By Thom Henninger It’s not too late for a young player to make a case for Rookie of the Year honors. That’s what Philadelphia prospect Ryan Howard did in the second half of the 2005 season. He joined the big league roster for good in July and claimed NL rookie honors by batting .288/.356/.567 with [...]
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By Thom Henninger No division leader had more than a 4.5-game edge when the second half began on Thursday. It marked the first time under the six-division alignment that no first-place club had a lead of five games or more at the All-Star break. The last time every second-place club was within five games out [...]
By Thom Henninger The All-Star Game rosters have been announced, generating the usual debate as to which selections were worthy, which were suspect, and who was unfairly overlooked. The significance of who makes the rosters can’t be underestimated since the tie in the 2002 contest, which led to the overreaction of having the Midsummer Classic [...]
By Thom Henninger When Diamondbacks right-hander Edwin Jackson tossed a no-hitter against the Rays last Friday, it was the 25th 1-0 victory in the major leagues this season. And it was at least the fourth no-no of the first half. You have to go back to 1992 for the last time there were as many [...]
By Thom Henninger The way 2009 NL Rookie of the Year Chris Coghlan struggled in the early going, you’ll have to forgive me if seeing the Marlin on television inspired thoughts of Pat Listach, the Milwaukee Brewer rookie who emerged as the1992 award winner in the American League and never again approached his first-year success. [...]
By Thom Henninger Philadelphia lefty Jamie Moyer allowed his record-breaking 506th home run to Toronto’s Vernon Wells on Sunday, surpassing long-time Phillie and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts. He tops a leader board loaded with Hall of Famers who had long, distinguished careers.
By Thom Henninger Quick: which major league shortstop has the most home runs in 2010? It’s not Hanley Ramirez or Jimmy Rollins, but Toronto’s Alex Gonzalez with 14. The leader among shortstops in runs? It’s not Rollins, Ramirez, Jose Reyes or Derek Jeter. It’s the Rangers’ budding star, Elvis Andrus, who ranks among the American [...]
By Thom Henninger St. Louis rookie Jaime Garcia has been one of the best starting pitchers in the game, posting a 1.59 ERA that ranks second in the majors. He has yet to allow more than two earned runs in a start through his first 13 outings this spring, and not even the game’s best [...]
By Thom Henninger Something unusual happened in the first inning of Oakland’s 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. The game started with A’s right-hander Trevor Cahill giving up a bunt single to Angels leadoff man Erick Aybar. That may not seem out of the ordinary at all, but arguably no starter has [...]
