Saturday, May 1st, 2010:
Pittsburgh and Washington Agree to Deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates have finalized a deal with the Washington Nationals for the services of 22-year old right fielder Ricardo Márquez. In exchange, the Nationals will receive 22-year old left fielder Josh *Bada*.
*Bada* is hitting .270 in 2010. He has added 14 RBIs and 2 home runs and has gotten on base at a .303 rate.
Thus far this year Márquez is batting .319 with 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 22 runs scored. He has 29 hits in 91 at-bats, 10 walks and a .386 OBP. Márquez has played in 21 games.
Monday, May 3rd, 2010:
AL Names Top Player of the Week
Toronto sports fans can't stop singing the praises of Michael Danger *North*, who has been selected the American League Player of the Week.
*North* was in a comfort zone all week, finishing with a .593 average (16-27), 18 RBIs and 5 home runs.
Friday, May 7th, 2010:
5-Hits Blitz by Minnesota's *Marshall*!
On top of the Minnesota hit parade today was James *Marshall*. He went to the plate 5 times and marched away with 5 hits, sparking the Twins to victory 7-0 over the Kansas City Royals. He certainly had their number at the plate in this record-making 5-5 performance.
The sweet swinging first baseman told reporters, "Each time I went to the plate, I was thinking about hitting the ball hard somewhere. When I focus on that, I usually have quality at-bats."
The skipper of the Royals wailed to the press, "Too much plate. Not the way we planned it. Any hitter in the league will rip you when you do that."
J. *Marshall* singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off R. Japa in the 8th.
Monday, May 10th, 2010:
*Giddy* on a Hot Streak, AL Player of the Week
Jimmy *Giddy* went on a week-long hitting spree against American League pitchers and captured the Player of the Week honors.
The Oakland first baseman battered the opposition for 13 hits, 4 home runs, 8 RBIs and scored 8 runs. He hit .464 and posted a .531 on-base percentage.
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010:
SP *Carter* Extends Deal with Atlanta
Sportswriters and pundits hailed Atlanta's signing of Nick *Carter*, one of Major League Baseball's brightest stars, as a pivotal move.
While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, *Carter* is expected to earn every bit of the $15,100,000 promised him over 2 years.
Monday, May 24th, 2010:
*Sikora* Picked NL Player of the Week
Dominik *Sikora* of the Colorado Rockies had an award-winning week and today was voted the Player of the Week by the National League.
The 21-year-old shortstop put up some solid numbers:
.545 batting average, 3 home runs, 12 hits in 22 at-bats, 10 RBIs and 8 runs.
Thursday, May 27th, 2010:
C *Bartholomew* Re-Signs with Pittsburgh
Iain *Bartholomew* might be greedy, but there's no disputing his talent. The hotshot catcher will pocket $30,540,000 after re-signing with the Pirates earlier today, and will hang around another 3 years.
Some more financially prudent fans worried that the signing would burden the club down the road and might prevent it from being competitive, though many others were simply thankful that *Bartholomew* didn't bolt.
Thursday, May 27th, 2010:
Gary *Toner* Hurt, Out of Action
Gary *Toner* of the Seattle Mariners was injured in today's game against Oakland and had to be helped off the field by the trainers. The initial diagnosis is a strained medial collateral ligament and he is expected to be out up to 3-4 weeks. It happened while *Toner* was running the bases. "It hurt a lot, to be honest. I just hope it heals soon and I can get back on the field."
Monday, May 31st, 2010:
Best Player Award Caps Great Week
National League pitchers tried and tried all week long to stop Iain *Bartholomew*, but to no avail. His eyes would light up when he came to the plate and he hit everything in sight, batting .500 for the week to win the NL Player of the Week Award. The Pittsburgh catcher cracked 11 hits in 22 at-bats, 5 home runs, drove in 7 runs and scored 9 times.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010:
*Burrage* Garners AL Batter of the Month Award
The Batter of the Month honoree for May in the American League is Cleveland Indians shortstop Peter *Burrage*.
He showed no mercy as he finished up the month with a .429 batting average, 11 home runs, 36 RBIs and scoring 30 runs.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010:
NL's Best Batter Picked
Colorado shortstop Dominik *Sikora* was certainly bad news for pitchers in the month of May. He wore them out going 35 for 95 and was rewarded with the National League Batter of the Month award.
He hit .368 with 7 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 29 runs
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010:
NL Top Pitcher Award for May to *Boskovic*
Daniel *Boskovic* was firing on all cylinders in the month of May with 4 wins as he steamrolled all National League opposition on his way to the Pitcher of the Month award.
Last month *Boskovic* chalked up these stats:
4-1 record, 2.66 ERA, 7 GS, 50.2 IP, 45 HA, 7 BB, 39 K, .234 OBA.
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">POS Name TM G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS SB CS LF Josh *Bada* WAS 49 196 56 12 3 7 28 36 17 42 .286 .336 .485 .821 10 5 3B Ant *Banach* CHC 48 189 65 13 2 9 33 36 26 21 .344 .417 .577 .994 3 1 C Iain *Bartholomew* PIT 43 169 64 9 2 17 35 36 25 30 .379 .457 .757 1.214 10 5 2B Jonno *Blood* TBD 36 136 43 5 0 9 29 23 17 19 .316 .387 .551 .939 7 3 3B Sam *Bouchard* NYY 48 175 57 17 2 8 36 37 48 20 .326 .474 .583 1.057 2 2 SS Peter *Burrage* CLE 48 176 75 18 3 16 56 55 53 9 .426 .558 .835 1.394 1 0 1B TtD *Burton* SDP 50 185 61 13 1 4 25 38 43 28 .330 .459 .476 .935 8 11 3B Johnny *Danger* WAS 48 173 61 9 2 14 45 45 44 16 .353 .482 .671 1.153 1 2 1B Jimmy *Giddy* OAK 51 193 63 8 2 13 35 36 28 16 .326 .411 .591 1.001 5 4 1B *Haz* SFG 50 176 63 14 2 11 36 47 49 21 .358 .498 .648 1.146 0 1 SS Andy *Jordan* HOU 52 189 57 13 4 3 32 39 40 30 .302 .423 .460 .883 18 12 3B Gene *Keurulainen* STL 48 178 54 6 6 14 41 38 44 14 .303 .436 .640 1.077 3 5 1B James *Marshall* MIN 49 185 68 16 0 13 42 37 39 9 .368 .476 .665 1.140 11 8 1B Richard *McKeon* CIN 50 170 64 13 1 17 39 44 52 6 .376 .520 .765 1.285 1 1 RF Michael Danger *North* TOR 51 195 75 14 2 12 50 40 39 10 .385 .483 .662 1.145 1 4 SS Dominik *Sikora* COL 49 175 55 10 3 8 35 41 48 12 .314 .461 .543 1.004 5 4 CF Gary *Toner* SEA 35 126 49 8 3 13 32 38 25 6 .389 .494 .810 1.303 13 2 SP Daniel *Boskovic* COL 10 20 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 .100 .100 .200 .300 0 0 SP Jase *Browne* CIN 12 20 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 .100 .100 .100 .200 0 0 SP Nick *Carter* ATL 11 21 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 .048 .048 .095 .143 0 0 SP Chris *Porter* ATL 10 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 0 SP Dan *Spotg* DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 SP Gaz *Squire* NYM 9 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .063 .063 .063 .125 0 0 CL Will *Jay* NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 POS Name TM G GS W L SV IP HA HR R ER BB K ERA AVG CG SHO SP Daniel *Boskovic* COL 10 10 5 1 0 65.1 55 9 21 20 15 55 2.76 .225 1 0 SP Jase *Browne* CIN 12 12 4 5 0 61.0 71 10 49 45 22 73 6.64 .282 0 0 SP Nick *Carter* ATL 11 11 6 4 0 65.1 63 3 26 21 20 64 2.89 .250 0 0 SP Chris *Porter* ATL 10 10 3 3 0 56.1 65 7 33 30 9 43 4.79 .291 1 0 SP Dan *Spotg* DET 12 12 5 5 0 82.2 71 8 39 30 29 68 3.27 .231 1 0 SP Gaz *Squire* NYM 9 9 2 4 0 54.2 55 8 30 28 12 53 4.61 .262 1 0 CL Will *Jay* NYY 19 0 1 4 9 21.0 22 2 12 10 10 22 4.29 .265 0 0 </pre>
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