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Raise Your Hands

post from Baseball Musings on 25 July 2008 10:41:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

Joba Chamberlain comes out of the game against the Red Sox after seven shutout innings. He out-pitched Beckett, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out nine. Beckett allowed nine hits and one walk over his seven innings,...

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Mets Top Cards 7-2 For Third Straight Win

post from The Mets Report on 25 July 2008 10:38:53 PM. © The Mets Report

Once again Mike Pelfrey was completely in control of the game. He went seven innings on 103 pitches giving up only seven hits and no walks for one run. He raised his season record to 9-6 with the win...

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Gomez Hurt

post from Baseball Musings on 25 July 2008 10:30:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

Carlos Gomez injured himself making a catch: Minnesota Twins center fielder Carlos Gomez was immobilized and taken from the field on a cart after crashing into the padded wall while making a spectacular catch in the first inning of Friday...

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Game 104 Overflow Thread

post from Royals Review: Front Page Posts on 25 July 2008 10:21:47 PM. © Royals Review: Front Page Posts

In this game, we have the best hit:home run ratio in the history of baseball. This season just keeps getting better and better. We've also committed two errors today, so we've currently got the awesome even H-R-E thing going. I predict a seven run eighth that will ruin all of this precious symmetry and cause us to lose due to negative style points.

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White Sox Take Round One

post from TigerBlog on 25 July 2008 10:06:09 PM. © TigerBlog

This probably won’t interest most of you, but my nightly schedule usually keeps me from watching at least the first half of Tiger home games. My son doesn’t go to bed until around 9 pm, so by the time I get settled in and turn the game, it’s usually pretty much decided. I was able [...]

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53: Who ARE these guys .part 2

post from Braves And Stuff on 25 July 2008 10:03:00 PM. © Braves And Stuff

Comments and articles herein are the intellectual property and opinions of the writers and may not be copied without permission of the writers.by Carolina LadyContinuing the thought - who are these guys we see on the field and in the dugout, anyway?Who’s next?Aurelio Cadahia.Chino.Born in Havana, Cuba on November 22, 1957 so he’s coming up [...]

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Will Work for Runs - Cubs 2 Marlins 3

post from ChicagoCubsOnline.com on 25 July 2008 10:01:34 PM. © ChicagoCubsOnline.com

Game One Hundred Three - Cubs 2 Marlins 3
WP - Justin Miller (3-2) LP - Bobby Howry (3-4) Save - Kevin Gregg (21)

Bases loaded in the 6th....2nd and 3rd in the 7th....and 2nd and 3rd in the 8th, the Cubs had their chances but could not buy a hit when they needed one the most. Lou Piniella's crew left 6 runners in scoring position in 3 of the last 4 innings and a total of 11 left on base on Friday afternoon at the Friendly Confines. The Cubs out hit the Marlins but lost in the column that matters most.

Lou Piniella was fired up for obvious reasons after the game. Piniella said, "The defense is fine. What we need is offense. OFFENSE! We need some hitting. I'm looking for people that can hit....that's what I'm looking for. We need to put runs up with a little more consistency."

Ryan Dempster gutted out a decent performance on a day he struggled with his command. Dempster walked a season-high 6 batters but gave up only 2 hits and made the big pitch when he needed one. Dempster allowed only 1 run in 6 innings and when he turned the game over to Jeff Samardzija he was in position to win his 12th of the year.

Jeff Samardzija made his Major League debut in the 7th inning with mixed results. Samardzija hit the high 90's consistently with his fastball and struck out Alfredo Amezaga, the first batter he faced. Samardzija gave up a single to Hanley Ramirez on a 0-2 pitch then allowed Ramirez to take 2nd on a pitch out, Samardzija threw the ball over Geovany Soto's head. With the tying run on 2nd, Luis Gonzalez flied out to center, Ramirez advanced to 3rd and scored on a double to left by Jorge Cantu. Samardzija blew the save but might have given Lou Piniella a power arm in the pen that can throw strikes. The Shark retired the Marlins in order in the 8th and struck out 2 without a walk in 2 innings on 31 pitches, 23 for strikes.

When asked about Samardzija following the game Piniella said, "The new kid threw the ball well. Good stuff and showed some good poise. He's going to help us."

The Cubs offense continued to struggle and has yet to show any consistency in the second half. The 2 runs they scored came off solo home runs by Geovany Soto and Reed Johnson. Soto's 17th in the 2nd tied the game and Johnson's 5th gave the Cubs a 2-1 lead in the 5th. Derrek Lee appeared to add a tack on run in the 5th with a 2-out single to left but Alfonso Soriano was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.

Many will point the finger at Bobby Howry for Friday's loss and while he gave up the pinch-hit home run to Jeremy Hermida in the 9th, and has been horrible of late, he should have not been on the mound in a 2-2 game....the offense had plenty of chances to put the game away before the game's final inning.

The Cubs lost for just the 13th time at home this year and slipped to 17 games over .500 on the season.

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Yankees Trade Players for Two Bucs

There's been a number of rumors about Jason Bay and Xavier Nady lately. The Nady rumors are over: Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from Pittsburgh for Jose Tabata, Ross Ohlendorf, Phil Coke and George Kontos. Peter Abraham also has a...

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Oswalt feels fine after bullpen session (AP)

Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt said he feels ready to make his 20th start of the season on Monday, when the Astros host the Cincinnati Reds. “I felt no pain,” the 30-year-old right-hander said after throwing 25 to 30 pitches to Geoff Blum and Hunter Pence before Friday night’s game between the Astros and the Milwaukee [...]

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Ramirez out of lineup against Yankees, Ortiz back

The Red Sox got David Ortiz back, but were without slugger Manny Ramirez when they opened a three-game series Friday night against the New York Yankees.Boston manager Terry Francona said earlier in the day that he was hoping Ramirez, who has a sore right knee, would be in the lineup, but also said he would [...]

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