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Baseball Blogs Weigh In

Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Jenkins, Twins, Eveland

By Mike Axisa | June 25, 2010 at 12:44pm CDT

On this date 11 years ago, Orioles lefty Jesse Orosco set the Major League record for career relief appearances when he came into the 8th inning of a game against the Yankees to face Tino Martinez and Paul O'Neill. It was his 1,051st career appearance, surpassing Kent Tekulve's record. The then-42-year-old Orosco went on to pitch another four years after setting the mark, and retired with 1,252 career appearances, 74 more than anyone else. 

Here are a few links from around the baseball blogosphere…

  • 1 Blue Jays Way interviewed Jays' prospect Chad Jenkins.
  • Nick's Twins Blog doesn't think Minnesota needs to add relievers from outside the organization.
  • Pittsburgh Lumber Co. wonders what the Pirates were thinking when they acquired Dana Eveland.
  • The Friarhood says it's time for the Padres to reinforce their lineup with a big bat.
  • 6 Pound 8 Ounce Baby Joba tries to predict some upcoming transactions.
  • Prospect Insider looks at some blocked prospects the Mariners could target in a trade this summer.
  • Mets Paradise says Elmer Dessens has added a lot of depth to the Amazins' bullpen.
  • Capital Avenue Club wonders who the odd man out of the Braves' rotation will be once Jair Jurrjens is healthy.
  • Future Redbirds rounded up a bevy of prospect and draft reference links.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Lee, Orioles, Gomes, Loewen

By Mike Axisa | June 18, 2010 at 11:05am CDT

On this date back in 1996, catcher Chris Anderson delivered a run scoring single for the Hudson Valley Renegades of the short season New York-Penn League. It was the first hit ever recorded by a member of the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization. Anderson was the team's 66th round draft pick that year, but he never made it out of A-ball and hit just .170/.236/.298 in 432 plate appearances before calling it a career in 1999. Every team starts somewhere.

Here are a few links from the baseball blogosphere…

  • U.S.S. Mariner dubs the Twins as the favorites to land Cliff Lee this summer.
  • Camden Chat likes the Orioles' draft haul, but thinks it could have been better.  
  • Bernie's Crew uses Milwaukee's roster to show that the later rounds of the draft can be productive as well.
  • More Hardball looks at the bang Jonny Gomes has provided for the Reds' buck.
  • Liam McGuire's Blog wonders if Adam Loewen is the second coming of Rick Ankiel.
  • 1 Blue Jays Way interviewed Tom Filer, former big leaguer and current pitching coach for the Altoona Curve, Pittsburgh's Double-A affiliate.
  • Baseball Opinion examines the best and worst picks of the 2005 draft.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hoffman, Bay, Markakis

By Mike Axisa | May 21, 2010 at 9:45am CDT

On this date back in 2004, Alex Rodriguez returned to Texas to play the Rangers for the first time since being traded (along with $71MM) to the Yankees for Alfonso Soriano and Joaquin Arias. He was booed loudly just like every other road game of his career, though he silenced the home crowd – at least temporarily – with a two-run homer in the first inning. 

 Here are a few links from around the baseball blogosphere…

  • Disciples of Uecker thinks it's time for Trevor Hoffman to call it a career.
  • Mets Merized wants to know what happened to Jason Bay's power.
  • Meanwhile, Camden Crazies looks at Nick Markakis' lack of pop.
  • The Kept Faith says that it's time for the Oscar Salazar era to end in San Diego.
  • Nick's Twins Blog isn't sure if Jesse Crain can right the ship.
  • Yankeeist wonders if Marcus Thames will be able to replace the injured Nick Johnson.
  • The Friarhood examines some players the Padres could select in next month's amateur draft.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Greinke, Blalock, Berkman

By Mike Axisa | May 14, 2010 at 9:51am CDT

Lots of cool things have happened on May 14th throughout baseball history. Mickey Mantle joined the 500 homerun club in 1967 (just the sixth player to do so at the time); Reggie Jackson passed Mantle on the all-time homer list with his 537th on the same 1986 day that Cardinals' utility player Jose Oquendo became the first non-pitcher in history to get a decision when he took the loss in extra innings; Doc Gooden threw his no-hitter in 1996, and the Mets set a single game franchise record with seven steals against the Giants in 2009 without the help of Jose Reyes. Also, this happened in 2008. 

Here are a few links from around the web…

  • Royals Authority thinks about the unthinkable: trading Zack Greinke.
  • Pittsburgh Lumber Co. busts the myth that Neal Huntington can't spot talent.
  • DRays Bay wonders if the Rays should cut Pat Burrell and replace him with Hank Blalock. 
  • The Crawfish Boxes looks at Lance Berkman's trade value.
  • Feeling Dodger Blue says that Garret Anderson may not be long for the Dodgers. 
  • At Home Plate says that Carl Crawford's future is uncertain.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rays, Lackey, Peavy, Cano

By Mike Axisa | May 7, 2010 at 8:44am CDT

On this date 11 years ago, Hideki Irabu of the Yankees and Mac Suzuki of the Mariners faced off in the first match up of Japanese starting pitchers in Major League history. Irabu allowed one run over seven innings as the Yanks defeated Seattle by the score of 10-1.

Here are some links from around the baseball blogosphere…

  • Rays Index tries to figure out which starting pitcher Tampa Bay will trade after the season.
  • At Home Plate thinks John Lackey was off-base with his recent comments about the Angels.
  • The Friarhood wonders if the Padres can already be declared the winner of the Jake Peavy trade.
  • Nick's Twins Blog says that trading Wilson Ramos is a no-brainer.
  • More Hardball looks at some players who are performing well in the big leagues after signing minor league deals this offseason.
  • Yankeeist revisits the old Robinson Cano for Matt Kemp trade rumor. 
  • Mets Paradise wonders how long Frank Catalanotto and Fernando Tatis will keep their jobs.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Howard, Prince, Konerko

By Mike Axisa | April 29, 2010 at 9:13pm CDT

On this date five years ago, Roger Clemens and Greg Maddux faced off in the first matchup of 300-game winners since Don Sutton and Steve Carlton in 1987. Maddux's Cubs topped Clemens' Astros by the score of 3-2.

Let's look at what's being written around the blogosphere, with a heavy dose of Ryan Howard contract reactions…

  • Crashburn Alley breaks down the massive contract the Phillies gave their first baseman.
  • More Hardball comes up with a few reasons to dislike the deal.
  • Sports Are Involved… takes a look at the price of greatness.
  • Disciples of Uecker examines what Howard's deal means for Prince Fielder.
  • The Pale Hose Pariah wonders if the White Sox should look to sign Paul Konerko to an extension.
  • 1 Blue Jays Way interviewed Jays' prospect Zach Stewart, part of last summer's Scott Rolen trade.
  • The Baseball Opinion reviews the trade that sent Ben Zobrist from the Astros to Tampa Bay.
  • Camden Depot looks at the trade value of draft picks, not that MLB allows such things.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Garza, Pierzynski, Padres

By Mike Axisa | April 23, 2010 at 3:59pm CDT

Eleven years ago today, Fernando Tatis became the first and only player in baseball history to hit two grand slams in one inning. Amazingly, both came off Chan Ho Park, who allowed 11 runs while recording eight outs. Tatis went on to hit .298/.404/.553 with 34 homeruns for the Cardinals that season, easily the best of the big league career. 

 Here are a handful of links from around the blogosphere…

  • Maddon's Mission wonders if the Rays' handling of Matt Garza tells us about their plans for him in the future.
  • The Pale Hose Pariah concludes that A.J. Pierzynski is worth a grade-B position player prospect for a couple of grade-C pitching prospects in a trade.
  • Pittsburgh Lumber Co. notes that Lastings Milledge has shown improved on-field maturity since joining the Pirates.
  • The Friarhood says the Padres recent winning streak puts any trade talks on hold.
  • And Counting makes the case for Carlos Zambrano and Alfonso Soriano being underpaid.
  • Capitol Avenue Club visualizes the Braves' proverbial five-year plan.
  • Around The Basepath thinks an worldwide draft is a great idea.
  • Crashburn Alley takes stock of the Phillies' roster.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Strasburg, Collusion, Cain

By Mike Axisa | April 16, 2010 at 10:19am CDT

On this day ten years ago, Indians' starter Chuck Finley struck out Tom Evans, Royce Clayton, Chad Curtis, and Rafael Palmeiro in the same inning after Curtis reached base on a passed ball. There have been 50 instances in baseball history where a pitcher struck out four men in one inning, but Finley did it three times, the only guy to do it more than once. Scot Shields is the last pitcher to strike out four in one frame, doing it less than a week after Scott Baker accomplished the same feat in June of 2008.

Let's take a look at what's being written around the baseball blogosphere…

  • Titletahn wrote about the experience of seeing Stephen Strasburg's first professional start in person.
  • MLB Fan Nation wonders if teams are colluding against free agents, or if they're just getting smarter.
  • Statistician Magician ranks all 30 organization, with the Red Sox coming in first and the Royals placing last.
  • Ladies… looks at some old faces in new places.
  • The Baseball Opinion thinks there might be a fallout from the Matt Cain extension. 
  • Gear Up For Reds Baseball reviews Cincinnati's draft history.
  • Blogging Mets looks at some active players who may be on their way to the Hall of Fame. 

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Norris, Braves, Yankees

By Mike Axisa | April 9, 2010 at 9:56am CDT

One year ago today, 22-year-old Angels' starter Nick Adenhart was killed by a drunk driver just hours after shutting out the A's for six innings. The lone survivor from Adenhart's car, his friend and Cal State Fullerton catcher Jon Wilhite, recovered from his injuries well enough to throw out the first pitch at an A's game in July. The drunk driver, 23-year-old Andrew Thomas Gallo, is still awaiting trial.  Tom Krasovic of AOL FanHouse recently spoke to a few members of the Angels about the Adenhart tragedy. 

On a much less somber note, here's a look at what's being written around the web during the season's first week…

  • The Dodgerhater sat down for a chat with Astros pitcher Bud Norris.
  • Capitol Avenue Club looks at ten players the Braves could attempt to lock up to long-term deals.
  • At Home Plate wonders if the Yankees' big money deals will come back to haunt them.
  • El Lefty Malo muses about the Giants' poor track record for developing position players.
  • Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke? is excited for what they call "the first true season of the Neal Huntington era."
  • The Cubs Reporter looks at the Cubs' ownership history.
  • South Side Sox has some fun with retired numbers.
  • Fenway Nation doesn't like the lack of speed on Boston's bench.

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hendry, Lugo, Towers

By Mike Axisa | April 2, 2010 at 10:00am CDT

On this day back in 2003, the Tigers became the first team in baseball history to have four pitchers make their Major League debut in the same game. The starter was 20-year-old Jeremy Bonderman, who gave way to 22-year-old Wil Ledezma, 25-year-old Chris Spurling, and 23-year-old Matt Roney before "veteran" closer Matt Anderson entered the game. Anderson was just 25-years-old at the time, but the first overall pick of the 1997 draft already had 210 big league appearances to his name. 

The Tigers went on the finish the season 43-119, and were rewarded by selecting Justin Verlander with the second overall pick the following season. Here's this week's set of links from around the web…

  • A Cubbies Consilience throws some kudos Jim Hendry's way for his offseason.
  • Camden Crazies calls the O's trade for Julio Lugo an okay one.
  • The Kept Faith finds some players Kevin Towers passed on while he was the Padres' GM.
  • 1 Blue Jays Way remembers Roy Halladay's time in Toronto.
  • Meanwhile, Around The BasePath looks at some expectations for Halladay's first year in Philadelphia.
  • Drunk Jays Fans wonders why Lyle Overbay was named the team's every day first baseman when he can't hit lefties.
  • Lookout Landing compares Eric Byrnes and Ryan Langerhans with regards to the Mariners' spare outfielder's job.
  • Bronx Bombers Beat examines the Yankees' plan for Phil Hughes.
  • More Hardball lists the players who will begin the season on the disabled list.
  • Capitol Avenue Club rounds out the Braves' roster.
  • Crashburn Alley looks at the Phillies' winners and losers from Spring Training.

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