blog.baseballdigestdaily.com - 5/22/2008
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Wednesday's recaps and scores inside. Go get 'em!
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Brew Crew Ball —
... So, the Brewers are 1-0 now in the Gagne shutdown era, just saying...
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BDD Recaps
Defensive Indifference thinks the decision to leave Ben Sheets in to throw 120+ pitches and finish the game last night was the wrong call. I'm not sure where I stand on it. I guess we'll see the results in 5 days.
Brewers Bar has raised a straw man and beaten the crap out of it, saying that "many people" feel race was a factor in the Brewers decision to sign Ryan Braun to a long term contract ...
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Giants Rally Late for Victory Over Rockies —
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Omar Vizquel doubled to start a game-tying rally in the ninth and then drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
Evidence points to Teixeira heating up —
Major League Baseball News 5/22/2008
During this week's series against the Mets, Mark Teixeira is 7-for-10 with two doubles and four RBIs, and Tuesday's 3-for-3 performance was the first time he had recorded a three-hit game since April 20. In other words, the slow starter is picking up ...