Spring Training Notes

post from Atlanta Baseball Talk on 04 March 2011 10:03:39 PM. © Atlanta Baseball Talk

Well Braves fans, you can now breathe a sigh of relief, Kenshin Kawakami is back in Braves camp! It took a couple weeks to get his visa issues worked out (meaning no Japanese team would pay enough to keep him…[...]

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Houston Astros Lose Catcher Jason Castro

post from The Ghost of Moonlight Graham on 04 March 2011 09:16:26 PM. © The Ghost of Moonlight Graham

The Houston Astros got some really bad news Friday morning. It was revealed that catcher Jason Castro tore his ACL and meniscus in his right knee. Castro hurt the knee on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers when he tried to avoid a tag at first base. Castro went for an MRI on Thursday night and [...]

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Pete Rose, wife divorcing after 27 years (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 04 March 2011 08:23:23 PM. © MLB News Blog

Court records show banned baseball star Pete Rose has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 27 years. The 69-year-old Rose cited irreconcilable differences for the split, but his petition did not offer any additional details. A phone message left for his attorney, Joseph Mannis, was not immediately returned.

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Belt homers in 5-run first inning as Giants beat
Brewers

post from 22gigantes on 04 March 2011 08:02:56 PM. © 22gigantes

Jeff Suppan pitched three scoreless innings against his former Brewers teammates for the second time this spring training, and rookie Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run first inning Friday to lead a San Francisco Giants' split squad over Milwaukee 7-2 at Scottsdale Stadium. [view box score] [download the PDF press pass for this game]

Belt goes yard against Dillard.Suppan retired nine straight batters, allowing just one hit and striking out two in his first exhibition start.

Suppan is competing for the No. 5 spot in the Giants' rotation, which currently belongs to Madison Bumgarner.

Belt, the Giants' top prospect first baseman, hit his first homer of spring training in a five-run first. He also singled in the third and finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Belt was in as the DH today.

Aubrey Huff, who played first base, had two hits and Mark DeRosa had a two-run double.

The other Giants split squad takes on the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, starting at 7:05 p.m.

Other notes:

According to Andrew Baggarly (San Jose Mercury News), Eli Whiteside (right elbow inflamm) could get a few innings behind the plate next Wednesday. He pinch hit in today's game against the Brewers.
Baggs also reports that pitcher Matt Cain (inflamed right elbow) plans to do some light throwing Saturday. He hasn't picked up a baseball in five days.

The Game Report >>
Final score:SF 7, MIL 2 Winning pitcher: Suppan (1-0) Losing pitcher: Dillard (1-1) Save: noneGame ball: Belt (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI) Top play: Belt's 2-run homer in the first inning off starter Tim DillardGiant homers: Belt (1)Giants record: 6-2Streak: Won 3 Next up: SF (ss) at LAD, Friday, 7:05 p.m.Starters: Barry Zito (0-0, 10.80) vs. Jon Garland (0-0, 0.00)Venue: Camelback Ranch in Glendale

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Baseball is in the air

post from True Grich on 04 March 2011 08:02:48 PM. © True Grich

The way I see it the 2011 season has a very different feel to it. It feels as if we are on the[...]

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Rany Part 2 on the minors

post from Royals Review on 04 March 2011 08:01:28 PM. © Royals Review

Rany Part 2 on the minors

I say this in the comments as well, but I'll mention it here: I think it may be possible that GMDM has actually outsmarted us all and actually embraced the concepts behind moneyball by identifying that prospects are currently overvalued and that actual major league talent is underrated.

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A Quick Video Intro to Sabermetrics

post from Capitol Avenue Club on 04 March 2011 07:32:21 PM. © Capitol Avenue Club

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to attend a local talk-show taping to be aired on BHSN.com focusing on the basics of sabermetrics. I?m not going to spend a ton of time on this, but I figured that I would pass along the ?Sabermetrics for Dummies? mini-series to help bridge the gap for [...]

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Cubs Garza OK after being hit by liner (AP)

Matt Garza was bruised, though certainly not battered. Garza gave up one single in two scoreless innings Friday, then pulled from the Chicago Cubs’ 5-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals after he was hit by a liner off the bat of Jeff Francoeur. The ball ricocheted off Garza to shortstop Starlin Castro, who threw [...]

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ST Game 7 Lineup: Yanks vs. Red Sox

Derek Jeter SS
Russell Martin C
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Andruw Jones LF
Melky Mesa CF
Greg Golson RF

Starting pitcher: Bartolo Colon....... Pedro Feliciano, Manny Banuelos, Mark Prior, and Andy Sisco are also scheduled to pitch.

And for the Red Sox...

Darnell McDonald RF
Ryan Kalish CF
Jed Lowrie 1B
Jason Varitek C
Daniel Nava DH
Josh Reddick LF
Yamaico Navarro 3B
Drew Sutton 2B
Jose Iglesias SS

Starting pitcher: Clay Buchholz........ Brandon Duckworth, Randy Williams, Matt Albers, and Tony Pena, Jr. will also pitch for Boston.

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Video: Buck Showalter Mingles with Fans After
Thursday's Game...

post from Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond on 04 March 2011 07:01:17 PM. © Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond

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