Diamond Rundown – Edition Eighteen

m_taylor13 posted 8/4/2008 from seamheads.com [flag]

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the eighteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season. Splash : Pittsburgh’s Nate McLouth homered in the sixth inning in their 8-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday which bounced into the Allegheny River. It was the 23 rd home run to land in the river at PNC Park which was measured at 448 feet. Back-to-Back : The Orioles hit ... [link]

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