Rockies 3, Pirates 1

post from Purple Row on 15 May 2009 11:55:00 PM. © Purple Row

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about 3 hours ago: Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, left, disagrees with umpire Scott Barry after Rockies' Seth Smith was called out for leaving third base early on a fly out to left field in the eighth inning during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh on Friday, May 15, 2009. The Rockies won 3-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Royal O'Reilly Tenenbaum
1932-2001
Died Tragically Rescuing His Family From The Wreckage Of A Destroyed Sinking Battleship

The Royal Tenenbaum award for an embellished rescue from self-inflicted wreckage goes to Clint Hurdle, who in the ninth inning realized that maybe he had the wrong third baseman. The switch to Ian Stewart proved inspired, as Stewart's lead off double in the ninth inning off of Matt Capps was followed by a two run home run by Brad Hawpe that turned a one to nothing deficit into a two to one lead. The rally has left the Rockies at 14-20, while the Pirates fall to 14-21.

Others that are deserving of praise in the Rockies 3-1 victory:

Jorge De La Rosa - with another dominant start that didn't result in a personal W, the team came through for him in the end.

Ryan Spilborghs - saved De La Rosa and Alan Embree both with his glove, once by robbing Jack Wilson of a home run off JDLR with a leaping catch at the fence, and once more for Embree by ranging deep into left to take a certain double away from Adam LaRoche with an over the shoulder running basket catch.

Rockies Pinch Hitters - Seth Smith, Stewart and Matt Murton went three for three and scored the tying run twice (the first time it was reversed on an appeal to the umpire, see the photo above) and driving in a last insurance run in the ninth.

Todd Helton - His steady glovework was also big and he's now at 1998 career hits thanks to a gift call from the official scorer on what probably should have been an error. Dexter Fowler also was the recipient of a hometown scoring decision that didn't wish to penalize the Pirates defense.

Troy Tulowitzki - his two hits and would be sac fly proved so mea ningless that FanGraphs actually blames him for most of the Rockies' hitting woes tonight (mainly the result of the reversed call on Smith's tying run), but make no mistake that a large reason that the Rockies have been looking more promising of late is getting some right handed production from him and Chris Iannetta. Tonight was Tulowitzki's fifth two hit game since May 8. He's raised his line from .198/.307/.384 on May 7 to his current .250/.349/.472.

Huston Street - struck out the side in the ninth for the well deserved save.

via www.fangraphs.com

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Game 36 Overflow Thread

post from Royals Review on 15 May 2009 11:55:00 PM. © Royals Review

So, game over, right?

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Game 35: Thread 3

post from Red Reporter on 15 May 2009 11:47:00 PM. © Red Reporter

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Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Friday, May 15, 2009 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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7th inning, 3-2 Reds.

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Now Hear This…

post from LA Dodger Talk - Dodgers Blog - Dodgers News - Dodgers Rumors - Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball on 15 May 2009 11:21:00 PM. © LA Dodger Talk - Dodgers Blog - Dodgers News - Dodgers Rumors - Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball

tony-bowa I’m baaaaaa-aaaaaaack.
And unlike the last Dodgers-related person who famously uttered those two words, I don’t plan on being suspended for 50 games. Yes, it’s true, I have joined LADodgertalk.com, and I’m in it full-bore. Many of you are familiar with me from my work as the Dodgers beat writer for the Daily News and on the Daily News Dodgers blog.
First of all, let me say this: I never got the chance to say goodbye to my loyal readers after I was unceremoniously dumped by the increasingly cost-conscious Daily News on April 30. But I did read almost every comment that was posted, and the outpouring of support is something I will never forget. I knew that blog had a loyal following, but I never dreamed that so many people would be so supportive of me, and I want all of you to know how deeply I appreciated all the kinds words that were passed on to me through direct emails and through comments posted on not only that blog but several others around town.

In short, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to all of you.

Let me also say this: that support that I have received from those readers was a big reason for my decision to take on this new challenge. I have long dreamed of being able to follow the Dodgers on a daily basis as strictly a blogger, without the burden of having to also write two or three stories a day for a printed newspaper. Thanks to Mark and Miguel, I am now going to have the chance to live that dream, and I hope to make this THE definitive Dodgers blog that fans will come to first.

Finally, let me tell you a little bit about my vision for this blog. My plan is to post 20 to 30 items a day. Some of those posts will be breaking news. Some will be daily updates. Some will be opinion. Some will be observances, casual and otherwise. Some will be anecdotal. Some will be descriptive scene-setting. Some will be more in-depth. Eventually, there probably will be more photos than you saw on my previous blog, and possibly some audio and video.

Basically, I want to take you, the reader, along with me through the course of each day at the ballpark, letting you see what I see, letting you hear what I hear.

It’s going to be a little while before this gets going full steam. My posts are going to be sporadic over these next few weeks, as I’m heading to Colorado next week to attend my daughter’s high-school graduation, then home to Arkansas for a few days. After that, I want to come back to my house in Phoenix and just chill for a couple of weeks before I return to Los Angeles and get back into the daily beat coverage, hopefully around the middle of June.

The most important part of this blog, like any blog, will be you. Check in often. Post your comments often. I need you. So many of you were there for me for the past few years with that other blog, and I’m hoping you will all make this transition with me, and bring a few of your friends along with you when you do.

I’m excited for this new chapter. Let’s make this a great blog, together.

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Game Recap 5/15/09: Indians 7 Rays 8

post from Rays of Light on 15 May 2009 11:17:25 PM. © Rays of Light

Who saw this coming after the first few innings?! I don’t even care how bad Scott Kazmir sucked tonight (yes, I do)! Watching this offense fight tooth and nail was worth it’s price in gold. This was the biggest comeback in Rays history! Ben Zobrist had another huge HR. I may not be...

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Game 35: Thread 2

post from Red Reporter on 15 May 2009 10:49:00 PM. © Red Reporter

Lineup

Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres

05/15/09 10:05 PM EDT

Cincinnati Reds San Diego Padres Willy Taveras - CFBrian Giles - RFJerry Hairston Jr. - 3BDavid Eckstein - 2BJoey Votto - 1BAdrian Gonzalez - 1BBrandon Phillips - 2BScott Hairston - LFJay Bruce - RFJody Gerut - CFRamon Hernandez - CKevin Kouzmanoff - 3BLaynce Nix - LFNick Hundley - CAlex Gonzalez - SSChris Burke - SSAaron Harang - PKevin Correia - P

1-0 bottom of the third. I'm going to bed.

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Dodgers Bench Raking

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I was looking at my fantasy baseball gameday for today’s game at Florida when I noticed something shocking. What is out of place in the image below?

.344, .381, .500, .438!!! Those are the batting averages of our bench players so far this season. INSANE! Excuse me for my enthusiasm but that is just freakish, and the incredible thing about that is that Xavier Paul hit a pinch home run in today’s game, currently rain delayed in top of the ninth.

Speaking of rain delays, my wife commented when passing by my laptop and seeing the torrential downpour going on at the game, “why don’t the Marlins have a roof?” Even someone that does not know that a foul ball is counted as a strike (with less than 2 strikes) can understand that a baseball team in Florida needs a roof! Oh well, all 1000 fans in attendance tonight had to scurry for cover.

How many games do you think our bench will win us this season?

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Ichiro hits 2 HRs, Papi sits as Ms win (AP)

Ichiro Suzuki hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and connected twice overall, and the Seattle Mariners rallied from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox, playing without a benched David Ortiz, 5-4 on Friday night. Suzuki hit a solo shot for Seattle’s first run in the fifth, then sent a [...]

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Ichiro hits 2 HRs, Ortiz sits as Ms win (AP)

Ichiro Suzuki hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and connected twice overall, and the Seattle Mariners rallied from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox, playing without a benched David Ortiz, 5-4 on Friday night. Suzuki hit a solo shot for Seattle’s first run in the fifth, then sent a [...]

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Greinke wins seventh, KC ends slide at 6 (AP)

Zack Greinke pitched seven innings to earn his seventh win, Miguel Olivo hit a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals ended a six-game losing streak with an 8-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. The Royals battered Adam Eaton (2-4) to stake Greinke to a 6-1 lead by the fourth inning and [...]

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