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Prospectus Preview: Friday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Published 6/27/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... ) Hit List Rankings : Mets, #14; Yankees, #7 Prospectus : After a rainout in their last series, the Mets and Yankees meet today for an unusual subway day-night doubleheader. The twin bill offers a great chance to attend games in both Yankee and Shea Stadiums on the same day, and in the final season for both parks, no less. This will be the third day-night, bi-borough set that the crosstown rivals have played against each other; the first came on July 8, 2000, and started off in Shea with the very bizarre sight of ...

Prospectus Preview: Saturday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Published 6/28/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... ) Hit List Rankings : St. Louis, #9; Kansas City, #24 Prospectus : The Royals have now won six in a row–their longest streak since they opened the 2003 season with nine straight victories–and 11 of their past 12. All of those victories have come against National League opponents, and the Royals are now 13-3 and tied with the ...

Prospectus Preview: Sunday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 6/29/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... ) Hit List Rankings : Colorado, #25; Detroit, #15 Prospectus : We're nearing the end of June, and the Rockies still look like they haven't shaken off their drubbing in the World Series at the hands of the ...

Prospectus Preview: Monday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Published 6/30/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... ) Hit List Rankings : Boston, #1; Tampa Bay, #3 Prospectus : With the end of interleague play, the divisional races now start to heat up, beginning with the first critical second-half series in Tropicana Field history. With yesterday's Tampa Bay victory and Boston's loss, the Rays went a half-game up on the Red Sox for first place in the AL East, and also moved into a tie with the ...

Chatter Up!
Published 6/30/2008 by Jay (noreply@blogger.com) at The Futility Infielder
Chatter Up! Extended weekend for me, with a pair of notable arrivals -- an out-of-town friend of nearly 20 years and the first-born son of my frequent FI foil, Nick -- which occupied my time, so I didn't get to see much baseball. A few glimpses of a portly, pinstriped Sidney Ponson here, a gander at one of the most eye-popping box scores I've ever seen there, and that was about it. A performance that has been compared to Kirk Gibson circa 1988 enabled Friday's Hit List to be completed amid the mayhem, which also included a stop by one of my all-time favorite bands, Devo (whose "Uncontrollable ...

Prospectus Preview: Tuesday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Published 7/1/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... ) Hit List Rankings : Washington, #30; Florida, #20 Prospectus : Balester gets the call from Triple-A Columbus tonight to make his major league debut. The 22-year-old right-hander ranked seventh on ...

Prospectus Preview: Wednesday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Published 7/2/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Tigers (42-41) at Twins (46-38), 12:10 p.m. CT Probable Starters : Eddie Bonine (20 1/3 IP , 3.98 RA , 1.08 WHIP , 7 K) vs. Nick Blackburn (97 2/3, 3.67, 1.19, 68) Pythagorean Record : Detroit, 42-41 (402 RS , 399 RA ); Minnesota, 43-41 (395 RS , 361 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Detroit, #15; Minnesota, #18 Prospectus : So far, Bonine has provided another Armando Galarraga -style minor miracle as a reinforcement for the beleagured Tigers ...

Prospectus Preview: Thursday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 7/3/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Brewers (46-38) at Diamondbacks (42-43), 12:40 p.m. MST Probable Starters : Manny Parra (86 2/3 IP , 4.26 RA , 1.55 WHIP , 68 K) vs. Brandon Webb (112, 3.94, 1.13, 94) Pythagorean Record : Milwaukee, 42-42 (379 RS , 381 RA ); Arizona, 43-42 (381 RS , 374 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Milwaukee, #12; Arizona, #13 Prospectus : The #2 prospect in the organization , Parra has pitched well for the most part in 2008. Coming into the year, Parra ...