Posts Tagged ‘Florida Marlins’
The interesting baseball career of Dontrelle Willis
A train is one of many ways to get from one place to another. While it has an aggressive and fast start, it’ll stop suddenly at each stop to pick up passengers. Sometimes, the train will have moments of stalling but recuperating. You’re probably wondering why I started this article off with a train reference. The reason I’m doing this …
by Giovanni Mio on July 5th, 2012 Leave a comment »
No-han: More than just a game
It took about 51 years and 8,020 games, but the New York Mets have a no-hitter to call their own. On June 2, Johan Santana shut down the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals on 134 pitches, five walks, and eight strikeouts. There are some people questioning its legitimacy since third base umpire Adrian Johnson called a fair ball …
by Giovanni Mio on June 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment »
Braves Acquire Uggla From Marlins
Some big news coming out of Atlanta, as the first major deal of the young off-season has been struck. Various reports suggest that the Atlanta Braves have acquired All-Star 2B Dan Uggla in return for the versatile Omar Infante and specialist Mike Dunn. Uggla, 30, has been one of the more powerful second basemen in recent memory. He has slugged …
by Jon Alba on November 16th, 2010 Leave a comment »
A Look At Baseball’s Remaining Free Agents
Even though the end of the holiday season is approaching, that does not mean that teams cannot continue searching for some gifts! Here is a look at some key free agents left on the market, and where they may end up. Matt Holliday, OF Teams interested-St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles The …
by Jon Alba on December 26th, 2009 1 Comments »
Report: Yanks Near Agreement With Nick Johnson
Ken Davidoff is reporting that the New York Yankees may have reached a tentative agreement with 1B/DH Nick Johnson on a one-year deal. The contract will be worth at about $5.5 million. -With the signing of Nick Johnson, the 31 year old will be making his return to the Bronx after being traded to Montreal in the Javier Vazquez deal …
by Jon Alba on December 17th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 17
Milwaukee Brewers 7 Chicago Cubs 4- Dave Bush improved to 5-7 as a starter after squandering four earned runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings. Jody Gerut hit a grand slam in the 4th inning while Mike Rivera added a two-run double in the 7th to lift Milwaukee to its 71st victory of the season. Micah Hoffpauir doubled in two …
by Derek Johnson on September 18th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 16
Florida Marlins 5 St. Louis Cardinals 2- Josh Johnson joined the MLB’s 15-win club after holding St. Louis to one earned run on nine hits in six innings. Cody Ross had two RBI singles while Dan Uggla, John Baker, and Jorge Cantu each drove in a run to lift the Marlins to their 78th victory of the season. Julio Lugo …
by Derek Johnson on September 17th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 15
Atlanta Braves 6 New York Mets 0- Tommy Hanson scattered just three hits in seven innings as he earned membership in the MLB’s 10-win club; Hanson walked three and struck out eight. Adam LaRoche homered twice and drove in three runs to lift Atlanta to Win #76 of the season. Nate McLouth drove in the other three runs for the …
by Derek Johnson on September 16th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 14
Cincinnati Reds 3 Houston Astros 1- Bronson Arroyo gave up one earned run on six hits in seven innings as he picked up his 13th victory of the season. Jay Bruce singled in two runs in the 7th while Brandon Phillips added a solo shot in the 8th to lift Cincinnati to Win #65 of the year. Carlos Lee doubled …
by Derek Johnson on September 15th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 13
Philadelphia Phillies 5 New York Mets 4 (Game 1)- Kyle Kendrick gave up two earned runs on seven hits in 7.1 innings as he won in his first Phillies start of the season. Ben Francisco and Shane Victorino each hit a long ball for Philadelphia, who improved to 81-60 on the year, clinching a non-losing season. Anderson Hernandez blasted a …
by Derek Johnson on September 13th, 2009 Leave a comment »