Looking at the Game of Baseball from all ends of the Spectrum
Morgan Ensberg, Houston Astros 4 for 4, 3 HR, 3 runs, 5 rbis Ensberg pulled the hat trick Sunday, nearly doubling his homerun output for the year.
Morgan Ensberg, Houston Astros
4 for 4, 3 HR, 3 runs, 5 rbis
Ensberg pulled the hat trick Sunday, nearly doubling his homerun output for the year.
After winning their first game against Minnesota Friday night, Illinois seemed to fall apart for the rest of the 4 game series. Saturday’s game was won by the Gophers 5-4. The Illini struck out 12 times. Game two was postponed till Sunday because of rain. On Sunday, things didn’t get much better. The Illini dropped … Continue reading “Yikes! Illinois Loses Three in a Row!”
After winning their first game against Minnesota Friday night, Illinois seemed to fall apart for the rest of the 4 game series.
Saturday’s game was won by the Gophers 5-4. The Illini struck out 12 times. Game two was postponed till Sunday because of rain.
On Sunday, things didn’t get much better. The Illini dropped the first game 6-2 and lost the re-scheduled second game 11-5.
It’s the first time this year that the team has lost 3 in a row. Fortunately, they remain in first place, 3 games ahead of Iowa, Purdue and Minnesota.
Tino Martinez, New York Yankees 3 for 5, HR, 3 runs, 5 rbis Is anyone hotter than Tino Martinez right now? Including Sunday’s game, he has hit 8 homers in his last 8 games. Followup: Baseball Musings notes that Tino has a chance to challenge Barry Bonds May record of 17 homers. He has 10 … Continue reading “5/14 Linescore of the Day”
Tino Martinez, New York Yankees
3 for 5, HR, 3 runs, 5 rbis
Is anyone hotter than Tino Martinez right now? Including Sunday’s game, he has hit 8 homers in his last 8 games.
Followup: Baseball Musings notes that Tino has a chance to challenge Barry Bonds May record of 17 homers. He has 10 right now.
With the Big Ten season coming to a close in a few weeks, a few of the University of Illinois players have made plans to play in leagues throughout the country. Good luck to all of them!! Cape Cod Baseball League Chris Robinson, Hyannis Alaska Baseball League Ryan Hastings, Mat-Su Miners Brandon Murphy, Mat-Su Miners … Continue reading “Summer Plans”
With the Big Ten season coming to a close in a few weeks, a few of the University of Illinois players have made plans to play in leagues throughout the country.
Good luck to all of them!!
Cape Cod Baseball League
Chris Robinson, Hyannis
Alaska Baseball League
Ryan Hastings, Mat-Su Miners
Brandon Murphy, Mat-Su Miners
Central Illinois Collegiate League
Aaron Saving, East Peoria Scrappers
Matt Whitmore, East Peoria Scrappers
Coastal Plain League
Trevor Huisinga, Fayetteville SwampDogs
Shawn Roof, Fayetteville SwampDogs
Great Lakes League
Nick Stockwell, Lake Erie Monarchs
New England Collegiate Baseball League
James Morris, Torrington Twisters
Scott Shaw, Torrington Twisters
Northwoods League
Joe Bonadonna, Duluth Huskies
Jake Stewart, Eau Claire Express Ryan Rogowski, Madison Mallards
Mike Rohde, Madison Mallards
Jake Toohey, Rochester Honkers
Jason Isringhausen got his first save since getting off the DL. His return is a welcome one for the Cardinals, I’m sure, with the loss of Scott Rolen for 4-6 weeks. Though as Baseball Musings points out, it hasn’t always been Rolen, Pujols or Walker carrying the Cardinals as of late. Sometimes the “light-hitting” guys … Continue reading “Izzy’s back, Just in Time for the Cards”
Jason Isringhausen got his first save since getting off the DL. His return is a welcome one for the Cardinals, I’m sure, with the loss of Scott Rolen for 4-6 weeks.
Though as Baseball Musings points out, it hasn’t always been Rolen, Pujols or Walker carrying the Cardinals as of late. Sometimes the “light-hitting” guys have been contributing as well.
Today was no exception with Mark Grudzielanek with a homer and a rbi single and Abraham Nunez (Rolen’s replacement) with another homer.
Some Izzy Trivia: When Jason Isringhausen and Bill Van Landingham faced each other in the mid-90’s, it was the matchup with the longest last names by the starting pitchers in the history of MLB.
Texas starter Kenny Rogers extended his scoreless innings streak to 30 today after throwing a complete game shutout against the Twins. He’s now 4-2 for the year. No spring chicken, the Gambler, at age 40, is one more example of a pitcher in advanced age who shows he still has it. It was career win … Continue reading “He Knows When to Hold ‘Em”
Texas starter Kenny Rogers extended his scoreless innings streak to 30 today after throwing a complete game shutout against the Twins. He’s now 4-2 for the year.
No spring chicken, the Gambler, at age 40, is one more example of a pitcher in advanced age who shows he still has it.
It was career win #180 for Rogers.
Carlos Zambrano has been lifted early because of forearm tightness. Cubs are down 4-2..
Carlos Zambrano has been lifted early because of forearm tightness.
Cubs are down 4-2..
The Illini barely won the first of a 4-game series against the Minnesota Gophers. Reliever Jake Toohey struck the last two batters with the bases loaded to close out the game. Chris Robinson was 4 for 5 and Drew Davidson and Dusty Benkso both hit homers in the game.
The Illini barely won the first of a 4-game series against the Minnesota Gophers. Reliever Jake Toohey struck the last two batters with the bases loaded to close out the game.
Chris Robinson was 4 for 5 and Drew Davidson and Dusty Benkso both hit homers in the game.
Todd Pratt, Philadelphia Phillies 4 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 runs, 5 rbis Catcher Pratt was a rbi machine in the Phillies’ 12-2 drumming of the Reds.
Todd Pratt, Philadelphia Phillies
4 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 runs, 5 rbis
Catcher Pratt was a rbi machine in the Phillies’ 12-2 drumming of the Reds.
Jose Cruz Jr., Arizona Diamondbacks 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 runs, 2 rbis Jose hit two solo shots in Arizona’s win over Colorado. He’s hitting .346 for the year. Put this in the Stupid Brain Fart Dept.: I once asked a friend, “Jose’s dad played in the majors didn’t he? What was his name? … Continue reading “5/12 Linescore of the Day”
Jose Cruz Jr., Arizona Diamondbacks
3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 runs, 2 rbis
Jose hit two solo shots in Arizona’s win over Colorado. He’s hitting .346 for the year.
Put this in the Stupid Brain Fart Dept.:
I once asked a friend, “Jose’s dad played in the majors didn’t he? What was his name?
You think the Jr. might have given it away, huh?