What's the Buzz? 4/11/06
Day games, night games...more "opening days"...I love April baseball...not as much as I love October baseball, but we'll get to that soon enough.
We're going to have to start in my hometown, as the Yankees won their home opener in dramatic fashion. The Royals were the guest for this year's first game in the Bronx and for anyone who thought this was a "gimme", they were sorely mistaken. After jumping out to a 4-0 lead, the Yanks sat back and watched Kansas City scratch and claw their way back to a 7-4 lead. But in the bottom of the 8th, The Bombers woke up and rallied for 5 runs, capped off with a 3 run shot from their captain, SS Derek Jeter. Say what you want...love him or hate him....the guy comes through.
Did anyone notice that out of the 11 runs scored in the Reds/Cubs game, only 1 came across with out a home run? Even Reds starter Bronson Arroyo got in on the action again. Fantasy folks love when the wind blows out in Wrigley.
Red Sox hurler Josh Beckett continues to try to prove me wrong with another strong outing against the Blue Jays. I won't be backing down anytime soon here. I give it one more start before we have our first blister sighting.
For those that grabbed Adam Stern in the wake of the Coco Crisp injury, here's some "good news...Trot Nixon will be out for a week with a strained groin, so Wily Mo Pena will be in right instead of a platoon in center. It'll be a good time for him to entrench himself at the position while Crisp is out.
A little unexpected power surge from Padres SS Khalil Greene today with a pair of HRs....get it while you can before his fingers fall off.
Dodgers manager Grady Little says that Nomar Garciaparra is ahead of schedule in his recovery...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrreeeeeee's Fausto!!!!!! The Carmona Watch starts this Saturday.
OF Mike Cameron's return date is in question as he is slow to recover. He could be several weeks away from returning.
The Pirates are back from Bizzarro World, Roberto Hernandez was the setup man and Mike Gonzalez closed for the save today.
If you're fishing on the waiver wire and have an available bench spot, you might want to think about Rangers set up guy Akinori Otsuka. Francisco Cordero has blown 2 saves already and it might be an indication of a lingering shoulder injury.
Tampa Bay 2B Jorge Cantu again sat today but came in and struck out as a pinch hitter. His foot might be more of a problem than they are letting on.
And finally let's give a quick nod to today's members of the 2 HR game today club: Hank Blalock, Eric Chavez, Khalil Greene, Adam Dunn and Bill Mueller. Nice work boys!
Catch you next time...
We're going to have to start in my hometown, as the Yankees won their home opener in dramatic fashion. The Royals were the guest for this year's first game in the Bronx and for anyone who thought this was a "gimme", they were sorely mistaken. After jumping out to a 4-0 lead, the Yanks sat back and watched Kansas City scratch and claw their way back to a 7-4 lead. But in the bottom of the 8th, The Bombers woke up and rallied for 5 runs, capped off with a 3 run shot from their captain, SS Derek Jeter. Say what you want...love him or hate him....the guy comes through.
Did anyone notice that out of the 11 runs scored in the Reds/Cubs game, only 1 came across with out a home run? Even Reds starter Bronson Arroyo got in on the action again. Fantasy folks love when the wind blows out in Wrigley.
Red Sox hurler Josh Beckett continues to try to prove me wrong with another strong outing against the Blue Jays. I won't be backing down anytime soon here. I give it one more start before we have our first blister sighting.
For those that grabbed Adam Stern in the wake of the Coco Crisp injury, here's some "good news...Trot Nixon will be out for a week with a strained groin, so Wily Mo Pena will be in right instead of a platoon in center. It'll be a good time for him to entrench himself at the position while Crisp is out.
A little unexpected power surge from Padres SS Khalil Greene today with a pair of HRs....get it while you can before his fingers fall off.
Dodgers manager Grady Little says that Nomar Garciaparra is ahead of schedule in his recovery...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrreeeeeee's Fausto!!!!!! The Carmona Watch starts this Saturday.
OF Mike Cameron's return date is in question as he is slow to recover. He could be several weeks away from returning.
The Pirates are back from Bizzarro World, Roberto Hernandez was the setup man and Mike Gonzalez closed for the save today.
If you're fishing on the waiver wire and have an available bench spot, you might want to think about Rangers set up guy Akinori Otsuka. Francisco Cordero has blown 2 saves already and it might be an indication of a lingering shoulder injury.
Tampa Bay 2B Jorge Cantu again sat today but came in and struck out as a pinch hitter. His foot might be more of a problem than they are letting on.
And finally let's give a quick nod to today's members of the 2 HR game today club: Hank Blalock, Eric Chavez, Khalil Greene, Adam Dunn and Bill Mueller. Nice work boys!
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:14 PM
