sports.espn.go.com - 7/8/2009
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Barmes' sac fly caps error-fueled rally for Rockies in eighth inning DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies didn't need a hit for their winning rally and Alan Embree didn't even have to throw a pitch to pick up the win. "We'll take that one," said a bemused Clint Barmes , who capped an error-fueled ...
morehardball.blogspot.com - 7/7/2009
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Years ago Topps Magazine ran an article depicting
players as literal interpretations of their surnames. In keeping...
with that tradition, I have combed through the rosters of teams and found a startling number of players with potentially fun last names. Here are players from the Colorado Rockies. ...
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Ridiculous Rockies
thenatsblog.com - 7/9/2009
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The Colorado Rockies (45-39) have been on a
tear since firing their former manager ,Clint Hurdle. Since...
late May, Colorado has gone 25-11 under their new skipper, Tracy O’Dowd. The hot streak continued this week as Washington came to town. Game 1 Monday night saw one of the hottest ...
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Nationals do not join the mile-high club, get swept by ...
masnsports.com - 7/8/2009
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A Few Quick Nationals Notes
Federal Baseball —
Dan Steinberg, over at DC Sports Bog, put together a pretty good summary of what went wrong last night. So did Nats320. So did Nationals Enquirer. If you don't want to read these articles, I'll summarize by saying that everything went wrong, and it would have been hilarious if I wasn't watching my team suck it up. Alan Embree, the winning pitcher last night, didn't have to throw a pitch. The last time that happened was 2003. Leave it to the Nationals... Surely you've heard by now, but Adam Dunn ...
Round 'em Up: Wednesday 7.8.09
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew —
Sorry for the late start this morning. I had a meeting I had to attend to this morning.
So without further ado...
Major League News
The biggest news of the last couple days is the perceived availability of Toronto right-hander Roy Halladay. With Halladay signed through 2010 at $15.75MM, the second best pitcher in the American League (second to Zack Greinke) would take a lot to acquire. Doug Melvin spoke candidly about the opportunity to land Halladay on the trade market.
"What made the CC thing easier was that he didn't have a no-trade
clause and you knew he only had a ...
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Embree out for season with broken tibia
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/11/2009 —
Rockies reliever Alan Embree was carted off the field in the 7th inning Friday Night against the Braves after Martin Prado’s line drive drilled him in the lower right leg. Embree suffered a fractured tibia in his right leg and will miss the remainder of the season. He will have surgury ...