Earlier this week we reported that there was a rumor circulating that Delmon Young was told to be ready for a call-up to the big leagues. Manager Joe Maddon was asked about the possibility of Young being called up on September 1st, when rosters expend to 40 players. He would [...]
Earlier today in out A Look At The Future feature, we reported that Evan Longoria was removed from yesterday’s second game of a double header, after only one at bat. It turns out that Longoria fouled a ball off his shin in the first game and his shin swelled up [...]
D-Rays 8, Toronto 3. You gotta love this photo to the right. Poor Damon Hollins looks a bit inadequate and like he is about to get ‘pancaked’ by Jonny Gomes. Hollins looks genuinely scared. Maybe Jonny should pick on somebody more his size, like the portly Seth McClung. Before this [...]
Toledo 2, Durham 1, 11 innings. Great night for Jason Hammel. In 7 innings of work Hammel struck out 13 Mud Hens, including 5 of 6 batters in one stretch. In the 4th inning, he struck out the 2,3,4 hitters on 10 pitches. Even more impressive was that Hammel struck [...]
