BallHype User Blog - Dave Rouleau

A Day In the Press Box

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:02:49 +1900

Tuesday night, I was lucky enough to be able to cover a Cleveland Indians game against the San Francisco Giants as a credentialed member of the press. It was most special to me as it was the return to Cleveland of one of my all-time favorite players, Omar Vizquel. I had circled that game on my calendar as the one I would choose to attend, at first as a fan, but after being brought on as a ...

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News & Notes: Another Dodgers injury, Nats' Cordero shelved for season plus Orioles, Astros, Tigers, Indians and Freddy Garcia updates

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:01:37 +1900

The weekend started positively for the Los Angeles Dodgers with the announcement that the trio of Rafael Furcal , Nomar Garciaparra and Andruw Jones were scheduled to report to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin their rehab assignments. On Saturday, both Hiroki Kuroda and Brad Penny tossed bullpen sessions with signs of good progress. Even Jason Schmidt took a step in the right ...

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And a One, and a Two: Battles at the Top of the Division

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:01:14 +1900

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Short Stops Around the Majors for June 30, 2008

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:00:48 +1900

Miguel Olivo hit a pinch-hit home run in the 9th inning to tie the game, and Jose Guillen drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the 11th inning as the Royals rallied to beat the Orioles, 6-5. Billy Butler had 3 hits for Kansas City. - Scott Feldman allowed just one run in 5 2/3 innings, and the Texas bullpen was perfect the rest of the way as the Rangers held off the Yankees, 2-1. ...

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National League Awards - Week Twelve

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:00:29 +1900

To avoid redundency, the blogger's awards occur for each week on an every other rotating week basis. This week's edition checks in with the National League up to June 22nd. To check out the results, head over to RotoJunkie to view the results of all who voted. It is also interesting to reflect upon a previous weeks voting. Here is my last posting which was for week 6. The following will be how ...

Dave Rouleau posted 7/2/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com [link]

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Short Hops: Rox Sellers?

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:00:09 +1900

According to the Rocky Mountain News , the Colorado Rockies are going to wait until at least the All-Star Break to decide whether or not they are sellers at the trade deadline. Also according to the article, the players other teams are interested in include Matt Holiday, Brian Fuentes and Willy Taveras. ...With some rumors flying around about being possibly traded to the Chicago Cubs ...

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Phillies send struggling Myers to Minors

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:59:48 +1900

There were rumors swirling after Brett Myers' last start that the struggling Phillies starter would move to the bullpen in an effort to get him back on track. Today, the Philadelphia Phillies dropped a mini-bombshell when they announced that Myers was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and will be inserted into their starting rotation on Wednesday. After compiling a 3-9 record with a ...

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Short Stops Around the Majors for July 1, 2008

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:58:44 +1900

Shane Victorino was on base 3 times, hit a home run, and drove in 4, and Pat Burrell added 2 hits, a homer, and 2 RBI as the Phillies beat the Braves, 8-3. - Kevin Millwood allowed one run over 5 innings, and Ian Kinsler singled, doubled, walked twice, and scored the winning run off Mariano Rivera in the 9th inning to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the Yankees. - Jack Wilson went 3-for-5 ...

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News & Notes: Bonds' ball's odd journey to Hall, a pile of injury update plus Phillies news

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:58:23 +1900

Every story about anything involving Barry Bonds seems to always have a twist. Such is the case with the way the 756th home run ball arrived at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Tuesday. Fashion designer and owner of the ball, Mark Ecko, was told never mind by the Hall early on Tuesday after Ecko agreed to loan -- not unconditionally donate -- the ball to baseball's Hall of ...

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Climbing the Ladder with the American League 6/29/08

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:25:54 +1900

As the halfway point of the season comes and goes, we take a look back at the predictions made at the beginning of the season. American League East 2008 Mid-Season Standings and Revised Predictions Boston Red Sox 1st Place AL East, 50-33 Prediction: 1st place AL East At the halfway point in the 2008 season, the Boston Red Sox lead the Majors Leagues in wins and rank second in ...

Dave Rouleau posted 6/30/2008 from seamheads.com [link]

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News & Notes: Magglio to DL, Pirates make roster move, Balester to debut with Nats

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:25:38 +1900

Last night, Magglio Ordonez left the game early with a pulled oblique. After reporting to the club today with more pain, Detroit immediately placed Ordonez on the 15-day disabled list with the right oblique injury. With Ordonez joining Gary Sheffield and Brandon Inge with similar injuries, the Tigers recalled Matt Joyce from Triple-A Toledo. Ordonez was the only player on the ...

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Adding the DH in the National League is long overdue

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:25:19 +1900

It is safe to say that I rarely agree with Hank Steinbrenner, who is part of the new New York Yankees braintrust (does that qualify as an oxymoron?). However, I share his sentiment about National League baseball. The senior circuit needs to incorporate the designated hitter. Steinbrenner would like to see the DH added in the National League for selfish purposes. Chien-Ming Wang is out ...

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Forgotten Pitchers of the 1980s, pt. 3

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:50 +1900

The Late Bloomer: Mike Scott and John Tudor My goal in this series of articles about pitchers of the 1980s is to show that that decade's reputation for mediocrity is undeserved. The two previous parts dealt with pitchers who had excellent careers, yet have been underappreciated. This article is about two players who very well may have garnered more attention had they been able to ...

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Angels No-Hit the Dodgers...and Lose!

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:32 +1900

Jered Weaver and Jose Arrendando combined on an 8 inning no-hitter against the Dodgers Saturday night, but a couple of errors and walks doomed the Angels who could not generate any run support. The Dodgers' 1-0 win over the Angels marks the fifth time in the modern era of baseball that a team has won without benefit of a hit. Here are the other four: April 12, 1992 (first ...

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Short Stops Around the Majors for June 28, 2008

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:07 +1900

Vernon Wells and Rod Barajas each doubled and homered, and John Parrish threw 6 strong innings as the Blue Jays held on to beat the Braves, 9-5. Gregor Blanco had 4 hits for Atlanta. - Andy Pettitte gave the Yankees a gutsy effort for 6 innings, and Robinson Cano contributed 2 hits and a key RBI to lead the Yankees over the Mets, 3-2. - Adam Dunn was on base 3 times and hit a solo home run, ...

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Baseball Transactions - Saturday

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:43:46 +1900

Chicago Cubs Jose Ascanio - Recalled from Iowa (AAA). Scott Eyre - Left groin injury, 15-day DL. Kansas City Billy Butler - Recalled from Omaha (AAA). Alberto Callaspo - Undisclosed, 15-day DL. Los Angeles Anaheim Maicer Izturis - Missed 5 games (hamstring). NY Yankees ...

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June Is a Regal Month

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:43:25 +1900

Have you noticed how well the Royals are playing? Saturday's loss notwithstanding, they've been on fire. Well, not literally, of course; that would be bad. But before last night, they'd won six straight and 11 out of 12. They even managed to extricate themselves from last place for a moment. Sure, they got to play the Giants and Rockies during that stretch, but they've also had to face a tough ...

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Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1993

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:52:41 +1900

In part five of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the sixth expansion draft in major league history, the 1993 expansion draft for the newest members of the National League, the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies. RULES For the first time in any expansion draft, players from both leagues were eligible to be drafted. The draft had three rounds, each club ...

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How I Got To “Know” Tom Filer

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:52:15 +1900

For the first time since joining Seamheads, I did not spend the week formulating my Saturday appearance on the site. Typically, I take a few ideas and play with them early in the week before narrowing the choices down to one or two. After research I settle on the one I feel Seamheads' readers will be most interested in and write it up. This week was different. Originally, I planned to ...

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The Other AL Central Pitcher That Can Help Contenders

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:51:43 +1900

As the blog-o-sphere pulsates with reports and speculation of where Indians hurler C.C. Sabathia will land in the coming months, another pitcher in the same division, with respectable numbers garners far less consideration as a suitable tool to help contenders forge a path to the postseason. His name? Gil Meche. Meche and Sabathia have each posted a 5-8 record this season and their ...

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