Posts Tagged ‘Kerry Wood’
MLB Winter Meetings News/Rumor Mill-12/7
Lots of rumors floating around today concerning the MLB Winter Meetings, so let’s get started. -The biggest news surrounding major free agents today was the highly-sought after LHP Cliff Lee has received an offer that would pay him $20 million over seven years. SI’s Jon Heyman claims Lee has two offers of that amount, and the Yankees nor Rangers were …
by Jon Alba on December 7th, 2010 Leave a comment »
MLB Trade Deadline Rumors: Recapping the Final Hour
The deadline has come and passed, and we had several deals that broke during the final hour! -Most importantly, Ken Rosenthal broke the story with five minutes to go that the Los Angeles Dodgers struck gold for a set-up man, adding Pirates closer Octavio Dotel in return for Andrew Lambo and former fifth start James McDonald. -Dotel has now been …
by Jon Alba on July 31st, 2010 Leave a comment »
MLB Trade Deadline Rumors: Yanks Near Deal For Wood
Buster Olney has just tweeted that the New York Yankees are nearing a deal for Indians pitcher Kerry Wood. The trade would be the second in as many days between the two squads. -Wood has spent tons of time on the disabled list over his 13 seasons in baseball. 14-times to be exact. -We reported earlier the Yanks would be …
by Jon Alba on July 31st, 2010 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 4
St. Louis Cardinals 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 7- Adam Wainwright becomes the first member of the MLB’s 17-win club after holding the Pirates to six earned runs on nine hits in five innings; if not for Albert Pujols’ three-run blast in the top of the 6th inning, Wainwright would not have earned the win. Ryan Ludwick homered twice while Matt Holliday …
by Derek Johnson on September 5th, 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 26
Cleveland Indians 4 Kansas City Royals 2- David Huff squandered two earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he picked up his 8th victory of the season. Grady Sizemore scored three runs, and Matt LaPorta hit a solo home run for the Indians, who improved to 56-70 on the season; it was LaPorta’s second long ball of the …
by Derek Johnson on August 27th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 11
Chicago Cubs 5 St. Louis Cardinals 2- Ted Lilly allowed one earned run on four hits in eight innings as he went on to win his 100th career game. With this win, the Cubs improved to 42-42 on the year, ending a three game losing streak. St. Louis still sits atop the NL Central with a record of 48-41. Milwaukee …
by Derek Johnson on July 12th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 4
Washington Nationals 5 Atlanta Braves 3- Braves starter Tommy Hanson allowed one earned run on three hits in seven innings as his scoreless innings streak ended at 26; Adam Dunn’s long ball in the 7th inning ended Hanson’s bid for a shutout. Down 3-1 heading into the 8th inning, Washington scored four runs in the bottom half to win their …
by Derek Johnson on July 5th, 2009 1 Comments »
Cleveland Indians 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Kerry Wood had been struggling on the mound recently, blowing two saves in his last two chances. Fortunately for him, he was not to be denied as he helped the Indians hold on for a one-run victory against the Pirates. Wood recorded the last two outs of the inning and ended up earning his 9th save of the season. The …
by Derek Johnson on June 24th, 2009 Leave a comment »