BallHype User Blog - johnnyhair

Non Roster Invitee: Matt Stairs – Padres

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:20:34 +0000

	Matt Stairs, 42, looks to embark on his 18th season in the majors. This time Stairs is trying to make the Padres who would be the twelfth different team for the journeyman slugger. Only pitchers Mike Morgan and Ron Villone have been on as many as 12 different teams. Stairs admits he ... — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Todd Wellemeyer – Giants

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:32:43 +0000

	Todd Wellemeyer reports to Giants camp hoping to return to 2008 form. Thus far it’s been a success and while Madison Bumgarner, 20, is currently listed as the teams fifth starter his stats this spring have done nothing to etch that into stone. Two years ago Wellemeyer, 31, won 13 games for ... — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Garret Anderson – Dodgers

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:10:24 +0000

	Garret Anderson comes back to Los Angeles. It just happens to be with the Dodgers instead of the Angels. The 16-year veteran played for the Angels the first 15 years of his career before heading to Atlanta last year. With the change to Dodgers Anderson is also trying new things the most notable ... — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Starlin Castro – Cubs

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:25:30 +0000

	Castro came to camp with a big buzz but mainly it’s his age that’s done him in. The Chicago Cubs are to be careful witch Castro and will do what it takes to delay his service clock from ticking. The best way (and only way) to do that is to send him to the minors. — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Eduardo Sanchez – Cardinals

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:16:14 +0000

	Sanchez can hit 100 on the radar gun and while that number doesn’t always mean success it’s clear it’s helped him thus far. In four minor league seasons he’s really went to work. In 184 minor league innings he’s compiled 204 strike outs to 83 walks. He’s combined for a 3.42 ERA and a 1.217 ... — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Jim Edmonds – Brewers

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:13:40 +0000

	After a full year off Jim Edmonds thus far looks no worse for wear. The former webgem highlight reel mentioned to former manager Tony LaRussa this winter he’d be interested in playing again and suddenly half of the teams in the majors were linked to the 39 year-old. He ended up signing with ... — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Jason Heyward – Braves

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:07:08 +0000

	With the names of Scott Proctor, Freddie Freeman, and Mitch Jones as non roster invitees to Braves camp I could see four or more making the major league roster at some point. Though none with have near the amount of talk around them as baseball’s top prospect Jason Heyward. Heyward is ... — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Chris Johnson – Astros

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:53:10 +0000

	With the recent news that Lance Berkman is out for the start of the season I almost certainly have to pick Chris Johnson as the Houston Astros non roster invitee. Johnson is actually hitting this spring with a .313 average and 2 home runs and three doubles in just 16 at-bats. Of course the ... — full article at tireball.com

Non Roster Invitee: Trevor Reckling – Angels

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:20:30 +0000

	Hank Conger and Peter Bourjous may be ranked higher then him in the prospect department but they also have more in front of them preventing them from being on the team this season. Reckling was an 8th round pick in the 2007 draft who made his way up to Double-A last season. In 23 starts in ... — full article at tireball.com

Nationals release two old lefties

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:47:17 +0000

Guardado was signed to a minor league deal but given his previous success in the majors many thought he had a pretty good shot at making the club but after allowing seven runs of which four were earned in two innings of work this spring the team has decided to go ahead and release him. At 39 ... — full article at tireball.com

No-mar Garciaparra! Will resign with Red Sox then retire

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:29:08 +0000

	The playing days of Nomar Garciaparra are over. For eight seasons Nomar was a member of the Boston Red Sox until a noteworthy confrontation over a contract eventually saw the team send him to Chicago during their 2004 World Series se — full article at tireball.com

NASCAR opts not to suspend Carl Edwards

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:58:03 +0000

	For what appears to be many of the same reasons I mentioned in an article yesterday NASCAR has opted to not suspend Carl Edwards the driver of the #99 Ford Fusion. Citing discussions with the drivers, car owners and others Mike Helton announced during a press conference t — full article at tireball.com

NASCAR got it settled on the track, can’t penalize Edwards

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:29:15 +0000

	This season in some silly attempt to hype the series NASCAR announced that they were putting the control back in the drivers hands. NASCAR tried to distance themselves as the hand of justice or the law. NASCAR said it numerous times leading up to D — full article at tireball.com

Braves season rests on back of Glaus

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 03:39:27 +0000

	Troy Glaus has done this to me in the past and I justave to hope it isn’t happening again. Glaus was once a very good third basemen for the Anaheim Angels. The type that could lead the AL in homers on year and take his whole team on his broad back to a World Series in another. He was one of ... — full article at tireball.com

Daily Jason Heyward note – 3/5/10

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:52:17 +0000

Jason Heyward was 1-for-3 today with an RBI while he also stole a base. Of course he also was thrown out after that so I don’t know if it’s even worth mentioning it. Anyway the Braves won 11-8 and it’s worth pointing out that Heyward again hit second in the order. The rest of the lineup today ... — full article at tireball.com

Heyward goes 0-for-2 in third start

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 04:05:01 +0000

Jason Heyward met his match today perhaps Charlie Morton decided it was better to just throw at him. Aside from the HBP the youngster went 0-for-2 while batting second in the Braves lineup and playing right field. Heyward has continued to gain support within the Braves system with Dale Murphy ... — full article at tireball.com

Blalock head to Florida?

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 19:52:47 +0000

	Personally I think that Tampa Bay offers the best situation for him since Burrell is hardly a lock to keep the DH spot held down for the entire season after he hit just .221/.315/.367 with 14 home runs in 476 at-bats with the team last year. — full article at tireball.com

Sorenson will not attempt Atlanta race

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 02:27:51 +0000

	Peachtree City native Reed Sorenson will not attempt to make Sunday’s race at Atlanta. Sorenson, who is supposed to share seat time with Brian Vickers in the Nationwide Series, was originally scheduled to attempt to run a Cup race at Atlanta for Braun Racing. As part of Sorens — full article at tireball.com

Daily Jason Heyward note

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 23:07:37 +0000

Well I figured I’d go ahead and list Jason Heyward’s batting line everyday until the end of Spring Training since it’s bound to get me mega hits. So here goes. In three plate appearances Heyward was 1-for-2 with a run scoring double and a walk. Chipper Jones seems to think he’ll make the ... — full article at tireball.com

Gordon has no plans to slow down

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:00:34 +0000

	Earlier this year I read one blogger that he thought Jeff Gordon would retire if he had a bad run on the track this year. To me I thought the whole notion of Gordon retiring was silly as I could have made the same case for Mark Martin, Jeff Burton or Elliott Sadler. — full article at tireball.com