Monday, May 19th, 2008:
Hot Hitter Wins AL Award
Gary *Toner* of the Seattle Mariners cruised to American League Player of the Week honors after putting together one of the finest stretches in his career last week.
The center fielder batted .409 (9-22) with 4 home runs, 6 RBIs and 7 runs scored.
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008:
*Carter* Shuts Out Arizona
Nick *Carter* of the San Francisco Giants blanked Arizona 5-0 on a 5-hit complete game shutout, striking out 9 batters and walking 1.
Friday, May 23rd, 2008:
*Boskovic* Out 1-2 Weeks with Injury
A blow for Daniel *Boskovic* today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 1-2 weeks with dead arm syndrome. *Boskovic* suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the Colorado Rockies are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about *Boskovic*'s ability to return fully fit this year with an injury of this nature.
Friday, May 23rd, 2008:
Medic! Chris *Porter* Suffers Injury
Chris *Porter* and the Atlanta Braves got a bad break in today's game against the Giants as the team confirmed he will miss 7 months with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament (elbow). The Braves starting pitcher suffered the injury throwing a pitch. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery.
Monday, May 26th, 2008:
AL Player of the Week Awarded
The American League has chosen Gary *Toner* of the Seattle Mariners as Player of the Week.
What a week *Toner* had. He hit .550 (11-20) with 6 home runs, 14 RBIs and 9 runs scored.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008:
Starting Pitcher Gaz *Squire* Hurt
Watching Gaz *Squire* getting helped off the field today at Dodger Stadium, fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers feared the worst. The news wasn't quite as bad as initially feared, but the starting pitcher will miss 5 weeks with a hyperextended elbow. "We feel we've dodged a bullet. When you see a guy break down like that, you worry right away," a team spokesman said. *Squire* suffered the injury throwing a pitch in the game against the Padres.
Sunday, June 1st, 2008:
Major League Baseball News: First-Year Player Draft
Scrutiny begins early in the life of an amateur baseball player. Very likely it started while he was in high school. Scouts have traveled many miles to come up with a portfolio of players who have the potential to play in Major League Baseball. It all comes to fruition on rookie draft day. It's a crapshoot. Baltimore, Kansas City, Colorado, Chicago and Philadelphia will have the first five cracks at hitting the jackpot this year. According to most baseball analysts, these 10 draftees are most likely to be chosen in the early rounds:
1. António RodrÃ*guez, 19 year-old catcher out of college.
2. Ethan López, 16 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
3. Bruce Buckner, 21 year-old first baseman out of college.
4. Jeremy Johnston, 17 year-old closer out of high-school.
5. Jesús Guzmán, 19 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Kevin Hudson, 20 year-old catcher out of college.
7. James *Marshall*, 19 year-old first baseman out of high-school.
8. Curt Fleming, 17 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
9. Armando Rivera, 16 year-old center fielder out of high-school.
10. Javier Rivera, 20 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
Sunday, June 1st, 2008:
San Francisco Starter Named NL's #1 Pitcher
Nick *Carter* of San Francisco had an outstanding May and was chosen the Pitcher of the Month in the National League. He topped off the month with a 4-0 mark and 0.60 ERA in 6 starts, tossed 45 innings, fanned 51 and held opposing teams to a .161 average.
Sunday, June 1st, 2008:
American League Picks May's Best Batter
Gary *Toner* got another reason to celebrate today as he followed up a great month of May at the plate by winning the American League Batter of the Month Award.
Sunday, June 1st, 2008:
*Bartholomew* Cops NL Batter of the Month Honors
The National League Batter of the Month has been selected for May, and the award went to the standout Pittsburgh catcher Iain *Bartholomew*. He posted a .402 batting average with 39 hits in 97 at-bats, 9 home runs, 31 RBIs, 18 walks, 22 runs scored, and a .491 OBP.
During the month, the Seattle center fielder hit .389 with 13 home runs, 24 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
Sunday, June 1st, 2008:
Draft Results
Round 1
Round 1, Pick 2 - Kansas City Royals: 1B J. *Marshall*
Round 1, Pick 3 - Colorado Rockies: SS D. *Sikora*
Monday, June 9th, 2008:
*Haz* Selected Top Player
*Haz* swung a blistering bat last week for the Kansas City Royals, rapping out 11 hits in 25 at-bats against Kansas City opponents to propel himself to the American League Player of the Week Award.
Whenever the first baseman hit the ball, he hit it with authority. The 21-year-old racked up a .440 batting average (11-25) with 3 home runs, 9 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
Monday, June 16th, 2008:
Hot Hitter Wins AL Award
One of the league's most exciting young players, *Haz* of the Kansas City Royals earned himself American League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 21-year-old first baseman had a lofty .458 average (11-24), collecting 3 home runs, 11 RBIs and 4 runs scored.
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008:
New York Comes up Empty Against *Spotg*
Dan *Spotg* had an impressive outing today. He hurled the Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 shutout victory over the New York Yankees, yielding 4 hits with 6 strikeouts and 1 walk.
"He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," the New York skipper said. "The ball was doing everything he wanted it to do. We hit some balls hard, but they were all right at the fielders."
Monday, June 23rd, 2008:
Great Week for Kansas City's First Baseman
The American League has selected its Player of the Week and the honor went to James *Marshall*, Kansas City's fine first baseman. He stood out this week with these award-winning stats:
24 AB, 11 R, 13 H, .542 BA, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 BB, .645 OBP.
Sunday, June 29th, 2008:
*Blood* Goes 5-5
It seemed that Tampa Bay second baseman Jonno *Blood* could do no wrong as the Devil Rays kayoed the Nationals 10-5 today as he rapped out 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Washington pitchers couldn't get him out as *Blood* seemed to know which pitches they were throwing.
"I think the Devil Rays were stealing signs." growled one unhappy Washington fan.
"I just felt good today. I saw the ball well and just wanted to make good contact and put the ball in play." exclaimed the jubilant *Blood* in the postgame press interview.
J. *Blood* singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.
Monday, June 30th, 2008:
National League Names #1 Player
It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike, when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Iain *Bartholomew*, the Pittsburgh Pirates 21-year-old catcher, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for National League Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 13 hits in 26 at-bats, compiling a .500 average with 2 home runs and 12 RBI.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008:
*Marshall* Earns June's Top Batter Prize in AL
One of the more consistent batters in June, Kansas City first baseman James *Marshall* grabbed American League Batter of the Month honors by swatting a stout .404 with 38 hits in 94 at-bats.
He racked up 10 home runs and 27 RBIs, scored 36 runs, and took 28 walks to put up a .545 on-base percentage.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008:
NL's Top Hitter Named
Nobody was hotter in June! Johnny *Danger* caught everyone's attention with some outstanding hitting and today he came away with the Batter of the Month award.
Washington's third baseman put together a very solid month with a .434 batting average, 11 home runs, 26 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS SB CS Josh *Bada* 72 305 82 11 5 5 32 45 31 70 .269 .331 .387 .718 17 6 Ant *Banach* 75 299 102 16 1 23 63 69 49 28 .341 .433 .632 1.065 1 0 Iain *Bartholomew* 66 261 108 19 6 24 77 67 43 38 .414 .497 .808 1.305 22 11 Jonno *Blood* 72 285 101 10 5 28 76 76 41 29 .354 .437 .719 1.156 13 11 Daniel *Boskovic* 14 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Sam *Bouchard* 75 270 90 13 4 14 47 52 68 17 .333 .469 .567 1.036 6 4 Peter *Burrage* 71 264 97 19 5 26 67 71 65 17 .367 .488 .773 1.261 2 1 TtD *Burton* 75 280 104 21 3 8 38 63 63 30 .371 .487 .554 1.041 16 8 Nick *Carter* 14 30 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 .033 .033 .067 .100 0 0 Johnny *Danger* 53 183 63 13 5 18 45 50 45 15 .344 .468 .765 1.233 3 5 Jimmy *Giddy* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 *Haz* 77 273 91 20 2 25 77 68 62 27 .333 .449 .696 1.145 0 1 Will *Jay* 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Andy *Jordan* 73 256 59 13 1 4 20 51 85 39 .230 .428 .336 .764 35 8 Gene *Keurulainen* 71 258 77 17 1 22 59 59 60 17 .298 .434 .628 1.062 14 12 James *Marshall* 26 94 38 6 3 10 27 36 28 5 .404 .545 .851 1.396 5 3 Richard *McKeon* 75 258 89 14 3 28 60 77 89 24 .345 .511 .748 1.259 2 4 Michael Danger *North* 71 273 89 15 4 16 45 52 51 22 .326 .434 .586 1.020 5 7 Chris *Porter* 10 19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 .158 .158 .158 .316 0 0 Dominik *Sikora* 23 87 35 6 2 7 17 18 20 5 .402 .509 .759 1.268 3 4 Dan *Spotg* 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Gaz *Squire* 12 28 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 .036 .069 .036 .105 0 0 Gary *Toner* 71 263 91 12 1 21 59 58 54 17 .346 .461 .639 1.100 21 9 Name G GS W L SV IP HA HR R ER BB K ERA AVG CG SHO Daniel *Boskovic* 15 15 5 8 0 94.1 79 17 45 44 19 100 4.20 .222 2 1 Nick *Carter* 16 16 10 2 0 111.1 70 6 30 29 30 123 2.34 .177 1 1 Chris *Porter* 10 10 2 4 0 63.1 55 5 24 24 25 62 3.41 .230 2 0 Dan *Spotg* 17 17 9 4 0 125.2 106 13 45 43 22 122 3.08 .227 3 1 Gaz *Squire* 12 12 6 2 0 78.1 64 6 26 22 19 89 2.53 .218 0 0 Will *Jay* 28 0 1 4 18 31.0 30 6 16 13 8 37 3.77 .250 0 0 </pre>
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