houston.astros.mlb.com - 4/23/2009
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By Alyson Footer / MLB.com 04/22/09 11:46 PM ET HOUSTON -- Jose Valverde was not available to pitch in Wednesday's game, and the same could apply for the Astros' finale with the Dodgers on Thursday. Valverde was stricken with two injuries on one play on Tuesday -- a bruised right ankle after ...
baseballmusings.com - 4/29/2009
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baseballmusings.com —
The Astros place Jose Valverde on the disabled
list after he tried to pitch through an injury:...
Valverde strained his calf while chasing a ball that bounced off his right ankle last week. After sitting out a couple of games, he pitched the ninth inning Sunday and the calf swelled up again ...
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Valverde’s Calf Moos
houston.astros.mlb.com - 4/28/2009
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By Josh Katzowitz / Special to MLB.com 04/27/09
6:14 PM ET CINCINNATI -- In the middle of...
the visitors' clubhouse at Great American Ball Park on Monday afternoon, Astros closer Jose Valverde put on a little show. He rolled up his pant leg to showcase ...
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Ailing Valverde avoiding DL -- for now | astros.com: News
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Closing Time: Scott Baker battered, BJ Ryan brutal
Roto Arcade —
Our usual closer is suffering from the vapours tonight, so you'll have to settle for me. And after watching CC Sabathia allow seven runs (six earned) to the American League's lowest-scoring lineup, I'm feeling a little vapoury, too. Let's dig in. We've got struggling aces and imminent closer changes to cover... Scott Baker was feeling particularly generous in the early innings against Boston. He allowed two-run homers in each of the first three innings, ultimately giving up 10 hits and six runs. Baker's velocity was just fine (90-93 mph), but his mistakes were thoroughly punished. Nonetheless, he sounded oddly confident after the ...
Closing Time: Scott Baker battered, B.J. Ryan brutal
Roto Arcade —
Our usual closer is suffering from the vapours tonight, so you'll have to settle for me. And after watching CC Sabathia allow seven runs (six earned) to the American League's lowest-scoring lineup, I'm feeling a little vapoury, too. Let's dig in. We've got struggling aces and imminent closer changes to cover... Scott Baker was feeling particularly generous in the early innings against Boston. He allowed two-run homers in each of the first three innings, ultimately giving up 10 hits and six runs. Baker's velocity was just fine (90-93 mph), but his mistakes were thoroughly punished. Nonetheless, he sounded oddly confident ...
He's going to be laid up for a while," manager Cecil Cooper said before Wednesday's game. "He...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers
remind me of Deon
Thompson , the junior forward who just helped the North Carolina Tar Heels
men's basketball team bring home another NCAA National Championship earlier
this month, and that is one of the more unconventional comparisons in baseball
history, I know.
...
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remind me of Deon
Thompson , the junior forward who just helped the North Carolina Tar Heels
men’s basketball team bring home another NCAA National Championship earlier
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history, I know.
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GAME OF THE DAY Astros 8, Dodgers 5 —
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Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer, Russ Ortiz (far right) pitched well after a rough first inning and the Astros ended Los Angeles' eight-game winning streak with an 8-5 decision Tuesday night. Miguel Tejada drove in three runs and Jose Valverde shrugged ...
