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THT Daily: Ultimate comebackby Dave StudemanAugust 25, 2009 Major League News for August 25Player News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player NewsPlayer Headlines are courtesy of RotoworldMiguel Cabrera homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs to lead the Tigers to a 10-7 win over the Angels on Monday night. Cabrera is hitting .376 with six homers and 23 RBI this month, so no one should be ruling him out as an MVP candidate just yet. He's hitting .341/.407/.570 for the season and is on the verge of overtaking Kevin Youkilis for second place in the AL in OPS. He'd trail only Joe Mauer. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, Billy Wagner "will invoke his no-trade clause rather than accept a deal to the Red Sox." In other words, there will be no trade or straight up waiver acquisition. Wagner and his agent, Bean Stringfellow, were hoping for a guarantee from Boston management that the 38-year-old's 2010 club option would go unexercised. Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and Co. were not willing to meet that demand. Somebody should wake up Jonathan Papelbon and tell him the good news. According to the Chicago Tribune, Jake Peavy (ankle) could make his White Sox debut as soon as Saturday against the Yankees. We're skeptical. The White Sox have already practiced caution with their new acquisition, and he was only able to make it through five innings in his third rehab start Monday at Triple-A Charlotte. It'd be best for everyone if Peavy stays on schedule. But, hey, there's a chance it could happen. Pablo Sandoval was pulled from Monday's contest with a tight right calf. "Kung Fu Panda" suffered the injury on a third-inning at-bat and was replaced at third base by Juan Uribe. It's not clear if the injury is serious. Joe Saunders' return from the 15-day disabled list has been pushed up from Thursday to Wednesday. Saunders impressed the Angels' coaching staff with a 55-pitch simulated game Friday at the Rogers Centre. "The workout he had in Toronto was exceptional," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. "We're confident and comfortable getting him back out there." He'll return to a 9-7 record and 5.33 ERA through 23 outings, and will take on the Tigers in his first start back. Carl Crawford departed Monday's game with lower back tightness. The Rays are calling the speedy outfielder "day-to-day." He was 0-for-2 before taking off and was replaced in the lineup by Willy Aybar. Jake Peavy (ankle) tossed five scoreless innings Monday in his third rehab start with Triple-A Charlotte. That's more like it. Peavy threw 52 of his 80 pitches for strikes, fanning three batters and issuing two walks. He has now allowed a total of three runs over 12 rehab innings with the Charlotte Knights and is still on pace to make his White Sox debut in early September (between the 4th and 7th) against the Red Sox. We'll keep you updated if anything changes. A couple of Mets teammates revealed Monday evening that Johan Santana's elbow is in bad shape, and may require surgery. "I don't think anyone expects good news," said fellow starter Mike Pelfrey. New outfielder Jeff Francoeur concurred with that sentiment, adding that he thinks surgery is in the cards. Santana has already been scratched from his next scheduled start and it sure doesn't sound like he'll be returning this year. The left-hander will be examined by a specialist Tuesday before any decisions are made. An MRI on Aaron Cook's strained right shoulder Monday afternoon showed no serious structural damage. Cook was placed on the disabled list August 22 with a strained right shoulder and the outlook was not good, but the results of the MRI have given the Rockies hope that he'll be able to return before the end of the regular season. He will begin playing catch next week. Yesterday’s ResultsFor the full scoop regarding yesterday's games, read "And That Happened" at Shysterball.American League BOS 12 CHA 8 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 12 TOR 7 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 10 KC 6 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 2 BAL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 10 LAA 7 (Recap and Boxscore) SEA 3 OAK 1 (Recap and Boxscore) National League PHI 6 NYN 2 (Recap and Boxscore) MIL 7 WAS 1 (Recap and Boxscore) COL 6 SF 4 (Recap and Boxscore)Check out Fangraphs' scoreboard to see all the games in action. Today’s GamesRangers (69-54) @ Yankees (78-46), 7:05pmKevin Millwood (34, RHP) vs. Joba Chamberlain (23, RHP) Rays (68-56) @ Blue Jays (57-66), 7:07pm James Shields (27, RHP) vs. Brett Cecil (22, LHP) WhiteSox (63-62) @ RedSox (71-53), 7:10pm Freddy Garcia (34, RHP) vs. Jon Lester (25, LHP) Indians (55-69) @ Royals (47-77), 8:10pm Justin Masterson (24, RHP) vs. Zack Greinke (25, RHP) Orioles (51-74) @ Twins (62-63), 8:10pm Brian Matusz (22, LHP) vs. Unknown() Tigers (66-58) @ Angels (74-49), 10:05pm Jarrod Washburn (34, LHP) vs. John Lackey (30, RHP) Athletics (55-69) @ Mariners (64-61), 10:10pm Brett Anderson (21, LHP) vs. Ryan Rowland-Smith (26, LHP) Padres (52-74) @ Braves (66-58), 7:00pm Mat Latos (21, RHP) vs. Jair Jurrjens (23, RHP) Phillies (72-50) @ Pirates (51-71), 7:05pm Joe Blanton (28, RHP) vs. Ross Ohlendorf (26, RHP) Mets (57-68) @ Marlins (65-59), 7:10pm Nelson Figueroa (35, RHP) vs. Sean West (23, LHP) Reds (52-71) @ Brewers (61-63), 8:05pm Bronson Arroyo (32, RHP) vs. Jeff Suppan (34, RHP) Nationals (44-81) @ Cubs (62-60), 8:05pm Garrett Mock (26, RHP) vs. Carlos Zambrano (28, RHP) Astros (61-63) @ Cardinals (72-54), 8:15pm Wandy Rodriguez (30, LHP) vs. Adam Wainwright (27, RHP) Dodgers (74-51) @ Rockies (71-54), 8:40pm Clayton Kershaw (21, LHP) vs. Jason Hammel (26, RHP) D'backs (55-70) @ Giants (67-58), 10:15pm Danny Haren (28, RHP) vs. Matt Cain (24, RHP) StandingsThe graphics next to each team are called "sparklines.” They depict each team’s performance over the last month. Each "up" bar is a victory and a "down" bar is a loss. There are horizontal lines for home games and red bars represent games decided by two runs or less. "PWins" is short for Projected Wins, based on each team’s Run Differential, and is often a better measure of a team’s true strength. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.American League East Pwins Diff NYA 78 46 .629 0.0 72 6 Top Minor League GamesThe following list, provided by First Inning, includes the top minor league batting (based on Runs Created) and pitching (based on Game Score) performances from yesterday.ORG LVL PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes NYM A+ Kirk Nieuwenhuis.. 5 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 R SEA AAA Mike Carp......... 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 5 RBI ! CIN AAA Todd Frazier...... 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 LAA AAA Brandon Wood...... 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 R CIN AA Zachary Cozart.... 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 LD SD A- Edinson Rincon.... 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 LAA A Alexia Amarista... 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 OAK AAA Aaron Cunningham.. 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 HOU AAA C. Johnson........ 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 R STL AAA Troy Glaus........ 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 CHC AA Starlin Castro.... 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 CHC AA Tyler Colvin...... 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 LD ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes SF A Eric Surkamp...... 6 4 2 2 10 4 0 BAL AAA Jake Arrieta...... 7 2 0 0 6 2 0 OAK A+ Ben Hornbeck...... 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 KC A Timothy Melville.. 6 4 1 1 8 1 1 PIT AAA Brad Lincoln...... 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 SEA AA Daniel Cortes..... 5 4 2 2 10 2 1 CLE A Curtis Haley...... 5 3 0 0 7 2 0 TEX A Neil Ramirez...... 5 3 0 0 5 1 0 MIN A+ David Bromberg.... 6 3 2 2 7 4 0 ATL A J.J. Hoover....... 6 6 3 3 5 2 0 CHC AAA Mitch Atkins...... 7 4 2 2 5 2 1 TEX A Yoon-Hee Nam...... 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
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Jeff said...
If someone left in the middle of the 14th inning last night they obviously are no true Rockies fan and and have obviously forgotten the greatest game ever played-the 2007 WC play-in game versus the Padres. No game is ever over, especially at Coors. Posted 08/25 at 12:30 PM
SharksRog said...
The Giants/Rockies game was one of the wildest I have ever seen. Perhaps the most surprising event came right before the game-winning home run. With the bases loaded and one out, relief pitcher Adam Eaton was instructed to take, even if it meant striking out. The thinking was that if he hit away, he might hit into a game-ending double play, preventing the Rockies form getting a “real” hitter to the plate (although Eaton is a career .194 hitter with three career home runs). Eaton did a nice deke job, acting as if he were going to swing at every pitch and even stepping out of the box once to take a couple of practice swings. Eaton walked on five pitches, prompting Giants reliever Justin Miller to be replaced by Merkin Valdez. Two pitches later Ryan Spilborgs drove a ball deep to right-center. It was caught, but only by a Rockies reliever in the bullpen. As Giants TV announcer Duane Kuiper said just before the ball came down, “This isn’t good, folks.” Posted 08/25 at 08:18 PM
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BOS 71 53 .573 7.0 71 0 
TB 68 56 .548 10.0 70 -2 
TOR 57 66 .463 20.5 63 -6 
BAL 51 74 .408 27.5 54 -3 
American League Central
DET 66 58 .532 0.0 63 3 
CHA 63 62 .504 3.5 64 -1 
MIN 62 63 .496 4.5 64 -2 
CLE 55 69 .444 11.0 60 -5 
KC 47 77 .379 19.0 48 -1 
American League West
LAA 74 49 .602 0.0 68 6 
TEX 69 54 .561 5.0 68 1 
SEA 64 61 .512 11.0 57 7 
OAK 55 69 .444 19.5 58 -3 
National League East Pwins Diff
PHI 72 50 .590 0.0 71 1 
ATL 66 58 .532 7.0 68 -2 
FLA 65 59 .524 8.0 62 3 
NYN 57 68 .456 16.5 56 1 
WAS 44 81 .352 29.5 52 -8 
National League Central
STL 72 54 .571 0.0 70 2 
CHN 62 60 .508 8.0 63 -1 
HOU 61 63 .492 10.0 55 6 
MIL 61 63 .492 10.0 59 2 
CIN 52 71 .423 18.5 51 1 
PIT 51 71 .418 19.0 55 -4 
National League West
LAN 74 51 .592 0.0 76 -2 
COL 71 54 .568 3.0 71 0 
SF 67 58 .536 7.0 67 0 
ARI 55 70 .440 19.0 57 -2 
SD 52 74 .413 22.5 47 5 
Wildcard Standings
American League
BOS 71 53 .573 0.0
TEX 69 54 .561 1.5
TB 68 56 .548 3.0
SEA 64 61 .512 7.5
CHA 63 62 .504 8.5
National League
COL 71 54 .568 0.0
SF 67 58 .536 4.0
ATL 66 58 .532 4.5
FLA 65 59 .524 5.5
CHN 62 60 .508 7.5
Thought there would be a bit on the Col-SF game given the title. That must have been amazing and can you imagine being one of the fans who left after giving up 3 in the top of the 14th and missing the walkoff salami?