Archive for April 2006
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April 29, 2006
NL Central Powerhouse
Posted by Bobo Hilario | 3:44 pm | Cardinals | All things Central | Comments: 0
It seems like the Cardinals are winning almost every game, but somehow they are going nowhere in the division. That’s because for the first month of the season, the NL Central has been the best division in baseball. They have a combined 568 winning percentage, which is the same as 92 wins over […]
April 28, 2006
This Date In Baseball
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 0
It’s Friday and I feels like taking it easy today, so I’m mooching content from a pair of interesting websites that chronicle interesting baseball feats in history on a day-by-day basis: National Pastime and Today in Baseball History. Some NL Central-related highlights:
Things that will never happen again: “1906 - It’s the only time two player-managers […]
April 27, 2006
Around The Division
Posted by Mike | 8:00 am | All things Central | Comments: 0
Milwaukee swept the Braves for the first time…ever, as Ben Sheets struck out 9 in 6. Braves manager on Sheets: “That curveball is unreal. The best in baseball.” RHP Mike Adams is heading back to AAA and an unannounced player is coming up to replace him, possibly OF Corey Hart. Adams gave up a grand […]
April 26, 2006
Batting Practice
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | Cubs | All things Central | Comments: 0
I missed most of last night’s Cub game due to the first softball practice of the season, which was unfortunate because I missed seeing Sean Marshall throw a great game for the Cubs. 96 pitches over 7 innings led to 7 strikeouts, 2 walks, and 0 runs for the 6′ 7″ left-hander, and Bob Howry […]
April 25, 2006
The New Neifi
Posted by Mike | 8:00 am | Cubs | Comments: 2
Last year, the focus of my frustrations was more often than not one Neifi Perez. What was particularly maddening about Neifi 2005 is the more I despised his performance, the more he’d come up with a clutch hit or a big play to save a game. This would inevitably lead to more frustration, because I […]
April 21, 2006
Oof!
Posted by Mike | 8:00 am | Cubs | Comments: 3
After an uncharacteristically solid start to the season, the Cubs could be right back on track for their disappointing ways now that Derrek Lee is out until June with a broken wrist.
OK, maybe that was a little harsh (although that article in the Onion is damn funny), but forgive a Cub fan for being a […]
April 20, 2006
Humanizing The Numbers
Posted by Mike | 8:00 am | Astros | Comments: 2
I’m a bit behind on my magazine reading, so I’ve been trying to catch up when I can. Last night I grabbed the April 10 issue of ESPN Magazine and opened it up to an article by Buster Olney on Astros’ pitcher Roy Oswalt.
You know, I like looking at the numbers as much as anyone […]
April 19, 2006
Boo Birds?
Posted by Bobo Hilario | 9:00 am | Cardinals | Comments: 0
Cardinals fans don’t boo their own players do they?
The Cardinals fans are known around baseball for loving everyone and being so nice to their own players. This helps the team in two ways. First, a player does not worry as much about have a bad night. When the fans aren’t riding him there is not […]
April 18, 2006
Back At Home/Fourteen Thoughts
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 0
After fourteen days of being away on business (if you can call staying in Maui for two weeks business, that is), it has come to my attention that there is an astounding coincidence at hand. Believe it or not, I have exactly fourteen thoughts on the NL Central so far.
Slow starts aren’t bad sometimes. For […]
April 16, 2006
What a jerk-wad
Posted by Bobo Hilario | 3:03 pm | Cardinals | Reds | Comments: 2
I am watching Juan Encarnacion give away a baseball game by dropping a line drive right hit right at him and thinking, “It’s okay we only have him for another 474 games.” What I’ve seen from him in Florida and so far this year makes me believe that he is, in fact, a horrible defensive player. He […]