Posts Tagged ‘Matt Cain’
Fantasy in Five: Cause or concern?
Welcome back to another edition of Fantasy in Five! In this column, I’ll go over five players you should or shouldn’t be concerned about. Although we’ve finally hit the first full month of baseball, some early slumps could conclude in season-long droughts. Let’s take a look. 1. Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim- Pujols had a very slow start …
by Giovanni Mio on May 1st, 2012 Leave a comment »
Fantasy in Five: Five bold predictions for the 2012 season
Gio Mio makes five bold predictions for 2012 in baseball.
by Giovanni Mio on April 14th, 2012 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 20
Cincinnati Reds 2 San Francisco Giants 1- Drew Stubbs found the perfect time to hit his first career long ball. His walk-off blast in the 10th inning lifted the Cincinnati Reds to their 51st victory of the season. Laynce Nix also went deep for the Reds, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Juan Uribe scored San Francisco’s lone run of …
by Derek Johnson on August 21st, 2009 Leave a comment »
Heads Up! Wright Beaned; Taken to Hospital
New York Mets third baseman David Wright was beaned in the head by a 94-mph pitch from San Francisco Giants starter Matt Cain. Wright sustained a concussion after being hit squarely in the helmet and ended up staying the night in the hospital. Before being taken to the hospital, Wright was examined in the clubhouse. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said …
by Remy Gallagher on August 16th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 3
Washington Nationals 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 4- After allowing three runs in the first inning, the Nationals stormed back with a pair of four-run innings to improved to 34-72 on the year. Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman both homered for Washington, who split the four-game series with the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen went deep for the fourth time in three games, but …
by Derek Johnson on August 4th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 24
Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati Reds 5- Mike Fontenot, Aramis Ramirez, Jeff Baker, and Derrek Lee all homered for Chicago en route to their eighth win in eleven games. Randy Wells squandered three earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he improved to 6-4 as a starter; the three runs Wells gave up came off the bat of Aaron …
by Derek Johnson on July 25th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 19
Toronto Blue Jays 3 Boston Red Sox 1- Roy Halladay pitched a complete game six-hitter, giving up just one earned run as he improved to 11-3 as a starter. Rod Barajas drove in all three runs for the Blue Jays, who won their 46th game of the season. As for the Red Sox, they fell to 55-36. David Ortiz’s sacrifice …
by Derek Johnson on July 20th, 2009 1 Comments »
Major League Baseball’s 2009 First-Half Awards
Well, so far this season – like in any other year – there are givens, and then there are huge surprises. Almost everyone thought that the American League East would be the toughest division in baseball, but I doubt that many thought that the San Francisco Giants’ pitching would be even more brilliant than advertised – and much less, put …
by Nkwa Asonye on July 17th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: July 6
Toronto Blue Jays 7 New York Yankees 6- Ricky Romero allowed three earned runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings as he improved to 7-3 as a starter. Alex Rios and John McDonald both homered for the Blue Jays, who won their 43rd game of the season. Eric Hinske went deep for the Yankees in the 5th inning. Philadelphia Phillies …
by Derek Johnson on July 7th, 2009 Leave a comment »