Mike's Baseball Rants: The Real Reason to Hate
Interleague Play

post from Mike's Baseball Rants on 09 August 2006 11:41:00 PM. © Mike's Baseball Rants

One can complain about the unbalanced schedule or the inelegance of using the designated hitter only in American League parks, but the real reason to hate interleague play is how it affects what are annually becoming closer and closer races, especially in the wild card hunt.

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Pirates Walking the Plank

post from Baseball Musings on 09 August 2006 11:25:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

The Houston Astros might trip the mercy rule as they are pounding the Pirates 14-1 in the seventh inning. Shawn Chacon started and lasted 1 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs and three homers, including one to Roy Oswalt. It's...

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Iguchi Gets the Unit

post from Baseball Musings on 09 August 2006 11:18:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

Tadahito Iguchi singles to left to start the bottom of the seventh to break up the no hitter. Jim Thome follows with a walk, so it's not clear how much longer Randy will stay in the game. The Yankees extended...

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Big Ross Machine

post from Baseball Musings on 09 August 2006 11:14:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

David Ross hits a two run shot in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Cardinals 8-7. It was back and forth all game as the teams combined for six home runs and 20 hits. Six of Ross' homers...

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Jake at the Jake

post from Baseball Musings on 09 August 2006 11:07:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

Jake Westbrook picks up his second shutout of the season as he spreads out nine hits to beat the Angels 4-0. Both shutouts came at Jacobs Field this season where his ERA is now 2.49....

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Piazza Pops, Mets Win

post from Baseball Musings on 09 August 2006 11:00:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

Mike Piazza hit two solo home runs off Pedro Martinez tonight, but that's all the runs Pedro allowed as the Mets take home a 4-3 win over the Padres. I'm sure the Mets fans are happy as they got to...

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Sixteen Outs, No Hits

post from Baseball Musings on 09 August 2006 10:53:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

Randy Johnson is pitching a no-hitter in the bottom of the sixth. He's struck out five and walked one so far. He's being pretty efficient so far, as his pitch count is in the high sixties. Update: Johnson gets the...

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Hanging Century

Bonderman and Santana gave the fans what they expected tonight. In the bottom of the seventh, it was 2-1 Minnesota. Santana walked Guillen, but struck out Thames. Then as he reached the 100 pitch mark, Johan hung a pitch to...

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Dodger Thoughts: Talk About Making Up Ground ...

Dodger Thoughts, August 8, 2002: As of 5:30 p.m. today, the Dodgers are 9-18 in their last 27 games (a easy-to-calculate .333 winning percentage), yet if the season ended this second, they would be playing in a postseason game. How this will play out remains to be seen, but it does give me an opportunity to talk about one of the most roller coaster regular seasons of my life.

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Beltre Finally Hitting

Adrian Beltre picked up two hits today, including his 13th home run of the season as Seattle took a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The former Dodgers third baseman now has hit six of those homers since...

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