After an incredible rally that saw 2 Carlos Lee home runs, and 10 runs in the final 3 innings by Milwaukee....the Brewers fall just short and lose a wild one at Houston, 13-12. Wow what a game that was.

Edited April 19, 200620 yr by whitesoxfan101

Greinke has reported to the Royals' extended spring training.

 

David Wells apologized to Selig for complaining about the WBC.

 

7 pitchers from Venezuela started games yesterday, a ML Record.

 

Orioles' outfielder David Newhan is on the DL with a broken leg.

Orioles' outfielder David Newhan is on the DL with a broken leg.

 

No big deal, the Orioles lead the world in crappy outfielders, they have half a dozen of them (well now 5 with Newhan hurt), and will survive this injury.

Edited April 19, 200620 yr by whitesoxfan101

Reggie Abercrombie CF of the Florida Marlins hit his first career HR today . . . it traveled 493 feet.

Barry Bonds got a $5000 fine for wearing wristbands that violated MLB's uniform rules, presumably so that HGH could be slowly piped into his skin during at bats.

 

Nomah may be back by Saturday.

 

Bartolo Colon has hit the 15 day DL with shoulder problems.

Reggie Abercrombie CF of the Florida Marlins hit his first career HR today . . . it traveled 493 feet.

 

I've sat in the area where that homer landed......and all I can say is check the man for HGH, steroids, and whatever else you can think of. That's almost impossible to me that he hit it up there, if I hadn't seen the highlight I wouldn't believe it.

 

And 493 feet is selling him at least 30 feet short.

Anybody checkin' out the D-rays/Red Sox game on ESPN 2? Scott Kazmir made the Red Sox offense look foolish. The Mets will forever be idiots for giving this guy away.

Anybody checkin' out the D-rays/Red Sox game on ESPN 2?  Scott Kazmir made the Red Sox offense look foolish.  The Mets will forever be idiots for giving this guy away.

 

Yep, he's a stud and a steal for my fantasy teams. He actually left due to "injury" which freaked me out, but it was only a "thumb cramp" and he won't miss a start. Saw the kid in person last July in Tampa as he struck out 11 and left with the lead in a low scoring game, his stuff is NASTY, especially for a young lefty like that.

The 47 year old Julio Franco comes in as a pinch hitter tonight, with his team down 2-1 in the 8th, at a great pitchers park (San Diego) and one of baseball's best middle relivers in in Scott Linebrink. So what does Franco do? He goes oppo for a clutch 2 run homer to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. That guy is just unbelieveable.

 

EDIT: Franco is now the oldest player ever to hit a homer in an MLB game, methinks this will end up with it's own thread. Damn and he did it in a clutch spot too, bravo Julio.

Edited April 21, 200620 yr by whitesoxfan101

Prince Fielder has been RED HOT since being moved down to #7 in the lineup after a slow start. After going 3 for 5 with an RBI tonight, Fielder is now hitting .383 on the season with 2 homers, 10 RBI's, 8 runs, 6 walks, and even a stolen base. Problem is the Brewers have been getting no pitching lately, and were torched again tonight in a 12-8 loss at Miller Park to the Reds, who quietly have started solid at 10-6.

Click this sentence if you have not yet seen Jon Bois' latest post on The Dugout. It is f***ing hillarious and my stomach is now killing me from laughing so damn hard.

AJ Burnett left tonight's game with an elbow injury. Burnett = Prior/Wood

Cards purchase contract of Timo Perez

 

 

Outfielder Timo Perez's Minor League contract was sold to the Cardinals on Friday and he will play for Triple-A Memphis. Because of visa issues that prohibited Perez from playing in front of paying customers, the outfielder was not allowed to participate in the Reds' big league camp after signing on Feb. 9. He had been playing at extended Spring Training.

Cards purchase contract of Timo Perez

 

 

Good to see Timo back in the bigs, I always liked him for some reason. C'mon Timo! C'mon Timo!

So, Cards, seems like that Albert guy is doing okay.

So, Cards, seems like that Albert guy is doing okay.

 

Nah.. he's been brutal all year

Good to see Timo back in the bigs, I always liked him for some reason. C'mon Timo! C'mon Timo!

I wasn't aware that Memphis had a big league club. I suppose they could beat the Royals though.

I wasn't aware that Memphis had a big league club. I suppose they could beat the Royals though.

 

 

Well they are 4-12.. what are the Royals?

 

Pujols has 1,000 career hits and he's 26 years old...

 

It's gonna be incredible tracking this guys career.

Pujols has 1,000 career hits and he's 26 years old...

 

It's gonna be incredible tracking this guys career.

 

He has a realistic shot of hitting 100 career homers against some of the NL Central teams. He already has close to 30 homers against teams like the Cubs, Pirates, and Reds, and then new ballparks in Cincy and StL are only going to make it easier.

More Pujols love: The guy is just a joy to watch. Bases loaded and 2 out in a tie game, he took a Williamson fastball right on the outside corner and just slapped it through the middle. Didn't try to do to much and got 2 rbi's.

More Pujols love:  The guy is just a joy to watch.  Bases loaded and 2 out in a tie game, he took a Williamson fastball right on the outside corner and just slapped it through the middle.  Didn't try to do to much and got 2 rbi's.

 

I found a quote on cubstalk that I just love about Pujols "god damn, does that b**** ever NOT come through?" As much as Sweeney seems like a Sox killer, at least he's past his prime, while Pujols seems to get better and better.

did anyone catch the clip on ESPN News today. The Brew Crew hit 5 homeruns in the 4th inning, tying a Major League record

 

4 off one pitcher

did anyone catch the clip on ESPN News today. The Brew Crew hit 5 homeruns in the 4th inning, tying a Major League record

 

4 off one pitcher

Was Jim Parque pitching?

Was Jim Parque pitching?

 

Nope, worse....the Reds were.