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Closing Time - All Right, Hamilton!
Published 7/10/2008 by Scott Pianowski at Roto Arcade
Francisco Rodriguez hadn't allowed multiple runs in an appearance since the first week of April, so when he took the mound with a two-run lead at Texas Wednesday, you had to assume the game was over. Not so fast. A Ramon Vazquez walk and a Michael Young hit plated one run, then Josh Hamilton ended the game with a clout into the right field seats, his 20th homer of the year (you can almost hear Spicoli now, can't you?). Okay, this really isn't "news you can use" from a fantasy perspective - one universally owned player homers off another - but it's the biggest buzz moment of the night, and anytime you can get Fast Times at Ridgemont High back into ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, July 10
Published 7/10/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . . . Placido Polanco became a U.S. citizen in a pregame ceremony yesterday (mlive.com) . . . Moises Alou is hurt yet again (New York Daily News) . . . The Angels have benched Gary Matthews Jr. (Los Angeles Times) . . . The Diamondbacks' Justin Upton has a strained oblique (Arizona Republic) . . . The Cubs don't expect to see Alfonso Soriano back in the lineup until the second series after the All-Star break (mlb.com) . . . The Cardinals are ready to ease Jason Isringhausen back into the closers' role. (mlb.com) OLD ...