Archive for April, 2008
Fielder homers to lead the Brewers past Marlins 4-3 (AP)
Prince Fielder hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and also had an RBI single to power the Milwaukee Brewers past the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Saturday night. Fielder’s fourth home run of the season, a mammoth shot to dead center off reliever Renyel Pinto, broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom [...]
Posted: April 26th, 2008.
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Sheets looks to start in Chicago (AP)
Ben Sheets threw in the bullpen before the Milwaukee Brewers played the Florida Marlins on Saturday, the first time he’s pitched since leaving a game last week with tightness in his right triceps. Sheets missed his start against Philadelphia on Wednesday because of lingering soreness. The injury surfaced April 18 in Cincinnati, when the right-hander [...]
Posted: April 26th, 2008.
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Florida Marlins beat Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in 10 innings (AP)
Wes Helms was hoping for a line drive to the outfield. He’ll take his grounder to shortstop. Hanley Ramirez raced home on Helms’ bases-loaded grounder to short with the infield in to score the game’s first run and the Florida Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in 10 innings Friday night. With one out and [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2008.
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How are free agent deals determined? (Yahoo! Sports)
A statistical analysis helps explain the often perplexing contracts doled out during the offseason.
Posted: April 24th, 2008.
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Giambi, Gagne, etc. struck by the curse of the Mitchell Report (SportingNews.com)
The players named in the Mitchell Report are punishing themselves — and their teams — with poor performances. Or maybe it’s just the Mitchell Report curse.
Posted: April 24th, 2008.
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Burrell’s double helps Phillies beat Brewers (AP)
Pat Burrell’s two-out, two-run double broke a tie in the eighth, and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Burrell’s deep drive to the left field corner capped the Phillies’ two-out rally off Brewers reliever David Riske (0-1), who got the first two outs of the inning [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2008.
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This offseason’s pitching market wasn’t so thin after all (SportingNews.com)
For a mere $15.1 million in mid-January, you could have had a starting rotation of Livan Hernandez, Kyle Lohse, Brett Tomko, Shawn Chacon and Odalis Perez. Not too shabby.
Posted: April 24th, 2008.
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Giambia, Gagne, etc. struck by the curse of the Mitchell Report (SportingNews.com)
The players named in the Mitchell Report are punishing themselves — and their teams — with poor performances. Or maybe it’s just the Mitchell Report curse.
Posted: April 24th, 2008.
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Fielder’s 2 homers lead Brewers past Phillies (AP)
Prince Fielder ended his mild power drought against one of the National League’s toughest pitchers — even if he wasn’t trying to hit it over the fence. Fielder hit a pair of two-run homers, including a go-ahead shot in the eighth, off Philadelphia ace Cole Hamels, as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the Phillies 5-4 [...]
Posted: April 23rd, 2008.
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Gwynn Jr. activated by Brewers (PA SportsTicker)
The Milwaukee Brewers activated outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday.
Posted: April 23rd, 2008.
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