Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Bailey’
The closing situation
The beginning of the 2012 season has been a very interesting one. Many top closers are either getting injured, were injured and then got hurt again, or just getting dominated every time they try to close out a game. A few of these cases include Drew Storen, Ryan Madson, Brian Wilson, and Heath Bell. In this article, I will be going …
by Richard Dooley on April 20th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Andrew Bailey Traded to Boston Red Sox
It was either the Texas Rangers or the Boston Red Sox for Oakland closer Andrew Bailey; in the end, Bailey was traded to Bobby Valentine’s Red Sox squad. Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney were traded on Wednesday to the Red Sox in exchange for Josh Reddick and two prospects: Miles Head and Raul Alcantara. Red Sox GM Ben Cherington had …
by Derek Johnson on December 29th, 2011 3 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 12
Cincinnati Reds 7 Chicago Cubs 5- Drew Sutton’s two-run double in the 9th inning broke a 5-5 tie and lifted Cincinnati to Win #64 of the season. Drew Stubbs, Brandon Phillips, Darnell McDonald, Joey Votto, and Scott Rolen each drove in a run for Cincinnati, who jumped out to a 5-0 lead after four innings. Geovany Soto led all batters …
by Derek Johnson on September 13th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 6
New York Mets 4 Chicago Cubs 2- Mike Pelfrey joined the MLB’s 10-win club after giving up one earned run on five hits in eight innings. Daniel Murphy drove in all four runs for the Mets: one on a home run in the 4th inning, one on a single in the 5th, and two on a triple in the 7th …
by Derek Johnson on September 6th, 2009 2 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 5
Chicago Cubs 5 New York Mets 3- Rich Harden picked up his 9th victory of the season after squandering two runs (only one was earned) on seven hits in five innings. Derrek Lee homered twice while Aramis Ramirez went deep once, providing all the runs for Chicago en route to Win #68 of the year. Cory Sullivan blasted his second …
by Derek Johnson on September 6th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 27
New York Mets 10 Florida Marlins 3- Tim Redding gave up three earned runs on five hits in 6.2 innings as he improved to 2-4 as a starter. Fernando Tatis and Angel Pagan homered for the Mets, who improved to 58-70 on the season. With this win, New York snapped a five-game losing streak. Chris Coghlan hit two solo home …
by Derek Johnson on August 28th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 9
Washington Nationals 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 2- J.D. Martin won his first game of the season after giving up one earned run on five hits in five innings. Adam Dunn hit a two-run blast in the 1st inning for Washington, who reached the 40-win milestone after winning eight straight games. Arizona scored both of their runs off solo blasts from Trent …
by Derek Johnson on August 9th, 2009 Leave a comment »