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Bronx Banter: Born on the Fourth of July

post from Bronx Banter on 04 July 2008 11:00:00 AM. © Bronx Banter

Couple of nifty birthday's today, including Satchmo's even though he was born on Aug 4th:

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Friday Morning Rockpile: Fourth of July Edition

post from Purple Row on 04 July 2008 10:56:38 AM. © Purple Row

via media.rockymountainnews.com

Nothing like celebrating a win with some fireworks afterward. What did last night's game mean to the players? Let's look at their own words:

"This is something to build on," Herges said. "This is a big win. We came back twice. I hate talking about last year, but that's what we did last year. We picked each other up. That's the kind of game we won all the time last year, and it's what we can do."

"If there's ever such a thing as a spark, this should be it," Spilborghs said.

Maybe they declared their independence from bad baseball last night.

Clint Hurdle says Jeff Baker will receive more playing time at first base in order to have Helton's lower back heal. Also in the article, Matt Holliday wants to participate in the Home Run Derby if he's asked to, and, as we first learned a few weeks ago, the Rockies have a better chance at signing Andy Burns now that Kentucky's coaching staff is in a period of transition.

Time for more fireworks tonight. Certainly after the game, but let's see some more out of the Rockies' bats.

Enjoy your Fourth of July!

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Tankersleys return should be boost to Florida
bullpen (Yahoo! Sports)

post from MLB News Blog on 04 July 2008 10:46:21 AM. © MLB News Blog

The return of Taylor Tankersley gives the Florida Marlins a second left-hander in their bullpen.Read the full story.

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Interview: Five Questions For Phillies Writer

post from The Mets Report on 04 July 2008 10:37:41 AM. © The Mets Report

Since I?ve been busy keeping tabs on the Mets games, I haven?t had a chance to see many Phillies games since the Mets last series against them in April. The Mets are 4-2 so far against Philly but haven?t seen them since mid-April. I decided to go to the source to find out what?s going [...]

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Minor League Update: Hodges To Future Game

post from The Tribe Time Report on 04 July 2008 10:37:00 AM. © The Tribe Time Report

Akron finally lost last night and they actually got shutout against Erie. They've been laying a smacking on the Erie pitching staff until last night.

There is much better news out of Akron though. Wes Hodges has been named to the MLB Futures game! He will play for the USA Team against his fellow Indian organization member Hector Rondon.

More good news from Akron.. Obviously Randy Newsome can't compete in the Double A All Star Game because he's now in Buffalo. So to take his spot on the roster, the Eastern League have selected Scott Roehl.

Tony Sipp pitched a perfect inning with two punchouts yesterday. Like I said, he will be up to Buffalo rather quickly, especially if some Buffalo relievers are sent up to Cleveland(could be as soon as today).

Acording to Tony Lastoria, Dan Cevette, K-Tribe reliever has retired.

Of Course, It is Friday, so you might want to check out the Minor League Happenings. Chisenhall, Hodges, Crowe, Rondon, Cabrera, Perdomo, are all discussed.

No Morning Update, Happy 4th!

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Friday Pebble Report

post from Purple Row on 04 July 2008 10:31:26 AM. © Purple Row

Colorado Springs, W 5-3 - The Sky Sox scored all five runs in the fifth inning. Cory Sullivan drove one run in on a ground out; Jayson Nix hit a two-run homer (14); Ian Stewart singled and Seth Smith scored on that play after an error; and Edwin Bellorin doubled in Stewart.

Franklin Morales allowed only two runs (on a homer) over 6 2/3 innings, walked four, and struck out four. Ryan Speier allowed the other run on the way to his second save.

Tulsa, W 8-1 - Brandon Hynick went eight innings, allowed one run on five hits, walked two, and struck out one. He also drove in a run. Jeff Kindel went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Daniel Carte drove in two runs, and Dexter Fowler collected two hits and an RBI.

Modesto, W 5-2 - Aneury Rodriguez threw eight shutout innings last night for the Nuts. He allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out six. David Patton allowed two runs on four hits.

Jay Cox led the offense last night with a double and a homer to drive in two runs. Daniel Mayora and Mike Paulk drove in the other runs. Anthony Jackson stole his 21st base.

Asheville, W 4-3 - Despite allowing two runs in the top of the ninth, Randall Taylor saved his 24th game. Connor Graham started the game, went seven innings, and allowed one run on three hits and four walks. He struck out five.

Darin Holcomb drove in two runs on his 11th homer to reach base for the 30th consecutive game, and Brian Rike drove in a run. Everth Cabrera and Kevin Clark each walked twice, the former scoring once and the latter twice. Cabrera stole his 52nd base. Jeff Cunningham had three hits.

Tri-City, L 5-12 - Juan Nicasio was knocked around for seven runs in 2 2/3 innings, all scored in the third. Five runs of them scored on three consecutive singles. Andy Groves allowed four runs over the next three outs.

Charlie Blackmon had a two-run triple in the fifth and drove in a total of three runs. Johnny Bowden had a double and an RBI. Thomas Field went 2-for-2 with two walks.

I received some photos from someone who attended Wednesday's Tri-City game. You can check them out by clicking on the link at the bottom of this post.

Christian Friedrich should make his debut on Wednesday. It also mentions that Hector Gomez had TJ surgery earlier in the week.

Casper, W 5-2 - Wilin Rosario had two doubles, one of which drove in two runs in the fifth. A run scored earlier that inning on an error. In the top of the ninth, back-to-back wild pitches scored two more runs. James Sims went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs scored, and two walks. He also stole his second base.

Dan Houston struck out eight and allowed one run on his way to a three-hit, six-inning performance. Isaiah Froneberger struck out three, as did Kurt Yacko in the bottom of the ninth.

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Less Power, More Control

post from Baseball Musings on 04 July 2008 10:25:00 AM. © Baseball Musings

Johnny CuetoPhoto: Icon SMI Johnny Cueto pitched seven strong innings as the Reds defeated the Nationals 5-3 Thursday night. It was his fourth good outing in a row. Unlike earlier in the season, Cueto seems to be able to...

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IGD: Padres @ Diamondbacks (4 Jul 08)

Padres @ Diamondbacks6:40 p.m. PTChannel 4SD, DIRECTV 745AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188MLB, B-RHappy Independence Day!Advertisement: Knuckle Curve Like Ducksnorts? Read more of Geoff’s thoughts on baseball at Knuckle Curve.[...]

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One Game a Week

Joe Buck on the popularity of baseball versus football: Joe Buck was discussing baseball on Colin Cowherd's ESPN Radio show this week, specifically comparing it with the NFL and talking about how pro football's popularity is partially tied into how...

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Stros @ Braves: Game 1 Open Thread

Happy Fourth of July everyone. In all likelihood I am already in the mountains of North Carolina with the famdamily. Thankfully this new SBN blogging platform allows us to schedule posts, which means for the weekend everything is already pre-written... sort of makes it hard to talk about last night's game.

Anyway, maybe we can have a better series against the Astros than we did against Philly.