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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
xWHIP and eFIP
An explanation of xWHIP and eFIP and the leader boards for all starting pitchers through May 28.
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Matt Joyce Takes No Prisoners and Asks For No Quarter (DRaysBay)
Matt Joyce is good at three things. Fighting, screwing, and hitting holy hell out of baseballs. The byproduct of the Edwin Jackson trade has finally earned the right to play everyday for the first time in his career. He's hitting so well that it doesn't make sense at this point to at least see what he can do against lefties as well. Surface level analysis shows a guy that has put up a slash line...
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Bartolo Colon, Yankees shut out Athletics
Bartolo Colon pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly five years and Mark Teixeira homered in the first inning to help the New ...
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Pledge Drive Update
The Baseball Musings Pledge Drive is up to $2245 through the first thirteen days of donations. With 17 days to go, continuing that pace would make this the best pledge drive in the history of Baseball Musings. Peter Gammons donated...
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Arizona's streak at 7 after 15-4 romp (AP)
Kelly Johnson homered twice and fell a single shy of the cycle and the steamrolling, first-place Arizona Diamondbacks won their seventh straight, a 15-4 rout of the Florida Marlins on Monday night. Johnson, with a double and triple, tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits. Justin Upton tied his career best by going 5 for 5 -- including a two-run homer into the upper deck -- and Miguel...
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Tigers top Twins 6-5 after runner allowed to score (StarTribune.com)
Alex Avila's double in the eighth inning that appeared to hit a fan in the stands down the left-field line scored Jhonny Peralta from first base and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Monday.
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Kate Hudson's Son Ryder Is An Adorable Lil' Slugger (X17 Online)
Kate Hudson and ex-hubby Chris Robinson's son Ryder is just preppin' for the big leagues! The adorable 7-year-old arrived to his little league game in Malibu escorted by a nanny, as his many months preg momma was probably resting...
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2011 NBA Finals a rematch of 2006 won by the Miami Heat
The Miami Heat won their first NBA title by defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals. The 2011 Finals is a rematch.
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Doumit sprains left ankle on play at plate
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Pledge Drive Update
The Baseball Musings Pledge Drive is up to $2245 through the first thirteen days of donations. With 17 days to go, continuing that pace would make this the best pledge drive in the history of Baseball Musings. Peter Gammons donated...
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Pledge Drive Update
The Baseball Musings Pledge Drive is up to $2245 through the first thirteen days of donations. With 17 days to go, continuing that pace would make this the best pledge drive in the history of Baseball Musings. Peter Gammons donated...
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A's Bailey activated, won't close yet (AP)
The Oakland Athletics activated reliever Andrew Bailey from the disabled list and used the two-time All-Star for one inning Sunday but plan to ease him back into the closer's role. Bailey, who had been out since March 30 with a strained right forearm, pitched a scoreless seventh inning during the A's 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Understanding the Standings
Two-and-a-half weeks into the season and the standings are pretty much in-line with the consensus viewpoint prior to Opening Day. While this observation is no solace for Red Sox fans, who is all that surprised that the Yankees, Rangers, Phillies, Reds, and Rockies are atop their divisions? Or that the Mariners, Mets, Astros, and Diamondbacks are in the basement?
Among teams in first or last place, only the Red Sox, Indians, and Twins would cause those in the know to scratch their head. As it relates to clubs in the middle of the pack, maybe the Royals are outperforming as much as the Braves are underperforming but there is really very little to quibble about as far as the rest of the W-L records are concerned. Oh, there might be a few fans out there who were hoping that their favorite team got off to a better start, but I don't see how anyone outside Boston or Minnesota could argue for more than one win or perhaps two at this juncture.
With respect to the Red Sox, absent some permanent change in the fundamental outlook, I would simply lower their projected win total for the year by the difference between the actual (5) and expected (9) wins to date. In other words, if 95 wins was a good estimate before the season, then I would be inclined to go with 91 today. Going 86-61 (.585) the rest of the way doesn't seem so unreasonable to me.
Same thing with the Twins. Instead of winning, say, 85 games, perhaps the team ends up with 82 or 83. As for Cleveland, maybe the Indians win 75 to 80 games rather than 70 to 75. I know this is a simplistic way of looking at today's standings — especially without taking into consideration strength of schedules — but I believe it is more rational than making some sweeping conclusions about this team or that team 14 to 17 games into the season.
Will there be surprises this year? Most definitely. No season ever goes according to plan. Injuries, breakouts/breakdowns, and good luck/bad luck all come into play each and every campaign. There is no reason why this year will be different. But don't give up on the Red Sox or Twins, or raise that 2011 AL Central Championship banner in Cleveland quite yet.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST TEAM W L PCT GB Yankees 9 5 .643 - Rays 7 9 .438 3 Blue Jays 7 9 .438 3 Orioles 6 9 .400 3.5 Red Sox 5 10 .333 4.5
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL TEAM W L PCT GB Indians 12 4 .750 - Royals 10 6 .625 2 Tigers 8 9 .471 4.5 White Sox 7 9 .438 5 Twins 6 10 .375 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST TEAM W L PCT GB Rangers 11 5 .688 - Angels 10 6 .625 1 A's 8 8 .500 3 Mariners 5 12 .294 6.5
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST TEAM W L PCT GB Phillies 10 5 .667 - Marlins 8 6 .571 1.5 Nationals 8 7 .533 2 Braves 7 10 .412 4 Mets 5 11 .313 5.5
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL TEAM W L PCT GB Reds 9 7 .563 - Pirates 8 8 .500 1 Cardinals 8 8 .500 1 Cubs 8 8 .500 1 Brewers 8 8 .500 1 Astros 5 11 .313 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST TEAM W L PCT GB Rockies 12 4 .750 - Giants 9 7 .563 3 Dodgers 8 9 .471 4.5 Padres 7 9 .438 5 Diamondbacks 6 8 .429 5
Back in January, I thought the A's, Brewers, and Rockies were the best bets to exceed their projected win totals. I lowered my expectations for Milwaukee after learning about Zack Greinke's injury but still thought the NL Central would be a wide-open affair with the Reds, Cardinals, Cubs, and Brewers fighting it out for most of the summer. I have little or no reason to change my outlook for the A's or Rockies and wouldn't be totally surprised if one or both ended up in the World Series.
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Danks, Bautista trade barbs as Jays roll (AP)
John Danks took another pounding, but the wound that hurt most was the one to his pride. And when it happened, Danks made sure to let Jose Bautista know how angry he was. Danks and the major league's home run leader had a testy exchange after the Blue Jays outfielder popped out in the fourth inning of a 13-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
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Rays to bat slumping 3B Longoria in leadoff spot
Tampa Bay Rays All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria is getting out of his hitting funk by moving to the top of the lineup.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6603192&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
Duke wins, homers in Diamondbacks debut (AP)
As a pitcher, Zach Duke isn't a fan of the short, 315-foot left-field fence known as the Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park. As a hitter, he has a different opinion. Duke allowed three hits over seven innings and hit an opposite-field, three-run homer in his first game of the season, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 11-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Hamels gets best of Mets as Howard keys Phils
Ryan Howard hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and Cole Hamels finally beat a familiar nemesis, pitching the Philadelphia Phillies past the slumping New York Mets 5-2 on Saturday night.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310528121&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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Brewers win on walkoff suicide squeeze (AP)
Jonathan Lucroy's first game-ending hit in his career at any level went all of about 25 feet. Lucroy's pinch-hit, bases-loaded suicide squeeze scored Ryan Braun with one out in the ninth, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a wild 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. "I've had go-ahead hits in the eighth and stuff, but I've never had a walkoff, winning hit like...
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Angels' Morales has bone graft during surgery
A doctor cleaned up scar tissue and debris and did a bone graft on the left ankle of slugger Kendrys Morales during Thursday's three-hour procedure, according to the Los Angeles Angels.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6600324&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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Rangers' Webb to make Double-A rehab start
The Texas Rangers received good news regarding former Cy Young award winner Brandon Webb on Friday. He threw 80 pitches in a bullpen session in Arizona, and that effort will push Webb into a rehab stint for Double-A Frisco on Monday.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=6601374&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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Nats' Werth, manager Riggleman talk out issues
After the Washington Nationals lost their fifth straight game on Wednesday, Jayson Werth told reporters in Milwaukee "Things need to change."Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6601373&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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Rangers' Webb to make Double-A rehab start
The Texas Rangers received good news regarding former Cy Young award winner Brandon Webb on Friday. He threw 80 pitches in a bullpen session in Arizona, and that effort will push Webb into a rehab stint for Double-A Frisco on Monday.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=6601374&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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Kelley shut down after receiving injection
Kelley shut down after receiving injection
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Stadium Pictures
Bob Ruffolo got inside the new Yankee Stadium and post pictures of facility. I like the way they kept the look and feel of the old ballpark....
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Wandy scratched from Saturday start
Wandy scratched from Saturday start
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Angels' Morales has bone graft during surgery
A doctor cleaned up scar tissue and debris and did a bone graft on the left ankle of slugger Kendrys Morales during Thursday's three-hour procedure, according to the Los Angeles Angels.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6600324&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
Ray Fosse: Despite Buster Posey incident, no need for rules changes
Ray Fosse feels absolutely terrible for Buster Posey - could hardly bear to watch replays of the collision.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
New Look Coming
We're in the process of porting the blog from Movable Type to WordPress. My goal is to have the new look in place later today. My apologies for the lack of updates today....
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Indians make roster room for Sizemore's return
Indians outfielder Ezequiel Carrera has been optioned to Triple-A Columbus, a move made to clear the way for Grady Sizemore's return from the disabled list.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6594635&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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Young does it all in win over Rockies
Young does it all in win over Rockies
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Webb to pitch at Double-A Frisco on Monday
Webb to pitch at Double-A Frisco on Monday
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Outburst helps Lester win MLB-best seventh
Outburst helps Lester win MLB-best seventh
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Team Offense, Colorado Rockies
Brad HawpePhoto: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with the Colorado Rockies. I plug the probable lineup from CBSSportsLine into the Lineup Analysis Tool, and fill in the numbers with Marcel the Monkey projections. For pitchers, I...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Killer swing, generous heart
Harmon Killebrew?s passing brought to a close a life filled with honor on and off the field
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Harmon Killebrew was one of the most feared sluggers of his or any generation, and when he retired after the 1975 season, he had accumulated more home runs than any right-handed batter in the history of the American League.
He wasn't called "Killer" for nothing.
"If I was a pitcher, I would have been scared," said Killebrew's Twins teammate Tony Oliva. "Because whenever he was up, there was a chance the ball would disappear."
Off the field, however, the gentle giant was the antithesis of his nickname ? known around the globe for his kindness and charity.
Killebrew died Tuesday at the age of 74 in Scottsdale, Ariz., after a battle with esophageal cancer.
Born June 29, 1936 in the small town of Payette, Idaho, it was there, on the high school ball fields, that he was discovered by the Washington Senators. He was given a large signing bonus, and the "Bonus Baby" rule of the time required the 17-year-old to be kept with the major league team for at least two years, or the Senators would risk losing him to another club. It was because of this rule that Killebrew saw limited action, but once the Senators were able to send Killebrew to the minors in 1956, his growth as a player accelerated.
When Killebrew returned to the big leagues full time in 1959 at age 23, he had a breakout year as Washington's third baseman, cracking 42 home runs and knocking in 105 runs. Orioles manager Paul Richards marveled at his immense power and prestigious blasts, saying: "Killebrew can knock the ball out of any park, including Yellowstone."
From 1959- 1971, "Killer" put together eight- 40 home run and nine- 100 RBI seasons, was named to 13 All-Star teams (including two each in 1959 and 1961) and won the American League MVP Award (1969). Longtime Senators and Twins owner Calvin Griffith remarked "He hit home runs like few people can in the category of height and distance... Harmon didn't hit many line drive home runs. He would hit the ball so blooming high in the sky, they were like a rocket ship going up in the air.",
Teammate Bob Allison said of Killebrew: "Harmon has that graceful, fast swing, he swings up at the ball just a little bit and hits those high homers."
Griffith called him "The meal ticket for our franchise for all those years in Washington and Minnesota." Killebrew left the Twins at the conclusion of the 1974 campaign and on his first trip back to the Twin Cities in 1975, with his new team the Kansas City Royals, the Twins retired their beloved slugger's No. 3.
In 1984 Harmon Killebrew became the first member of the Minnesota Twins inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Upon receiving the honor he called it "the greatest thrill I've had in baseball."
Killebrew finished his 22-year big league career with 573 home runs and 1,584 RBI and was named an All-Star in 11 of his major league seasons. He finished in the top four of the American League Most Valuable Player voting six times and led the Twins to the postseason in three seasons. He led the AL in home runs six times, RBI three times and walks four times.
"Killer," however, was a reserved, kind and quiet man off the field. Once, when asked what he liked to do for fun, he replied "Well, I like to wash dishes, I guess."
Longtime Twins public relations representative Tom Mee once said of Harmon: "He is one of the finest individuals in the major leagues... to know Harmon Killebrew is to be a Killebrew fan."
Rich Reese called him former Twins teammate "One of the classiest people I've ever met in my life... He treated people with respect, even with the stature he had."
Of life, Harmon Killebrew said: "Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own."
The Killebrew Family would like to thank fans for their generous outpouring of support and prayers for the late legend Harmon Killebrew. At this time, in lieu of flowers, the Killebrew family is urging fans to send donations to the Harmon Killebrew Foundation "Legacy Program" at P.O. Box 14550 Scottsdale, AZ 85267 or by visiting www.HarmonKillebrewFoundation.org.
The Harmon Killebrew Foundation is a nonprofit 501c3 dedicated to enriching the quality of life by promoting positive and healthful participation in sports, specifically baseball, by partnering with other 501c3 organizations to raise funds for their missions of promoting mental and physical health, education, self-sufficiency and community service.
Freddy Berowski is a library associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Source: http://baseballhall.org/news/museum-news/killer-swing-generous-heart
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BOB: Dodgers drama continues
The latest in the business of baseball.
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Posada decision is easy compared to what's coming for Yankees
If it was the Kansas City Royals or the Seattle Mariners, a little thing like a veteran player being mad about batting ninth probably would have never seen the light of day.
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Mets refocus in wake of Wilpon's comments
Mets refocus in wake of Wilpon's comments
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NFL seeks to hold teams accountable for flagrant fouls
Art Rooney II isn't too thrilled that a planned new NFL policy to police excessive flagrant fouls was quickly tagged with a nickname: The Pittsburgh ...
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Hall of Fame Welcomes 15 Millionth Visitor
Blue Jays fan from Ormstown, Quebec Has Been Hall of Fame Member since 2004
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COOPERSTOWN, NY ? Ken Gallinger has visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum regularly for the past 20 years. But when the Ormstown, Quebec, resident entered the Museum at 3:48 p.m. on Friday, his annual trip to Cooperstown became a part of Hall of Fame history.
Gallinger became the Museum's 15 millionth visitor since the Museum first opened its doors on June 12, 1939, when he entered with his Museum Membership card in hand, just days before the Museum's 72nd birthday.
"I was a little worried when I first came in and saw the folks waiting for me," Gallinger said. "I thought maybe I left my headlights on or something. But ? Wow! ? this is really cool."
Gallinger was greeted by Hall of Fame officials, including President Jeff Idelson, who presented him with a Membership upgrade to the President's Circle level. As a President's Circle Member, Gallinger will receive two tickets to the premium seating area for the July 24 Hall of Fame Induction. The longtime Toronto Blue Jays fan will be able to watch former Jays star Roberto Alomar and former Toronto general manager Pat Gillick receive their Hall of Fame plaques along with Bert Blyleven, the third member of the Class of 2011 at the Hall of Fame.
"My favorite player was Dave Stieb, but I'll always remember my first trip to the Hall of Fame for another Canadian team, the Montreal Expos," Gallinger said. "My first trip to the Museum was (July 28, 1991) ? the day Dennis Martinez of the Expos threw a perfect game. Obviously, you never forget something like that."
Gallinger visited the Museum on Friday with friends Marc Brindle of Mercier, Quebec; Nick Ross of Ormstown and Robert Mahon of Long Sault, Ontario ? which is located just over the Canadian border from New York State near Cornwall, Ontario. Gallinger is a native of Long Sault.
Dressed in a Jays pullover and fresh off a round of golf in Cooperstown, Gallinger was already making plans for his return trip to Cooperstown.
"We used to come to the Hall of Fame every year on Opening Day, but now we come a little later so we can play golf too," Gallinger said. "This is the best Museum in the world."
Gallinger is the first visitor from Canada to become a "millionth" visitor to the Hall of Fame. The complete list of millionth visitors includes:
MILLIONTH VISITORS
MILLIONTH DATE NAME HOME
one...............06/29/56.....John H. Morrissey.............. Bronxville, NY
two...............06/15/63.....Robert Wilson.................... Schenectady, NY
three............06/28/69......Arthur Greenwood............. Chelmsford, MA
four..............08/20/73.....Robert Buraczewski........... Dickson City, PA
five..............10/21/77......Elaine Parachini................. Silver Spring, MD
six...............09/18/82......Ann Hall............................ Wallingford, CT
seven..........07/08/87......John Rourke....................... Gloversville, NY
eight............06/22/90......Alan Agins......................... Westerly, RI
nine............10/09/92.......Dave Halsey, II.................. Mattydale, NY
ten..............08/09/95.......Brett Hornby...................... Glen Ridge, NJ
eleven........10/05/98.......James Mitchell................... Ellenwood, GA
twelve........08/14/01.......Bobby Duley...................... Cape Elizabeth, MA
thirteen......08/17/04.......Gail Millar.......................... Silver Spring, MD
fourteen....08/17/07........Lauren Kohout................... Gloucester Township, NJ
fifteen.......05/13/11.........Ken Gallinger..................... Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is open seven days a week year round, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Museum observes regular hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. from Labor Day until Memorial Day Weekend. From Memorial Day through the day before Labor Day, the Museum is open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. seven days a week. Ticket prices are $19.50 for adults (13 and over), $12 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $7 for juniors (ages 7-12). Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children 6 years of age or younger. For more information, visit our Web site at baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.
Source: http://baseballhall.org/news/museum-news/hall-fame-welcomes-15-millionth-visitor
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Pain not an object for ageless Isringhausen
Pain not an object for ageless Isringhausen
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Avila hits 2 HRs as Tigers beat Rays 7-6 (AP)
Justin Verlander refused to let his worst outing of the year get him down. A comeback win for the Detroit Tigers helped lift his spirits. Alex Avila's second homer of the game gave the Tigers the lead in the eighth inning and they held on for a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
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The Duke of Hazard
Edwin "Duke" Snider died last Sunday at the age of 84. We're talkin' baseball here. Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. Three Hall of Famers who patrolled center field in New York during the 1950s.
There have been countless tributes written about Snider during the past week, including one titled simply "The Duke" by the prolific Joe Posnanski. In addition, Duke's death has been a topic of conversation on the Society of American Baseball Research's SABR-L message board. The latter has focused on the time when Snider hurt his arm trying to throw a baseball out of the Los Angeles Coliseum in April 1958.
Posnanski mentioned that Snider "had a powerful arm when he was young but hurt it and was never quite the same after he turned 30" but doesn't provide any details. SABR members Bob Timmermann and Lloyd Davis provided excerpts from articles in the Los Angeles Times and Associated Press. I also found one from The Milwaukee Sentinel.
This story got me thinking about what my Dad, who covered the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1958-1968 for the Long Beach Independent, Press-Telegram, had to say about the matter. I pulled out his scrapbooks and found three separate stories on this subject.
The first was published in the morning newspaper (then known as the Independent) in a separate boxed insert on Thursday, April 24, 1958 as part of the Dodgers-Cubs game coverage from the previous night.
Clowns, Hurts ArmDuke Snider, who so far has failed to hit a ball out of the Coliseum, tried to throw one out Wednesday night with the adverse results.
Clowning around before batting practice, the Duke attempted to clear the concrete wall bordering the 79th row. He came close once, tossing one into the 77th row, but pulled a muscle in his arm on the final try.
Manager Walter Alston had to yank Snider from his announced lineup and he may miss today's game, too.
The second was the lead to a longer story with the headline spanning the entire newspaper of that evening's newspaper (known as the Press-Telegram).
Snider in Dodger DoghouseBy GEORGE LEDERER
There are some strained feelings among the Dodgers today, both physical and otherwise.
Physically, the strain is in Duke Snider's right elbow. Otherwise, it is between Snider and manager Walter Alston and the Dodger front office.
The Duke learned the hard way Wednesday night that he is paid roughly $40,000 per season to try and hit, not throw, the ball out of the park.
In a bit of pre-game horse play with utility infielder Don Zimmer, Snider strained a tendon in his right elbow as he tried to heave a ball out of the Coliseum, 79 rows high and some 120 feet deep.
Alston, who had already announced his lineup, was forced to make some quick changes. He not only yanked Snider, but suspended him without pay until he is ready to play again.
[snip]
Snider, who had succeeded in tossing a ball as far as the 77th row before straining his elbow, watched the action from the bench and was not informed of his suspension until after the game. His injury is believed to be not serious, but may keep him out another day or two.
Alston said he would not tolerate such antics. Snider, hitting only .217, was still showing the effects of last December's knee operation that sidelined him until late in the exhibition season.
The third article appeared in the newspaper the following day.
DAFFY DODGERS---AGAINClowning Costs Duke Day's Pay
Duke Snider was in a surprisingly good mood Thursday when he was reinstated in the Dodger lineup by Manager Walt Alston after some extra-curricular clowning cost him a day's pay.
The Duke was forced to sit out Wednesday night's 7-6 loss to the Cubs when he strained his right elbow in trying to throw a ball out of the 79-row Coliseum.
Snider was suspended for the night and docked a day's pay, which amounted to $275.
When asked how the arm felt, Snider said, "Peachy. I can't afford to lose another day's pay and neither can Uncle Sam. You know, I'm the guy who's firing all those missiles."
Alston was still somewhat sore about the incident. He also fined utility infielder Don Zimmer $25 for his part in the throwing contest. "Zimmer was just as much a part of it as Snider. The only difference is that he didn't get hurt. I would have liked to have Snider in there last night."
Dodger relief pitcher Ed Roebuck also commanded the spotlight briefly during Wednesday night's three-ring circus. Roebuck drew a $25 fine for trying to hit the scoreboard clock with fungoes in pre-game practice.
"He was supposed to hit fly balls to the outfielders," Alston said. "Instead, he was fooling around and knocking balls into the peristyle end. You won't see him hitting any today."
Snider showed no signs of being affected by the elbow injury. He threw well from left field and beat out an infield hit in his first time at bat. Rookie Don Demeter replaced Snider in the seventh inning.
There you have it ... the real story behind how the Duke of Hazard hurt his arm in 1958.
While I'm not a fan of leaders by the decade*, I found it interesting that Snider led MLB in home runs (326) and RBI (1,031) during the 1950s. You know, the decade that featured Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, and Eddie Mathews. Williams missed virtually all of the 1952 and 1953 seasons to the Korean War. Mays and Mantle were rookies in 1951, and Mays missed a large portion of '52 and all of '53 to the military as well. Mathews slugged 299 HR despite debuting in 1952. Many other superstars like Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, AL Kaline, and Frank Robinson didn't make it to the majors until the mid-1950s. By the way, Snider's teammate Gil Hodges was No. 2 in HR that decade with 310. Mathews was third, followed by Mantle (280), Musial (266), Yogi Berra (256), Mays (250), Ted Kluszewski (239), Gus Zernial (232), and Banks (228).
*Jack Morris led the majors in wins during the 1980s and Mark Grace led in hits during the 1990s.
Source: http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2011/03/the_duke_of_haz.php
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A break in the case of Giants fan attacked in Los Angeles
Finally, a break in the savage beating during the season opener at Dodger Stadium.
According to a Los Angeles Times report, an LAPD swat team apprehended a man suspected in the ...
Source: http://baseball.about.com/b/2011/05/22/a-break-in-the-case-of-giants-fan-attacked-in-los-angeles.htm
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And That Happened
Indians 12, Reds 4: Asdrubal Cabrera hit two homers and went 5 for 5 with 5 RBI, but he wasn't alone as the Indians complete the sweep of the Reds. This series is called "The Ohio Cup," by the way. Little known fact: loser of the Ohio Cup has to stay in Ohio.
Rays 4, Marlins 0: James Shields has had a fantastic first couple of months of the season, and this was his most fantastic start yet: A three-hit, 13-strikeout shutout.�Adherents�of the game score stat will note that this performance -- a 93 -- is the top game score in 2011 thus far.
Orioles 2, Nationals 1: Vlad Guerrero's two-run homer holds up. Here is what he said after the game: "I was looking for a good pitch to hit and just to make contact, and not for a home run." �Which, if true, marks the first time in his sixteen-year major league career that he either (a) looked for�good�pitch; or (b) wasn't trying to absolutely murder the baseball, God love him.
Cardinals 9, Royals 8:�St. Louis walked 13 times -- 13 times! -- five of which went to Colby Rasmus. The Royals, in contrast, walked once. You wouldn't think, based on that stat alone, that this could have been a close one, let alone an extra inning affair, but it was. And the Cardinals' go-ahead and insurance runs came in fittingly in the 10th: walk-error-HBP-walk-walk. Glad I didn't see this one. Sounds like the kind of game that would make you want to gouge your eyes out. But hey, at least it was over four hours long.
Angels 4, Braves 1: Anaheim gets back to .500 behind seven innings of one-run ball from Tyler Chatwood. As for the Braves, the fact that Joe Mather was the offensive hero of the weekend -- and looks to be the only offensive hope for the foreseeable future given the injuries and Ugglaness of the rest of the offense -- tells you everything you need to know about how they're doin' right now.
White Sox 8, Dodgers 3: Alexei Ramirez was 4 for 5 with 5 RBI. �Which is normally gonna win you the Offensive Shortstop of the Day Award, brought to you by Pacific Life Insurance, but it wasn't quite as good as Asdrubal Cabrera's day.
Mariners 6, Padres 1: King Felix struck out 13 and gave up but a single run in eight innings. The Mariners absolutely destroyed San Diego in this series. The Padres scored a single earned run the entire weekend. And it's not just the Padres' impotence making the Mariners look good. As Geoff Baker wrote yesterday, the Mariners have had nine straight outings of at least seven innings pitched and two runs or fewer allowed by their starting pitchers. No team has done that since the Giants did it in 1988.
Astros 3, Blue Jays 2: Here's something you wouldn't expect:
Not sure what's more unusual: rude Canadians or Hunter Pence being the singular object of anyone's derision.
Yankees 9, Mets 3: It may have changed since then, but as of 9PM last night, the sub-headline to the New York Daily News' story about this game read "For six innings, the Yankees were the Yankees, plagued by their typical run-producing problems ..." �Of course, going into this game the Yankees lead all of baseball in scoring, at a clip of 5.14 runs a game, so I guess "run producing" means something different than "producing runs." And yes, I realize that there are people who think this team is too home run dependent -- because home runs are totally something you never want -- but the small-ball giddiness I'm reading in the game stories for this one due to the fact that A-Rod hit some 55-foot dribbler to spark a rally is too much. You know who hit a lot of homers? The 2009 Yankees did. They only won the damn World Series.
Diamondbacks 3, Twins 2: I know some Twins fans who laughed when division rival Chicago gave up Daniel Hudson in that trade for Edwin Jackson last summer. Damn poetic justice (Hudson: 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER). Hey look: Arizona is at .500. And only one game behind the Rockies for second place in the NL West. Speaking of Colorado ...
Brewers 3, Rockies 1: They get swept by Milwaukee. This was a toughie, as Jimenez pitched a complete game and only ran in to trouble in one inning -- the third -- when a walk, a HBP and a triple on which Ryan Braun was able to score by virtue of a throwing error gave the Brewers all of their runs.
Giants 5, Athletics 4: Five straight losses for Oakland. Twelve pitchers were used in this game. Nate�Schierholtz hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the eighth to tie it up.
Tigers 2, Pirates 0: Rick Porcello's eight innings of one-hit ball give the Tigers their first win in eight days.
Rangers 2, Phillies 0: Matt Harrison helps the Rays avert a sweep. All the Phillies can say is thank God for that pitching staff, because it's not often that you'll see a team score five runs in a three-game series and take two of three.
Red Sox 5, Cubs 1: This was the first time Tim Wakefield faced the Cubs since 1918. Or maybe I read that little series preview wrong. I dunno. Sounds sensible enough. The knuckler was dancing last night, as Wakefield pitched into the seventh allowing one run on four hits. Adrian Gonzalez went 4 for 4 and is pretty much fulfilling all of those "Adrian Gonzaelz will totally hit in Fenway Park" predictions.
Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times.
Rays 4, Marlins 0: James Shields has had a fantastic first couple of months of the season, and this was his most fantastic start yet: A three-hit, 13-strikeout shutout.�Adherents�of the game score stat will note that this performance -- a 93 -- is the top game score in 2011 thus far.
Orioles 2, Nationals 1: Vlad Guerrero's two-run homer holds up. Here is what he said after the game: "I was looking for a good pitch to hit and just to make contact, and not for a home run." �Which, if true, marks the first time in his sixteen-year major league career that he either (a) looked for�good�pitch; or (b) wasn't trying to absolutely murder the baseball, God love him.
Cardinals 9, Royals 8:�St. Louis walked 13 times -- 13 times! -- five of which went to Colby Rasmus. The Royals, in contrast, walked once. You wouldn't think, based on that stat alone, that this could have been a close one, let alone an extra inning affair, but it was. And the Cardinals' go-ahead and insurance runs came in fittingly in the 10th: walk-error-HBP-walk-walk. Glad I didn't see this one. Sounds like the kind of game that would make you want to gouge your eyes out. But hey, at least it was over four hours long.
Angels 4, Braves 1: Anaheim gets back to .500 behind seven innings of one-run ball from Tyler Chatwood. As for the Braves, the fact that Joe Mather was the offensive hero of the weekend -- and looks to be the only offensive hope for the foreseeable future given the injuries and Ugglaness of the rest of the offense -- tells you everything you need to know about how they're doin' right now.
White Sox 8, Dodgers 3: Alexei Ramirez was 4 for 5 with 5 RBI. �Which is normally gonna win you the Offensive Shortstop of the Day Award, brought to you by Pacific Life Insurance, but it wasn't quite as good as Asdrubal Cabrera's day.
Mariners 6, Padres 1: King Felix struck out 13 and gave up but a single run in eight innings. The Mariners absolutely destroyed San Diego in this series. The Padres scored a single earned run the entire weekend. And it's not just the Padres' impotence making the Mariners look good. As Geoff Baker wrote yesterday, the Mariners have had nine straight outings of at least seven innings pitched and two runs or fewer allowed by their starting pitchers. No team has done that since the Giants did it in 1988.
Astros 3, Blue Jays 2: Here's something you wouldn't expect:
Even though the Astros had never played in Toronto before, Pence found himself the target of fans in the right-field seats.�"I've never had it like that," Pence said. "I just thought that's how Canadians might be. They like to heckle ...�They actually got louder. That's when you know you're doing good. The louder they get, the better you're doing."
In his experience with leather-lunged fans, Pence said only those in the Wrigley Field bleachers compare to Toronto's taunters.�"It's similar to Wrigley, but in Wrigley there's so many yelling, it's almost like you can't totally pick them out," Pence said. "These guys had a knack for being loud alone, or all chanting together. It was pretty aggressive."
Not sure what's more unusual: rude Canadians or Hunter Pence being the singular object of anyone's derision.
Yankees 9, Mets 3: It may have changed since then, but as of 9PM last night, the sub-headline to the New York Daily News' story about this game read "For six innings, the Yankees were the Yankees, plagued by their typical run-producing problems ..." �Of course, going into this game the Yankees lead all of baseball in scoring, at a clip of 5.14 runs a game, so I guess "run producing" means something different than "producing runs." And yes, I realize that there are people who think this team is too home run dependent -- because home runs are totally something you never want -- but the small-ball giddiness I'm reading in the game stories for this one due to the fact that A-Rod hit some 55-foot dribbler to spark a rally is too much. You know who hit a lot of homers? The 2009 Yankees did. They only won the damn World Series.
Diamondbacks 3, Twins 2: I know some Twins fans who laughed when division rival Chicago gave up Daniel Hudson in that trade for Edwin Jackson last summer. Damn poetic justice (Hudson: 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER). Hey look: Arizona is at .500. And only one game behind the Rockies for second place in the NL West. Speaking of Colorado ...
Brewers 3, Rockies 1: They get swept by Milwaukee. This was a toughie, as Jimenez pitched a complete game and only ran in to trouble in one inning -- the third -- when a walk, a HBP and a triple on which Ryan Braun was able to score by virtue of a throwing error gave the Brewers all of their runs.
Giants 5, Athletics 4: Five straight losses for Oakland. Twelve pitchers were used in this game. Nate�Schierholtz hit a two-run pinch-hit homer in the eighth to tie it up.
Tigers 2, Pirates 0: Rick Porcello's eight innings of one-hit ball give the Tigers their first win in eight days.
Rangers 2, Phillies 0: Matt Harrison helps the Rays avert a sweep. All the Phillies can say is thank God for that pitching staff, because it's not often that you'll see a team score five runs in a three-game series and take two of three.
Red Sox 5, Cubs 1: This was the first time Tim Wakefield faced the Cubs since 1918. Or maybe I read that little series preview wrong. I dunno. Sounds sensible enough. The knuckler was dancing last night, as Wakefield pitched into the seventh allowing one run on four hits. Adrian Gonzalez went 4 for 4 and is pretty much fulfilling all of those "Adrian Gonzaelz will totally hit in Fenway Park" predictions.
Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times.
Source: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/and-that-happened052311/
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Video: Angels defeat A's, 4-1 (The Fabulous Forum)
Torii Hunter took exception to a recent blog headline that jokingly suggested he was not in the May 8 lineup against Cleveland because he was ducking Indians ace Fausto Carmona. "I'm not afraid of nobody!" Hunter told reporters, somewhat angrily,...
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Hall of Fame Welcomes 15 Millionth Visitor
Blue Jays fan from Ormstown, Quebec Has Been Hall of Fame Member since 2004
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COOPERSTOWN, NY ? Ken Gallinger has visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum regularly for the past 20 years. But when the Ormstown, Quebec, resident entered the Museum at 3:48 p.m. on Friday, his annual trip to Cooperstown became a part of Hall of Fame history.
Gallinger became the Museum's 15 millionth visitor since the Museum first opened its doors on June 12, 1939, when he entered with his Museum Membership card in hand, just days before the Museum's 72nd birthday.
"I was a little worried when I first came in and saw the folks waiting for me," Gallinger said. "I thought maybe I left my headlights on or something. But ? Wow! ? this is really cool."
Gallinger was greeted by Hall of Fame officials, including President Jeff Idelson, who presented him with a Membership upgrade to the President's Circle level. As a President's Circle Member, Gallinger will receive two tickets to the premium seating area for the July 24 Hall of Fame Induction. The longtime Toronto Blue Jays fan will be able to watch former Jays star Roberto Alomar and former Toronto general manager Pat Gillick receive their Hall of Fame plaques along with Bert Blyleven, the third member of the Class of 2011 at the Hall of Fame.
"My favorite player was Dave Stieb, but I'll always remember my first trip to the Hall of Fame for another Canadian team, the Montreal Expos," Gallinger said. "My first trip to the Museum was (July 28, 1991) ? the day Dennis Martinez of the Expos threw a perfect game. Obviously, you never forget something like that."
Gallinger visited the Museum on Friday with friends Marc Brindle of Mercier, Quebec; Nick Ross of Ormstown and Robert Mahon of Long Sault, Ontario ? which is located just over the Canadian border from New York State near Cornwall, Ontario. Gallinger is a native of Long Sault.
Dressed in a Jays pullover and fresh off a round of golf in Cooperstown, Gallinger was already making plans for his return trip to Cooperstown.
"We used to come to the Hall of Fame every year on Opening Day, but now we come a little later so we can play golf too," Gallinger said. "This is the best Museum in the world."
Gallinger is the first visitor from Canada to become a "millionth" visitor to the Hall of Fame. The complete list of millionth visitors includes:
MILLIONTH VISITORS
MILLIONTH DATE NAME HOME
one...............06/29/56.....John H. Morrissey.............. Bronxville, NY
two...............06/15/63.....Robert Wilson.................... Schenectady, NY
three............06/28/69......Arthur Greenwood............. Chelmsford, MA
four..............08/20/73.....Robert Buraczewski........... Dickson City, PA
five..............10/21/77......Elaine Parachini................. Silver Spring, MD
six...............09/18/82......Ann Hall............................ Wallingford, CT
seven..........07/08/87......John Rourke....................... Gloversville, NY
eight............06/22/90......Alan Agins......................... Westerly, RI
nine............10/09/92.......Dave Halsey, II.................. Mattydale, NY
ten..............08/09/95.......Brett Hornby...................... Glen Ridge, NJ
eleven........10/05/98.......James Mitchell................... Ellenwood, GA
twelve........08/14/01.......Bobby Duley...................... Cape Elizabeth, MA
thirteen......08/17/04.......Gail Millar.......................... Silver Spring, MD
fourteen....08/17/07........Lauren Kohout................... Gloucester Township, NJ
fifteen.......05/13/11.........Ken Gallinger..................... Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is open seven days a week year round, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Museum observes regular hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. from Labor Day until Memorial Day Weekend. From Memorial Day through the day before Labor Day, the Museum is open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. seven days a week. Ticket prices are $19.50 for adults (13 and over), $12 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $7 for juniors (ages 7-12). Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children 6 years of age or younger. For more information, visit our Web site at baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.
Source: http://baseballhall.org/news/museum-news/hall-fame-welcomes-15-millionth-visitor
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Red Sox 2B Pedroia hurts leg, exits game early
Dustin Pedroia left the Boston Red Sox game in the eighth inning with an apparent leg injury on Monday night.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=6582169&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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