go through struggles, because it's not magnified by any means," Millar, who is hitting ...
Vernon Wells and Alex Rios Are Lucky To Be Anonymous Losers
Vernon Wells and Alex Rios Are Lucky To Be Anonymous Losers
Each week (or not), Dan McQuade reviews a baseball movie. He's also reviewing MLB Network's six-episode reality show The Pen , featuring the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen, airing Sundays at 8 p.m. on MLB Network. Previous installments: Episode 1 , Episode 2 .
We didn't even get three ...
