John Smoltz threw two scoreless innings in his first rehab appearance yesterday. He threw 27 pitches and struck out three batters. Of course, this is Single-A ball we are talking about, so the results are not important. What is important is that he was happy with his delivery and felt no discomfort. All signs point to him making one more rehab appearance tomorrow, and then he should be ac...
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Troy Percival was placed on the 15-day Prior List today with a minor strain in his left hammy. Those of you who took my advice and grabbed Wheeler now have a closer for two weeks. While Al Reyes may get a save chance here and there, expect Wheeler to get the bulk of them....
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Jay Bruce made his major league debut on Tuesday night, and it was one he’ll never want to forget. Hitting in the two hole, Bruce reached base all five times that he came to bat, twice by walking, and three times by swinging the wood (two singles and a double). He tacked on his first two ML RBIs, two runs and stole a base as well.
Over on Diamond Hoggers, The Natural Mevs discusses his tr...
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Troy Percival collapsed after throwing a pitch today while attempting to close out his 15th game of the season. There is nothing to lead me to believe that anyone not named Dan Wheeler will be closing out games in his absence. The only other choice is Al Reyes. Look at their game logs and stats, and you will agree that Wheeler is the way to go. This is the type of pickup that could reap g...
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All of you Huntsville Stars fans out there need to get to the ballpark soon. Mat Gamel is not going to be there too long, and you do not want to miss out on seeing this kid. Not the way he is swinging the bat right now, at least.
Third basemen that hit .384 don’t grow on trees. Neither do ones that hit ten homer runs, knock in 43 runners, cross the plate 48 times, and steal three bases. All ...
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Clayton Kershaw took the mound for the first time as a major leaguer yesterday. While it’s been reported in various places that he will only be up for three starts, it is hard to imagine him being sent down if he churns out two more performances like yesterday’s. While he didn’t get the decision, he put an impressive six inning debut on the table to show us the type of pitcher he can be. He did...
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