By James Bailey Chris Carpenter vs Josh Johnson St. Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins June 9, 2009 Chris Carpenter’s back, and he’s better than ever. The fragile veteran has been nearly unhittable this year, showing no ill effects of the numerous injuries he’s battled over the past few seasons. The Cardinals are looking to Carpenter [...]
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Today’s Matchup
By James Bailey Randy Johnson vs Jordan Zimmermann San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals June 3, 2009 All eyes will be on Washington as Randy Johnson goes for win No. 300. With a victory he’ll tie Lefty Grove and Early Wynn for 22nd on the all-time list. Zimmermann is just 298 wins away from the [...]
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By James Bailey Ross Detwiler vs J.A. Happ Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies May 29, 2009 These two lefthanders are both vital to their respective team’s playoff hopes in the NL East. Of course, they’re on completely different timetables. Detwiler is Washington’s top lefthanded pitching prospect and he’s gaining experience this year that may help [...]
By James Bailey Kris Medlen vs Tim Lincecum Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants May 26, 2009 Last week’s Rays-Marlins duel between 6-foot-9 Jeff Niemann and 6-foot-8 Sean West was one of the tallest matchups in major league history. Today we’re moving to the opposite end of the spectrum with 5-foot-10 Kris Medlen and 5-foot-11 [...]
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By James Bailey Casey Kelly vs Zeke Spruill Greenville Drive at Rome Braves (low-A South Atlantic League) May 25, 2009 For our Memorial Day special we visit the low-A South Atlantic League to check in on a couple of high achievers from the 2008 draft. Kelly, the son of former major leaguer Pat, was lured [...]
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By James Bailey Gerrit Cole vs Mike Leake UCLA at Arizona State May 22, 2009 This series may not mean a whole lot to the conference standings, as Arizona State has already clinched at least a tie for first, but the scouts will be out en masse for this showdown between the Pac-10’s top freshman, [...]
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By James Bailey Max Scherzer vs Andrew Miller Arizona Diamondbacks at Florida Marlins May 21, 2009 These guys were among the highest rated pitchers available in the 2006 draft and were plucked 11th and 6th respectively in the first round. Scherzer held out until just prior to the ’07 draft before inking with Arizona for [...]
By James Bailey Matt Harrison vs Justin Verlander Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers May 20, 2009 Four weeks ago these were two of the worst pitchers the American League had to offer. Boy, how things change. Over their last four starts both Harrison and Verlander have been about the best the league has seen. Verlander [...]
By James Bailey Cole Hamels vs Johnny Cueto Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds May 19, 2009 A month ago the internet was abound with rumors that Hamels was a pitch away from blowing out his elbow and the Phillies were more than a bit concerned with their ace. He’s finally rounding back into his 2008 [...]
By James Bailey Johan Santana vs Randy Johnson New York Mets at San Francisco Giants May 16, 2009 Yeah, we just featured Santana on Monday. And, no, we’re not going to highlight every start he makes this year. But this is a special one. Santana and the Big Unit have never faced each other before. [...]
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