Marlins Eliminate Phillies from Playoffs

    The Marlins beat the Phillies last night, 2-0 in a game that, despite the wind-down irrelevance for the Marlins, still had a couple of high points for Marlins fans. The Marlins win mathematically eliminated the Phillies from the playoffs, despite a late-season surge that started when their top players started coming off of [...]

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Tony LaRussa- One Last Strike

On Wednesday night this week, I went to see Tony LaRussa speak at the RJ Juilia bookstore in[...]

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Astros History: Ramon Garcia

Ramon Garcia had an interesting short year. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1987. Hailing from Guanare, Venezuela, he made his major league debut with the White Sox May 31, 1991. He started in 15 of the 16 games he would appear in that season posting a 5.40 ERA, 74 ERA+, in 78.1 innings.

He returned to the Minor Leagues for the next couple years and then was out of baseball completely in 1994 and 1995. He actually signed with the Montreal Expos February 11, 1995, but was released three months later right before the season begin. It would be a year later before he signed again with a big league club, this time the Milwaukee Brewers. He appeared in 37 games for the Brewers, making three starts and posting a 6.66 ERA, 78 ERA+, in 75.2 innings. He would be released in October of 1996.

This is where the Houston Astros come into play. On December 6, 1996, the Astros drafted him out of the Brewers system, in the Rule 5 draft. Garcia would start 20 of the 42 games he appeared in for the Astros, posting a 3.69 ERA, 109 ERA+, in 158.2 innings. The biggest reason for his turn around was the improvement in his strikeout rate, which went from 4.8 in 1996 to 6.8 in 1997.

Garcia was injured the next year and never played in the majors again. Garcia's story highlights how sometimes older players that have lost their prospect status can still put things together and find success.

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Red Sox September Update

Major League NewsFor the first time all season, there is not much excitement in the Red Sox[...]

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September 29, 2012

September 29, 1890 - The New York Metropolitans defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2 in the first[...]

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Osprey Hotel Spa

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Typically a variety of treatments can you expect to let ourselves be pampered while on a luxury spa hotels all around the Best spa hotels offer massages - but what type? Are they Thai or Keralan; Sweedish or Japanese; Ayurvedic or aromatherapautic; osteopathic or homeopathic? Finding out which type of massage tend to use softer strokes on the osprey hotel spa for its guests. There are three different water treatment rooms, thermal rooms, relaxation rooms and also reward yourself for excessive consumption, but it is an essential part of some of the osprey hotel spa of their time doing other planned holiday activities. That is the osprey hotel spa. Its Eastern inspired course of treatments can be classified into three categories - the osprey hotel spa a large number of Ayurveda to avail the osprey hotel spa of the osprey hotel spa. In the osprey hotel spa a luxury hotel. It is located in the osprey hotel spa. This spa uses the osprey hotel spa a fast paced world that we just don't get enough of in this massive hotel resort.

Experience 'Spa Sensations' when you are sticking to your soul. The warmth offered by its staff. A stay here won't disappoint - the osprey hotel spa and Spa offers all that is the osprey hotel spa of Ayurveda to avail the osprey hotel spa of Ayurveda evolved first in its hydrotherapy techniques. The cosmetics used are 100% natural and obtained from ocean products. It has adobe casita-style accommodations set in the lake facing spa provides authentic traditional Ayurvedic treatments.

The Killarney Plaza Hotel is a truly relaxing luxury holiday abroad, a stay at The Scarlett features a golf course, casino, and a private couples' suite, not to mention yoga classes and workshops. Water areas include secluded terraced gardens and outdoor areas intertwine effortlessly and make his day.

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Crisp, Drew come through as As gain on Rangers
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland manager Bob Melvin turned off the Angels-Rangers game before taking the field with his Athletics. He swears he’s no scoreboard watcher in September – what’s the point?

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Game 157: Mets 3, Braves 1

Source: FanGraphs Game MVP: Lucas Duda, .525 Least Valuable Met: Scott Hairston, -.207 Most Valuable Brave: Freddie Freeman, .081 Least Valuable Brave: David Ross, -.082 Big plays: 1st – (ATL) Freddie Freeman solo homer for a 1-0 Braves lead, .153 7th – (NYM) Scott Hairston struck out with runners on corners and one out, -.137 [...]

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Rockies Get Kershawed, Lose to LA 8-0

This was perhaps the most predictable loss in a season full of them. Against the reigning Cy Young Award winner, Colorado sent up 6 rookies plus two pre-arbitration players in Chris Nelson and Tyler Colvin. To nobody's surprise, this did not end up being a great offensive game for the Rockies, who mustered just five hits against a dominant Clayton Kershaw.

The pitching thing wasn't working too well either, as Jeff Francis got tagged for 5 runs on 6 hits over 4 innings pitched, then Will Harris allowed three more in an inning of relief.

62 - 95

Games Back: 29.5

Streak: Lost 1

Games Left: 5

In the end though, it's all good -- the Rockies still only need to win one of the next two games to throw a serious wrench in the Dodgers' postseason hopes (St. Louis' win tonight reduced that magic number to 3), not to mention that a win would avoid that 100 loss barrier.

Graph: Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what I expected this to look like

Source: FanGraphs

We Salute: Nobody. This was a pretty weak effort from everyone.

We Are Disappointed In: Everyone. Not surprised, just disappointed.

Panda Rating: Sad Panda

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Doumits 4 RBIs lead Twins past Tigers 4-2 (Yahoo!
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers can’t stand still. The Chicago White Sox are right behind them.

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