Thurday, July 31st, 2008:
Giants Deal *Carter* to Braves for Pope
Officials for the San Francisco Giants confirmed that they have traded 21-year old starting pitcher Nick *Carter* to the Atlanta Braves. In return, the Giants will receive 23-year old third baseman Van Pope and 25-year old minor league left fielder Carl Loadenthal.
So far this season *Carter* has compiled a 12-5 record with a 2.59 ERA.
Friday, August 1st, 2008:
NL Choice for Batter of the Month is *Sikora*
While great performances sometimes go unrecognized, this will not be the case for Dominik *Sikora*, who's walking away with the National League Batter of the Month award for his great work with the stick in July.
The Colorado shortstop hit .420 with 7 home runs, 26 RBIs and 32 runs scored.
Friday, August 1st, 2008:
*Burrage* Wins AL Prize, Named Best Hitter in July
The premier hitter in the American League in July was Cleveland shortstop Peter *Burrage*. For his standout play, he was voted the Batter of the Month. *Burrage* completed the month with these award-winning stats:
76 AB, 33 H, .434 BA, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 26 R, 30 BB, .589 OBP.
Monday, August 4th, 2008:
*Blood* Out One Week with Injury
Jonno *Blood* and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays got a bad break in today's game against the Tigers as the team confirmed he will miss one week with a bruised wrist. The Devil Rays second baseman suffered the injury colliding with a player at a base. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery.
Friday, August 8th, 2008:
Bad News for Cleveland, *Burrage* Hurt
Peter *Burrage* of the Cleveland Indians was injured in today's game against Minnesota and had to be helped off the field by the trainers. The initial diagnosis is a fractured finger and he is expected to be out up to 2 weeks. It happened while *Burrage* was being hit by a pitch. "It hurt a lot, to be honest. I just hope it heals soon and I can get back on the field."
Monday, August 11th, 2008:
*Haz* Wins AL Player of the Week Prize
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 .429 average (12-28), collecting 4 home runs, 13 RBIs and 7 runs scored.
Monday, August 11th, 2008:
NL's Star Player Named
Johnny *Danger* of the Washington Nationals had an award-winning week and today was voted the Player of the Week by the National League.
The 21-year-old third baseman put up some solid numbers:
.565 batting average, 4 home runs, 13 hits in 23 at-bats, 8 RBIs and 7 runs.
Sunday, August 17th, 2008:
Gene *Keurulainen* of St. Louis Injured, DTD
Gene *Keurulainen* of the St. Louis Cardinals is probably going to miss a day or two as a result of a strained back muscle that doesn't seem to be getting better quickly.
"I feel okay. Not one hundred percent, but I can go if the team needs me," the St. Louis star performer said.
The team physician has said *Keurulainen*'s time off will be about 1-2 weeks or until he can play without pain, but a trip to the disabled list is not likely.
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008:
DTD Injury Puts *Carter* Out of Lineup
It's a long season and everyone picks up some cuts and bruises along the way. The latest star to be suffering this year is Nick *Carter* of the Atlanta Braves, who suffered a tender shoulder while throwing a pitch in yesterday's contest against Philadelphia. While he could play through the injury, it's unclear whether or not the Atlanta organization will risk that or simply sit him out for the 1-2 weeks the injury is expected to last.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008:
5-Hits Blitz by *Toner*
It was a big day with the bat for Gary *Toner* of the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field as he bashed out hit after hit after hit to defeat Baltimore 10-5.
To the press after the ballgame he modestly said, "Guys, it's just one game in a long season. I hit it hard and found some holes today -- Bingo! -- 5 hits in 5 tries! But my hits are not the big thing in the game. The victory is the important thing. That's the story."
At the end of the game *Toner* had collected 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a small mention in the record book. He was happy. He had a big day with the bat. And the Mariners had won.
The beat writers were happy, too. They had their big story -- they could write about his big day with the bat.
G. *Toner* hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit a two-run double in the 2nd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
Monday, September 1st, 2008:
*Toner* Named AL Batter of the Month
Gary *Toner* is on a tear! After posting a .404 average in August, the Seattle center fielder took home the American League Batter of the Month award handed out earlier today.
He cracked 38 hits with 6 home runs and 21 RBIs, and he scored 22 runs. The 20-year-old also collected 18 free passes to post a .504 on-base percentage.
Monday, September 1st, 2008:
*Boskovic* Snags NL Top Hurler Trophy
Last month's cream of the crop was Daniel *Boskovic* of the Colorado Rockies. He captured the National League Pitcher of the Month award for his mound performance in August.
*Boskovic* started 6 games, threw 43.2 innings and logged a 4-1 record. He put down 41 batters on strikes, walked 8, and compiled a 2.47 ERA. Enemy batters hit .205 against him.
Monday, September 1st, 2008:
*Sikora* Selected NL's #1 Rookie
The premier National League rookie in August was Colorado's shortstop Dominik *Sikora*.
Last month he played in 27 games and racked up these stats:
.343 BA, 102 AB, 23 R, 35 H, 9 HR, 24 RBI, .456 OBP.
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> POS # Name B T G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS SB CS LF 15 Josh *Bada* R R 123 512 132 15 5 13 66 69 52 118 .258 .322 .383 .705 26 16 3B 21 Ant *Banach* R R 128 512 182 28 2 37 104 114 80 44 .355 .441 .635 1.076 2 1 C 25 Iain *Bartholomew* R R 113 431 158 29 8 41 116 107 70 75 .367 .453 .756 1.210 34 13 2B 32 Jonno *Blood* R R 118 462 164 20 5 43 110 120 65 47 .355 .438 .699 1.138 20 17 SP 12 Daniel *Boskovic*L L 25 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 3B 30 Sam *Bouchard* R R 115 415 134 20 7 20 69 79 95 29 .323 .451 .549 1.000 7 7 SS 1 Peter *Burrage* R R 109 401 152 28 5 37 98 113 108 29 .379 .508 .751 1.258 2 1 1B 16 TtD *Burton* L L 127 466 165 32 6 19 75 110 108 56 .354 .484 .571 1.055 27 14 SP 13 Nick *Carter* R L 25 50 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 .040 .040 .060 .100 1 0 3B 11 Johnny *Danger* L L 104 380 135 19 7 35 85 96 79 31 .355 .464 .718 1.182 5 12 1B 10 Jimmy *Giddy* R R 16 65 16 3 1 2 8 7 7 4 .246 .329 .415 .744 2 2 1B 21 *Haz* R L 131 457 150 32 5 40 128 111 107 47 .328 .448 .683 1.131 4 5 CL 7 Will *Jay* R R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 SS 24 Andy *Jordan* R R 124 450 111 21 3 8 36 84 128 64 .247 .422 .360 .782 56 20 3B 20 Gene *Keurulainen* R R 122 432 135 30 6 37 101 112 106 31 .313 .454 .667 1.120 22 18 1B 33 James *Marshall* R R 78 290 105 18 6 23 75 77 59 22 .362 .466 .703 1.170 17 11 1B 25 Richard *McKeon* L L 128 447 158 26 6 45 96 135 141 34 .353 .506 .740 1.246 5 7 RF 33 Michael Danger *North* R R 122 452 151 27 8 27 81 92 103 44 .334 .459 .608 1.067 6 11 SP 3 Chris *Porter* L L 10 19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 .158 .158 .158 .316 0 0 SS 10 Dominik *Sikora* R R 74 277 107 23 3 23 67 73 72 17 .386 .511 .740 1.251 9 8 SP 19 Dan *Spotg* R L 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 SP 86 Gaz *Squire* L R 22 47 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 18 .064 .083 .064 .147 0 0 CF 82 Gary *Toner* R R 123 444 156 23 2 31 91 98 98 27 .351 .473 .622 1.094 33 20 POS # Name B T G GS W L SV IP HA HR R ER BB K ERA AVG CG SHO SP 12 Daniel *Boskovic* L L 26 26 12 10 0 161.2 142 22 72 69 40 164 3.84 .232 2 1 SP 13 Nick *Carter* R L 28 28 14 8 0 189.1 137 14 61 59 48 205 2.80 .200 1 1 SP 3 Chris *Porter* L L 10 10 2 4 0 63.1 55 5 24 24 25 62 3.41 .230 2 0 SP 19 Dan *Spotg* R L 29 29 12 10 0 204.0 175 20 86 78 38 189 3.44 .230 3 1 SP 86 Gaz *Squire* L R 23 23 8 6 0 152.0 129 12 57 52 34 165 3.08 .227 1 0 CL 7 Will *Jay* R R 44 0 1 7 27 46.1 46 9 25 21 12 52 4.08 .254 0 0 </pre>
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