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Yard Work 6/28: Mariners, Edwin Jackson, Sox Medical
Mariners In? The Seattle Mariners sent a minor shockwave around Baseball circles when the club traded two prospects, Juan Diaz and Ezequiel Carrera, in exchange for Russell Branyan. The lefty slugger led the 2009 Mariners in homeruns, RBI, and slugging percentage, but was allowed to sign with Cleveland this winter after failed negotiations. The trade [...]
Yard Work: Head Scratchers
On any given night during the Baseball season there will be one or two happenings that just make you wonder what some people are thinking. In the past 16 hours, there has been three things—the Marlins firing Fredi Gonzalez, the Mets pitching Jon Niese after a rain delay, and Ken Macha talking about 60 saves—that [...]
Yard Work 6/18: Ubaldo, Chipper, Rob Deer, and Dads
Uh, yeah, he’s good In a shocking turn of events, Ubaldo Jimenez won last night. This time he beat the Minnesota Twins by throwing 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 8 hits and two walks while adding 4 strikeouts. The victory gives him 13 wins against 1 defeat with an ERA of 1.16. In 101.1 [...]
Yard Work 6/14: Nava, Strasburg, Almost No-No’s
Story of 2010 Sometimes we make too much of a single game or a single moment. It is easy to get caught up in the excitement or the drama of one game. It is difficult to stay rational and remember that the Baseball season is 162 games long. But, Saturday gave us one of those [...]
Yard Work 6/11: Santana Debuts, Niese, ARod
Indians to Bring up Carlos Santana In a dismal season, the Cleveland Indians have officially called up their prized catching prospect, Carlos Santana. The 24-year-old catcher was acquired in the Casey Blake trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers and has been honing his catching skills while continuing to hit. In 57 games at Triple-A Columbus, [...]
Yard Work 6/9: Stanton, Pelfrey, Mets Cleared
Stanton’s Debut Perhaps the person who might not be happy about Stephen Strasburg’s debut was Florida Marlins’ prospect Mike Stanton. The 20-year-old slugger made is own debut for the Marlins, starting in right field and batting seventh. And, we didn’t hear a thing about it. He singled three times in five at bats, and scored [...]
Yard Work 6/7: Write off, Rookies, Ubaldo, Morneau
Talent Wins Rewind just two months ago, Javier Vazquez, David Ortiz, and Troy Glaus had the “done” label placed on them. Of course, it didn’t look very good as Vazquez couldn’t get anyone out, Ortiz couldn’t catch up to a fastball, and Glaus really couldn’t do much of anything. After a .143/.238/.286 1 homerun April, [...]
Yard Work 5/31: Weekend, Pujols, Max, D-Train, Thanks
Exhibit 2.5 billion Saturday was one of those great days in Baseball that no other sport could really supply. Roy Halladay made history, as he was the 20th pitcher to throw a perfect game. Buster Posey made quite a debut, driving in 3 runs on a 3-4 night in his 2010 Major League debut (Posey [...]
