Monthly Archives: May 2009
Moyer’s Milestone and Hamilton is Hurt (Again)
Jamie Moyer, left for dead about 15 years ago, won his 250th game Sunday night against Washington. I always liked him – he’s a poor man’s Tom Glavine, and now they have about 555 wins between them. Guys like Moyer … Continue reading
Filed under Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Brayan Pena, Carl Pavano, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Derrek Lee, Detroit Tigers, Donald Veal, Eric Milton, Eric Stults, Grady Sizemore, Hiroki Kuroda, J.C. Romero, Jamie Moyer, Jeff Weaver, Joakim Soria, John Buck, Josh Hamilton, Kansas City Royals, Kyle Lohse, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Travis Schlichting, Victor Martinez, Zack Greinke
Broadway comes to the Mets, Rockies clear (out) Hurdle
The first manager to fall is Clint Hurdle, replaced after an 18 – 28 start, which makes you wonder how Manny Acta keeps his job in Washington (13 – 34) or similar slow starts in Oakland (18 – 28) or … Continue reading
Filed under Alex Cora, Alexi Casilla, Andy Pettitte, Carlos Quentin, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Corky Miller, Daniel Cabrera, David Dellucci, Detroit Tigers, Dewayne Wise, Dontrelle Willis, Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Joe Smith, Joey Votto, Jorge Posada, Kaz Matsui, Khalil Greene, Lance Broadway, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Matt Harrison, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Oakland A's, Ramon Castro, Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tommy Hunter, Washington Nationals, Will Ohman
Public Admonishing of Umpires
Didn’t get to watch any baseball last night as I was the emcee for the Norcrest Elementary School PTA Fundraiser. Jeanne was the chair of the event – I just stood on the stage and talked about some of the … Continue reading
Filed under Adam Eaton, Anibal Sanchez, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Bobby Scales, Brett Myers, Carlos Dominguez, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Chris Ray, David Hernandez, Detroit Tigers, Jason Varitek, Jorge Posada, Magglio Ordonez, Mike Redmond, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Freel, Tom Glavine, Washington Nationals
299 and Counting; Zambrano Erupts? No Way!
Randy Johnson stopped Atlanta for his 299th win last night, next up Washington next Wednesday, then (likely) Florida. If that happens, you know where I’ll be. Moving to the Marlins (sort of), Philadelphia’s Brett Myers left last night’s game with … Continue reading
Filed under Aaron Miles, Baltimore Orioles, Bobby Scales, Boston Red Sox, Brad Penny, Brandon Backe, Brett Myers, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Cabrera, Edinson Volquez, George Kottaras, Houston Astros, Jake Peavy, Joe Crede, Jorge Posada, Koji Uehara, Matt Lindstrom, Melky Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Nick Adenhart, Nomar Garciaparra, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Johnson, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Wesley Wright
Batting Around; And Vlad is Back!
Chicks dig the long ball. Fans like offense. And on Memorial Day, everybody was happy. Teams scoring a lot of runs? White Sox 17 – 3 over the Angels. The Manny-Free Dodgers put up 16 over Colorado. Detroit makes someone … Continue reading
Filed under Adam Kennedy, Akinori Iwamura, Alex Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Shouse, Carlos Quentin, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Cristian Martinez, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Frank Catalanotto, Freddy Sanchez, Geovany Soto, Houston Astros, Ian Kinsler, Ivan Rodriguez, Jesus Flores, Jim Thome, Kansas City Royals, Kenji Johjima, Logan Kensing, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luke Scott, Matt Belisle, Matt Capps, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, R. J. Swindle, Reggie Willits, Reid Brignac, Rickie Weeks, Ricky Romero, San Diego Padres, Sean Burnett, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero, Washington Nationals
One Fan’s Agony and Other Baseball Notes…
Tough to be a Marlins fan right now… You start 11 – 1, then fall way below .500, now we’re watching a slew of players get shuttled back and forth between the bigs and either New Orleans or Jacksonville. Last … Continue reading
Filed under Aaron Laffey, Alex Rodriguez, Anthony Reyes, Anthony Swarzak, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, C.C. Sabathia, Chad Billingsley, Chicago Cubs, Chris Ianetta, Cleveland Indians, Cole Hamels, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Francisco Rodriguez, Henry Owens, James Shields, Jason Giambi, Jeremy Sowers, John Bale, John Mayberry Jr., Jonathon Papelbon, Josh Johnson, Kansas City Royals, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Montanez, Luke Hochevar, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Palmer, Micah Hoffspauir, Michael Young, Mike Aviles, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Omir Santos, Philadelphia Phillies, Rafael Rodriguez, Reynal Pinto, Rich Rundles, Robinson Tejada, Roman Colon, Shane Loux, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Glavine, Tug Hulett, Willie Bloomquist
