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Ramirez hits first post-suspension homer (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 04 July 2009 12:48:54 PM. © MLB News Blog

Manny Ramirez hit his first home run since his return from a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. It was Ramirez's seventh of the season and 534th of his career, tying Jimmie Foxx for 16th on the all-time list. Up next is Mickey Mantle with 536. The slugger gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a [...]

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Owings homers, pitches Reds by Cardinals (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 04 July 2009 12:48:54 PM. © MLB News Blog

Micah Owings' pitching is finally catching up to his bat. The Cincinnati right-hander homered and pitched into the seventh inning to help the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday. Owings (6-8) allowed six hits and two runs in 6 2-3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts for his third win in [...]

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Royals Lineup for July 3rd, 2009

post from Royals Review on 04 July 2009 12:41:00 PM. © Royals Review

Hello all. I'm a regular over at the Atlanta Braves "Talking Chop" board, but as a resident of Kansas City, I'm also a fan of the Royals. This is my first post on this board, so I hope you all enjoy it.

Let's play a game I like to call "Marvel at how terrible the Royals lineup on July 3rd, 2009 was." Here we go!

1. David DeJesus, LF .248/.300/.407; wOBA: .308; UZR/150: +14.9; WAR: 1.2
2. Alberto Callaspo, 2B .297/.348/.446; wOBA: .342; UZR/150: -9.7; WAR: 0.8
3. Billy Butler, 1B .289/.339/.440; wOBA: .340; UZR/150: 2.0; WAR: 0.8
4. Jose Guillen, RF .248/.327/.387; wOBA: .319; UZR/150: -34.8; WAR: -1.1
5. Miguel Olivo, C .253/.275/.505; wOBA: .332; WAR: 1.2
6. Mike Jacobs, DH .223/.302/.403; wOBA: .308; UZR/150: 1.0; WAR: -0.2
An addendum on Mike Jacobs: Trey Hillman continues to trot him out against LHP, despite putting up these stellar numbers: .188/.261/.275
7. Luis Hernandez, 3B .204/.235/.204; wOBA: .203; UZR/150- sample size too small at 3B, he's an above average SS, so he's probably an above average 3B; WAR: -0.2
8. Mitch Maier, CF .231/.316/.339; wOBA: .231; UZR/150: -3.4; WAR: 0.0
9. Tony Pena, Jr., SS .093/.133/.116; wOBA: .119; UZR/150: 0.2 (probably would end up being better than this, looking at his past history); WAR: -0.6

In summary: Total WAR for entire Royals lineup last night: 1.9
Albert Pujols' WAR on the season: 4.8
Zach Greinke's (last night's starter) WAR on the season: 5.5
Number of players in the major leagues with a WAR higher than 1.9: 78

Conclusion: Fire Dayton Moore. Fire Trey Hillman. Contract the Royals.

Hope this helps put into perspective just how terrible the Royals offense/defense/status-as-a-major-league-team really are.

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Belisario Beats LA: Padres 7, Dodgers 4

post from 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog on 04 July 2009 12:29:00 PM. © 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

I didn't really have anything to say about yesterday's 6-3 cruise to the finish line over the Padres because (a) I was at the Angels game (duh), and (b) it was really a pretty dull game, what with the Dodgers roaring out to a 5-0 lead in the first and never looking back; the 13-0 rout of the Astros in San Francisco at least had the dramatics of seeing the likes of the Molina-like Pedro Sandoval triple.

But this one was entertaining, what with Manny's first dinger since his return, in his first at-bat, giving the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, after leaving the game in the sixth with a 1-1 tie, starter Randy Wolf got his twelfth no decision. It was especially painful considering his offense got him a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh on a scoring wild pitch, the first of Kyle Blanks' appearance, that drove in Casey Blake from third.

Sadly, the lead didn't hold. The usually reliable Ronald Belisario saw to that, giving up a walk, a hit, and then for good measure, plunking left fielder Kyle Blanks to load the bases with nobody out. (The trouble really began when he started blaming home plate umpire Larry Vanover for the ball four to walk the leadoff man, catcher Eliezer Alfonzo; Alfonzo himself was a late call to the game, as starter Henry Blanco pulled up lame in the second.)

That opened the floodgates, and Everth Cabrera, in the middle of everything (he drove in three of the Pads' six RBIs), knocked in two on an RBI single that Matt Kemp misplayed. Kemp should have sent the ball to the plate, but instead threw to shortstop Rafael Furcal, where it could do no good, as Cabrera wasn't remotely tempted to take second, and Tony Gwynn might have been nicked at the plate with a good throw.

It was a lost opportunity that, as it turned out, really didn't make much difference. The Padres kept pounding away, adding three more in the eighth against Ramon Troncoso, in part on a throwing error by Blake that allowed two runs to score. David Eckstein slapped another in on an RBI single, and what looked like a reasonable shot at a comeback withered into nothing as the Dodgers put men on second and third in the eighth; with Heath Bell on the mound, asked to get five outs, he did, and though the Dodgers were able to score one against him, it wasn't enough.

One of the more ridiculous moments of the game came in the audio broadcast when Charlie Steiner was talking up Juan Pierre's ability to get down a bunt, claiming that he still knows how to play the game in a fundamentally sound way. Now that Manny's back, I won't have to hear such stuff too often.

Interesting factoid: though this is Wolf's twelfth no-decision, it is only the team's fourth loss among them.

Yahoo box • Dodgers recap

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July 3 2009 Demolition Images

post from Demolition of Yankee Stadium on 04 July 2009 12:26:20 PM. © Demolition of Yankee Stadium

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Cubs 2, Brewers 1 F/10; Cubs win again in
walk-off

post from Cubbie Nation - Notes from the Front Office on 04 July 2009 12:26:00 PM. © Cubbie Nation - Notes from the Front Office

Filed:July 3rd, 2009Koyie Hill awaits the throw home, before tagging out Jeff Suppan at the plate. (Cubbie Nation)Click here for the photo gallery from Friday's game It was yet more walk-off magic for the Cubs Friday, when a bases-loaded walk to[...]

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-win-again-in-walk-off.aspx

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Rays @ Rangers

post from Texas Rangers News Bag on 04 July 2009 12:22:00 PM. © Texas Rangers News Bag

Just to let everybody know. Tonight's game is on MLB Network. Tune in to watch the Rangers hopefully pick up a win. GO RANGERS!

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Ms hand BoSox rare series loss at home (AP)

Chris Woodward's bases-loaded pop up in the ninth inning dropped behind a partially draw-in infield to score the go-ahead run and lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer for Boston, which also lost Friday's series opener. The Red Sox had won [...]

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Royals end White Soxs 7-game win streak (AP)

Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals eclipsed their run total from their previous four games in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on Saturday that snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak. Callaspo hit an RBI triple off Gavin Floyd (6-6) in the fifth for Kansas City's first run in 13 [...]

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Game Preview: Mets at Phillies [Game 80] July 4,
2009

New York Mets (39-40 Road: 17-23) at Philadelphia Phillies (40-37 Home: 14-22) 4:10 pmFernando Nieve (3-1 2.25) vs. Jamie Moyer (6-6 6.05)TV: FOX Radio: WFANWhat to watch: Nieve gets another chance in the rotation because of injuries. But he got lit up by the Brewers for 11 hits and 3 runs in 3.1 innings in his last [...]

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