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Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Gerardo Parra (Mark Winograd, Wikimedia Commons)
For the first time in 50 years on Saturday, the only run in a Major League Baseball game came on the first pitch.
In Arizona’s 1-0 win over Miami on Saturday, Gerardo Parra, the Diamondbacks’ right fielder, hit a home run on the first pitch of the game off of Marlins’ starter Tom Koehler.
It would also be the last run scored in the entire game.
The last time that the only run was scored in the entire game from the first pitch was on September 2, 1963. According to Sports Illustrated, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hit a home run as the Reds defeated the New York Mets 1-0. This was Rose’s rookie season in Cincinnati. Rose, who went on to be one of the most controversial players of all time because he was banned from baseball for admitting to betting on the sport, is the all-time leader in hits with 4,256.
Arizona meanwhile move into first place in the National League West with the victory.
Tags: arizona diamondbacks, cincinnati reds, gerardo parra, miami marlins, new york mets, pete rose
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Thursday, November 1st, 2012
The Miami Marlins have named former Major League catcher Mike Redmond as their new manager.
Redmond played with the Florida Marlins, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians from 1998-2010, where he batted .287 in 764 career games. However, he did not have much power as he only had 13 career home runs.
This is an interesting move by the Marlins because Redmond spent the last two seasons managing in the Toronto Blue Jays A system, last year in Dunedin. Redmond also has never even had a managerial interview at the Major League level before.
Redmond will replace the controversial Ozzie Guillen, who managed the Marlins to a 69-93 record and dead last in the National League East.
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Tags: Alex Anthopoulos, arizona diamondbacks, cleveland indians, colorado rockies, dunedin blue jays, florida marlins, matt williams, miami marlins, mike redmond, minnesota twins, ozzie guillen, sandy alomar jr., terry francona, toronto blue jays
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Saturday, June 30th, 2012
Aaron Hill (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
Arizona Diamondbacks’ second baseman Aaron Hill made history on Friday night in Milwaukee.
Hill, who was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Toronto Blue Jays last August, became the first player since 1931 to hit for the cycle twice in a season.
Hill went four for five with two runs scored and three runs batted in as Arizona defeated Milwaukee 9-3. The last player to have two games where he hit for the cycle in the same season was Babe Herman of the Brooklyn Robins in 1931. The Robins would become the Brooklyn Dodgers the following season.
Overall this season, Hill is batting .302 with 11 home runs and 38 runs batted in, a .363 on base percentage and a .520 slugging percentage. Kelly Johnson meanwhile, who was traded for Hill, is only batting .241 with nine home runs, 33 runs batted in, a .326 on base percentage, and a .369 slugging percentage.
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Tags: aaron hill, adam lind, arizona diamondbacks, toronto blue jays
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Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Jordan Eberle (Wikimedia Commons)
Team Canada will have a chance to build off of their tight 3-2 victory over Slovakia yesterday when they face their American archrival nemesis this morning at the World Hockey Championships in Helsinki (TSN, 10am).
The Americans are coming off a commanding opening victory over France yesterday where they won 7-2.
Even though, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Devan Dubnyk and Jordan Eberle missed the playoffs for the Edmonton Oilers, this tournament could be valuable experience for them.
An American Oilers fans would be familiar with is defenceman Jeff Petry, who is joined on the American blueline with Jack Johnson, Alex Goligoski and Cam Fowler.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday–NHL Eastern Conference Semi-Final Game 4–New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals–10:30am–NBC–After coming off the longest game of the playoffs Wednesday night (game went into triple overtime), the Capitals will try to tie the series at two games apiece. Brad Richards continues to produce in the playoffs. The former Conn Smythe Trophy winner leads the Rangers in playoff scoring with nine points. For the Rangers to get by Washington however, they will need more from Artem Anisimov and Ruslan Fedotenko. They combined for 25 regular season goals, but only have a combined total of one goal in the playoffs.
Saturday–MLB–Arizona Diamondacks @ New York Mets–1:30pm–FOX–Despite only hitting .254 last season, Mets third baseman David Wright has got off to a great start in 2012, batting .395 with eight extra base hits. Last night J.J. Putz recorded his sixth save of the season as Arizona defeated the New York Mets 5-4. Arizona is 14-13 while the NY Mets are 13-13.
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Tags: alex goligoski, alexei ponikarovsky, arizona diamondbacks, arkansas derby, bodemeister, brad richards, bryce harper, cam fowler, chicago bulls, chicago white sox, david wright, detroit tigers, devan dubnyk, drew doughty, Edmonton Oil Kings, henderson alvarez, ilya kovalchuk, j.j. putz, jack johnson, jalen rose, jay bouwmeester, jeff petry, jordan eberle, Jose Bautista, kentucky derby, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles kings, memphis grizzlies, miguel cabrera, new jersey devils, new york mets, new york rangers, philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Flyers, philadelphia phillies, portland winterhawks, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, st. louis blues, sven bartschi, toronto blue jays, washington capitals, washington nationals, world hockey championships
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Monday, December 12th, 2011
Erik Bedard (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking their chances on Canadian left-hander Erik Bedard.
The Pirates confirmed the signing of the southpaw from Navan, Ontario to a one year deal worth $4.5 million on the weekend. Last year, Bedard went 5-9 with 125 strikeouts and a 3.62 earned run average with Seattle and Boston. The Pirates are hoping Bedard can rekindle his magic with the Baltimore Orioles, where he won a combined total of 28 games in 2006 and 2007. Unfortunately, he has ran into an abundance of arm issues since, but can be a productive pitcher if healthy.
In other moves, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Ben Francisco (.244, 6 HR, 34 RBIs) from the Philadelphia Phillies for a minor leaguer. Don’t expect Francisco to be in the Blue Jays’ lineup everyday.
The Milwaukee Brewers, who lost Ryan Braun for fifty games to steroid use and are expected to lose Prince Fielder to free agency, signed Aramis Ramirez to a 3 year deal worth $37 million. Ramirez, a third baseman, batted .306 with 26 home runs and 93 runs batted in with the Chicago Cubs in 2011.
Also on the weekend, the Oakland Athletics traded starting pitcher Trevor Cahill (12-14, 147 K, 4.16 ERA) and reliever Craig Breslow (67 G, 0-2, 3.79 ERA) to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three minor leaguers who are expected to play a key role in Oakland in 2012.
Tags: aramis ramirez, arizona diamondbacks, baltimore orioles, ben francisco, boston red sox, chicago cubs, craig breslow, erik bedard, milwaukee brewers, oakland athletics, philadelphia phillies, pittsburgh pirates, seattle mariners, toronto blue jays, trevor cahill
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Clayton Kershaw (S.D. Dirk, Wikimedia Commons)
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Cy Young Award on Thursday.
Kershaw becomes the first Dodger since Eric Gagne of Montreal, Quebec in 2003 to win the award and seventh Dodger overall joining Don Drysdale (1962), Sandy Koufax (1963, 1965, and 1966), Mike Marshall (1974), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), and Orel Hershiser (1988).
At 23 years old, Kershaw is the youngest Cy Young Award winner since 20 year-old Dwight Gooden won the Cy Young Award with the New York Mets in 1985.
Like Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers in the American League this season, Kershaw led the National League in wins (21), earned run average (2.28), and strikeouts (248). He also had the lowest WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched) in the National League at 0.98.
Despite having a lousy season in the National League West (11.5 games back of the division winning Arizona Diamondbacks), the Los Angeles Dodgers have a legitimate shot of having the National League MVP as well. Matt Kemp led the National League in runs (115), runs batted in (126), and home runs (39) this season.
Tags: arizona diamondbacks, clayton kershaw, detroit tigers, don drysdale, dwight gooden, eric gagne, fernando valenzuela, justin verlander, los angeles dodgers, matt kemp, mike marshall, new york mets, orel hershiser, sandy koufax
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Kirk Gibson (Wikimedia Commons)
The American League and National League Managers of the Year were handed out on Wednesday.
In the National League, there was absolutely no surprise with who the winner was– Arizona Diamondbacks’ skipper Kirk Gibson.
Nobody, and I mean nobody on the planet expected the Diamondbacks to win the National League West, and get by the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. But they did just that and did so in a convincing eight games.
The Diamondbacks’ regular season record of 94-68 was a huge surprise to many, as they were 65-97 a season ago, and 27 games back of the division leader. They won the division without having anyone bat .300 or hit twenty home runs.
In Tampa Bay, Joe Maddon was very deserving of the American League Manager of the Year. Maddon helped orchestrate a remarkable comeback for the Rays, who were once trailing the Boston Red Sox by nine games for the wildcard spot as of September 1. Tampa Bay finished with a record of 91-71.
In other news, the Toronto Blue Jays have signed reliever Cole Kimball from the Washington Nationals. Despite rotator cuff surgery in July, Kimball posted a 1.93 earned run average in 2011.
Tags: arizona diamondbacks, cole kimball, joe maddon, kirk gibson, tampa bay rays, toronto blue jays, washington nationals
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
World Series Trophy (Matthew Sheppard, Wikimedia Commons)
Tonight is literally one of the greatest nights in sports. It’s Game 7. Winner takes all. For some reason, Game 7 of the World Series and Stanley Cup means more than Game 7 of the NBA Finals. But tonight either the St. Louis Cardinals or Texas Rangers will come away with a Championship.
I thought it would be a good time to take a look back in Major League Baseball online archives and look back at the previous game sevens in World Series history.
1909– Pittsburgh Pirates def. Detroit Tigers– Honus Wagner collected six stolen bases and six runs batted in during the Series. Pirates’ starting pitcher Babe Adams won three of the World Series Games, including game seven, where he threw a six hitter as Pittsburgh won 8-0. The Pirates won the 1909 World Series despite poor defense. They committed 12 errors in seven games.
1924–Washington Senators def. New York Giants–The Giants played in a record fourth consecutive World Series. In game seven, and the score 3-3 in the 12th inning, Giants third baseman Freddie Lidstrom had the ball go over his head and allowed Muddy Ruel to score the winning run. Washington won 4-3.
1925–Pittsburgh Pirates def. Washington Senators–In their first World Series win since 1909, the Pirates outslugged the Senators 9-7 in the deciding game. Played in pouring rain, this Game 7 was considered by many as the worst conditions ever for any World Series game. According to www.baseballlibrary.com, there are rumors that Kiki Cuyler’s game winning two run double in the eighth inning was foul, but the umpires couldn’t see it properly because of the heavy fog. Cuyler would later be inducted into Cooperstown in 1968. The Pirates also were the first team in baseball history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series.
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Tags: arizona diamondbacks, babe adams, bill mazeroski, bill skowron, billy martin, billy myers, bob gibson, bob turley, bobby richardson, bret saberhagen, brooklyn dodgers, bucky walters, carlton fisk, casey stengel, cincinnati reds, craig counsell, curt schilling, daffy dean, danny gladden, detroit tigers, dizzy dean, don larsen, edgar renteria, enos slaughter, felipe alou, florida marlins, frank viola, frankie frisch, garret anderson, gene larkin, gene tenace, george brett, george watkins, hank aaron, honus wagner, jack morris, jackie robinson, jay bell, jeff reardon, jim kaat, joe morgan, john lackey, johnny keane, johnny kucks, johnny podres, kansas city royals, ken boyer, ken griffey, kiki cuyler, lew burdette, los angeles angels of anaheim, los angeles dodgers, lou brock, lou johnson, luis gonzalez, michael ferraro, mickey lolich, mickey mantle, milwaukee braves, minnesota twins, muddy ruel, new york mets, New York Yankees, oakland athletics, paul richards, pepper martin, pete rose, phil rizzuto, pittsburgh pirates, ralph terry, randy johnson, ray knight, reggie jackson, roberto clemente, rollie fingers, ron fairly, saint louis cardinals, sandy koufax, steve blass, tony kubek, washington senators, wes parker, willie stargell, yogi berra
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Friday, October 7th, 2011
Chris Carpenter (Wikimedia Commons)
It will be an all National League Central Division matchup for the National League Championship Series.
On Friday night the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 in a doozy of a pitching matchup, while the Milwaukee Brewers needed extra innings to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2.
In Milwaukee, Nyjer Morgan, the former Regina Pat, got the game winning base hit in the tenth inning that ironically scored Carlos Gomez. Gomez started over Morgan in game four. Despite blowing his first save of the entire season, John Axford of Simcoe, Ontario, was brilliant in the tenth inning and got the win.
In Philadelphia, Chris Carpenter displayed absolutely flawless control in pitching a complete game three-hitter. Carpenter defeated former teammate Roy Halladay in the process. The only run the Cardinals needed came from an RBI double off the bat of Skip Schumaker that scored shortstop Rafael Furcal.
Cardinals’ manager Tony LaRussa had a hunch and started Nick Punto at second base over Ryan Theriot. The move paid off as Punto was solid defensively.
Tags: arizona diamondbacks, carlos gomez, chris carpenter, john axford, milwaukee brewers, nick punto, nyjer morgan, philadelphia phillies, rafael furcal, roy halladay, ryan theriot, skip schumaker, st. louis cardinals, tony larussa
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
David Freese (Barbara Moore, Wikimedia Commons)
Over the next two days we will see three dramatic baseball games where it is going to come down to one ball game to determine who will advance to the League Championship Series.
Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals forced a fifth and deciding game against the Philadelphia Phillies and the Arizona Diamondbacks forced a fifth and deciding game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Both game fives will take place Friday night with the winners advancing to the NLCS.
In St. Louis yesterday, Cardinals’ third baseman David Freese came into the spotlight and collected a double and a home run in a 5-3 St. Louis victory. Despite going 0-for-4, Cardinals’ first baseman Albert Pujols was excellent defensively. Cardinals’ starter Edwin Jackson gave up two first inning runs, but the shut the Phillies’ down over his next five innings of work.
In Phoenix last night, the Diamondbacks got another grand slam. Third baseman Ryan Roberts collected one in the first inning in a 10-6 slugfest. Centerfielder Chris Young also became the first Diamondback player in postseason history to hit two home runs in a game.
Tonight the New York Yankees host the Detroit Tigers in Game Five of the ALDS. The Yankees are going with Ivan Nova and the Tigers are going with Doug Fister.
Tags: albert pujols, arizona diamondbacks, chris young, david freese, detroit tigers, doug fister, edwin jackson, ivan nova, milwaukee brewers, New York Yankees, philadelphia phillies, ryan roberts, st. louis cardinals
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Paul Goldschmidt (Wikimedia Commons)
The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks stayed alive Tuesday night in the Major League Baseball Playoffs with convincing and dominating victories.
In Detroit, the Yankees scored six times alone in the eighth inning en route to a 10-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers to force a dramatic fifth and deciding game Thursday night in the Bronx.
Offensively it was the bottom of the order that produced the most for New York, as designated hitter Jesus Montero, catcher Russell Martin of East York, Ontario and left fielder Brett Gardner combined to go 6-for-10, with five runs scored. In the third, with Martin and Gardner already on base, Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter hit a key one out double which gave the Yankees key early momentum.
Yankees’ starter A.J. Burnett, a former Toronto Blue Jay, was on a “short leash” by Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi and did not disappoint. Burnett, who had an earned run average of 5.15 in the regular season, only gave up one earned run in 5 2/3 innings of work.
In Phoenix, the Diamondbacks hammered the Brewers 8-1 to pull within a game in the National League Divisional Series. Milwaukee still leads 2-1. And it was the outstanding performances by two Arizona rookies that got them a key playoff win. In making his first postseason start, Josh Collmenter was electric, as he pitched seven innings, only gave up one earned run, two hits, six strikeouts and two walks.
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Tags: a.j. burnett, arizona diamondbacks, brett gardner, derek jeter, detroit tigers, jesus montero, joe girardi, josh collmenter, milwaukee brewers, New York Yankees, paul goldschmidt, russell martin
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Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Darian Durant (Bing Images)
Sorry folks, I have two major commitments this weekend, a house warming party and two hockey pools, and won’t see as much sports as I’d like.
But here are the events I will get to see.
Saturday–NLDS–Game 1–Arizona Diamondbacks @ Milwaukee Brewers–Sportsnet–Noon–I’m very interested in this series and am pulling for the Brewers in the playoffs. Milwaukee is sending Yovanni Gallardo to the mound (17-10, 207 K, 3.52 ERA) against Arizona’s Ian Kennedy (21-4, 198 K, 2.88 ERA). Arizona will try and stop Milwaukee’s two biggest bats– Prince Fielder (.299, 38 HR, 120 RBIs) and Ryan Braun (.332, 33 HR, 111 RBIs). The Diamondbacks meanwhile are led by Justin Upton (.289, 31 HR, 88 RBIs), who is playing in the 2011 postseason along with his B.J. in Tampa Bay.
Saturday–CFL–Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders–TSN–2pm–It is getting very crowded in the Canadian Football League’s Western Division as the Stampeders (7-5) lead the Edmonton Eskimos and British Columbia Lions at 7-6 and the Roughriders at 4-8. Prior to last week, the Roughriders seemed to turn things around a little as they had won three straight before getting hammered 42-5 to the Lions. The Stampeders, meanwhile are coming off a terrible defensive performance themselves, in giving up 55 points in a loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It’s been a fine year for Stampeders’ punter Burke Dales of Collingwood, Ontario, who leads the CFL with 47 yards per punt. The Roughriders are led by quarterback Darian Durant. Despite having a losing record, Durant actually has his quarterback rating (89.4) of his career.
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Tags: albert pujols, arian foster, arizona diamondbacks, atlanta falcons, baltimore ravens, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, darian durant, dustin keller, houston texans, ian kennedy, justin upton, milwaukee brewers, new york jets, philadelphia phillies, pittsburgh steelers, prince fielder, ryan braun, Saskatchewan Roughriders, seattle seahawks, shane victorino, shaun suisham, st. louis cardinals, terrell suggs, yovanni gallardo
Posted in CFL, Home, MLB, NFL |
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
John Axford (Wikimedia Commons)
The American League Divisional Series started yesterday afternoon with the Tampa Bay Rays hammering the Texas Rangers 9-0 in Arlington.
It is now time to focus our attention today on the senior circuit.
The most intriguing series for me among the four will take place in Milwaukee. The Brewers host the Arizona Diamondbacks at noon today. The Brewers have Canadian content– closer John Axford is from Simcoe, Ontario, and General Manager Doug Melvin is from Chatham, Ontario. They are joined by backup catcher George Kottaras of Scarborough, Ontario, who hit for the cycle in a game this year, and backup third baseman Taylor Green of Comox, British Columbia. Also, we can’t forget centerfielder Nyjer Morgan who played in the Western Hockey League with the Regina Pats.
As for the Diamondbacks, nobody expected them to win their division and get by the San Francisco Giants. Kirk Gibson should win the National League Manager of the Year, Ian Kennedy (21-4, 2.88 ERA) could win the Cy Young and Justin Upton should be in the conversation for N.L. MVP, however, that nod will probably go to Los Angeles Dodgers’ centerfielder Matt Kemp.
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Tags: adam wainwright, arizona diamondbacks, chris carpenter, cliff lee, cole hamels, doug melvin, edwin jackson, george kottaras, ian kennedy, jaime garcia, john axford, justin upton, kyle lohse, milwaukee brewers, nyjer morgan, philadelphia phillies, prince fielder, roy halladay, ryan braun, saint louis cardinals, taylor green
Posted in MLB |
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Evan Longoria (Tricia Hall, Wikimedia Commons)
Unbelievable. Tonight’s Major League Baseball action was truly not only unbelievable but one of the most memorable nights in regular season history for any sport in any league.
The Boston Red Sox, despite a nine game lead in the American League Wildcard hunt on September 2 are out.
The Atlanta Braves, despite an eight and a half game lead in September in the National League Wildcard hunt are out.
In their place are the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League and the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League.
What the Rays were able to do this evening was truly the unthinkable. They were once down 7-0 to the New York Yankees in the eighth inning, but stormed back with six runs in the eighth inning, a two out home run in the ninth inning by Dan Johnson and then a game winning home run by Evan Longoria that was fair in matters of inches down the left field line.
Boston meanwhile got a rare blown save by closer Jonathan Papelbon, and lost 4-3 to the Baltimore Orioles, despite leading 3-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning.
In the National League, the Cardinals smoked the Houston Astros 8-0 on a brilliant pitching performance by Chris Carpenter and then saw the Philadelphia Phillies come back to beat and eliminate the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 13 innings.
Amazing night for baseball. One any sports fan will remember forever.
In the American League, Tampa Bay will play Texas and the New York Yankees will play Detroit in the Divisional Series. While in the National League, Milwaukee will play Arizona and Saint Louis will play Philadelphia.
Tags: arizona diamondbacks, atlanta braves, boston red sox, chris carpenter, dan johnson, detroit tigers, evan longoria, milwaukee brewers, New York Yankees, philadelphia phillies, saint louis cardinals, tampa bay rays, texas rangers
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