Paulino's Game Score in Friday's Game: 5

post from The Crawfish Boxes on 04 July 2009 12:09:00 PM. © The Crawfish Boxes

Paulino's Game Score in Friday's Game: 5

We know that Paulino had a terrible start against the Giants, but if you want to quantify it, the game score was 5. This was the worst game score by any Astros pitcher this year. Ironicallly, it followed Paulino's best game score of the year, 76 against Detroit. It's not the worst game score in the NL this year. Bronson Arroyo had a 0 game score. Jon Garland, Manny Parras, and Jason Marquis were the only other NL starting pitchers who had worse game scores this year. The FSN post game guys compared Paulino's early exit in this game to Jason Jennings' boo-filled exit in a start against the Padres in 2007. But it's not that bad. Jennings had a game score of -11 in that game. A key question is how ths start will affect Paulino's chances of staying in the rotation after the All Star Break.

Let me add one more facet to Paulino's stats. ERA: road 10.35; home 4.41. OPS against: road 1.162; home: .727.

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Daily Box Score 7/4: As American as Baseball

post from Beyond the Box Score on 04 July 2009 12:06:00 PM. © Beyond the Box Score

Today, we celebrate the independence of the United States of America. Mind you, July 4th was not the day upon which the vote was taken to sever all ties with Britain (that was July 2nd, and the vote was 12-0-1), but rather the day that the language of[...]

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Open Thread 7/4: Braves at Nationals

post from Talking Chop on 04 July 2009 12:00:00 PM. © Talking Chop

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It's Tommy Hanson time again! Happy Fourth of July to everyone. Go Braves, let's keep this winning streak going!

Current Series

Braves lead the series 1-0

Fri 07/03 WP: Boone Logan ( - )
SV: Rafael Soriano
LP: Jesus Colome ( - )
9 - 8 win

Atlanta Braves Talking Chop
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Saturday, Jul 4, 2009, 1:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Tommy Hanson vs John Lannan

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Sun 07/05 1:35 PM EDT

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Charlie Morton is off to a good start for the
Pittsburgh Pirates

post from Pittsburgh Pirates on 04 July 2009 11:59:41 AM. © Pittsburgh Pirates

25-year old starting pitcher is off to a good start for the Pirates. Morton came over from Atlanta in the Nate McLouth trade and he’s been showing what scouts have said about him to be true. Morton has started 4 games for the Pirates already and he is 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA [...]

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Brewers rip Cubs 11-2, snap 3-game skid (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 04 July 2009 11:59:23 AM. © MLB News Blog

Rookie Casey McGehee had a career high four hits and five RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers pound Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs 11-2 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak. Mike Cameron and J.J. Hardy also went deep to back a solid effort by Braden Looper (7-4). But McGahee delivered his best [...]

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Zach Duke has been outstanding for the Pittsburgh
Pirates this season

post from Pittsburgh Pirates on 04 July 2009 11:56:20 AM. © Pittsburgh Pirates

26-year old lefty starting pitcher Zach Duke is pitching his best ball since he was a rookie in 2005. In 2005 Duke was 8-2 with a 1.81 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Before this season however Duke was not much of a pitcher. Duke has pitched in 16 games (all starts) this [...]

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Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Pirates at Marlins
(7/4)

post from FishStripes on 04 July 2009 11:52:00 AM. © FishStripes

Next Game

Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Florida Marlins

Saturday, Jul 4, 2009, 6:10 PM EDT
Dolphin Stadium

Zach Duke vs Andrew Miller

Partly cloudy,rain. Game time temperature around .

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Andrew Miller2-41311000064.2623632330514.451.42

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Zach Duke8-617162100112.010741391126543.131.19

Happy Fourth of July!

In someways the fourth of July celebration is great, meaning everyone has a fourth of July so I don't have to qualify it. But then again for some it has come and gone, so I guess the timing isn't perfect for everyone. Enough about that.

The Marlins are looking to even the series and actually win a game against the Pirates this season.

Who better to send to the mound than Big Game Andrew. BGA took the loss in his last start, but that wasn't all his fault. The hitters didn't hit and the bullpen couldn't close the door when asked.

Zack Duke is a lefty. He has done well in his last three starts, but he is prone to giving up the long ball. He has never logged a win against the Fish. Hopefully that trend will continue.

The game will not be televised anywhere. So charge the batteries in the radio and listen to DVH take us through the action.

Ichthyomancy is pretending like it knows what it is doing.

Best of Luck to You!

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Celebrating Lou Gehrigs famous speech 70 years
later

Lou Gehrig delivered baseball’s Gettysburg address on July 4th, 1939. It was the most inspirational event to ever occur on a baseball diamond. He delivered words of courage in the face of death in front of 61,808 fans. He resembled everything that was right in the game…courage, good sportsmanship and humility. Gehrig’s legacy will never be [...]

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Wang leaves game with strained shoulder (AP)

Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang left Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a strained right shoulder. Wang surrendered a two-run homer to Adam Lind with one out in the sixth and threw a pitch to Scott Rolen before manager Joe Girardi and trainer Gene Monahan came out of the dugout. Girardi opted to replace [...]

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Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Brewers - 07/04/09

Game Seventy-Eight: Cubs (39-38) vs. Brewers (42-38)
Game Time - 12:05pm C.T.
Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 175
Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago

Rich Harden (5-4, 4.57/1.40) vs. Braden Looper (6-4, 4.90/1.40)

Happy 4th of July from the CCO!

Weather permitting ... Will Soriano or Fuld his lead off for the Chicago Cubs this afternoon? Following the Cubs walk-off win on Friday, Lou Piniella said the Cubs would be making adjustments to the lineup. Dave Kaplan reported his sources indicated Soriano would be in the lineup, hitting sixth against the Brewers today ... possibly with Sam Fuld in the top spot in either center or right field. Milton Bradley has only one hit in eight-career at bats against Braden Looper (a home run) while Kosuke Fukudome is 5-for-16 with a double and a home run ... it might be a good time to give Bradley a day off.

The Cubs enter play today two and a half games back of the Cardinals, third place in a very tight NL Central ... five teams are within four games of the top spot.

The Cubs are on the verge of several roster moves. Aramis Ramirez and Reed Johnson are expected to be activated on Monday. The Cubs will have to send down two players and the speculation is Mike Fontenot could be one of those players. Kevin Hart appears to be the odd man out when Angel Guzman returns. Andres Blanco has impressed the Cubs with his glove and his bat. Blanco gives the team a legitimate backup at short and has shown more offense than Fontenot of late. Paul Sullivan mentioned during Sports Central Friday night that either Micah Hoffpauir or Sam Fuld could be sent down when Ramirez is activated.