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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Purke, Wood, Oswalt, Werth

By Mike Axisa | April 22, 2011 at 3:42pm CDT

Five years ago today, Bill Hall, Damian Miller, Brady Clark, J.J. Hardy, and Prince Fielder all hit homeruns in the fourth inning of the Brewers' game against the Reds. The first four went deep off starter Brandon Claussen while Prince victimized Chris Hammond after a pitching change. It was the fifth time in baseball history and the first time since 1966 that a team hit five homeruns in one inning.

This week's collection of links knock it out of the park; here's the best the blogosphere had to offer over the last seven days…

  • Midwest Sports Fans launched a bi-weekly MLB trivia challenge podcast with some help from a special guest: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
  • Wahoo Blues conducted a study that shows the correlation between team payroll and wins is shrinking.
  • Replacement Level Baseball offers up a scouting report from one of Matt Purke's recent starts. The TCU lefty was expected to be a high pick in this year's draft before visiting Dr. James Andrews with a shoulder issue.
  • Through The Fence Baseball says Brandon Wood makes sense for the Pirates.
  • Randall on Baseball explains why the Mariners aren't trading Felix Hernandez.
  • Climbing Tal's Hill revisits the Roy Oswalt trade.
  • Monkey With A Halo says the "new" Angels' offense looks a lot like the old one.
  • The Process Report explains how the Rays being in contention would impact Johnny Damon's wallet.
  • Cubs Billy Goat Blog thinks Carlos Zambrano may have reinvented himself on the mound.
  • The Nats Blog tries to figure out why Jayson Werth is struggling.
  • Infield Chatter muses about the concept of long-term extensions.
  • McCovey Chronicles went back and examined J.T. Snow's defense.
  • Camden Crazies digs deep to find the secret of Jeremy Guthrie's success.
  • Beyond The Box Score wonders if Sam Fuld could generate some midseason trade buzz.
  • Motor City Bengals riffs on the free agent compensation system.
  • The Shea Faithful looks at the contributions the Mets are getting from their 2005 draft haul.
  • We Should Be GMs wonders if Jose Contreras could be a cheap closer for the Phillies in 2012.
  • Fenway Faithful Report lists the five worst pitching contracts in baseball.
  • Rising Apple wrote about confidence, both in terms of players and fans.
  • Blogging Mets offers up an argument about why sacrifice bunts are a poor strategy.
  • Big League Stew had some fun with a Kevin Youkilis photoshop contest.
  • Last but not least, Lasorda's Lair wrote about Jackie Robinson, a baseball and American icon.

If you have a suggestion for this feature, Mike can be reached here. Only one email per week, please.

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  1. RedSoxDynasty

    11 years ago

    I sure hope this Photoshop doesn’t upset Youk! A local sportstalk host mentioned how Youk “married Up”(his wifes hot) and he’s been pissed at him ever since! Lol!

    Reply
  2. RonWashingtonISinsane

    11 years ago

    If your stock is falling Matt Purke, the Rangers say “welcome back!”.

    Reply
  3. TapDancingTeddy

    11 years ago

    Nice set of links. I personally recommend “Big League Stew.” Hilarious!

    Reply
  4. woadude

    11 years ago

    No honorable mention of Carlos Silva? Instead take a stab at Jake Peavy who was a triple crown winner and has had some weird injuries, he gets an honorable mention over Silva?

    Reply
  5. ramiro magana

    11 years ago

    Why is Werth struggling? Maybe because there isn’t 3 MVP’s in the Nats lineup, he is 32 and his skills are decreasing or he just doesn’t care because he knows he already has his money and by the time the Nationals are a contender, he will probably be a DH in the AL.

    Reply
  6. BlueCatuli

    11 years ago

    To the Cubs Billy Goat Blog… Duh!

    Reply
  7. dc21892

    11 years ago

    JT Snows defense ftw. Good stuff.

    Reply

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