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Efficient Baker
2007-07-02 03:57:13
Scott Baker just finished the third inning, retiring all nine batters he's faced. The Tigers are putting the ball in play early tonight, as Baker has just one strikeout and has thrown just 25 pitches. Six of those were against... ...
Efficient 

Fire Starter
2007-07-02 03:50:10
Didn't Proctor start enough fires on the mound?... ...
Fire 

On the Radio
2007-07-02 03:08:55
I'll be on Sox and Pinstripes Radio tonight at 9 PM EDT.... ...
Radio 

The Ryan and Derrek Show
2007-07-02 03:00:26
Ryan Theriot and Derrek Lee combined for six hits and five runs today as the Cubs defeat the Brewers 5-1. Chicago gains a game in the NL Central race by taking two out of three from the Brewers. Jason Marquis... ...

Western Shutouts
2007-07-02 02:33:43
Three NL West teams found themselves without any runs at the end of the day. The Astros made up for yesterday's loss by returning the favor and shutting out Houston 12-0. Hunter Pence collected four more hits and his twenty... ...

Improving Rangers
2007-07-02 02:24:09
The Texas Rangers won a close, low-scoring game, 2-1 over the Red Sox. It was only the second time this season they won a game in which they scored two runs or less. Texas is now 11-5 in their last... ...

Hargrove Goes Out on Top
2007-07-02 02:03:00
Jose Guillen send Mike Hargrove away with an eight-game winning streak as he drives in the Mariners second run of the game with a single in the bottom of the ninth. Beltre singled to start the inning and comes around... ...

All-Star Selections
2007-07-02 01:53:55
The All-Star teams were announced this afternoon, with the big story Barry Bonds collecting enough votes to be the third starting outfielder. I guess he's not as despised as some people want us to believe. Feel free to argue selections... ...
Star 

Hurting Weaver
2007-07-02 00:53:46
Jeff Weaver and Shawn Marcum matched shutouts through six innings, but Frank Thomas ended that in the seventh with his fourteenth homer of the season leading off the inning. In Mike Hargrove's swan song, the Blue Jays lead 1-0. Update:... ...

Homer Record
2007-07-02 00:43:49
Homer Bailey tied the all-time record for most home runs allowed by a pitcher named Homer. He joins Homer Blankenship with two allowed. (Homer Hillebrand gave up 1, and Homer Spragins never allowed any.) Bailey may not get the chance... ...
Homer  Record 

Phillies Phend off Sweep
2007-07-02 00:35:19
The Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the last game of their series with the Mets. Shane Victorino provided the game winning RBI with a two-out home run in the bottom of the seventh. Utley followed with a triple and scored on a... ...

All-Stars Still on Hold
2007-07-02 00:31:18
Atlanta scores two in the top of the ninth to take a 5-4 lead on Florida, but the Marlins score once in the bottom of the inning to send the game into extra innings. Miguel Olivo's seventh home run of... ...
Stars 

Striking-Lee
2007-07-02 00:27:18
Good starts by Cliff Lee have been few and far between this season, but he pitched a good game against the Devil Rays today to help Cleveland knock another game off their magic number. Lee allowed just four hits over... ...
Striking 

All Star Show
2007-07-01 23:07:14
Because the Braves game was delayed, the All-Star Selection show on TBS won't start until Florida and Atlanta are finished. Who schedules that show for 4 PM anyway? Who's going to watch the All-Star selection show instead of the end... ...
Star 

Hargrove Wrapup
2007-07-01 22:17:48
This is my thirty-ninth season watching baseball, and this is the strangest managerial change I've seen. Teams have fired managers who took teams to the playoffs. Managers have stepped down due to life threatening illnesses. But I've never seen one... ...

Cubs Comeback?
2007-06-30 00:20:56
With the score 5-3 and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Soriano and Fontenot single to put runners on first and third for Derrek Lee. Update: Lee hits a sacrifice fly to make it a one-run game, the... ...
Comeback 

Fresh Brew
2007-06-29 23:37:16
Yovani Gallardo last six inning in his third major league start and once again pitches well. He walked two and struck out seven, allowing just two runs and leaving with a 5-2 lead. Gallardo's ERA now sits at a low... ...

Working Back
2007-06-29 23:33:28
The Phillies score in the sixth, seventh and eighth to make it a one-run ballgame as they trail the Mets 6-5. Coste and Helms homered to help the comeback.... ...

Going for the Cycle
2007-06-29 22:07:55
Carlos Delgado just picked up his third hit of the afternoon, a single to go along with a homer and a double. He hasn't hit a triple all year, so a cycle doesn't look like a good bet at this... ...

Citizen Reyes
2007-06-29 22:02:43
Jose Reyes' home run this afternoon was his seventh at Citizen's Bank Park, tying Mike Lowell and Adam Dunn for most by a visitor at that yard. Jose has over twice as many at bats there as Dunn, however, and... ...
Citizen 

Burying the Cubs
2007-06-29 21:46:55
The Brewers pick up just three hits in the first inning, but use a walk, hit batter and a three run homer to put five runs on the board. Hill threw 45 pitches in the first inning. Meanwhile, Gallardo retires... ...

The Approaching 10,000
2007-06-29 21:24:26
Hot Dogs and Beer is keeping a watch on the Phillies as they approach 10,000 franchise losses.... ...

Launching Pad
2007-06-29 21:19:13
The Mets are up 3-1 in the top of the third as balls are flying out of CBP again today. Delgado and Reyes homered for the Mets, with Carlos driving in two of the three runs. Rowand hit his eleventh... ...

Head Games
2007-06-29 20:46:03
Charlie Manuel tries to upset El Duque by having the umpires examine Hernandez's hat for a foreign substance. There's a spot of rosin on the hat, and the umps give it back. We'll see if the mind game works.... ...
Games 

Nice Start
2007-06-29 20:43:22
J.D. Durbin gets off to a good start in this game, striking out the first three batters on fourteen pitches. That brings his ERA down to 37.80.... ...

Games of the Day
2007-06-29 19:18:26
The Mets and Phillies open a four game series with a double header this afternoon and this evening. It's not every day a pitcher with a 94.50 ERA gets included in Games of the Day, but J.D. Durbin gets the... ...
Games 

Biggio at 3000
2007-06-29 17:51:47
There's a great round up on the Biggio milestone at the Houston Chronicle. They provide plenty of links to stats and photos as well.... ...

No Pain
2007-06-29 17:45:17
Chris Carpenter threw without pain the other day.... ...
Pain 

Another Bradley Rumor
2007-06-29 17:05:20
Now Milton Bradley is headed to San Diego. I guess the oblique healed. I suppose it's possible that by the end of the year Milton will have played for all five California teams. After all, how can he not get... ...
Bradley  Rumor 

Frustrating Rays
2007-06-29 15:58:06
Rays Index notes how the Devil Rays are a frustrating team to watch: But as good as the Rays have looked this season, would you be surprised that after 76 games the Rays have the exact same record in 2007... ...