With one out and runners on first and second in the top of the second, Randy Wolf thought he enticed Brandon Crawford to hit into a routine 6-4-3 double play. The 6 and the 4 worked out, but there was no three because Milwaukee Brewers’ 2B Rickie Weeks turned into Forgetful Jones and forgot to [...]
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The San Diego Padres released veteran 2B Orlando Hudson yesterday. It came as no surprise as Hudson was a bust in San Diego since signing a two-year deal with them two winters ago. The O-Dog’s O-Ffense was nothing to write home about. In a year and a half in a Padres’ uniform, Hudson hit .238/.313/.344 [...]
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Last night in San Francisco, Matt Cain and Cliff Lee engaged in a classic pitcher’s dual. The Giants won 1-0 in the 11th on a Melky Cabrera single to right that scored Brandon Belt. But the story of this game was how Cain and Lee matched each other pitch for pitch. Cain, who threw a [...]
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Update: Alex Pavlovic of the Mercury News is reporting that Wilson will have Tommy John surgery on today on his right elbow. The surgery will be performed by Dr. James Andrews. Wilson is now officially done for the year. Original Post, 4/16/12: When my pick came up in the eight round of my fantasy baseball [...]
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After a mediocre first start of the season in which he blew a six-lead, Matt Cain pitched the best game of his career (by Game Score standards) Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cain pitched a complete game shutout or a CGSO as the cool kids say, while only giving up one hit, didn’t walk a [...]
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Which 0-3 Team Is In The Most Trouble?
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