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Biz of Baseball Organizational Report - San Diego Padres

Kumar posted 6/9/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

The following is a continuation of our Organizational Reports , . As with the prior reports for the Toronto Blue Jays , and the Pittsburgh Pirates , this report delves into the San Diego Padres historically, financially, and from a facility perspective. -- Maury Brown The San Diego Padres franchise name was derived from the Pacific Coast League team, which had been in ...

MLB Injury Report from The All American Home Run Derby

jimmydasaint posted 6/9/2008 from ballhype.com

Take it Deep: www.letsgodeep.com Injury Report 6-8-08   Matt Holliday Holliday is wrapping up a successful rehab stint and should rejoin the big club on Tuesday. Josh Hamilton Hamilton missed Sunday’s game due to illness.  He’s day-to-day. Vernon Wells Wells was expected to be out 6-8 weeks, but missed just one month before returning to the Blue Jays ...

Time for some more Joba

Dave Rouleau posted 6/9/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Joba Chamberlain continued his conversion to the rotation on Sunday, throwing 78 pitches, up from 62 his last time out. Although he allowed three runs (two earned) in 4 1/3 innings, it was a much more encouraging start as he did not have the same problems with his control, walking just one and striking out five in 4 1/3 innings. Let's see what pitch f/x can tell us about this start, as ...

Short Stops Around the Majors for June 8, 2008

Dave Rouleau posted 6/9/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Placido Polanco had 2 hits, doubled, and drove in 2 runs, and Curtis Granderson hit his 8th home run of the season as the Tigers held off the Indians, 5-2. Vernon Wells went 3-for-4 with a home run, and Marco Scutaro drove in 2 runs as the Blue Jays edged the Orioles, 5-4. Brian Roberts had 3 hits, and Luke Scott hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 for Baltimore. Ryan Howard doubled 3 times, ...

Climbing the Ladder with the American League 6/8/08

Dave Rouleau posted 6/9/2008 from seamheads.com

Seattle is the Lowest of the Low, while LA Continues to Roll, plus more on this Weeks Climbing the Ladder with the American League A.L. East W L PCT. GB L10 STRK Boston 39 26 .600 – 7-3 W1 Tampa Bay 37 25 .597 0.5 6-4 W2 Baltimore 31 30 .508 6.0 5-5 W3 ...