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June 30, 2009... What a day for long distance homers! Justin Morneau 442 feet, Marlon Byrd 453 feet, Prince Fielder 458 feet, Miguel Montero 459 feet, and the longest of the night by Albert Pujols, 462 feet. Wow! ...Hit Tracker will be providing home run distances at the 2009 AAA All Star Game ...
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Branyan And Gutierrez Continue To Produce In Win
Tyler's Take On Sports —
Russell Branyan and Franklin Gutierrez each played a key part in the Seattle Mariners’ 8-4 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Branyan continued his impressive breakout, going 2-for-4 with his 20th home run (a moon shot). Gutierrez also went deep to cap off a three-hit performance as the Mariners roughed up Yankees starter CC Sabathia for six earned runs. Ichiro Suzuki continued to shine and also got in on the action, but it was fitting that Branyan and Gutierrez each played such an instrumental role in the high-profile win, which ended Seattle’s 10-game losing streak against New York. Each offseason acquisition ...
Branyan And Gutierrez Continue To Produce
Around the Majors —
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Branyan and Franklin Gutierrez each played a key part in the Seattle
Mariners' 8-4 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Branyan continued his impressive breakout, going 2-for-4 with his 20th home run (a moon shot that hit the restaurant
in center field at Yankee Stadium). Gutierrez also went deep to cap off
a three-hit performance as the Mariners roughed up Yankees starter CC
Sabathia for six earned runs. Ichiro Suzuki, as usual, also got in on
the action, but it was fitting that Branyan and Gutierrez each played
such an instrumental role in the high-profile win, which ended
Seattle's 10-game losing ...
Quick notes on the Twins offense
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
Well... So much for a preview of the Tiger offense. Minnesota ends the year with a five game winning streak and is promptly rewarded with a trip to the most hostile environment in the league. The Yankees got all they could hope for out of the game: over the course of the twelve inning marathon, the Twins burned through eight pitchers, and finished the game less than twenty-four hours prior to game time in New York. Minnesota's pitching might be tired, but their offense looked pretty solid yesterday. Let's run down a couple of things to look for when the Twins are at the plate:
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