Archive for May, 2008
The Arizona D-backs great run this season was halted by the Florida Marlins in South Florida last Thursday night with a score line of 4-0 and the D-backs would have known by now that baseball is not an easy game at all. This was the first time that the D-backs have lost this season and their second baseman Orlando Hudson was right in pointing out that any team will have to face the ups and downs during a season, no matter how good they are. Arizona D-backs manager Bob Melvin said that the team is facing a rough patch now and will need to be more focused and committed in the days lying ahead.
May 31st, 2008
Monday was a pivotal day for New York Mets’ manager Willie Randolph. Amidst a crowded meeting room packed wall to wall with team members, sports officials and reporters, it was announced that Randolph will stay on as the Mets’ manager. This was approved by owner Fred Wilpon together with his son Jeff who collectively agreed that Randolph should not feel threatened about losing his livelihood. Issues discussed at the conference include the team’s less than satisfactory games as well as Randolph’s latest comments touching upon the subject of racial disunity.
It was not disclosed how much his renewed contract would cost.
May 27th, 2008
The San Diego Padres baseball pitcher Jake Peavy, the current holder of NL Cy-Young Award winner, will be heading to the disabled list of the Padres owing to a strained muscle and swelling in his pitching elbow. The Padres ace Jake is disappointed that he will have to sit out for the next two weeks, but is happy that the MRI examination on his strained elbow muscle does not show any ligament damage. Jake Peavy said that he had felt a little discomfort in his pitching elbow during the last three or four games and it became so worse that his day to day activities were hindered. So, after consultations with is trainers he decided to seek medical advice.
May 24th, 2008
Alex Rodriguez who was in the disabled list after having a strained right quadriceps on April 28th is hoping to return on Tuesday to the Yankees. He played two extended spring game at the Minor League facility of Yankees in Tampa. Alex Rodriguez said that he will make use of his time and improve on his ability to score on a double and will test his diving ability to catch the balls. If every thing goes well, he will play the Tuesday’s match against the Orioles in New York. Yankees GM Brian Cashman said that they could have activated A-Rod last week itself, but they were cautious not to aggravate the strain of A-Rod.
May 20th, 2008
The two run double by Church and Maine’s amazing pitching helped the New York Mets to get the better off the Nationals in a baseball game last Tuesday night. John Maine’s first pitch that struck Lopez on his right leg was the talk in Shea Stadium. It seemed as if the pitch carried a serious message to the Nats that the Mets did not like their behavior in the previous game. The Mets, by winning this Tuesday night duel, have registered a win in the seventh game between these two National League East teams. The effort of Church, who hit a solo home run and made four runs, during the night, was the highlight of the game.
May 16th, 2008
The 26 year old African-American country singer Rissi Palmer visited the MLB.com studios recently to give an interview for a series called “Hot Prospect” that is being run by MLB.com to promote young and emerging artists. Palmer said that she had turned down a lucrative deal to come out with an R&B urban pop album, as she believed that she was destined to promote country music and that is what she likes the most. The baseball fans were thrilled to bits to hear her perform an acoustic set of six tracks from her first album Rissi Palmer during the course of her interview with MLB.com.
May 12th, 2008
The stocky 22 year old left hander Andrew Miller played the best baseball game of his life last Sunday afternoon to claim the victory for Florida Marlins against the Padres in the series final game. Miller allowed just two runs and four hits and also struck out four in his six innings for the Marlins. He received tremendous support from the Marlins offensive line up as they scored five runs. The Florida Marlins had a convincing win of 10-3 against the Padres, thanks to the heroics of young Miller.
Miller, who had the longest innings of his 2008 season, said that he was pretty happy to have played long in this game and is expecting to play even better innings for his team. Miller said that he was feeling a lot better after playing this game and hoped that he has similar games coming his way in the future as well.
May 10th, 2008
Mark Cuban, American tycoon and entrepreneur extraordinaire, is looking to acquire the Chicago Cubs and be their owner very soon. He is also reported to be one of the eight affluent bidders for this baseball team. Cuban has had experience owning and managing another major sports franchise, NBA’s Dallas Mavericks so he is considered to be one of the better candidates to be the Cubs’ new owner.
Still, there are some reasons why Cuban might or might not make it as the Cubs’ new owner. Cuban has been known to be a loose cannon and his lack of tact isn’t always pleasing to most, especially baseball commish, Bud Selig, who might pull strings and not get Cuban elected as the new owner. That said, Selig might also let his friend, John Canning, get top priority in owning the Chicago Cubs.
May 5th, 2008
Baseball is a game that is full of uncertainties and everyone is aware that the game changes every single day. Ron Washington, the manager and skipper of the Texas Rangers team, is going through a bad patch and his center fielder Josh Hamilton has gone all out to voice his support for his skipper. Hamilton said that Washington is doing whatever he could in showcasing the best Rangers players on the playing arena and opined that the speculations regarding the managerial skills of Washington in the media is totally baseless.
Hamilton said that it is sad to pin point or blame the skipper for the poor showing of the team and a manager is only the person who faces the brunt despite the poor showing of some of the players. Hamilton said that he was pretty happy playing under his manager and said that the manager can only guide the players from the sidelines and that he cannot play for them.
May 2nd, 2008
