Rodriguez hits 3 HR

[nyy26wc]

Today in Hardball Times--

News, Notes and Quotes (April 27, 2005)
by Aaron Gleeman
Aaron talks flawed premises, sex and drugs, and the danger of small samples.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/a...april-27-2005/

Business of Baseball Report
by Brian Borawski
Comcast complaints, Twins stadium update, and more.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/a...seball-report/


1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
BlueJays 7, Devil Rays 5
Yankees 12, Angels 4
Mariners 7, Rangers 4
Twins 2, Royals 1
Orioles 11, Redsox 8
A's 9, Whitesox 7
Tigers at Indians--PPD

NL
Braves 4, Mets 3
Nationals 3, Phillies 1
Marlins 9, Rockies 3
Cardinals 5, Brewers 3
Reds 11, Cubs 9
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2
Giants 6, Padres 5
Astros at Pirates--PPD


2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Orioles 14 7 .667 - 5-5 9-2 12-04 01-01 01-02 WON 5
Redsox 11 10 .524 3 6-4 5-6 11-10 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
BlueJays 10 11 .476 4 3-6 7-5 06-08 00-00 04-03 WON 1
Yankees 9 11 .450 4 1/2 6-6 3-5 07-09 00-00 02-02 WON 2
Devil Rays 8 12 .400 5 1/2 7-7 1-5 05-10 00-00 03-02 LOST 2

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Whitesox 16 5 .762 - 6-2 10-3 00-00 13-03 03-02 LOST 1
Twins 11 8 .579 4 6-2 5-6 00-00 09-07 02-01 WON 1
Tigers 8 10 .444 6 1/2 5-5 3-5 01-01 07-09 00-00 WON 2
Indians 8 11 .421 7 2-4 6-7 00-00 06-08 02-03 LOST 1
Royals 5 15 .250 10 1/2 2-10 3-5 00-00 03-11 02-04 LOST 6

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Angels 11 9 .550 - 8-5 3-4 00-01 03-02 08-06 LOST 1
Mariners 10 10 .500 1 4-7 6-3 00-00 06-06 04-04 WON 2
A's 10 11 .476 1 1/2 4-4 6-7 04-05 01-01 05-05 WON 1
Rangers 10 11 .476 1 1/2 4-6 6-5 05-04 00-00 05-07 LOST 2

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Marlins 12 8 .600 - 8-6 4-2 09-07 02-01 01-00 WON 1
Braves 12 9 .571 1/2 6-3 6-6 11-08 01-01 00-00 WON 1
Mets 11 10 .524 1 1/2 8-3 3-7 08-07 03-03 00-00 LOST 1
Nationals 11 10 .524 1 1/2 5-4 6-6 08-10 00-00 03-00 WON 1
Phillies 9 12 .429 3 1/2 5-5 4-7 06-10 02-01 01-01 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Cardinals 13 5 .722 - 7-4 6-1 01-02 12-03 00-00 WON 5
Cubs 10 10 .500 4 5-5 5-5 00-00 08-06 02-04 LOST 1
Reds 10 10 .500 4 7-3 3-7 04-02 06-08 00-00 WON 1
Astros 8 11 .421 5 1/2 7-2 1-9 01-04 07-07 00-00 LOST 4
Brewers 7 12 .368 6 1/2 2-6 5-6 00-00 05-09 02-03 LOST 1
Pirates 7 12 .368 6 1/2 2-6 5-6 00-00 05-10 02-02 WON 1

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Dodgers 13 7 .650 - 5-2 8-5 00-00 02-00 11-07 LOST 2
Diamondbacks 13 8 .619 1/2 9-3 4-5 00-03 02-01 11-04 WON 5
Giants 9 11 .450 4 7-6 2-5 00-00 01-02 08-09 WON 1
Padres 9 12 .429 4 1/2 5-3 4-9 00-00 04-03 05-09 LOST 1
Rockies 6 13 .316 6 1/2 5-6 1-7 01-02 00-00 05-11 LOST 2

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Orioles (Daniel Cabrera) at Redsox (Tim Wakefield), 1:05
Whitesox (Freddy Garcia) at A's (Kirk Saarloos), 3:35
Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman) at Indians (Jake Westbrook), 7:05
Angels (Jarrod Washburn) at Yankees (Mike Mussina), 7:05
Devil Rays (Scott Kazmir) at BlueJays (Gustavo Chacin), 7:07
Mariners (Ryan Franklin) at Rangers (Kenny Rogers), 8:05
Twins (Joe Mays) at Royals (Brian Anderson), 8:10

NL
Astros (Andy Pettitte) at Pirates (Kip Wells), 12:35
Braves (Mike Hampton) at Mets (Tom Glavine), 1:10
Brewers (Victor Santos) at Cardinals (Chris Carpenter), 1:10
Reds (Aaron Harang) at Cubs (Ryan Dempster), 2:20
Padres (Tim Redding) at Giants (Kirk Rueter), 3:35
Phillies (Brett Myers) at Nationals (Esteban Loaiza), 4:35
Marlins (Al Leiter) at Rockies (Joe Kennedy), 8:35
Diamondbacks (Brad Halsey) at Dodgers (Jeff Weaver), 10:10

4) Yesterday's HR--

Alex Rodriguez--#5, #6 & #7
Manny Ramirez--#7
Adam Dunn--#6
Miguel Tejada--#6
Mark Teixeira--#6
Derrek Lee--#5
David Dellucci--#4
Alfonso Soriano--#4
Jeromy Burnitz--#4
Aramis Ramirez--#4
Phil Nevin--#4
Javier Lopez--#3
Carl Crawford--#3
Kevin Mench--#3
Brad Wilkerson--#3
Ramon Hernandez--#3
Shawn Green--#3
Adrian Beltre--#2
Jason Dubois--#2
Hee Seop Choi--#2
Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)--#2
Jonny Gomes--#1
Nick Johnson--#1
Mark Sweeney--#1
Luis Terrero--#1
Juan Pierre--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
T1) Alex Rodriguez--7***
T1) Manny Ramirez--7*
T1) Paul Konerko--7
T1) Brian Roberts--7
T1) David Ortiz--7
T6) Miguel Tejada--6*
T6) Mark Teixeira--6*
T8) Vladimir Guerrero--5
T8) Ron Belliard--5
T8) Jason Varitek--5
T8) Dmitri Young--5

NL
T1) Adam Dunn--6*
T1) Troy Glaus--6
T1) Jeff Kent--6
T4) Albert Pujols--5
T4) Jim Edmonds--5
T4) Jose Guillen--5
T4) Pat Burrell--5
T4) Milton Bradley--5
T4) Wily Mo Pena--5
T4) Cliff Floyd--5
T4) Derrek Lee--5*

***--hit 3 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez hit 3 HR and had 4 hits. Rodriguez passed Dwight Evans into 46th place on the all time HR list, with 388, and became the 3rd player to have a 3 HR game for 3 different teams, joining Johnny Mize and Dave Kingman.

After 53 RCAA/.995 OPS and 35 RCAA/.888 OPS seasons, Rodriguez is hitting .609 SLG, .355 OBA, .964 OPS, 7 RCAA in his first 20 games. He has a .955 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 442 RCAA in 1450 games.

7) Redsox LF Manny Ramirez passed Joe Carter into 42nd place on the all time HR list, with 397. Ramirez had 3 hits, including the HR.

After 59 RCAA/1.014 OPS and 49 RCAA/1.009 OPS seasons, Ramirez is hitting .623 SLG, .380 OBA, 1.004 OPS, 7 RCAA in his first 21 games. He has a 1.010 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 580 RCAA in 1556 games.

[nyy26wc]

1) The Redsox placed P David Wells on the 15 day DL and called up P Lenny DiNardo. Curt Schilling is also going on the DL, due to a bruised right ankle.

Wells has a sprained foot and could be out at least a month.

DiNardo has a 4.08 ERA/3 RSAA in 23 career games.

2) Redsox DH David Ortiz reached 200 career doubles.

After 33 RCAA/.961 OPS and 46 RCAA/.983 OPS seasons, Ortiz is hitting .602 SLG, .315 OBA, .917 OPS, 4 RCAA in his first 21 games. He has a .878 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 97 RCAA in 754 games.

3) BlueJays C Greg Myers became a free agent when he refused an assignment to the minors. The team called up C Ken Huckaby.

After paying in just 8 games in 2004, Myers is 1 for 12, with a BB and -2 RCAA, in 6 games. He has a .708 career OPS, compared to his league average of .759, and -92 RCAA in 1108 games.

Huckaby has -27 RCAA/.547 OPS in 118 career games, including a .200 SLG, .218 OBA, .418 OPS, -7 RCAA in 24 games with the 2004 Rangers and Orioles.

4) The Cubs placed P Chad Fox on the 15 day DL and called up P Will Ohman.

Fox has an elbow injury. After pitching in just 12 games in 2004, he has a 6.75 ERA/-2 RSAA in 11 games. Fox has a 3.57 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 20 RSAA in 214 games.

Ohman has a 7.47 ERA/-6 RSAA in 18 career games.

5) Rockies manager Clint Hurdle missed yesterday's game, due to flulike symptoms.

6) Mariners minor league OF Jamal Strong was suspended for violating MLB's steroid policy. He was suspended for the major league penalty of 10 days since he's on the 40 man roster.

Strong was 0 for 2 in 12 games in 2003.

7) The Rockies activated 3B Garrett Atkins from the DL and sent 3B Jeff Baker to the minors.

Atkins has -6 RCAA/.584 OPS in 41 career games.

Baker had a .395 SLG, .302 OBA, .697 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 12 career games.

8) Brewers 1B Lyle Overbay had to leave yesterday's game, after falling over the tarp after catching a foul ball. He needed 12 stitches.

After -4 RCAA/.767 OPS and 24 RCAA/.863 OPS seasons, Overbay is hitting .431 SLG, .420 OBA, .851 OPS, 1 RCAA in his first 19 games. He has a .829 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 19 RCAA in 276 games.

9) Whitesox 3B Joe Crede was out of yesterday's lineup, due to a sore left foot.

After -7 RCAA/.741 OPS and -23 RCAA/.717 OPS seasons, Crede is hitting .493 SLG, .373 OBA, .866 OPS, 2 RCAA in his first 21 games. He has a .733 career OPS, compared to his league average of .765, and -29 RCAA in 400 games.

10) Nationals 1B Nick Johnson had to leave yesterday's game, after bruising his shin when he fouled a pitch off his leg, and is expected to be out of the lineup today.

After 24 RCAA/.894 OPS and 1 RCAA/.758 OPS seasons, Johnson is hitting .438 SLG, .420 OBA, .859 OPS, 3 RCAA in his first 21 games. He has a .795 career OPS, compared to his league average of .765, and 20 RCAA in 342 games.

11) Twins P Johan Santana's line--8 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 SO.

After 3.07 ERA/27 RSAA and 2.61 ERA/54 RSAA seasons, Santana is off to a 3.55 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.48 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.60, and 90 RSAA in 156 games.

12) Royals P Jose Lima's line--7 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.

After 4.91 ERA/2 RSAA and 4.07 ERA/1 RSAA seasons, Lima is off to a 6.08 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 5.02 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.48, and -81 RSAA in 317 games.

13) Angels 2B Chone Figgins reached base safely 4 times--3 H (1 2B), 1 BB.

After 0 RCAA/.711 OPS and 5 RCAA/.770 OPS seasons, Figgins is hitting .461 SLG, .313 OBA, .774 OPS, 2 RCAA in his first 20 games. He has a .744 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and 5 RCAA in 257 games.

14) Yankees P Carl Pavano's line--7 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 2 SO.

After 4.30 ERA/-7 RSAA and 3.00 ERA/27 RSAA seasons, Pavano is off to a 3.10 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.18 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.34, and 0 RSAA in 172 games.

15) Angels P Bartolo Colon took a pounding--3 2/3 IP, 5 H, 10 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO.

After 3.87 ERA/16 RSAA and 5.01 ERA/-10 RSAA seasons, Colon is off to a 3.73 ERA/2 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.00 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.61, and 110 RSAA in 252 games. It was his 250th career start.

16) Diamondbacks P Russ Ortiz's line--6 IP, 7 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.

After 3.81 ERA/8 RSAA and 4.13 ERA/4 RSAA seasons, Ortiz is off to a 3.60 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.99 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.36, and 17 RSAA in 227 games.

17) Braves P John Smoltz's line--6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.

After 1.12 ERA/22 RSAA and 2.76 ERA/14 RSAA seasons, Smoltz is off to a 3.64 ERA/2 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.28 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.01, and 241 RSAA in 607 games.

18) Giants 1B J.T. Snow had 4 hits, including 2 2B and a 3B.

After 8 RCAA/.806 OPS and 35 RCAA/.958 OPS seasons, Snow is hitting .442 SLG, .441 OBA, .883 OPS, 4 RCAA in his first 18 games. He has a .792 career OPS, compared to his league average of .776, and 64 RCAA in 1578 games.

19) Cardinals RF Larry Walker reached base safely all 5 times up--2 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP.

After 24 RCAA/.898 OPS and 28 RCAA/1.013 OPS seasons, Walker is hitting .421 SLG, .382 OBA, .803 OPS, 1 RCAA in his first 17 games. Walker has a .968 career OPS, compared to his league average of .757, and 521 RCAA in 1905 games.

20) Nationals P John Patterson's line--6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 6 SO.

Patterson has a 4.51 ERA/-5 RSAA in 46 career games, including a 0.98 ERA/9 RSAA in 4 starts in 2005.

[nyy26wc]

1) Royals manager Tony Pena was given the dreaded vote of confidence. According to GM Allard Baird, "Tony Pena is our manager this year, no doubt about it. We're not going to change the direction of the ballclub."

2) Twins LF Shannon Stewart was out of yesterday's lineup, due to a bruised left foot, but was able to be used as a pinch hitter.

After 14 RCAA/.823 OPS and 12 RCAA/.827 OPS seasons, Stewart is off to a .329 SLG, .299 OBA, .628 OPS, -3 RCAA start in his first 19 games. He has a .814 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and 103 RCAA in 1031 games.

3) Twins SS Jason Bartlett has been out of the lineup for the past couple of games, due to a torn fingernail on his pinky.

Bartlett has -4 RCAA/.577 OPS in 21 career games, including a .365 SLG, .291 OBA, .656 OPS, -2 RCAA in 13 games in 2005.

4) Giants P Armando Benitez strained his right hamstring during the final out yesterday. He will have a MRI today and could be out anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks.

After 2.96 ERA/11 RSAA and 1.29 ERA/22 RSAA seasons, Benitez is off to a 5.79 ERA/-1 RSAA start in his first 8 games. He has a 2.89 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.49, and 107 RSAA in 636 games.

5) Cardinals LF Reggie Sanders was hit in the hand by a pitch yesterday and is expected to be out of the lineup today.

After 22 RCAA/.913 OPS and 4 RCAA/.797 OPS seasons, Sanders is hitting .528 SLG, .305 OBA, .833 OPS, 0 RCAA in his first 16 games. He has a .832 career OPS, compared to his league average of .766, and 133 RCAA in 1588 games.

6) Cardinals P Jason Isringhausen may be headed to the DL, due to an abdomen injury.

After 2.36 ERA/8 RSAA and 2.87 ERA/11 RSAA seasons, Isringhausen is off to a 1.08 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 10 games. He has a 3.69 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.36, and 33 RSAA in 395 games.

7) Mets C Mike Piazza was out of yesterday's lineup, due to a bruised left thumb, but he was able to be used as a pinch hitter.

After 7 RCAA/.860 OPS and 4 RCAA/.806 OPS seasons, Piazza is off to a .446 SLG, .300 OBA, .746 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .945 career OPS, compared to his league average of .771, and 436 RCAA in 1608 games.

8) Orioles SS Miguel Tejada (1 2B, 1 HR) and 3B Melvin Mora (1 2B) both had 4 hits.

After 19 RCAA/.807 OPS and 23 RCAA/.894 OPS seasons, Tejada is hitting .636 SLG, .385 OBA, 1.022 OPS, 7 RCAA in his first 21 games. He has a .812 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and 59 RCAA in 1119 games.

After 33 RCAA/.921 OPS and 54 RCAA/.981 OPS seasons, Mora is hitting .517 SLG, .365 OBA, .882 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 21 games. He has a .815 career OPS, compared to his league average of .769, and 74 RCAA in 732 games.

9) Orioles P Rodrigo Lopez took a pounding--3 1/3 IP, 7 H, 8 R/ER, 4 BB, 3 SO.

After 5.82 ERA/-25 RSAA and 3.59 ERA/23 RSAA seasons, Lopez is off to a 3.98 ERA/2 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.40 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.54, and 6 RSAA in 107 games.

10) Redsox P Matt Clement took a pounding--4 2/3 IP, 12 H, 7 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.

After 4.11 ERA/3 RSAA and 3.68 ERA/18 RSAA seasons, Clement is off to a 3.90 ERA/3 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.32 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and -7 RSAA in 199 games.

11) Whitesox P Mark Buehrle took a pounding--6 IP, 11 H, 7 R/ER, 3 BB, 2 SO.

After 4.14 ERA/8 RSAA and 3.89 ERA/29 RSAA seasons, Buehrle is off to a 3.89 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.76 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and 106 RSAA in 169 games.

12) A's P Rich Harden took a pounding--5 1/3 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.

After starting his career with 4.46 ERA/-2 RSAA and 3.99 ERA/14 RSAA seasons, Harden is off to a 2.10 ERA/7 RSAA start in his first 4 starts. He has a 3.94 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.59, and 19 RSAA in 50 games.

13) Mariners 1B Richie Sexson (3 H, 1 BB) and DH Raul Ibanez (3 H (1 2B), 1 BB) both reached base safely 4 times.

After 33 RCAA/.927 OPS and 3 RCAA/.914 OPS seasons, Sexson is hitting .492 SLG, .329 OBA, .821 OPS, 2 RCAA in his first 17 games. He has a .876 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and 85 RCAA in 853 games.

After 0 RCAA/.799 OPS and 16 RCAA/.825 OPS seasons, Ibanez is hitting .479 SLG, .390 OBA, .869 OPS, 4 RCAA in his first 20 games. He has a .805 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 15 RCAA in 772 games.

14) Reds 3B Joe Randa reached base safely 5 times--3 H, 2 BB.

After -2 RCAA/.800 OPS and 1 RCAA/.751 OPS seasons, Randa is hitting .529 SLG, .415 OBA, .944 OPS, 7 RCAA in his first 19 games. He has a .768 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and -44 RCAA in 1302 games.

15) Reds P Eric Milton took a pounding--5 IP, 11 H, 8 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.

After a 4.75 ERA/-9 RSAA season, Milton is off to a 6.75 ERA/-8 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.80 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.61, and -10 RSAA in 205 games.

16) Cubs P Carlos Zambrano took a pounding--4 2/3 IP, 7 H, 6 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.

After 3.11 ERA/26 RSAA and 2.75 ERA/42 RSAA seasons, Zambrano is off to a 4.31 ERA/1 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.31 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.26, and 64 RSAA in 106 games.

17) Marlins CF Juan Pierre had 3 hits, including a HR and 1 3B.

After 7 RCAA/.734 OPS and 10 RCAA/.781 OPS seasons, Pierre is hitting .434 SLG, .363 OBA, .796 OPS, 2 RCAA in his first 20 games. He has a .743 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and -36 RCAA in 703 games.

18) Marlins P Josh Beckett's line--6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.

After 3.04 ERA/15 RSAA and 3.79 ERA/5 RSAA seasons, Beckett is off to a 1.36 ERA/10 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.34 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.26, and 36 RSAA in 82 games.

19) Rockies P Jamey Wright took a pounding--6 1/3 IP, 10 H, 7 R/ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.

After pitching in just 18 games in 2003-04, Wright is off to a 6.85 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 4 starts. He has a 5.11 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.33, and -24 RSAA in 196 games.

20) Dodgers 1B Hee Seop Choi had 4 hits, including a HR.

After 0 RCAA/.771 OPS and 13 RCAA/.819 OPS seasons, Choi is hitting .420 SLG, .339 OBA, .759 OPS, 0 RCAA in his first 16 games. He has a .737 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 9 RCAA in 260 games.

[Crash Course]

foot injuries seem to be the latest thing

[PianoMonkey]

A friend of mine has Benitez, Isringhausen, and Schilling on his fantasy team. Oh, yeah, and Kris Benson and David Wells, too.

[tyruschen]

Originally Posted by nyy26wc

6) Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez hit 3 HR and had 4 hits. Rodriguez passed Dwight Evans into 46th place on the all time HR list, with 388, and became the 3rd player to have a 3 HR game for 3 different teams, joining Johnny Mize and Dave Kingman.

I'm curious that who is the last righthander to hit 3 HRs in Yankee Stadium. Sori?

[Crash Course]

has it ever be done before?