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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
SENDAI (Kyodo) Yosuke Takasu and Todd Linden drove in two runs apiece as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied to beat the Orix Buffaloes 4-3 on Friday, securing a second-place finish in the Pacific League. Takasu singled in two runs to bring Rakuten within 3-2 in the second inning before Linden's two-run double off Yasunari Takagi (1-2) put the Eagles ahead. Rookie Hiromichi Fujiwara (5-4) allowed...
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Not much time for a ton of writing today, so I'll just ask your help for possible posts down the road. I'm trying to make a list of examples of the Giants ignoring minor league performance in their hitter evaluation process in the Brian Sabean era. Rich Aurilia -- Fine numbers for a AAA shortstop, blocked by Jose Vizcaino because he was the "get one free" part of the Jeff Kent trade. Todd...
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Word association game. I’ll start. John Bowker Okay. Now your response, if you will… Todd Linden That’s just wrong. I would have accepted "Bowkermania." Maybe even religious studies . But bringing up a busted outfield prospect from the past: not appropriate. It’s apples to oranges. Llamas to alpacas. Just stop. The numbers were totally different: Todd Linden , age...
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
John Bowker was Pablo Sandoval before Pablo Sandoval was Pablo Sandoval. That is, Bowker was once the great organizational hope -- a random, almost forgotten semi-prospect who made us think for a second that the Giants were going to actually develop an honest-to-goodness hitter out of nowhere. Then Bowker had -2 hits in the second half, and he looked even worse than that reads. It wasn't right to give...
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
It was brought up somewhat in the thread below, and Dave has an entire post up about Ryan Langerhans as a decent candidate to replace Endy Chavez . I felt like throwing a couple more names out there. Now, I am not saying the team can or even should trade for one of these, just that in looking through the list of guys who: -bat left-handed -have not terrible defensive numbers -are destroying Triple-A...
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
Quick preamble to what I’m about to write: I know that it’s a little bit cowardly to write about this when Manny Burriss is in an 0-for-27 slump, and not when he was on fire last month. That’s just how I roll, though. It’s a little underwhelming to list off the young players who’ve been hosed by the Giants. Todd Linden? Never got a shot, but was never any good above AAA...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
Outfielder Todd Linden of the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate has agreed to a contract with the Rakuten Eagles, according to a report in the Scranton Times. "Once it actually got agreed upon it came together pretty quickly," the Scranton Times' online edition on Friday quoted Linden as saying of the deal. "But it's something that's been talked about quite a bit." Read the full...
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YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
Chad Jennings reports that the Yankees have sold Triple-A outfielder Todd Linden to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Linden was generally the third hitter for the Scra...
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
==== ==== = == = = === We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight. He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I will post them. Thanks BG for the great contributions. (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (36-25) lost to Gwinnett (34-28) 5-4: Box Score - Recap PITCHING: George Kontos got the start for the Yankees and did not have one of his better games. He threw scoreless 1st...
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River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
OF Adam Bailey, the Yanks’ 38th round pick, has told his coaches at Nebraska that he will be returning to school next year. (h/t Pablo Zevallos) The Yanks sold Todd Linden to a Japanese team. Great opportunity for Linden, who stands to earn significantly more there than he does here. I wish him well. Make sure you [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
Chad Jennings of The Scranton Times Tribune reports that the Yankees have sold outfielder Todd Linden to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. Linden had been playing in Triple-A, where he hit .312-.381-.515 in 268 plate appearances. The Yanks agreed to the move after Linden had come to terms with his new Japanese club. Linden is second player the Yankees have agreed to sell...
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
==== ==== = == = = === We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight. He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I will post them. Thanks BG for the great contributions. (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (36-24) beat Gwinnett (33-28) 9-4: Box Score - Recap PITCHING: Kei Igawa got the start for SWB. He tossed scoreless 1st and 2nd innings. In the 3rd Gwinnett came up with 4 runs...
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Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
(Observer News Services) The Charlotte Knights lost the final game of their series vs. the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, 6-3 in a 10-inning affair. All of the action took place in the last three innings of the ball game. The Knights held onto a 1-0 lead on a Brian Myrow solo home run in the bottom of the 5th. The Yankees then tied and took the lead in the bottom of the 8th, scoring three runs beginning...
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
==== ==== = == = = === Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (35-24) beat Charlotte (26-32) 6-3: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 12 0 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0 W: Melancon (3-0, 2.92); L: Link (0-1, 2.57); SV: Claggett (3) HR: SWB: Leone (3). CHA: Myrow (7). Offense: Kevin Russo: 1-for-5 Austin Jackson: 2-for-5, 2 strikeouts Todd Linden: 2-for-3, 2 BB,...
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
==== ==== = == = = === Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (34-23) beat Charlotte (25-31) 5-0: Box Score - Recap Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 0 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 W: Fossum (3-2, 2.18); L: Van Benschoten (2-5, 5.63); SV: Ramirez, E (1) HR: None. Offense: Kevin Russo: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB, R, SB (4) Austin Jackson: 2-for-5, RBI, 2 strikeouts Cody Ransom: 0-for-2, 2...
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