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Today in Hardball Times--


Mid-Season Blockbusters: April
by Steve Treder
Steve takes his first in what will be a monthly look this year at the deals, deals, deals that teams have swung during seasons past. No mention as to whether zero-money-down, zero-percent-interest-for-the-first-six-months offers have been accepted.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/mid-season-blockbusters-april/

Book Excerpt: Stepping Up
by Alex Belth
An excerpt from Alex Belth's new book, Stepping Up: The Story of Curt Flood and His Fight for Baseball Players' Rights.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/book-excerpt-stepping-up/



1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
White Sox 5, Tigers 3
Orioles 6, Devil Rays 3
Angels 5, Rangers 2

NL
Dodgers 8, Pirates 3
Astros 5, Nationals 4 (12)
Cardinals 6, Brewers 4
Braves 5, Phillies 3

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB
Red Sox 5 1 .833 -
Blue Jays 3 3 .500 2
Orioles 3 4 .429 2.5
Devil Rays 3 4 .429 2.5
Yankees 2 4 .333 3

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB
Indians 5 1 .833 -
Tigers 5 2 .714 .5
White Sox 3 4 .429 2.5
Royals 2 3 .400 2.5
Twins 1 5 .167 4

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB
A's 5 2 .714 -
Angels 4 3 .571 1
Mariners 3 4 .429 2
Rangers 2 6 .250 3.5

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB
Mets 4 1 .800 -
Braves 4 4 .500 1.5
Nationals 2 5 .286 3
Marlins 1 4 .200 3
Phillies 1 6 .143 4

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB
Cubs 4 1 .800 -
Astros 5 2 .714 -
Brewers 5 2 .714 -
Reds 4 2 .667 .5
Cardinals 4 3 .571 1
Pirates 1 7 .125 4.5

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB
Rockies 4 2 .667 -
Giants 4 2 .667 -
Dodgers 4 3 .571 .5
Diamondbacks 3 3 .500 1
Padres 1 4 .200 2.5

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Royals (Joe Mays) at Yankees (Chien-Ming Wang), 1:05
Blue Jays (Josh Towers) at Red Sox (Josh Beckett), 2:05
Mariners (Jarrod Washburn) at Indians (Cliff Lee), 7:05
Orioles (Kris Benson) at Devil Rays (Jason Hammel), 7:15
A's (Dan Haren) at Twins (Brad Radke), 8:10
Rangers (Rick Bauer) at Angels (Jeff Weaver), 10:05


NL
Mets (Brian Bannister) at Nationals (Ramon Ortiz), 1:05
Reds (Bronson Arroyo) at Cubs (Glendon Rusch), 2:20
Padres (Woody Williams) at Marlins (Sergio Mitre), 4:05
Dodgers (Jae Seo) at Pirates (Ian Snell), 7:05
Rockies (Aaron Cook) at Diamondbacks (Orlando Hernandez), 9:40
Astros (Taylor Buchholz) at Giants (Matt Morris), 10:15

4) Yesterday's HR--

Albert Pujols--#4
Jim Thome--#4
Lance Berkman--#4
Preston Wilson--#4
Andruw Jones--#3
Craig Monroe--#2
Jay Gibbons--#2
Phil Nevin--#2
Joe Crede--#1
Paul Konerko-#1
Toby Hall--#1
Jason Repko--#1
Olmedo Saenz--#1
Daryle Ward--#1
Morgan Ensberg--#1
Bill Hall--#1
Mark Mulder--#1
Marcus Giles--#1

5) HR leaders

AL
1) Chris Shelton--5
T2) Jim Thome--4*
T2) Travis Hafner--4
T4) Hideki Matsui--3
T4) Travis Lee--3
T4) Eric Chavez--3
T7) Alex Rodriguez--2
T7) Kenji Johjima--2
T7) Tim Salmon--2
T7) Carlos Guillen--2
T7) Melvin Mora--2
T7) Shannon Stewart--2
T7) Magglio Ordonez--2
T7) Brandon Inge--2
T7) Marcus Thames--2
T7) Justin Morneau--2
T7) Vernon Wells--2
T7) Troy Glaus--2
T7) Trot Nixon--2
T7) Alexis Rios--2
T7) Orlando Cabrera--2
T7) Luis Matos--2
T7) Curtis Granderson--2
T7) Jorge Posada--2
T7) Eduardo Perez--2
T7) Jonny Gomes--2
T7) Craig Monroe--2*
T7) Jay Gibbons--2*
T7) Phil Nevin--2*

NL
T1) Albert Pujols--4*
T1) Lance Berkman--4*
T1) Preston Wilson--4*
T4) Derrek Lee--3
T4) Jason Smith--3
T4) Andruw Jones--3*
T7) Carlos Delgado--2
T7) Adam Dunn--2
T7) Josh Willingham--2
T7) Adam LaRoche--2
T7) J.J. Hardy--2
T7) Brian McCann--2
T7) Nick Johnson--2
T7) Felipe Lopez--2
T7) Pat Burrell--2
T7) Mike Jacobs--2
T7) David Wright--2
T7) Sean Casey--2
T7) Carlos Lee--2
T7) Ryan Langerhans--2
T7) Rich Aurilia--2
T7) Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)--2
T7) Moises Alou--2
T7) Jose Vidro--2
T7) Alfonso Soriano--2
T7) Khalil Greene--2
T7) Scott Rolen--2
T7) Michael Barrett--2

*--hit 1 yesterday

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6) Today's birthdays--

CAP ANSON, 1852-1922
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1881 29 64 .442 .510 .952 .827 14.26 .399 1 82 0 84 Cubs
1882 30 56 .397 .500 .897 .821 11.83 .362 1 83 0 82 Cubs
1884 32 62 .373 .543 .916 .757 11.35 .335 21 102 0 112 Cubs
1885 33 40 .357 .461 .819 .698 9.26 .310 7 108 0 112 Cubs
1886 34 89 .433 .544 .977 .795 14.19 .371 10 147 29 125 Cubs
1887 35 47 .422 .517 .939 .688 11.65 .347 7 102 27 122 Cubs
1888 36 66 .400 .499 .899 .778 10.38 .344 12 84 28 134 Cubs
1889 37 44 .414 .440 .854 .682 9.69 .311 7 117 27 134 Cubs
1890 38 45 .443 .401 .844 .689 10.04 .312 7 107 29 139 Cubs
CAR 730 .395 .446 .841 .679 9.49 .329 97 1879 247 2276
LG AVG 0 .322 .362 .684 .500 6.04 .269 59 1044 307
POS AVG 232 .341 .398 .739 .575 7.03 .287 73 1263 251

SAM CHAPMAN, AGE: 90
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1951 35 -12 .303 .312 .615 .347 3.30 .215 6 41 3 112 A's/Indians
CAR -10 .342 .438 .780 .493 5.20 .266 180 773 41 1368
LG AVG 0 .355 .403 .758 .500 5.27 .274 100 672 55
POS AVG 56 .360 .424 .784 .532 5.67 .282 113 697 72

POP CORKHILL, 1858-1921
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1883 25 -20 .222 .301 .524 .319 3.89 .216 2 0 0 88 Reds
1891 33 -44 .266 .279 .545 .250 3.52 .213 3 51 19 125 Athletics/Reds/Pirates
1892 34 -23 .229 .219 .448 .184 2.24 .184 0 25 6 68 Pirates
CAR -111 .288 .337 .625 .426 5.04 .254 31 268 137 1086
LG AVG 0 .317 .345 .662 .500 5.97 .257 26 269 224
POS AVG 38 .325 .355 .681 .521 6.30 .264 29 267 252

KELVIM ESCOBAR, AGE: 30
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 27 9 4.29 41 26 180.1 159 7.94 13.77 13 9 4 12 10 Blue Jays
2004 28 15 3.93 33 33 208.1 191 8.25 11.88 11 12 0 13 10 Angels
2005 29 8 3.02 16 7 59.2 63 9.50 10.26 3 2 1 3 2 Angels
2006 30 2 1.50 1 1 6 2 3.00 9.00 1 0 0 1 0 Angels
CAREER 46 4.36 351 142 1123 1000 8.01 12.98 73 69 59 76 66
LG AVG 0 4.66 1123 786 6.30 13.22 63 63

JOSH HANCOCK, AGE: 28
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 25 0 3.00 2 0 3 4 12.00 6.00 0 0 0 0 0 Phillies
2004 26 -8 5.09 16 11 63.2 36 5.09 14.42 5 2 0 3 4 Phillies/Reds
2005 27 4 1.93 11 0 14 5 3.21 7.71 1 0 0 1 0 Reds
2006 28 0 4.91 4 0 3.2 3 7.36 12.27 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals
CAREER -3 4.42 36 12 91.2 54 5.30 12.57 6 3 0 5 4
LG AVG 0 4.34 91.2 68 6.66 12.86 5 5

JIM HEARN, 1921-98
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1947 26 18 3.22 37 21 162 57 3.17 11.94 12 7 1 12 7 Cardinals
1950 29 22 2.49 22 16 134 58 3.90 8.60 11 4 0 11 4 Cardinals/Giants
CAREER 32 3.81 396 229 1704 669 3.53 12.36 109 89 8 106 92
LG AVG 0 3.99 1704 801 4.23 12.63 95 95

BARNEY MCCOSKY, 1917-96
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1940 23 30 .408 .491 .899 .625 8.12 .340 4 57 13 143 Tigers
1941 24 19 .401 .425 .827 .602 7.12 .324 3 55 8 127 Tigers
1947 30 25 .395 .399 .795 .642 6.38 .328 1 52 1 137 A's
CAR 106 .386 .414 .801 .571 6.36 .312 24 397 58 1170
LG AVG 0 .350 .398 .748 .500 5.13 .273 73 513 46
POS AVG 110 .370 .435 .804 .579 6.13 .291 88 549 62

SID MONGE, AGE: 55
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1979 28 31 2.40 76 0 131 108 7.42 11.06 12 10 19 17 5 Indians
CAREER 19 3.53 435 17 764 471 5.55 12.66 49 40 56 50 39
LG AVG 0 3.84 764 411 4.85 12.35 43 43

TROT NIXON, AGE: 32
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 29 44 .396 .578 .975 .728 9.00 .306 28 87 4 134 Red Sox
2004 30 7 .377 .510 .887 .630 7.32 .315 6 23 0 48 Red Sox
2005 31 10 .357 .446 .804 .574 5.84 .275 13 67 2 124 Red Sox
2006 32 2 .440 .600 1.040 .699 9.00 .300 2 7 0 6 Red Sox
CAR 117 .366 .490 .856 .605 6.62 .279 127 478 29 874
LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .769 .500 5.12 .270 93 392 50
POS AVG 31 .346 .454 .800 .530 5.52 .273 111 433 52

BRET SABERHAGEN, AGE: 42
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1985 21 34 2.87 32 32 235.1 158 6.04 9.56 20 6 0 17 9 Royals
1987 23 36 3.36 33 33 257 163 5.71 10.68 18 10 0 18 10 Royals
1989 25 44 2.16 36 35 262.1 193 6.62 8.71 23 6 0 21 8 Royals
CAREER 241 3.34 399 371 2562.2 1715 6.02 10.47 167 117 1 173 111
LG AVG 0 4.17 2562.2 1657 5.82 12.65 143 144

MARK TEIXEIRA, AGE: 26
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 23 -4 .331 .480 .811 .476 5.27 .259 26 84 1 146 Rangers
2004 24 30 .370 .560 .929 .637 7.74 .281 38 112 4 145 Rangers
2005 25 50 .379 .575 .954 .693 7.91 .301 43 144 4 162 Rangers
2006 26 3 .471 .483 .953 .729 9.95 .379 0 3 0 8 Rangers
CAR 79 .363 .540 .903 .618 7.06 .283 107 343 9 461
LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.02 .269 54 225 27
POS AVG 23 .348 .450 .799 .542 5.50 .266 69 262 9

JASON VARITEK, AGE: 34
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 31 11 .351 .512 .863 .570 6.14 .273 25 85 3 142 Red Sox
2004 32 19 .390 .482 .872 .609 6.97 .296 18 73 10 137 Red Sox
2005 33 20 .366 .489 .856 .623 6.52 .281 22 70 2 133 Red Sox
2006 34 2 .500 .571 1.071 .765 10.80 .357 0 4 0 4 Red Sox
CAR 22 .351 .457 .808 .520 5.53 .273 119 492 23 969
LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .772 .500 5.15 .270 104 438 55
POS AVG -82 .318 .401 .720 .411 4.27 .259 88 403 16

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1) The Cubs re-signed 1B Derrek Lee to a 5 year, $65 million contract extension, covering 2006-10.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 35 .379 .508 .888 .669 7.07 .271 31 92 21 155 Marlins
2004 28 13 .356 .504 .860 .557 6.30 .278 32 98 12 161 Cubs
2005 29 87 .418 .662 1.080 .796 10.75 .335 46 107 15 158 Cubs
2006 30 4 .500 1.000 1.500 .798 13.50 .375 3 6 1 5 Cubs
CAR 167 .363 .503 .867 .609 6.53 .276 211 632 79 1190
LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .775 .500 5.23 .269 132 542 72
POS AVG 98 .361 .473 .834 .565 6.07 .276 180 670 32

Lee ranks 4th on the Cubs single season RCAA and OPS vs. the league average lists--

RCAA YEAR RCAA
1 Sammy Sosa 2001 114
2 Rogers Hornsby 1929 97
3 Hack Wilson 1930 90
4 Derrek Lee 2005 87
T5 Sammy Sosa 2000 73
T5 Frank Chance 1903 73
T7 Ray Grimes 1922 67
T7 Topsy Hartsel 1901 67
9 Phil Cavarretta 1945 65
10 Billy Williams 1972 64

OPS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Sammy Sosa 2001 .394 1.174 .780
2 Hack Wilson 1930 .343 1.177 .834
3 Rogers Hornsby 1929 .327 1.139 .812
4 Derrek Lee 2005 .313 1.080 .767
5 Billy Williams 1972 .301 1.005 .704
6 Sammy Sosa 1998 .260 1.024 .764
7 Heinie Zimmerman 1912 .257 .989 .732
8 Jim Hickman 1970 .253 1.001 .748
9 Ron Santo 1964 .250 .962 .712
10 Sammy Sosa 2000 .243 1.040 .797

2) The Red Sox re-signed DH David Ortiz to a 4 year, $52 million contract, covering 2007-10.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 33 .369 .592 .961 .680 7.94 .288 31 101 0 128 Red Sox
2004 28 46 .380 .603 .983 .687 8.41 .301 41 139 0 150 Red Sox
2005 29 66 .397 .604 1.001 .747 8.96 .300 47 148 1 159 Red Sox
2006 30 1 .414 .500 .914 .603 7.11 .292 1 4 0 6 Red Sox
CAR 160 .367 .534 .901 .632 7.09 .282 178 630 5 898
LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .768 .500 5.10 .269 99 415 52
POS AVG 71 .352 .472 .823 .565 5.91 .272 141 507 21

3) Nationals P Felix Rodriguez (3 games) and manager Frank Robinson (1 game) were suspended for last Thursday's game, in which they were ejected after Rodriguez hit Mets C Paul Lo Duca with a bench and the benches emptied.

Robinson served his suspension yesterday. Rodriguez is appealing and will pretend to serve his suspension whenever he gets flulike symptoms or whatever else will keep him out for 3 games.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 30 8 3.10 68 0 61 46 6.79 13.57 8 2 2 6 4 Giants
2004 31 8 3.29 76 0 65.2 59 8.09 13.02 5 8 1 8 5 Giants/Phillies
2005 32 -2 5.01 34 0 32.1 18 5.01 15.31 0 0 0 0 0 Yankees
2006 33 0 4.91 5 0 3.2 1 2.45 17.18 0 0 0 0 0 Nationals
CAREER 40 3.52 537 1 560.2 498 7.99 12.78 37 25 11 37 25
LG AVG 0 4.36 560.2 420 6.74 12.90 31 31

4) The Braves placed 3B Chipper Jones on the 15 day DL, sent P Joey Devine to the minors and called up Peter Moylan.

Jones has a sprained right knee and ankle.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 31 43 .402 .517 .920 .698 7.89 .305 27 106 2 153 Braves
2004 32 11 .362 .485 .847 .563 6.03 .248 30 96 2 137 Braves
2005 33 33 .412 .556 .968 .713 8.69 .296 21 72 5 109 Braves
2006 34 -2 .385 .286 .670 .209 3.18 .238 0 6 0 6 Braves
CAR 460 .401 .537 .938 .684 8.01 .303 331 1117 123 1657
LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .773 .500 5.22 .270 183 770 115
POS AVG 41 .347 .448 .795 .517 5.47 .273 211 861 68

5) The Devil Rays placed P Mark Hendrickson on the 15 day DL and called up P Jason Hammel.

Hendrickson has shoulder tightness.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 29 -13 5.51 30 30 158.1 76 4.32 14.04 9 9 0 8 10 Blue Jays
2004 30 -8 4.81 32 30 183.1 87 4.27 12.96 10 15 0 12 13 Devil Rays
2005 31 -31 5.90 31 31 178.1 89 4.49 14.03 11 8 0 7 12 Devil Rays
2006 32 5 0.00 1 1 9 5 5.00 4.00 1 0 0 1 0 Devil Rays
CAREER -39 5.12 110 96 565.2 278 4.42 13.24 34 32 0 30 36
LG AVG 0 4.51 565.2 393 6.25 12.88 32 32

Hammel will make his major league debut by starting today.

6) On Sunday, Billy Hitchcock died at the age of 89.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1942 25 -25 .280 .246 .527 .188 2.31 .211 0 29 2 85 Tigers
1946 29 -25 .268 .249 .517 .209 2.07 .210 0 25 2 101 Tigers/Senators
1952 35 -24 .318 .292 .610 .296 3.31 .246 1 56 1 119 A's
CAR -131 .310 .299 .609 .293 3.12 .243 5 257 15 703
LG AVG 0 .348 .388 .736 .500 4.90 .267 45 296 23
POS AVG -21 .346 .373 .718 .470 4.60 .267 35 274 25

Hitchcock was also the manager of the Tigers (1960), Orioles (1962-63) and Braves (1966-67) in the 1960s.

7) The Rangers sent P Erasmo Ramirez to the minors after he cleared waivers.

Ramirez had been removed from the 40 man roster when he was designated for assignment on April 1.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 27 6 3.86 34 0 49 28 5.14 10.84 3 1 0 2 2 Rangers
2004 28 3 4.29 34 0 35.2 21 5.30 11.10 5 3 0 5 3 Rangers
2005 29 2 3.91 16 0 23 6 2.35 11.35 0 0 0 0 0 Rangers
CAREER 11 4.01 84 0 107.2 55 4.60 11.03 8 4 0 7 5
LG AVG 0 4.53 107.2 75 6.23 12.91 6 6

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1) ORIOLES 6, DEVIL RAYS 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Orioles 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 12 2
Devil Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 0

* Orioles SS Miguel Tejada had 3 hits (1 2B, 1 BB).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 19 .336 .472 .807 .592 5.75 .278 27 106 10 162 A's
2004 28 23 .360 .534 .894 .596 6.63 .311 34 150 4 162 Orioles
2005 29 26 .349 .515 .865 .621 6.01 .304 26 98 5 162 Orioles
2006 30 5 .500 .556 1.056 .834 12.71 .407 1 3 0 7 Orioles
CAR 83 .339 .478 .816 .548 5.58 .281 217 855 58 1267
LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.14 .270 158 664 85
POS AVG -50 .330 .414 .744 .465 4.80 .273 120 583 105

* Devil Rays C Toby Hall had 3 hits (1 HR).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 -19 .295 .380 .675 .356 3.61 .253 12 47 0 130 Devil Rays
2004 28 -21 .300 .366 .666 .309 3.18 .255 8 60 0 119 Devil Rays
2005 29 -13 .315 .368 .683 .392 3.81 .287 5 48 0 135 Devil Rays
2006 30 0 .350 .500 .850 .553 6.23 .278 1 4 0 5 Devil Rays
CAR -71 .303 .382 .685 .362 3.63 .266 37 232 2 527
LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.01 .268 60 252 31
POS AVG -47 .315 .397 .712 .413 4.16 .257 51 235 8

* Orioles P Erik Bedard's line--7 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2002 23 -1 13.50 2 0 0.2 1 13.50 27.00 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles
2004 25 3 4.59 27 26 137.1 121 7.93 14.88 6 10 0 8 8 Orioles
2005 26 1 4.00 24 24 141.2 125 7.94 12.77 6 8 0 7 7 Orioles
2006 27 3 2.25 2 2 12 7 5.25 13.50 2 0 0 2 0 Orioles
CAREER 6 4.23 55 52 291.2 254 7.84 13.82 14 18 0 17 15
LG AVG 0 4.51 291.2 204 6.30 12.89 16 16

* Devil Rays P Seth McClung took a pounding--5 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 3 BB, 3 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 22 -4 5.35 12 5 38.2 25 5.82 14.20 4 1 0 2 3 Devil Rays
2005 24 -27 6.59 34 17 109.1 92 7.57 14.41 7 11 0 6 12 Devil Rays
2006 25 -8 13.50 2 2 8 6 6.75 25.88 0 2 0 0 2 Devil Rays
CAREER -39 6.63 48 24 156 123 7.10 14.94 11 14 0 8 17
LG AVG 0 4.43 156 107 6.15 12.71 9 9

2) WHITE SOX 5, TIGERS 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
White Sox 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 7 1
Tigers 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0

* White Sox DH Jim Thome tied Juan Gonzalez for 34th place on the all time HR list, with 434.

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 32 53 .385 .573 .958 .719 8.16 .266 47 131 0 159 Phillies
2004 33 43 .396 .581 .977 .695 8.28 .274 42 105 0 143 Phillies
2005 34 -6 .360 .352 .712 .401 4.39 .207 7 30 0 59 Phillies
2006 35 8 .516 .909 1.425 .906 19.80 .318 4 7 0 7 White Sox
CAR 573 .409 .563 .972 .715 8.66 .281 434 1200 18 1745
LG AVG 0 .341 .432 .773 .500 5.19 .271 184 786 105
POS AVG 132 .359 .470 .829 .561 6.01 .277 252 944 39

3) ANGELS 5, RANGERS 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Angels 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 11 0

* Rangers P Kameron Loe took a pounding--5 IP, 9 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 22 0 5.40 2 1 6.2 3 4.05 17.55 0 0 0 0 0 Rangers
2005 23 11 3.42 48 8 92 45 4.40 11.93 9 6 1 9 6 Rangers
2006 24 -1 5.40 2 2 11.2 4 3.09 14.66 0 2 0 1 1 Rangers
CAREER 10 3.75 52 11 110.1 52 4.24 12.56 9 8 1 10 7
LG AVG 0 4.43 110.1 76 6.18 12.71 6 6

* Angels P John Lackey's line--7 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 24 -10 4.63 33 33 204 151 6.66 13.19 10 16 0 12 14 Angels
2004 25 -2 4.67 33 32 198.1 144 6.53 12.84 14 13 0 13 14 Angels
2005 26 17 3.44 33 33 209 199 8.57 12.49 14 5 0 11 8 Angels
2006 27 -1 5.73 2 2 11 12 9.82 13.09 1 1 0 1 1 Angels
CAREER 12 4.18 119 118 730.2 575 7.08 12.79 48 39 0 44 43
LG AVG 0 4.51 730.2 507 6.24 12.87 41 41

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1) ASTROS 5, NATIONALS 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
- - - - - - - - - -- -- -- - -- -
Nationals 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 0
Astros 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 8 1

* Nationals 2B Jose Vidro had 3 hits and RF Jose Guillen was 0 for 5.

VIDRO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 28 9 .397 .470 .866 .547 6.82 .310 15 65 3 144 Expos
2004 29 9 .367 .454 .821 .569 5.80 .294 14 60 3 110 Expos
2005 30 2 .339 .424 .763 .525 4.99 .275 7 32 0 87 Nationals
2006 31 5 .441 .625 1.066 .806 12.79 .406 2 9 0 7 Nationals
CAR 74 .365 .468 .833 .552 6.10 .303 110 512 20 1067
LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.27 .270 121 496 68
POS AVG -31 .342 .409 .751 .470 4.99 .275 82 406 85

GUILLEN
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 27 .359 .569 .928 .649 6.97 .311 31 86 1 136 Reds/A's
2004 28 15 .352 .497 .849 .580 6.11 .294 27 104 5 148 Angels
2005 29 14 .338 .479 .817 .577 5.59 .283 24 76 1 148 Nationals
2006 30 -2 .345 .440 .785 .297 3.68 .240 1 2 0 7 Nationals
CAR -32 .324 .448 .773 .470 4.86 .275 135 536 21 1053
LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.17 .270 116 492 67
POS AVG 57 .351 .460 .811 .542 5.74 .277 142 549 76

* Astros 3B Morgan Ensberg reached base safely 5 times (2 H (1 HR), 3 BB) and RF Jason Lane and SS Adam Everett were 0 for 5.

ENSBERG
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 27 20 .377 .530 .907 .635 7.24 .291 25 60 7 127 Astros
2004 28 -12 .330 .411 .742 .404 4.28 .275 10 66 6 131 Astros
2005 29 39 .388 .557 .945 .687 7.61 .283 36 101 6 150 Astros
2006 30 6 .581 .682 1.262 .869 17.36 .409 1 2 0 7 Astros
CAR 49 .369 .496 .865 .591 6.35 .281 75 248 21 468
LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .772 .500 5.16 .269 47 194 24
POS AVG -8 .335 .430 .765 .484 4.99 .267 48 205 15

LANE
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 26 3 .296 .815 1.111 .758 9.95 .296 4 10 0 18 Astros
2004 27 3 .348 .463 .812 .555 5.97 .272 4 19 1 107 Astros
2005 28 6 .316 .499 .815 .539 5.39 .267 26 78 6 145 Astros
2006 29 -3 .333 .227 .561 .181 2.70 .091 1 1 0 7 Astros
CAR 13 .327 .499 .826 .553 5.72 .266 39 118 8 321
LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .770 .500 5.14 .269 24 99 12
POS AVG 10 .348 .454 .802 .537 5.61 .268 29 108 12

EVERETT
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 26 -13 .320 .380 .700 .392 4.21 .256 8 51 8 128 Astros
2004 27 -11 .317 .385 .703 .412 4.35 .273 8 31 13 104 Astros
2005 28 -21 .290 .364 .654 .364 3.65 .248 11 54 21 152 Astros
2006 29 -4 .192 .192 .385 .054 1.29 .192 0 3 0 7 Astros
CAR -57 .304 .362 .665 .368 3.86 .252 27 143 46 440
LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .772 .500 5.16 .269 48 196 24
POS AVG -37 .319 .389 .708 .417 4.32 .266 26 151 36

* Astros P Wandy Rodriguez's line--7 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 26 -20 5.53 25 22 128.2 80 5.60 13.71 10 10 0 7 13 Astros
2006 27 0 4.50 2 2 12 5 3.75 13.50 1 0 0 1 0 Astros
CAREER -20 5.44 27 24 140.2 85 5.44 13.69 11 10 0 8 13
LG AVG 0 4.29 140.2 103 6.57 12.84 8 8

2) DODGERS 8, PIRATES 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Dodgers 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 8 11 1
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 14 0

* Dodgers 1B Olmedo Saenz had 3 hits (1 HR).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2002 31 4 .354 .468 .822 .568 5.95 .276 6 18 1 68 A's
2004 33 3 .352 .505 .856 .572 5.90 .279 8 22 0 77 Dodgers
2005 34 1 .325 .480 .804 .512 4.97 .263 15 63 0 109 Dodgers
2006 35 2 .385 .750 1.135 .815 13.50 .417 1 6 0 4 Dodgers
CAR 16 .341 .464 .805 .531 5.42 .266 59 215 3 542
LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .270 45 189 25
POS AVG 24 .353 .467 .820 .547 5.83 .273 60 223 9

* Pirates 1B Sean Casey had 3 hits (1 2B) and 2B Jose Castillo was 0 for 5.

CASEY
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 28 -2 .350 .408 .758 .486 4.98 .291 14 80 4 147 Reds
2004 29 40 .381 .534 .915 .690 7.54 .324 24 99 2 146 Reds
2005 30 -1 .371 .423 .795 .494 5.32 .312 9 58 2 137 Reds
2006 31 0 .375 .633 1.008 .460 5.87 .333 2 5 0 7 Pirates
CAR 88 .371 .464 .834 .559 6.13 .305 120 610 15 1088
LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.27 .270 127 520 69
POS AVG 95 .362 .475 .837 .565 6.13 .277 173 643 31

CASTILLO
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 23 -18 .298 .368 .666 .333 3.44 .256 8 39 3 129 Pirates
2005 24 -11 .307 .416 .724 .398 4.10 .268 11 53 2 101 Pirates
2006 25 2 .412 .517 .929 .672 9.45 .345 1 5 0 8 Pirates
CAR -27 .307 .396 .704 .382 3.94 .265 20 97 5 238
LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.20 .269 26 105 13
POS AVG -4 .341 .414 .755 .482 5.04 .276 20 91 17

* Pirates P Zach Duke took a pounding--5 IP, 8 H, 7 R/ER, 2 BB, 2 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 22 23 1.81 14 14 84.2 58 6.17 11.06 8 2 0 8 2 Pirates
2006 23 -2 6.55 2 2 11 6 4.91 14.73 0 1 0 0 1 Pirates
CAREER 21 2.35 16 16 95.2 64 6.02 11.48 8 3 0 8 3
LG AVG 0 4.31 95.2 70 6.58 12.87 5 5

3) CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Brewers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 1
Cardinals 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 6 8 0

* Brewers 3B Bill Hall had 3 hits (2 2B, 1 HR).

YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 23 -6 .298 .458 .756 .368 3.92 .261 5 20 1 52 Brewers
2004 24 -23 .276 .374 .650 .300 3.39 .238 9 53 12 126 Brewers
2005 25 12 .342 .495 .837 .572 5.94 .291 17 62 18 146 Brewers
2006 26 1 .429 .727 1.156 .659 9.00 .273 1 2 0 5 Brewers
CAR -19 .311 .444 .755 .446 4.63 .265 33 142 31 348
LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.16 .269 35 143 17
POS AVG -18 .330 .402 .732 .447 4.62 .272 23 117 26

* Cardinals P Mark Mulder's line--8 IP, 7 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 25 23 3.13 26 26 186.2 128 6.17 10.70 15 9 0 15 9 A's
2004 26 6 4.43 33 33 225.2 140 5.58 12.68 17 8 0 13 12 A's
2005 27 15 3.64 32 32 205 111 4.87 12.78 16 8 0 14 10 Cardinals
2006 28 3 3.00 2 2 15 6 3.60 9.60 1 0 0 1 0 Cardinals
CAREER 84 3.86 184 184 1223 785 5.78 11.99 98 50 0 84 64
LG AVG 0 4.53 1223 865 6.36 13.02 69 69

[nyy26wc]

4) BRAVES 5, PHILLIES 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - -- -
Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 11 0
Braves 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 X 5 11 1

* Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins (1 2B, 1 BB) and CF Aaron Rowand (1 SB) had 3 hits.

ROLLINS
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 24 -12 .320 .387 .707 .435 4.23 .263 8 62 20 156 Phillies
2004 25 14 .348 .455 .803 .561 6.03 .289 14 73 30 154 Phillies
2005 26 3 .338 .431 .770 .512 5.62 .290 12 54 41 158 Phillies
2006 27 1 .419 .536 .955 .602 8.53 .393 0 1 1 7 Phillies
CAR -9 .328 .415 .744 .489 5.00 .274 59 309 172 801
LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.17 .268 107 435 55
POS AVG -91 .318 .385 .703 .406 4.22 .264 58 331 77

ROWAND
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 25 3 .327 .452 .780 .556 5.59 .287 6 24 0 93 White Sox
2004 26 25 .361 .544 .905 .632 7.42 .310 24 69 17 140 White Sox
2005 27 -9 .329 .407 .736 .447 4.47 .270 13 69 16 157 White Sox
2006 28 -1 .360 .348 .708 .342 4.76 .304 0 1 1 7 Phillies
CAR 9 .338 .450 .787 .513 5.36 .283 54 212 39 586
LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.01 .268 53 221 27
POS AVG -5 .332 .419 .751 .490 4.91 .271 44 200 49

[captain_napalm]

The mental image of Felix Rodriguez hitting someone with a bench is too funny. :D

[nyy26wc]

The mental image of Felix Rodriguez hitting someone with a bench is too funny. :D

DOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!