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Rays Pummel Jarod Washburn

by @ Monday, August 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Jarod Washburn hadn’t been very effective since he put on a Tigers uniform and now this deal looks like a big time bust unless Washburn can turn things around in a hurry.  He had his worst start of the season and the only good thing you can say about it is he did pitch into [...]

Dodgers Take Series Over Reds, 6 Games Up

by @ Monday, August 31st, 2009. Filed under 2009 Dodgers

The Dodgers lost to the Reds on Friday but came back for a big win Saturday and extra-inning win on Sunday to push their lead to six games in the NL West.
Chad Billingsley took the loss on Friday, allowing four runs on seven hits with four walks. He allowed three runs before coming on for [...]

Placido Polanco – Home Run Hero

by @ Sunday, August 30th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

Justin Verlander had one bad inning in his start earlier this afternoon when he gave up a pair of home runs in a three run fourth.  The Tigers took a 3-1 deficit into the eighth and it looked like it was going to be another lackluster performance by the offense before Placido Polanco went deep [...]

Cubs break open close game with 6 run 5th, pull away from slumping Mets,11-4

by @ Sunday, August 30th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

A 6 run 5th inning explosion by the Chicago Cubs, hi-lighted by a grand slam from LF Jake Fox, helped them rally to punish the New York Mets 11-4 Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field in Illinois. RF Milton Bradley added 3 hits for Chicago, who banged out 14 hits. Veteran RH Ryan Dempster went 6 [...]

Rick Porcello, Brandon Lyon Shine In Tigers Win Over Rays

by @ Saturday, August 29th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

The Tigers went back to their arms to pull out the win in this one as they took care of the Rays 6-2 at Comerica Park.  Porcello won his eleventh game of the season with a really nice start.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 5 [...]

Soriano redeems himself for numerous gaffes with late 3 run homer as Cubs defeat Mets 5-2

by @ Friday, August 28th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Mets swingman Pat Misch pitched great and left in line to get the win but a 8th inning homer by Chicago enigma Alfonso Soriano helped the  host Cubs defeat the game New York Mets 5-2. The Cubs LF made 2-3 bad fielding mistakes and was being booed until he connected with 2 on vs. Mets [...]

Padilla Helps Dodgers Get Series Win

by @ Thursday, August 27th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Dodgers

The Dodgers came back from losing the first game of the series to win the last two and move their NL West lead back to four games, while also giving the Rockies their first home loss in two months.
Vincente Padilla, in his first start as a Dodger and his first in three weeks, went five [...]

Redding’s 6 and 2/3rds backed by 17 hits as The Mets hammer Marlns,10-3, snapping 5 game losing streak

by @ Thursday, August 27th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Mets starter Tim Redding pitched 6 2/3 rd innings to rest a an injury riddled staff while his lineup put out a season high 17 hits, helping New York defeat the host Florida Marlins, 10-3 Thursday afternoon at Land Shark Stadium. 3B Fernando Tatis and CF Angel Pagan homered while the club  scored 9 runs [...]

Dodgers Even Up Series, Regain 3-Game Lead

by @ Thursday, August 27th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Dodgers

The offense finally heated up a little in Wednesday’s game at Coors, beating the Rockies 6-1 to gain a full game in the NL West.
It seems to be a broken record saying Randy Wold posted another quality start, but that’s exactly what he did once again. He went 7 1/3, striking out five, and giving [...]

Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog 2009-08-27 03:59:12

by @ Wednesday, August 26th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Dodgers

After three straight wins against the Cubs to open their four-game weekened series, the Dodgers fell a win short of the sweep and also took a loss to the Rockies on Tuesday.
Ryan Dempster held the Dodgers to just three hits on Sunday, with the only run coming from a Tony Abreu RBI-single in the second [...]

Johnson goes 7-0 vs. the Mets, Marlins beat swooning Mets, 5-3

by @ Wednesday, August 26th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Career Mets killer and Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson did not have his A+ stuff but he had enough to lead the home team over the beaten, battered and bruised New York Mets Wednesday night at Land Shark Stadium ,5-3. Johnson, who is 7-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 9 career starts vs. the Mets, [...]

Tigers Doubled Up By Angels, Fail to Sweep Series

by @ Wednesday, August 26th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

The Tigers lost their finale with the Angels this afternoon and they left the West Coast with a 3-3 split between the Angels and A’s.  Not too shabby considering the Tigers road record.  Now they come home for four against the Rays and they won’t have to go back on the road until this time [...]

BREAKING METS NEWS: Oliver Perez done for the year

by @ Wednesday, August 26th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

The Mets have announced that  LH SP Oliver Perez will have season ending surgery to correct patella tendon tendinosis in his right knee. This close his awful 2009 with a 3-4 record and 6.82 ERA as well as a historically  bad 1.92 WHIP. In a related note, th e Mets will host open tryouts for [...]

Tigers Extend Lead With Second Straight Win Over Angels

by @ Wednesday, August 26th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

Despite all of the Tigers’ troubles on the road, even if they lose this afternoon, they’ll have a 3-3 split in their west coast trip against Oakland and Angels.  They did it with another nice win last night.  Jarrod Washburn made one mistake (three run home run) that put the Tigers down but he pitched [...]

Figueroa pitches well, West leads Marlins over Mets,2-1

by @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Marlins rookie LH Sean West(5-5,4.44) pitched 6 strong innings while 1B Ross Gload drove in the winning run in the 5th with a single, leading the wild card contending Florida Marlins over the crippled New York Mets 2-1 Tuesday night at Land Shark Stadium in Miami. Fill in starter Nelson Figueroa(1-3) was the hard loser [...]

BREAKING METS NEWS: Wagner accepts trade to Boston, Santana needs minor surgery, back for ‘10

by @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Mets LH RP Billy Wagner has decided to waive his no-trade clause and accept a trade to the AL wild card leading Boston Red Sox. Boston has agreed to not pick up his 2010 option but will retain his arbitration rights, which will allow the Sox to get two draft picks for him if he [...]

Miguel Cabrera Drives in Five In Tigers Win Over Angels

by @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

The Tigers won a shootout last night as they dropped the Angels 10-7 in a game that saw Miguel Cabrera drive in five runs.  He finished the game three for five with a home run, two doubles and he scored twice.  Every Tiger starter had a hit in this one and the only Tiger starter [...]

Breaking News: Mets teammates Santana “May need surgery”

by @ Monday, August 24th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Numerous media outlets have the injury to Mets staff ace, LH Johan Santana injured more seriously than is being reported. The star lefty has been scratched from his start Tuesday with pain in his left  elbow. ” I don’t think anyone expects good news>” said fellow starter Mike Pelfrey. RF Jeff Francoeur added that he [...]

Lee continues to dominate the NL, Howard homers twice as Phillies handle Mets, 6-2, Santana and Francoeur latest injuries

by @ Monday, August 24th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Slugging 1B Ryan Howard hit 2 early homers while trade deadline acquisition LH SP Cliff Lee continues to pitch great in the NL as the Philadelphia Phillies handled the New York Mets 6-2 Monday afternoon at Citi-Field.  Howard hit two homers in his first two plate appearances vs Mets starter, rookie RH Bobby Parnell, a [...]

Mets rally ends with an amazing line out triple play, Phillies hold on,9-7 as Pedro is good, Perez AWFUL

by @ Monday, August 24th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Back up middle infielder Eric Bruntlett made a game changing historic play helping the world champion Philadelphia Phillies defeat the game New York Mets 9-7 Sunday afternoon at Citi-Field. Bruntlett, playing 2nd in place of Phillies all star Chase Utley, caught a line drive from Mets RF Jeff Francoeur with two runners in motion to [...]

Road Woes Continue As Tigers Drop Rubber Game to Athletics

by @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

Once again, the Tigers struggled on the road.  This time it was their first of two three game series out on the west coast.  They dropped two of three against the Athletics and unfortunately, it doesn’t get any easier because next up is four against the Angels.  Jack Cust took Rick Porcello deep twice as [...]

Mets waste great outing from Redding, Happ and Utley too much as Phillies win,4-1

by @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Phillies rookie LH SP J.A. Happ continued his strong season while the Mets could not support a great spot-start from veteran RH Tim Redding with the bullpen allowing late runs, helping Philadelphia to a win 4-1 Saturday night at Citi-Field. Redding(1-4,6.10) allowed only 1 hit over 5 innings and  clearly deserved a better fate. He [...]

Dodgers Aim for Four-Game Sweep

by @ Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Filed under 2009 Dodgers

The Dodgers escaped with two more wins as they head into Sunday’s final game of the series, looking for the sweep.
Randy Wolf posted another strong win, allowing just one run on one hit through seven while striking out five. The only hit he gave up was a two-out RBI single in the third. Sherrill and [...]

Mets overcome bad umpires, Phillies to win, 4-2 as Manuel and Sheffield are ejected

by @ Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

Mike Pelfrey continues to own the world champion Philadelphia Philies(3-0,3.92 in 4 starts vs the Phillies in ‘09) while new comer Jeff Francoeur had 3 hits including a home run to lead the New York Mets to an impressive 4-2 win Friday night at Citi-Field.  The start of the game was delayed by almost 90 [...]

Kawakami leads Braves past Mets,3-2 as Wagner returns, Sheffield controversy ahead?

by @ Friday, August 21st, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

34 yr old rookie Kenshin Kawakami pitched 7 strong innings and all star C Brian McCann homered in support, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets Thursday night at Citi-Field. Mets ace Johan Santana was the hard luck loser(13-9), allowing 9 hits and 3 runs in 7 innings. “Overall, I [...]

Martin Powers Dodgers to Win With Grand Slam

by @ Friday, August 21st, 2009. Filed under 2009 Dodgers

The Dodger and Cubs were tied at 2’s since the third, but Russell Martin took charge in the sixth with a grand slam to give the Dodgers a four-run lead in what would become a 7-2 win.
Jeff Weaver was a solid subsitute starter, going 5 1/3, giving up two runs on five hits while striking [...]

Prosect Sleeper Alert

by @ Friday, August 21st, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

After a rough 2008 debut season in the minors, Jared Gayhart, the Tigers 13th round pick in 2008, has put together a nice season.  He’s gone all the way from West Michigan to Erie and he make his first start since joining the Tigers organization yesterday.  Not too shabby because he threw five shutout innings [...]

Tigers Rally Back From Four Down to Beat Mariners

by @ Friday, August 21st, 2009. Filed under 2009 Tigers

The Tigers won their rubber game with the Mariners yesterday afternoon with an impressive come from behind victory.  The Tigers were down by four runs two different times (4-0 and 6-2) and they managed to put this one in the win column.  They scored three in the sixth to make it a one run game [...]

Braves give Mets taste of their own medicine with 8 run inning, Punish Parnell and New York,15-2

by @ Thursday, August 20th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Mets

A day after the Mets exploded for a franchise record ten hits  and 8 runs in the 4th inning, the Atlanta Braves responded with their own offensive barrage, plating 8 runs in the 2nd inning, helping them crush a make shift Mets squad, 15-2 Wednesday night at Citi-Field. All Star C Brian McCann had the [...]

Cards Score in Ninth for Win

by @ Thursday, August 20th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Dodgers

The Dodgers came up short in the rubber match loss, and now hold the NL West lead by just 3 1/2 games.
Clayton Kershaw didn’t make it out of the third inning, after the Cardinals worked him for 97 pitches, including two runs on five hits with five walks. He left with two on and two [...]

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