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Daily Dish: Best, Worst, Most Boring Stories of the First Half
Batter Up June 29th, 2008
As the 2008 baseball season passes its true half-way point this weekend it’s a good time to look at the best, worst, and most boring stories of the first half of the year.
Best stories:
Tampa Bay picked to finish last in the AL East might win the division. Who do the Rays think they are, the ’67 Boston Red Sox, a team that went from last to first, winning the AL pennant on the last day of the year?
The Rays’ third baseman 22 year-old Evan Longoria is a legitimate MVP candidate. The first year player has 15 homers and 46 RBI in only 250 at bats since his call-up on April 12th. Talented outfielder Carl Crawford is finally starting to hit.
Pitching is still the name of the game. Scott Kazmir continues to win even though he has not been sharp lately. Matt Garza threw a near no-hitter Thursday against the Marlins. James Shields, Edwin Jackson and Andy Sonnanstine give the Rays a shot to win each game they start.
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Posted by marty on Sunday, June 29 @ 17:48:08 CDT
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Broadcast: Inside Baseball Saturday Night & Right Off the Bat - June 28th, 2008
rafaelcorral writes "
Inside Baseball Saturday Night with Marty Lurie -
Segment one - Marty & Vince Cotroneo
Segment two - Interview: Terry Smith (Broadcaster for the LA Angels)
Segment three - Marty & Bob Nightengale (Senior baseball writer for USA Today)
Segment four - Marty talks baseball
Right off the Bat with Marty Lurie
Segment one - Marty opens the show Segment two - Interview: Sam Mellinger (Writer for the Kansas City Star) Segment three - Marty & Ray Ratto (Sports writer for the San Francisco Chronicle) Segment four - Marty introduces Memories of the Game Segment five - Memories: Daryl Spencer
Segment six - Rattle the Lumber with Ken Korach
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Posted by raf on Sunday, June 29 @ 12:35:26 CDT
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Inside the Press Box: If Zito Was A Yankee by Rick Kaplan
(OAKLAND) June 24 - Nobody in San Francisco knows what to do with Barry Zito. Armchair managers are pacing living room dugouts, scratching their heads in search of a solution. Well, Rick Ankiel turned himself from a strike-less starting pitcher into a slugging center fielder, didn't he? But that won't work. Barry Zito can't hit. Bruce Jenkins of the Chronicle wants to send the flummoxed Barry to Class A Augusta, Georgia with Rick Peterson to learn to pitch again. He better send Sigmund Freud too. So far, nobody has suggested Tommy John surgery, or even more scandalous methods--at least publically--to return a little pop to his arm. Nothing seems to have much promise as the losses pile up in 2008 for the 2-11 former Cy Young winner. But, wait. The Yankees are desperate for pitching. Sidney Ponson is about to join the rotation!!! Could there be a future in the Bronx after all for a cut-rate Barry Zito?
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Posted by marty on Wednesday, June 25 @ 12:34:29 CDT
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Inside Baseball Saturday Night & Right Off the Bat - June 21st, 2008
RafaelCorral writes "
Inside Baseball Saturday Night with Marty Lurie -
Segment one - Marty opens the show
Segment two - An Interview with Vince Cotroneo
Segment three - Marty & Kimball Crosley Blue Jays scout
Segment four - Marty & Joe Cappozi (from the Palm Beach Post)
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Posted by raf on Tuesday, June 24 @ 19:18:29 CDT
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Inside the Press Box: Memories of 40 years in Oakland
maury writes "The Oakland Athletics recently hosted a three-game weekend interleague series against the Florida Marlins. Two very similar ballclub’s, small-payroll-big-heart type of teams. The Marlins are managed by Cuban-born 44 year old Fredi González, whom I interviewed prior to the second game of this series that took place at McAfee Coliseum on June 20, 21, 22. González is in his second year as manager of the Marlins. The Marlins were in first place for most of the first half of this season. Currently they are in second place, but just a few games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. “We have a great bunch of players here, I am very proud of them” is what Fredi González told me, making sure I knew that he believes in his young players, guys like Hanley Ramírez, Jeremy Hermida and Dan Uggla, who is having an MVP type of season.
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Posted by marty on Sunday, June 22 @ 20:04:52 CDT
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Daily Dish: Wins Within Your Division Key To Second Half
Batter Up June 22nd, 2008
So far, the leaders in the American league are playing as expected against their counterparts in the National League. The AL’s top teams the White Sox, Angels, Red Sox, Rays, Yankees, Twins, Tigers, Orioles, and Athletics all have .500 or better records versus the senior circuit.
When interleague play ends next Sunday, most baseball teams will have reached the true mid-point (81st game) of the 2008 schedule.
How will the races turn out? Last week the experts agreed that the Angels, Cubs, Red Sox, and Phillies were locks to qualify for the playoffs.
Things can change quickly in baseball. With close to half the season remaining the division races will be decided by who plays the best within its division. Teams have anywhere from 35-40 games left to play against their closest pursuers over the course of the rest of the year.
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Posted by marty on Sunday, June 22 @ 10:06:37 CDT
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| Friday, June 20 | | · | New Washington Ball Park by George Devine, Jr. |
| Wednesday, June 18 | | · | First major league game |
| Tuesday, June 17 | | · | June 15th, 2008 |
| · | June 6th, 2008 |
| Monday, June 16 | | · | Order: "Giants of the Golden Gate" |
| Saturday, June 14 | | · | Experts Pick The Winners as of June 14th |
| · | Inside Baseball Saturday Night & Right Off The Bat - June 14th, 2008 |
| Sunday, June 08 | | · | Does Your Team Have the "Carrier" To Lead The Way? |
| · | Memories of 40 years in Oakland: Broadcasting behind the plate. |
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