DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
by Mark J. Terrill - AP Jorge De La Rosa was traded straight up for ex-Ray Tony Graffanino in 2006. View full size photo » 2000 Trade: Tony Graffanino for Tanyon Sturtze (Granted Free Agency 2002) Pre-Trade: Tony Graffanino was signed as a free agent by the Rays prior to the 1999 season. Originally a 10th round pick of the Braves in 1990, the 28-year-old utility man started 17 games a piece at...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Tanyon Sturtze #37 / Pitcher / Los Angeles Dodgers Height: 6-5 Weight: 230 Bats: R Throws: R Born: Oct 12, 1970 Happy birthday to Tanyon Sturtze , who turns 39 today. Sturtze was in the Ranger system in 1997 and 1998, appearing in 9 games for the Rangers in 1997, and generally serving as organizational depth in Oklahoma. In 2000 and 2001, he had a nice little run for the D- Rays , making him yet another...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP It's ok big guy, we don't hate you...I swear. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Browse more photos » To say this has been a strange season would probably be an understatement. We saw everything fromplayers with seemingly little offensive skill putting up spectacular seasons, to 9th inning collapses so bad you had to call into work sick the next day. But perhaps...
High and Tight. (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
From today's Journal News : Girardi said he never had any intentions of using the ultra-effective Phil Hughes in the eighth inning of Sunday night's 5-2 win over Boston. He called on lefty Phil Coke instead, and watched him give up a 1-0 lead on Victor Martinez's two-run homer. But Girardi sounded like he'd do it again to avoid overusing Hughes, or any other reliever. Hughes had pitched the three previous...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Some Sunday morning Odds & Ends: So, whatever happened to Tanyon Sturtze? Sturtze never caught on with the Dodgers and was granted his release on May Day last week. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe says he is now considering retirement to spend time with his kids. In the same piece, Cafardo reports Giants catching prospect Buster Posey has busted five homeruns and notched 22 RBI already in Single...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 05/02/2009
Per Jon , the Dodgers have placed Hong-Chih Kuo on the DL after a disastrous bullpen warmup session last night (he apparently threw a couple balls wildly , over the fence, even), and called up Brent Leach from AA Chattanooga . The Dodgers also released Tanyon Sturtze .
Thoûghts from West Mordor (Free subscription) | 04/27/2009
Time to add some new members to our MLB All-Polo team: Current team: Colter Bean Oil Can Boyd Vaughn Eshelman Creighton Gubanich Sterling Hitchcock (Captain) Troy O'Leary Claude Osteen Tanyon Sturtze Equipment Manager/Towel Boy: Rusty Hardin Permanently Ineligible List: Paxton Crawford (steroids) Upon further review, I have decided to eliminate Oil Can Boyd from the All-Polo team. "Oil Can"...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 04/22/2009
Rolling Stones - Not fade away 1964 (via fritz51138 ) Don't tell Eric Milton, Jeff Weaver, and Tanyon Sturtze that their careers are over. The three combined last night to shut out the Iowa Cubs 7 - 0 . Milton didn't just pitch a masterful six innings he also contributed a three run double to break the game open. Milton and company may not be needed by the Dodgers this year but with the number of major...
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
Tanyon Sturtze started for the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays on Opening Day in 2002. Tom Gordon started for the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day in 1997. Today will mark Roy Halladay's seventh straight Opening Day start for the Blue...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 04/02/2009
Danny Ardoin cleared waivers as did Eric Milton and Tanyon Sturtze; now, the only question is whether they'll accept an assignment with AAA Albuquerque.
MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
In the Transaction Report from two days ago , we noted that the Dodgers had signed a bunch of retread pitchers to minor-league deals. Then I added a mocking comment: Los Angeles Dodgers : Agreed to terms with pitchers Jeff Weaver, Shawn Estes, Ronald Belisario, Charlie Haeger and Tanyon Sturtze on minor league deals. Eric Milton wasn't available. Hey, the Dodgers are signing a bunch of guys who can't...
MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Los Angeles Dodgers: Agreed to terms with pitchers Jeff Weaver, Shawn Estes, Ronald Belisario, Charlie Haeger and Tanyon Sturtze on minor league deals. Eric Milton wasn't available. Oakland Athletics: Agreed to terms with pitcher Edgar Gonzalez on a minor-league contract. St. Louis Cardinals: Released second baseman Adam Kennedy. Who needs a second baseman? Or at least a cheap bench player. The team...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed right-handed pitchers Jeff Weaver, Ronald Belisario, Charlie Haeger and Tanyon Sturtze, and lefty Shawn Estes to minor league deals on Monday with an invitation for each to spring training.
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 01/29/2009
Zog's Point reveals what Joe Torre left on the cutting room floor. Torre almost ruined David Cone's perfect game in 1998 by trying to bring in Tanyon Sturtze, before realizing Sturtze was on the White Sox. There's plenty more....
MY BASEBALL BIAS (Free subscription) | 01/28/2009
Reliever Tanyon Sturtze. Remember him? The Dodgers have signed him to a minor-league deal. Sturtze last played with the Yankees in 2006 before shoulder surgery ended his season. I can still see him throwing haymakers against the Red Sox at Fenway in 2004.
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