faithandfear.blogharbor.com - 7/13/2009
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Once a year I forget how much I hate every player on 15 rival rosters and root for the National League All-Stars. But every year, given the shark-infested waters under the various bridges we've burned ('06 NLCS, '07/'08 collapses), it gets harder to muster that ol' team spirit.
It got more ...
National League All-Star voting–who is leading and who should be
scoresreport.com 7/4/2009 — Last week we picked apart the American League all-star voting. Well, this week we will look at the National League, and after last night the starters have all been selected (aside from pitchers). You ready?
First base
Leader: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Mike’s pick: Albert Pujols, ...
All Star teams announced
novafantasysports.com 7/5/2009 — Roy Halladay and Aaron Hill will represent the Toronto Blue Jays at the 80th all-star game in St. Louis while Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols was the top vote-getter. Pujols' Cardinals teammate Yadier Molina was elected to start at catcher. Also in the NL lineup: Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, New ...
NL East News: Pedro, Halladay and All-Star Starters
nleastchatter.com 7/13/2009 — The biggest news of the day appears to be that according to many reports, including Todd Zolecki’s Twitter , that former Met Pedro Martinez has landed in Philadelphia. His latest news says that the physical may not be completed until tomorrow, but a deal is expected by Wednesday.
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Halftime!
theballclub.blogspot.com 7/13/2009 — This season started in somewhat disjointed fashion for the Mets, who had already suffered through a pair of close-but-not-quite-good-enough finishes the previous two seasons. The prevailing thought was that whatever problems had reared their heads, be it character, bullpen or otherwise, had ...
Just So Many Summers, Babe
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 7/6/2009 — There're just so many summers, babe. And just so many springs.
Don Henley's lyrics came to me early in the 1993 season. Too early. 1993 wasn't, sadly, the last worthless season that we'd have to spend, but damn if it wasn't over fast. The Mets were 12-25 after 37 games, 15 behind the 1st ...
Free Flowing All Star Hostility
metstradamus.blogspot.com 7/15/2009 — I would have thrown a brick through my television after the American League's latest All-Star victory ... but I had already thrown the brick through the T.V. when I was watching a replay of the 1995 game earlier today, and Robby Alomar pinch ran for ...
Driving Slow on Sunday Morning
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 7/13/2009 — There's a sliver of my baseball season, one I tend to forget about as soon as it's over, which is too bad. It's the great underreported gem of any year. I don't think I truly noticed it myself until today.
Let's say it's a Sunday morning and I've made arrangements to meet somebody outside ...
Worst. Lineup. Ever.
legendofcecilioguante.com 7/11/2009 — One of the Many Minor Leaguers in Friday's Legendary Lineup I get that the Mets have injuries. I'm not expecting much. In fact, what I've come to expect is basically what I witnessed in person earlier this evening. That is to say, a ship without a rudder aimlessly wandering through the seas ...
Open Thread: 2009 All Star Game
macho-row.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — Coverage starts: 8pm TV: FOX Starting lineups: AMERICAN LEAGUE RF Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle Mariners) SS Derek Jeter (New York Yankees) C Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins) 1B Mark Teixeira (New York Yankees) LF Jason Bay (Boston Red Sox) CF Josh Hamilton (Texas Rangers) 3B Evan Longoria (Tampa ...
All-Star lineup set
theropolitans.com 7/13/2009 — Charlie Manuel has released his lineup for tomorrow night’s All-Star Game in St. Louis. David Wright is batting sixth, sandwiched between two Phillies. Hanley Ramirez – FLA Chase Utley – PHI Albert Pujols – STL Ryan Braun – MIL Raul Ibanez – PHI David Wright – NYM Shane ...
FAN POLL: YANKEES MORE POPULAR THAN METS —
NY Post: Sports 7/13/2009
> Pinstriped pride rules New York City on and off the field. According to a Marist poll, 53 percent of registered voters in the city support the Yankees compared to 36 percent whose allegiance falls in Flushing. And even Mets were forced ...
