Category: MLB (Page 41 of 448)

      Rays’ Longoria to miss at least three weeks with strained oblique

      April 3, 2011 /
      Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria (L) reacts in front of Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters as he strikes out swinging during the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida, April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Blanco (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

      It has not been a great start to 2011 for the Tampa Bay Rays, who were just swept by the Orioles in their first series of the season. Adding injury to insult, the club also had to place star Evan Longoria on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique.

      The early diagnosis on Longoria is that he’ll be out at least three weeks so best-case, he won’t be back before late April. Sean Rodriguez will replace him in the lineup, while Ben Zobrist will play second base and Matt Joyce will start in right. Felipe Lopez was also called up from Triple-A and will likely see some at bats over these next three weeks as well.

      Rodriguez replaced Longoria at third base on Saturday before the start of the sixth inning. He was then evaluated on Sunday and it was determined that he would have to be placed on the DL. While he doesn’t believe that he’ll be out for the full three weeks, players are generally overoptimistic when it comes to injuries.

      The Rays scored a total of just three runs at home against the Orioles, dropping 4-1, 3-1 and 5-1 decisions from Friday through Sunday. Longoria has started off the year 0-for-5 at the dish with one walk and one strikeout.

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      Pair of idiot Dodger fans attack Giant fans, leave one man in critical condition

      April 1, 2011 /
      Los Angeles Dodgers at batting practice before their Opening Day MLB National League baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, California March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

      I’m all for razzing another fan who wears the opposing team’s colors when they attend a sporting event. If you’re going to wear Red Sox gear in the Bronx, you’re going to have to listen to how your mother is a hooker, and vice versa if you head to Beantown wearing Skankee stuff.

      But just because somebody wears your rivals’ colors, doesn’t give you the right to give them the beating of a lifetime in the parking lot following the game like these asshole Dodger fans did last night to a couple of Giant patrons.

      From the L.A. Times:

      Los Angeles police were searching Friday for two Dodgers fans responsible for assaulting and critically injuring a man wearing San Francisco Giants apparel following Thursday’s game.

      “The man suffered a serious head injury during the assault after the game,” said Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Sanford Rosenberg, watch commander at the Northeast Station.

      Rosenberg said the victim was one of three Giants fans attacked in the parking lot around the end of the game by two unidentified men wearing Dodgers clothing.

      The unprovoked attack occurred about 8:30 p.m. in Parking Lot 2 when two men in Dodgers clothing approached three victims in Giants apparel, police said.

      The men then attacked the trio, kicking and punching them and shouting expletives about the Giants as they delivered the blows, Rosenberg said. The attack left one victim hospitalized in critical but stable condition, Rosenberg said.

      Here’s hoping these two Dodger fans are hit by a semi-truck going just fast enough to break every bone in their bodies and drag them for two miles down a stretch of highway, but not fast enough to actually kill them. Then, when they’re laid up in the hospital for the next few months (subsequently going poor from all the medial expenses they’ve endured), they get to watch the Giants repeat as World Series champs. Oh, and they each get massive bed sores.

      Yeah, I just wrote that. I actually cleaned it up a great deal, too.

      My thoughts go out to the gentleman in critical condition. I hope he makes a full recovery and can take solace in the fact that 1) the Giants are defending World Series champions and 2) those men that beat him probably can’t even read.

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      Matt Holliday out indefinitely following appendectomy surgery

      April 1, 2011 /
      St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday is welcomed into the dugout after hitting a two run home run in the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 27, 2010. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

      This was the title I used exactly one month ago after St. Louis starter Chris Carpenter suffered a minor injury during an exhibition game:

      “The St. Louis Cardinals, your cursed team for 2011”

      If this last month and a half has been an indication of how the rest of the year will play out for the Cards, it looks like I can save that title and reuse it throughout the season.

      Thirty-seven days after it was discovered that starter Adam Wainwright would be out for the entire season following Tommy John surgery, and 30 days after Carpenter suffered his scare, St. Louis has learned that outfielder Matt Holliday will be out indefinitely following an appendectomy.

      This news comes a day after Holliday went 3-for-4 with a homer and a walk in the Cardinals’ loss to the Padres in their home opener. He could miss anywhere from 1-6 weeks after undergoing the surgery, which means Albert Pujols won’t have his main protection in the lineup for maybe a month or more.

      That said, the Cardinals believe that since the doctors “got it early,” it’s possible that Holliday may only miss “six or seven days.” And seeing as how Giants’ outfielder Andres Torres returned from his appendectomy last year in just 12 days, maybe St. Louis has reason for optimism regarding Holliday.

      Of course, Torres also admitted that he probably came back too soon and hit just .250 over the last eight games following his surgery. The bottom line for Holliday and the Cardinals is that this is yet another setback in what already is turning out to be a long year in St. Louis.

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      Time is running out: Beat me in fantasy baseball and have the chance to win $200

      March 31, 2011 /
      Baseballs sit on the infield grass during batting practice at the Minnesota Twins baseball spring training facility in Fort Myers February 23, 2011. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

      Here’s the deal folks, if you haven’t signed up for the ScoresReport.com $500 Contest at FanDuel.com, you’re a fool. I hate to be harsh, but the truth hurts sometimes.

      As of this post, we have 13 entries and seven of those contestants are going to at least quadruple their money, just for playing one day of fantasy baseball. Not a season, not a month, not even a week: ONE DAY. This Friday, April 1st. Are you telling me you don’t have the cojones to take me on in fantasy baseball for the chance to win $200? I don’t care if you play fantasy baseball or not; as of right now you have the chance to turn $5 into $200 all for filling out a lineup so what are you waiting for? Sign up today! (Details are below.)

      What do I have to do to win $200 and stick it to you, Anthony?
      Sign up at FanDuel.com and enter the ScoresReport.com $500 Contest. It’s easy to sign up and the entry fee is only $5. Once you’re signed up, FanDuel will give you the opportunity to select nine players from the following April 1 MLB games (click here for more detailed rules, or see below). If you beat me and fellow TSR members (and longtime fantasy baseball enthusiasts) Jamey Codding and David Medsker, you’ll win $5. If you finish in the top 7, you’ll win even more cash, up to $200.

      What are the rules?
      – Each player has a salary, and you only have $35k to spend.
      – You must pick the following positions: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF
      – The game starts Fri 1st Apr at 1:05pm EDT so enter before then.
      – Again, if you manage to finish above our three experts you win an extra $5

      How does the scoring work?
      Once you’ve selected your team, they’ll be awarded these points in these categories: Hitters: 1B = 1pt, 2B = 2pts, 3B = pts, HR = 4pts, RBI = 1pt, R = 1pt, BB = 1pt, SB = 2pts, Out = -.25pt Pitchers: W = 7pts, ER = -1pt, SO=1pt, IP = 1pt.

      Can I win a cash prize if I come in second?
      Yes, $100, as well as for third place ($75), fourth place ($50), fifth place ($30), sixth place ($25) and seventh place ($20). So for signing up for a $5 contest, you could win $20 as long as you come in seventh. You can finish in at least seventh place right? Right? Right?!

      What’s the catch?
      No catch. Sign up is easy, the entry fee is only $5 and all you have to do is beat me in fantasy baseball for one day…ah, so there’s the catch. There’s no way you’re beating me in fantasy baseball.

      Sign up for the ScoresReport.com $500 Contest.

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      2011 MLB Season Preview

      March 30, 2011 /
      Busch Stadium head painter Billy Martin makes last minute touchups to the Opening Day logo, painted behind homeplate at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on March 28, 2011. The Cardinals will host the San Diego Padres on Opening Day March 31. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

      In the eyes of public opinion, the moment Cliff Lee surprised the Yankees and Rangers by signing with Philadelphia the Phillies locked up the AL East. And when the Red Sox traded for slugger Adrian Gonzalez and signed free agent Carl Crawford to a mega-contract, a Boston-Philly World Series matchup was all the pundits could talk about this spring.

      But what about the defending champs? The Giants are better at this point this year than they were a year ago. They’ll have Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner for an entire season and the Panda looks like he’s rounding back into 2009 form. It’s been 10-straight years since the last time a team repeated as World Series champions, so the task will be daunting. But given Chase Utley’s knee injury and the uncertainty surrounding Josh Beckett and John Lackey (two starters coming off down years in Boston), why not the Giants?

      Below is a division-by-division breakdown of how I see the 2011 MLB season playing out. You’ll find projections for every team and every division, as well as postseason and World Series predictions as well. If you want to bash my picks, feel free. I just have one condition: Make your own predictions as well. Don’t be that person that criticizes my picks without sticking his or her neck out there, too. Because nobody likes you.

      That said, enjoy another season, baseball fans!

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