dunnanddunner.com - 5/26/2008
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Here are my initial thoughts about the game.
* Corey Patterson is so good I might give him my autograph
* Josh Fogg won himself a start with his 2/3 of an inning today because now Volquez and Harang are rendered useless for a couple extra days.
* In the land of Dusty Baker the man in a coma is king.
* I think for the first time in my life today I was able to each lunch and dinner ...
Extra! Extra! Padres Beat Reds In 18
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 5/26/2008 — Padres-Reds 18 inning marathon ends with an Adrian Gonzalez 3-run blast off of Edinson Volquez. Padres become first team in 19 years to play two games of at least 18 innings in the same season.
Pitching Youth Movement
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 5/26/2008 — Edinson Volquez, Tim Lincecum, Cole Hamels, Jair Jurrjens, Zack Grienke, Dana Eveland, Gavin Floyd, and John Danks are all 25 years of age or younger and are among the top-twenty leaders in ERA.
Corey Patterson OBP Watch
redlegnation.com 5/27/2008 — Our illustrious leadoff hitter is now hitting a stellar .201. His on-base percentage, the single most important statistic for a leadoff hitter, is .242. That’s so bad, it is incomprehensible. Patterson’s OPS is 596.
He made nine outs in ...
Walt Takes Away Dusty's Wubbie
zonersports.com 5/27/2008 — Jocketty is taking away Baker’s wubbie as phenom Jay Bruce is being called up for the Reds/Pirates series. And he ain’t coming up to sit behind Corey Patterson.
A month from now, things could be pretty ugly in Cincy. Their schedule is brutal from now through June.
