Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros, Aug 12, 2012
1:05 PM CDT

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Jordan Lyles

#41 / Pitcher / Houston Astros

Height: 6-4

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 19, 1990

Yovani Gallardo

#49 / Pitcher / Milwaukee Brewers

Height: 6-2

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Feb 27, 1986

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Astros History: Turk Farrell and Pitching For
Expansion Teams

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You have likely heard of Turk Farrell before. He was an All-Star in Houston's first season in the major leagues, won 10 games in his first season in Houston, 14 the next and only failed to top double-digit wins once in his six years in Houston.

The reston we bring it up is Farrell had exactly 117 decisions with the Astros, and this is now the 117th game of the season. These late-season games are getting tough to find interesting storylines, and Farrell's isn't necessarily uninteresting. It's just pretty well-known.

So, instead, I'm going to make an argument that Farrell should have gotten Cy Young votes in 1962. The reason I bring it up is that Dan LeBatard said on PTI last week that Lucas Harrell should get Cy Young consideration for winning on such a bad team. Now, Harrell hasn't been Steve Carlton, and neither was Farrell, but it's not exactly easy to win and pitch well on bad teams.

In '62, the Cy Young award had been around for about six years. It was first awarded in 1956, when Don Newcombe won a major league award. The award wasn't split into different leagues until 1967. Plus, back then, things like wins were considered more important for things like the Cy Young. You'd never see a guy with just 10 wins taking serious consideration.

And, let's get something straight. I'm not arguing that Farrell should have won over Don Drysdale, who was a brilliant 25-9 with a 2.83 ERA and 232 strikeouts. Plus, Drysdale had a save. Can you imagine that happening today?

No, I'm saying you could make the case that Farrell deserved more votes than the third-place finisher, Billy Pierce. Teammate Jack Sanford finished second for the San Francisco Giants, but Pierce was more of a reliever. He only pitched 160+ innings, had just 76 strikeouts and went 16-6. That's a good total, but hardly sterling when you look at what Drysdale (and Farrell) did.

What did Farrell do? Well, he went 10-20, but won 10 games for a team that only won 64 games. He threw 241 innings in his first season as a starting pitcher, after spending a ton of time in Philadelphia's bullpen. He struck out 203 batters while walking only 55. He had an ERA+ of 124, which was much higher than Pierce's 110 ERA+ that season.

I really think Farrell was a better pitcher that season. There's no way, in that era, that he gets a nod. But, I definitely think he should have.

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Joe Morgan 2012 Topps Archives 1954 Topps Design

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Joe Morgan 2012 Topps Archives – 1954 Topps Design I have already added the Archives reprint of Morgan’s 1967 Topps baseball card to my collection, so it was just a matter of time before I went after the version that … Continue reading →

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Game CXIV Open Thread - The Royals of Kansas City
Versus The Orioles of Baltimore

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Bruce Chen

#52 / Pitcher / Kansas City Royals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jun 19, 1977

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP2012 - Bruce Chen8-925240000129.015081792130935.511.40

Tommy Hunter

#29 / Pitcher / Baltimore Orioles

Height: 6-3

Weight: 255

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jul 03, 1986

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP2012 - Tommy Hunter4-720170000107.012870662619605.551.37

A match-up for the ages. Let's hope no one has to miss the first inning because they're on their way home from church.

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Astros History: Rafael Ramirez And Houston's
Shortstop Quest

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In 1988, the Houston Astros made what would probably be considered a pretty gutsy move today. They traded two prospects to the Atlanta Braves for shortstop and offensive whiz Rafael Ramirez. That's not the gutsy part, as offensive shortstops don't grow on trees.

No, the thing that stood out about this was that Ramirez was a year away from free agency when Houston made the trade. Remember, the '88 Astros weren't exactly contending. They had won in '86, struggled for the next two seasons before settling into a pre-rebuilding mode until about '91.

In that respect, there are big parallels between the Ramirez trade and the Miguel Tejada deal. The reason we're talking about him here is he totaled 116 hits in '90, his last big season before becoming a part time player for Houston. Of course, he was also 32 that season, so it's not surprising he declined with age.

The thing is, Ramirez didn't exactly hit like an offensive whiz, in Houston or in Atlanta. He had a reputation as that guy, but he just didn't do many things in an outstanding way. He never won a Gold Glove, he never hit .300 and never had a slugging percentage over .400. His career line was .261/.295/.342, and in his time in Houston and Atlanta, his career OBP was under .300.

Houston didn't give up much for him, but Ramirez became the first in a long line of guys who would try to replace Craig Reynolds and Dickie Thon for the Astros. The names are familiar: Andujar Cedneo, Orlando Miller, Ricky Gutierrez, Tim Bogar, Pat Listach, Eric Yelding, etc., etc. None of them managed to do that, and in the 14 years between Ramirez and Adam Everett, only Cedeno started three or more Opening Days. It was just a revolving door at that spot.

Jed Lowrie appears to be the next in that line, and with this injury and Marwin Gonzalez' play, we may see more change next year. Let the shortstop carousel continue to spin.

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Sabathia insists hell pitch when DL stint over
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TORONTO (AP) — CC Sabathia knew something was wrong when he woke up a day after beating Seattle at Yankee Stadium and couldn’t bend his elbow enough to put his hand on his shoulder.

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8/12 News, Links, Discussion: Braves-Mets,
Possible Additions, Hanson Rehabbing

Game 3 vs. Mets The Braves guaranteed a series win with a 9-3 victory over the Mets on Saturday behind eight runs in 1.1 innings against Johan Santana. The series finale will be shown in primetime as the Sunday game of the week, and it will give the country a chance to see the story [...]

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Padres sign Kotsay to 1-year contract extension
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Diego Padres have signed first baseman/outfielder Mark Kotsay to a one-year contract extension.

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Bostons Middlebrooks does not need surgery
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CLEVELAND (AP) — After hearing a bone in his right wrist snap, Red Sox rookie Will Middlebrooks gladly listened to a bit of better news.

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