Brandon Webb Wins No. 9 [MLB Walk-Off]

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Brandon Webb Wins No. 9 [MLB Walk-Off]
Bugs & Cranks found this 5/19/2008 on FanIQ.com [flag]
On Wednesday, the fine people at Vegas Watch put together the odds of Brandon Webb winning 30 games. As you can imagine, it was quite low. Seeing as how it hasn't been done in a very long time. Denny McLain accomplished the feat in 1968 with a 31-6 record . Thursday night, Webb moved a step closer with his ninth win in nine starts this season. It wasn't his best outing, but when you're ... [link]

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‘Kudos & Wet Willies,’ break up the Rays edition
Published 5/19/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
Welcome to this week’s edition of ‘Kudos & Wet Willies,’ praising the best performances and heaping scorn upon the worst. Kudos to … The Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays are on the list again. Not only are they still winning, but they followed the lead of the perennially low-budget Florida Marlins by ponying up the money to sign one of their key stars, pitcher Scott Kazmir, to a four-year contract worth $28.5 million. I will believe the Rays will be in the race at the end when I see it, but you have to admit these are not the same old hapless Rays. ...

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