MLB Power Rankings Week 10

post from The Human Review - Sports on 17 June 2009 06:34:55 PM. © The Human Review - Sports

Here are your Week 10 Power Rankings...1. Dodgers: This is a begrudging choice. We really don't think much of the competition they have faced (the Diamonbacks and Brad Lidge's sadly ineffective slider are hardly putting the fear of God into[...]

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Wieters hits first HR, Os beat Mets 6-4 (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 17 June 2009 06:29:54 PM. © MLB News Blog

Matt Wieters hit his first major league home run, Aubrey Huff had a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles withstood Gary Sheffield's 507th career homer in a 6-4 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Nick Markakis had a career-high tying four hits and scored twice for the Orioles, [...]

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Updates & Letter

post from Demolition of Yankee Stadium on 17 June 2009 06:26:20 PM. © Demolition of Yankee Stadium

Just a few things of note: On the left side of the website you can find a new box with the heading “Latest Updates”. Here you can see which one of our photo galleries has been last updated with photos, information or whatever. Its easier having this than having to make a separate post just [...]

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Lannans near-CG helps Nats top Yanks (AP)

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Local product John Lannan pitched into the ninth inning in his first career start at Yankee Stadium, leading the Washington Nationals to a much-needed 3-2 victory over New York on Wednesday night. Lannan (4-5) allowed two runs and four hits in 8 1-3 innings, hurting one of his hometown teams for the second time in [...]

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Pudge tops Fisks mark for games caught (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 17 June 2009 06:11:55 PM. © MLB News Blog

Ivan Rodriguez was 19 when the Texas Rangers promoted the fresh-faced catcher with a cannon for an arm to the major leagues midway through the 1991 season. He already had an AL MVP award, 10 Gold Gloves and 10 All-Star appearances when the Rangers let him go 12 seasons later. But there were more Gold [...]

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Roy Halladay Leaves Game With Injury Update

post from The Ghost of Moonlight Graham on 17 June 2009 06:11:16 PM. © The Ghost of Moonlight Graham

UpdateAccording to MLB.com, Roy Halladay will be placed on the 15 Day DL on Thursday. Halladay experienced some discomfort during his bullpen session today, which prompted the move. Halladay is eligible to come off the DL on June 28th and expects to be ready to go.Anytime you lose your ace for two weeks is a big blow. [...]

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6/17 Minor League Report

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 17 June 2009 06:07:00 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (40-25) against Toledo (28-37) was postponed. They'll play a double header tomorrow with game one set to begin at 5:35 p.m.

(Double-A) Trenton (32-32) lost to Connecticut (37-28) 7-4: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Connecticut
0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 1 Trenton
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 W: Sosa (6-0, 2.61); L: Nova (5-4, 2.58); SV: Paterson (7)
HR: CON: Mooney (4).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 0-for-3, BB, R
Reegie Corona: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB, R
Eduardo Nunez: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Chris Malec: 1-for-3
Noah Hall: 1-for-1
Jesus Montero: 1-for-4, RBI
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-4, 3B, R
Justin Snyder: 0-for-3, RBI

Pitching:
Ivan Nova (L, 5-4): 6.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (2.58 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (3.68 ERA)
Amaury Sanit: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (4.20 ERA)

(Single-A) Tampa (28-34) vs. Palm Beach (25-39) was postponed.

(Low-A) Charleston (38-28) lost to Augusta (32-33) 7-2: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charleston
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 Augusta
1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 X 7 10 0 W: Surkamp (4-2, 3.86); L: Brackman (1-5, 4.55); SV: Kaufman (1)
HR: AUG: Mazzola (5), Culberson (2), Duggan (1).

Offense:
Jose Pirela: 0-for-5, R
Abraham Almonte: 1-for-4, R
David Adams: 0-for-2, BB
Daniel Brewer: 0-for-3, BB
Melky Mesa: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
Mike Lyon: 1-for-3, RBI
Addison Maruszak: 1-for-3, BB
Raymond Kruml: 1-for-3, BB

Pitching:
Andrew Brackman (L, 1-5): 3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (4.55 ERA)
Charles Nolte: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Brad Rulon: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (1.62 ERA)

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Mariano Riveras Race To 500 Saves!!! Part 4

Mariano Rivera?s Race To 500 Saves!!! Part 4Rivera recorded career save #497 last night as his Yankee team defeated the Washington Nationals 5-3.It was a typical night for ‘Mo’ as he entered the ballgame with a 2-run lead in the 9th inning and made quick work of Elijah Dukes, Adam Dunn, and Austin Kearns.The race to [...]

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Richmond Ks 11, Jays rip Phillies 7-1 (AP)

Scott Richmond struck out a career-high 11 in eight innings, Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 on Wednesday night. Richmond (5-3) allowed five hits and retired his last 13 batters. The 29-year-old rookie was 0-3 with a 5.81 ERA in his previous five starts.

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Game#65: Nationals at Yankees

The Yankees can take the series tonight with a win. Chien-Ming Wang will take the hill…still looking for his first victory of the season. This could very well be his last start if he doesn’t show the coaching staff something tonight. Phil Hughes could get his chance to finally move back into the rotation [...]

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