Scherzer a Broken Bat Away from No-Hitter

June 15,2015

Milwaukee centerfielder Carlos Gomez broke his bat in the seventh inning in yesterdays loss to the Nationals. The ball that looped off that broken bat landed in short right field, perfectly positioned between the second baseman and the rightfielder. That broken bat bloop single would be the only hit against Max Scherzer who later walked one for the only two baserunners in the whole game. Scherzer also struck out 16 in the 4-0 shutout win, his 7th of the season. Gomez said he would have been happy to break up the perfect game, just not with a hit like that ""I'm happy because I hit it, but not really because when a guy had a game like that, and stuff like that, I mean I don't enjoy it. I would enjoy it if I hit a real base hit." said Gomez after the game.

2000+ RBIs for A-Rod

June 14,2015

Alex Rodriguez drove in runs 2000 and 2001 in yesterdays 9-4 Yankee loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. A-Rod is third on the all time RBI list behind Hank Aaron at 2297 and Babe Ruth at 2213, that's some pretty elite company. After missing more than a year because of illegal substance suspension, A-Rod has surprised many this year by his age defying performance. he is batting 273 with 12 homers and 32 RBIs, while staying mostly in the DH role for the Yankees.

Astros Dethrone Felix

June 13,2015

Felix Hernandez couldn't make it out of the first inning yesterday in Houston. Hernandez pitched just 1/3 of an inning, tying the shortest start of his career. He agreed after the game , "I killed the bullpen, Its my fault, this is the worst start of my career.".

Houston scored eight runs in the first inning, all eight off Hernandez. His ERA jumped from 2.51 to 3.38. Houston went on to win 10-0. The game also featured the first homerun by rookie Astros Carlos Correa, and Seattle back up catcher Jesus Sucre take the mound in the eighth and pitch a scoreless inning.

Pujols passes Mantle

Jan 12,2015

Albert Pujols rocketed homerun number 537 yesterday passing Mickey Mantle on the all time homer list. The blast helped secure a 7-2 Angels win over the Rays. Pujols is now 11 homers behind Mike Schmidt as he edges into even more exclusive company.He is second only to Alex Rodriguez among active players, ARod has 665 homers.

Royals sweep Twins to Extend AL Central Lead

June 11,2015

EDINSON VOLQUEZ pitched seven innings to pick up his fifth win of the season, completing a three game sweep of the second place Minnesota Twins. Coming into the series the Royals were one game behind the Twins, but now lead the Al Central by 2. ALEX GORDON helped the Royals by blasting his seventh homerun of the season. Frustration was obvious on the Twins bench as both TORII HUNTER and Manager Paul Molitor were ejected for arguing balls and strikes.

Giants Rookie Throws No-Hitter

June 10, 2015

Giants rookie CHRIS HESTON threw the first no-hitter of 2015 yesterday. Heston was only 3 hit batsmen away from a perfect game as the SF Giants shutdown the NY Mets 5-0 in New York. Heston finished the game with 11ks and struck out the side to finish the game in the ninth. This is the fourth year in a row that the Giants have thrown a no-hitter and the 17th overall in franchise history.

CUBS SIGN FREE AGENT SORIANO

June 9,2015

The Cubs have shored up their bullpen by signing free agent reliever RAFAEL SORIANO to a minor league contract. Soriano pitched for the Nationals last year and had remained a free agent despite the dearth of talent in some major league pens. Cubs skipper Joe Madden knows Soriano well from his days that he relied on Soriano as a setup man out of the Tampa Bay bullpen.

Sources indicate Soriano signed a $4 million dollar contract (prorated) with an additional $4 million in incentives potentially available.

2015 MLB DRAFT

June 9,2015

The 2015 MLB Amateur Draft was held yesterday and for the first time in history the top three selections were all shortstops. Arizona had the number 1 overall pick and selected Vanderbilt's Dansby Swanson. The first round included eight shortstops total, another first for the MLB Draft.

Rounds 1 and 2 were selected on Monday with rounds 3 through 10 to continue today.

WEEK 9 UPDATE

STANDINGS

NL EAST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
NYM	31	27	0
WSH	30	27	0.5
ATL	27	29	3
MIA	24	33	6.5
PHL	22	36	9

NL CENTRAL

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
STL	38	19	0
PIT	31	25	6.5
CHI	30	25	7
CIN	24	31	13
MIL	20	37	18

NL WEST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
LAD	32	25	0
SF	32	26	0.5
SD	29	29	3.5
ARI	27	29	4.5
COL	25	30	6

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AL EAST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
NYY	32	25	0
TB	31	27	1.5
TOR	28	30	4.5
BOS	27	31	5.5
BAL	26	30	5.5

AL CENTRAL

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
MIN	33	23	0
KC	31	23	1
DET	30	28	4
CLE	27	29	6
CHW	25	30	7.5

AL WEST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
HOU	34	24	0
TEX	30	27	3.5
LAA	28	29	5.5
SEA	25	32	8.5
OAK	23	36	11.5

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AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ADAM JONES  - OF -  BAL                                 14/29 - 3 HR -  4 RBI  - 8 RUNS

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ANTHONY RIZZO   - 1B -  CHC                          11/26  - 2 HR  - 5 2B -  6 RBI  - 6 RUNS -1 SB

AL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

CHRIS ARCHER   -  TB                                        2-0  -  0.60 ERA  -  26 K

NL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

JACOB DEGROM  - NYM                                    2-0  - 1.20 ERA  -  18 K


TRADE/INURY/MILESTONE NOTABLES
Rockies trade MARK TRUMBO OF to Colorado for WELLINGTON CASTRO C
Red Sox fan suffers life threatening injury from broken bat

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News Catch Up

June 7, 2015

Its been way too busy in the real world to blog this week, so here is a little catch up list with links to the stories we missed since Monday.

Yasiel Puig comes off the DL in a tear.

Red Sox Fan Seriously Injured by Broken Bat

King Felix gets his 9th Win 

A-Rod passes Bonds for 2nd on RBI List

Boston's Switch Pitcher makes MLB Debut

Mariners Trade for Mark Trumbo

TEXAS CALLS UP TOP PROSPECT GALLO

June 2, 2015

The Texas Rangers places Andre Beltre on the disabled list after spraining his left thumb. In the meantime the Rangers will call up their top prospect 3B JOEY GALLO. A Rangers spokesperson explained that the call up is for the expected three week period that Beltre is expected to be out. " There is not going to be any Quarterback controversy" they said, referring to a third base log jam.
However as other teams have found out, the problem is much harder if Gallo performs beyond expectations.

WEEK 8 UPDATE

BAKER BOWL (Phillies)

June 1,2015

STANDINGS

NL EAST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
WSH	28	22	0
NYM	28	23	0.5
ATL	25	25	3
MIA	20	31	8.5
PHL	19	33	9

NL CENTRAL

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
STL	33	17	0
CHC	26	22	6
PIT	26	24	7
CIN	22	27	10.5
MIL	17	34	16.5

NL WEST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
LAD	29	20	0
SF	30	22	1.5
SD	25	27	5.5
ARI	23	26	6
COL	22	26	7.5

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AL EAST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
TB	26	25	0
NYY	26	25	0
BAL	23	26	2
TOR	23	29	3.5
BOS	22	29	4

AL CENTRAL

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
MIN	30	19	0
KC	29	19	0.5
DET	28	24	3.5
CLE	24	26	6.5
CHW	23	26	7

AL WEST

TEAM	WINS	LOSS	GB
HOU	31	20	0
LAA	27	24	4
TEX	26	25	5
SEA	24	26	6.5
OAK	20	33	12

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AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JOSH DONALDSON  - 3B -  TOR                                   11/25 - 6 HR -  11 RBI  - 11 RUNS

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

TODD FRAZIER  - 3B -  CIN                                            11/22  - 4 HR  - 7 RBI  - 7 RUNS

AL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

JESSE CHAVEZ   -  OAK                                                    1-1  -  0.00 ERA  -  10 K -  16 IP

NL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

CARLOS MARTINEZ  -  STL                                             1-0  - 0.00  ERA  -  16 K -  14 IP


TRADE/INURY/MILESTONE NOTABLES
Houston Astros become the first team to 30 wins (first time since the 90s for the franchise).
Los Angeles Dodgers traded 3B JUAN URIBE and RHP CHRIS WITHROW to Atlanta Braves for 3B ALBERTO CALLASPO, LHP ERIC STULTS, LHP IAN THOMAS and RHP JUAN JAIME.

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