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Dodgers Drowning In a Sea Spilled From A Cup An Ex-Phillie*: Angels 4, Dodgers 2

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:56:59 PDT

Los Angeles Angels

Dodgers Drowning In a Sea Spilled From A Cup An Ex-Phillie*: Angels 4, Dodgers 2
Posted 0 minutes ago at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
In case you can't tell, I was hoping and praying that Gary Bennett , who had spent his entire career in the National League, had spent some time in Chicago, as it would have made the headline that much funnier. As it was, Bennett's fourth-inning,...

Rainout = Battle of Southpaws

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:34:57 PDT

Darrell Rasner

Rainout = Battle of Southpaws
Posted 0 minutes ago at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
Tonight's rainout means that Darrell Rasner will not face the Mets and the matchup for tomorrow afternoon's game at The Stadium is Andy Pettitte vs. Johan Santana. "It's what we feel is the right thing to do," manager Joe Girardi said . "In the past,...

5/16 Minor League Report

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:19:55 PDT

Dan Giese

5/16 Minor League Report
Posted 12 minutes ago at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
==== ==== = == = = === (AAA) Scranton/WB (29-13) Game 1 - beat Louisville 4-1: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:06:00 PDT

Oakland Athletics

Time Flies When You're Having Fun
Posted 26 minutes ago at Babes Love Baseball
Holy crap, it's already time for Interleague action! Making its eleventh appearance, Interleague play has undergone a few minor tweaks here and there since its inception in 1997, including switching up which divisions play each other and when. One...

The days of chatty players are over by necessity

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:50:23 PDT

New York Mets

The days of chatty players are over by necessity
Posted 42 minutes ago at XM MLB Chat
They sometimes say the big guys are getting paid a lot and part of that pay means they have to give time or quotes to the media. Speaking about the Mets: (From the NY Times, 5/17/08): "With its daily grind and men-at-work ethos, baseball does lend...

White Sox Ride 'Cuban Missle' to Within 1/2 Game of First Place With 2-0 Win Over Giants (Game 42, '08)

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:49:27 PDT

San Francisco Giants

White Sox Ride 'Cuban Missle' to Within 1/2 Game of First Place With 2-0 Win Over Giants (Game 42, '08)
Posted 43 minutes ago at Chicago White Sox Fan Message Board... The White Sox Guy
For a good portion of this game, I was frustrated once again watching the White Sox offense do very little against San Francisco pitching. I was also frustrated watching Gavin Floyd getting himself in trouble with runners almost...

Saturday Hydration Pregame Thread

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:41:36 PDT

Chan Ho Park

Saturday Hydration Pregame Thread
Posted 50 minutes ago at Halos Heaven
12:55 PM - Chan Ho Park @ Ervin Santana Drink a lot of water, guys. Pregame Guesses: Name 3 Angels who will hit homeruns in this game, you can name a player twice or thrice but you get no points for naming "nobody" or "nobody else" or a variant...

The quiet counterbalance to bloviating Hank

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:38:49 PDT

George Steinbrenner III

The quiet counterbalance to bloviating Hank
Posted 53 minutes ago at River Ave. Blues
While Hank Steinbrenner can shoot off his mouth all he wants these days, every now and then, a piece comes along that reminds us of the checks and balances in the Yankee organization. This time, we’ve got Kat O’Brien talking with a...

Canadian Dempster Is Snubbed In Story About Canadians

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:32:22 PDT

Ryan Dempster

Canadian Dempster Is Snubbed In Story About Canadians
Posted 60 minutes ago at wrigleyville23
Accompanying a feature on Canadian baseball players (Canadian Dempster, Canadian Morneau, et al), the Rocky Mountain News is running a reader poll on the best Canadian-born baseball players . They narrowed it down to 10: Fergie Jenkins, Larry Walker,...

The Griddle: Interleague Day 1

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:23:45 PDT

The Griddle: Interleague Day 1
Posted 68 minutes ago at The Griddle
14 games, 2 postponed.

Revisiting Preseason WV23 Predictions

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:20:29 PDT

Houston Astros

Revisiting Preseason WV23 Predictions
Posted 72 minutes ago at wrigleyville23
As we've just passed the quarter pole of the 2008 season, let's revisit the official Wrigleyville23 NL Central projections . Here is the predicted order of finish, with records: 1. Cubs, 89-73 2. Brewers, 85-77 3. Reds, 83-79 4. Cardinals, 76-86 5....

Cubs Beat Pirates Again and Again and Again and...

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:19:32 PDT

Chicago Cubs

Cubs Beat Pirates Again and Again and Again and...
Posted 73 minutes ago at A Hundred Next Years
The Cubs' 7-4 win over the Pirates Friday afternoon was their seventh without a loss this season and tenth consecutive win against the Bucs dating back to '07. A cynic could argue that the Cubs' 27-17 record would be a much less impressive 20-17...

The Josh Hamilton Show: Rangers Dominate Lone Star Series Opener, 16-8

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:16:31 PDT

Texas Rangers

The Josh Hamilton Show: Rangers Dominate Lone Star Series Opener, 16-8
Posted 76 minutes ago at Baseball Time in Arlington
There are, without fail, a few Texas Rangers games every season that defy any and all logical explanation. And when one of those games begins to unfold, you simply cannot help but to abandon whatever activities you happen to be pursuing at the...

Saturday Morning Odds and Ends, Rich Hill Is Hurt Edition

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:06:34 PDT

Rich Hill

Saturday Morning Odds and Ends, Rich Hill Is Hurt Edition
Posted 85 minutes ago at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
Rich Hill was pulled from his start at AAA Iowa tonight in the third inning with "physical problems." No, I don't know what that means. No, I don't know what that means. I don't think it's "good" in any objective sense. Paul...

The Biz of Baseball: Looking Back on Peter Magowan and the Giants

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:06:02 PDT

San Francisco Giants

The Biz of Baseball: Looking Back on Peter Magowan and the Giants
Posted 86 minutes ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Maury Brown reminds us about this important piece of information:Three words should come to mind when one thinks of Peter Magowan: Tampa Bay Giants.If not for MLB, Peter Magowan, the rest of his ownership group (which included Walter Shorenstein,...