IPBiz (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Gordon Edes, in his article titled Burnett is a short-timer in Game 5 loss , mysteriously fails to mention Bob Turley's outing in game 2 of the 1958 World Series: 7 runs in 1/3 of an inning. Edes' statement: Burnett’s pitching line – 2 innings, 6 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 walks, and a hit batsman – ranks among the worst in Series history, in duration and ineffectiveness. Only two pitchers...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
by Pat Sullivan - AP Look, waaay in the back...It's Ed Wade! View full size photo uploaded October 28, 2009 Let's start the week off by looking at what the Astros did before and during the 2009 season. No major trades went down, nor were there any major signings. In fact, it sounds much like I'm sure this offseason will. Please give me your own take on the moves in the comments and what grade you'd...
SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Seems to me some of the local journalists are missing a real good story regarding the Astros. They seem to have forgotten the Astros have an owner. The Astros don't just have an owner. They have an owner that's really, really involved. In fact, this owner might be more involved than any other in professional sports. I'm all for critical evaluations of general manager. I love doing that. Sit down with...
The San Francisco Giants Blog (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
With so many people expressing mixed emotions about the Bochy / Sabean extensions over the past couple of weeks, I wanted to take a little bit more of an in-depth look at what these two have done here during their time in San Francisco. It's no secret that Sabean has made big time mistakes over the past couple of years through free-agency. He signed Aaron Rowand and Barry Zito to multi-year deals that...
SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
I don't know about you, but I got real nervous when I saw all those dogs at Minute Maid Park this afternoon. I figured the temptation would be too great for Ed Wade. I heard he offered one of them $16 million and tried to trade for two others, but it could have been ballpark gossip. Anyway, the next time the Astros do a program with the Humane Society, Drayton needs to send Ed out of town. Otherwise,...
U.S.S. Mariner (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Tacoma! Plays Colorado Springs for the last game of their season. Winner heads to the playoffs… and the loser is done for the year. The Colorado Springs starter was supposed to be Russ Ortiz, who I understand quit after the big league club didn’t call him up when rosters expanded. Gaby Hernandez goes for Tacoma. 1:30, [...] -- This post came from: U.S.S. Mariner , and is copyright by the...
Sports Chatter (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
MLB Diamondbacks activated outfielder Eric Byrnes from the 15-day disabled list. Braves purchased the contract of RHP Vladimir Nuñez from Triple-A Gwinnett. Braves recalled outfielder Jordan Schafer from Triple-A Gwinnett and placed him on the 60-day disabled list. Red Sox outrighted RHP Marcus McBeth to Triple-A Pawtucket. Red Sox recalled RHP Michael Bowden from Triple-A Pawtucket. Rockies...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
More photos » by Jim Prisching - AP 26 days ago: Chicago White Sox's Jose Contreras reacts to giving up two runs against the Cleveland Indians during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) Browse more photos » Contreras takes spot as starter in Cook's absence - The Denver Post Recently-acquired Jose Contreras will make his Rockies...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Diamond Leung reports that the Rockies have released veteran righthander Russ Ortiz, who had been pitching with Triple-A Colorado Springs. After spending most of the year in the Astros rotation, Ortiz agreed to the minor league contract with the Yankees before opting out of the deal in hopes of finding a better big league opportunity. Colorado signed him to a minor league pact two weeks ago. In three...
AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Billy Buckner RHP, 2-5, 8.63 Jon Garland RHP, 8-11, 4.29 Tonight promises to be one of the stranger games in Diamondbacks ' history. Jon Garland arrived in Los Angeles on the Arizona roster, and will pitch this evening as scheduled - however, he'll be going against the Diamondbacks, not for them. I'm not sure whether this will give us any kind of advantage or not. Arizona have swatted Garland about...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP Perhaps you were covering your eyes too. If so, Russ Ortiz stunk it up again. Browse more photos » It was a strange night on the farm. To wit: in the only organizational loss, the starting pitcher allowed no earned runs and hit a home run. Let's get to it. AAA Colorado Springs, W 12-9 - (72-65, 1st) In case you weren't convinced last time, Russ Ortiz showed...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Can't beat the Giants this weekend while you're shorthanded? Screw it, you've got the rest of the season to make up for it. Browse more photos » Tracy wants to take advantage of Young's speed - The Denver Post In addition to Patrick Saunders' profiling Eric Young Jr. 's blazing speed, the article perhaps more interestingly mentions that the Rox are likely...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Colorado Springs, L 1-5 Russ Ortiz : 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR. On the bright side, uh, Jason Giambi had two hits. Tulsa, L 1-4 Samuel Deduno had a fight with the strike zone last night. Of his 105 pitches, 56 went for strikes. He wound up walking six batters and striking out seven. In the end, The Bull (are we still using that nickname?) allowed two runs over six innings. Al Alburquerque...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
More photos » by Morry Gash - AP Not having the services of this guy this weekend could be brutal. Browse more photos » Loss doesn't deck Rockies - The Denver Post The Rox are still upbeat despite losing 2 out of 3 to the first place Dodgers . They'll need to stay that way to be able to make it through the weekend with a victory or two, as they face three pitchers that they haven't had...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
The Rockies have some interest in Brad Penny, who was just released by the Red Sox, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post. Renck sees indications that the Rockies have a decent shot at signing Penny, who should clear waivers Monday. At that point, Penny would cost the team less than $100k. The Rockies, who had some interest in Penny over the winter, need pitching depth now that Aaron Cook appears...
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