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Thursday Rockpile: The 2009 Rockies story begins to develop
With yesterday's win over the Diamondbacks the 2009 Rockies are already better than the 2008 squad by one measure, being over .500 after game three of the regular season beats last year by two whole games for the last time in the season we achieve that distinction. Starting depth getting deeper?...
Thursday Rockpile: Huston Street wins closer role, Corpas velocity a concern
Troy Renck's sources say that Huston Street has nudged out Manny Corpas in the role of ninth inning reliever. The report does have some troubling news in two mph drop in the speed of Corpas' sinker. He's been effective this Spring even without the velo, but this will be something to watch going...
Cubs Beat Themselves, 5-1 (Oh Yeah, The Brewers Were There Too)
Raise your hand if you still want Micah Hoffpauir on the postseason roster. No hands? Yeah, that's what I thought. Oh, and raise your hand if you think the Cubs should let Henry Blanco go and give Koyie Hill the backup catcher slot in 2009. Thought so about that, too. The Cubs gave the...
Derailed: Cubs 5, Nationals 13
Here's the best way to sum up today's 13-5 Cub loss to the Nationals: it should have kept raining, which it was for about an hour between 12 and 1 this afternoon, delaying the start of the game to 2:20. Then we would have been spared watching the Cubs quickly run off the rails -- all due to a...
Falling Behind Early? Never a Good Strategy
Slipping down to a 20-game season package from our usual 40-game package has me scuttling around the stadium from night to night. Yesterday, I was in section 112, behind the visitor's dugout. Tonight, I was in section 122, along the third base line. But regardless of the new vantagepoint, you could...
Frank Thomas Hit a TRIPLE! Oh and the A's Also Win Big
For all the close games the A's and Angels have played over the last few years, tonight was the rare exception. The A's blasted the hated Angels 14-2 with Emil Brown and Daric Barton leading the way with home runs and three RBIs a piece. Frank Thomas also was a home run short of the cycle. Chad...
ANtics Episode 3.10: It's Not Easy Being Green
After the month of April, a few things are evident about this team. The offensive struggles and pitching strengths have been well chronicled. But amidst this, the A's are relying on some players who didn't expect to play such critical roles on the squad, so soon. Danny Putnam, Dallas Braden and...
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