Arroyo feels healthy despite slump

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SlumpBot .200: Vladimir Guerrero considers his struggle
Published 5/6/2008 at Big League Stew
Using the best technology available to us today, The SlumpBot .200 identifies five players each week that are having a bit of trouble and then offers solutions for performance recovery. It is powered by BLS contributor Nick Friedell and does its work every Tuesday. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels Data: .256 average, 3 HR, 14 RBI Malfunction: In the last week Guerrero has gone 2-for-22 with no RBIs. Diagnosis: "Mentally, more than anything, this guy's been grinding it every day," Scioscia said after giving Vlad the day off on Saturday. "Physically he feels fine. Obviously that's the ...

Sour Notes
Published 5/11/2008 by Metstradamus (noreply@blogger.com) at The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
Here's how frustrating the Mets are: After splitting six tough games on the road against two of the best teams the league has to offer, they come home to face not only a Reds team that has been struggling this season, but a guy who has been so bad this season, his manager wanted to send him back home to have him checked out physically. So what happens? In a double-header against the Reds, 18 innings total, the aggregate score between the supposed powerhouse Mets and the last place team from flyover country: 13-13, including the awful Bronson Arroyo going eight innings in the nightcap and giving up four hits and only one run while striking out nine. (Then, ...

The Week In Quotes: May 5-11 by Alex Carnevale
Published 5/12/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... this weekend. (Mark Sheldon, MLB.com ) "This isn't spy-versus-spy stuff. Trust me, you'll understand when it happens." --Ricciardi, on the club announcing it would add a player from outside the organization. (Cathal Kelly, ...