{"id":490,"date":"2008-06-02T05:35:34","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T12:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/02\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-nine\/"},"modified":"2008-06-02T05:35:34","modified_gmt":"2008-06-02T12:35:34","slug":"diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/02\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Rundown \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Edition Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the ninth week of the \u00e2\u20ac\u212208 major league baseball season.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jamie Moyer Chronicles \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Part One<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>On Monday, pitcher Jamie Moyer <\/strong>became the sixth pitcher in Major League history to beat all 30 teams.\u00c2\u00a0 Moyer finally notched a win against the Colorado Rockies as Philadelphia pounded the Rox 20-5.\u00c2\u00a0 The other five pitchers to complete the feat \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Curt Schilling, Kevin Brown, Al Leiter, Terry Mulholland and Woody Williams.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fire Willie!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 The remaining New York Mets fans at Shea Stadium as the Mets fell to the Florida Marlins 7-3 on Monday, the same day manager Willie Randolph <\/strong>got a vote of confidence from the front office after a meeting.<\/p>\n

Stealing Home I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>With the bases loaded against the Indians, White Sox pitcher Ehren Wasserman <\/strong>attempted a pick-off of Jamey Carroll <\/strong>at first base and Carroll got caught in a rundown.\u00c2\u00a0 David Dellucci <\/strong>broke for home from third base and Paul Konerko<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s throw was in the dirt which allowed Dellucci to score.\u00c2\u00a0 Carroll took second and Grady Sizemore <\/strong>stole third giving the Indians a triple steal.<\/p>\n

Back-to-Back3<\/sup><\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>In Tuesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Orioles-Yankees game, Baltimore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kevin Millar <\/strong>and Ramon Hernandez <\/strong>hit back-to-back homers in the second inning which was countered by New York\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bobby Abreu <\/strong>and Alex Rodriguez <\/strong>who hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth.\u00c2\u00a0 In the fifth, the Orioles countered with back-to-back home runs again, this time by Luke Scott <\/strong>and Kevin Millar<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The Yankees blew a 4-0 lead, and 8-4 lead and a 9-8 lead and lost the game 10-9 on an Alex Cintron <\/strong>walk-off single.<\/p>\n

Dazzling Debut<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Everyone was expecting great things from Cincinnati\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top prospect Jay Bruce<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 On Tuesday, Bruce delivered in his first Major League game \u00e2\u20ac\u201c he went 3-for-3 with a double, a stolen base, two runs scored, two RBI and two walks plus a standing ovation from the fans and a shaving cream pie from teammates.\u00c2\u00a0 The Reds beat the Pirates 9-6.<\/p>\n

A Good Run Spoiled<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Kansas City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mark Teahan <\/strong>hit a game-tying 3-run inside-the-park home run in the ninth but the Royals lost in 12 innings, 4-3.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My back hurt.\u00c2\u00a0 I wanted to run into center field because I knew my teammates were trying to kill me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jose Lopez <\/strong>after his walk-off single ended their losing streak at seven against Boston on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Giambi Street?<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>In the 17-year history of Camden Yards, 42 home runs have landed on Eutaw Street beyond the right field wall.\u00c2\u00a0 Yankees slugger Jason Giambi <\/strong>hit three of the last five that landed there including one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

More From Camden Yards<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>On Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Andy Pettite <\/strong>won his 15th<\/sup> game at Camden Yards.\u00c2\u00a0 At 15-4, Pettite is the winningest visiting pitcher in the park\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s history.\u00c2\u00a0 Pettite is 24-6 against Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable III<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Too many babies here.\u00c2\u00a0 They don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how to play the game and win the game right, the way it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s supposed to be played, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the problem here.\u00c2\u00a0 Now I know why this organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been losing for a while.\u00c2\u00a0 Now I know.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Kansas City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jose Guillen <\/strong>after the Royals blew an 8-3 lead in the ninth inning and eventually lost 9-8 in 10 innings to the Twins on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Super Sub<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Washington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ryan Langerhans <\/strong>didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t start but finished strong.\u00c2\u00a0 Langerhans providing a game-tying RBI single as a pinch hitter then stole a base but was left stranded.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, Langerhans stole a home run from Kevin Kouzmanoff <\/strong>with a leaping grab.\u00c2\u00a0 Unfortunately, no one could catch Jody Gerut<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3-run homer three batters later and the Nationals went on to lose 5-2.<\/p>\n

Demolish The Place, Please!<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny <\/strong>can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait until the Mets move out of Shea Stadium after this season.\u00c2\u00a0 On Thursday, Penny lasted just four innings and gave up six runs (five earned) in their 8-4 loss to the Mets.\u00c2\u00a0 In his career, Penny is 1-10 at Shea.<\/p>\n

Airing It Out In Arizona<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>In his 11 year career, San Francisco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Randy Winn<\/strong> has hit just 98 home runs but 10 of them have come against the Arizona Diamondbacks.\u00c2\u00a0 Eight of the 10 home runs that Winn has hit against Arizona have come at Chase Field including two in Thursday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game against the D-Backs.\u00c2\u00a0 It was Winn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fourth multi-homer game of his career, three of those four came against Arizona.<\/p>\n

Hammering Heilman<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>2008 is becoming more and more forgettable for Mets reliever Aaron Heilman<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 On Friday, Heilman failed to record an out while giving up four hits and four earned runs.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the eighth time in 26 appearances that Heilman gave up 2+ runs in \u00e2\u20ac\u212208.\u00c2\u00a0 Heilman was 0-2 with two blown saves and a 6.67 ERA through Friday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game.<\/p>\n

Cain v. Maddux III<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>San Francisco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Matt Cain <\/strong>and San Diego\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Greg Maddux <\/strong>squared off for the third time in 2008 on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 The two teams have two more series against each other this year so they could meet again but the Padres won two of three of the first three match-ups and the last two went 13 innings.\u00c2\u00a0 San Diego won 7-3 on Friday in 13 innings and both Cain and Maddux earned a no decision.\u00c2\u00a0 Maddux pitched six innings and gave up two earned runs while Cain pitched seven innings and gave up three earned runs.<\/p>\n

Filling Up A Stat Sheet<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Yankees outfielder Bobby Abreu <\/strong>had a big game on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 In their 6-5 win over the Twins, Abreu went 3-for-4 with two triples, four runs scored and a stolen base.\u00c2\u00a0 The stolen base was his 300th<\/sup> making him the 12th<\/sup> player since 1950 to steal 300 bases, hit 400 doubles and 200 home runs in a career.<\/p>\n

One Is The Loneliest Number<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>If the Braves are involved in a close game, they are probably on the losing end.\u00c2\u00a0 The Braves have lost 20 one-run games in a row on the road since August 2007, the second longest streak in Major League history according to the Elias Sports Bureau.\u00c2\u00a0 The record is held by the \u00e2\u20ac\u212200-01 Kansas City Royals who lost 21 one-run road games in a row and tied the Braves with the \u00e2\u20ac\u212285-86 Pirates who also lost 20 in a row.\u00c2\u00a0 The Braves are 2-16 in one-run games this year and lost four one-run games in the past seven days.<\/p>\n

Stealing Home II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>A failed suicide squeeze and a Justin Verlander <\/strong>pitch in the dirt that bounced away from Ivan Rodriguez<\/strong> led to Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kenji Johjima <\/strong>stealing home plate on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 Johjima, running on the pitch, slid in safely to give the catcher credit for a steal of home in their 5-0 win over the Tigers.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable IV<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I never saw as many people out here.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s real nice to see the fans.\u00c2\u00a0 They should have cowboy night every night.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen <\/strong>on the sell-out crowd on hand in Tampa Bay.\u00c2\u00a0 Guillen was a member of Tampa Bay in 2000.\u00c2\u00a0 The sell-out wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t due to their best start in the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s history or that their ace Scott Kazmir<\/strong> was seeking his fifth consecutive win (which he got).\u00c2\u00a0 Instead, it was due to a post-game concert by country music star Trace Adkins.<\/p>\n

Complete<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Nationals starter Jason Bergmann <\/strong>might have lost the game on Saturday but he did win a consolation prize.\u00c2\u00a0 Bergman went the distance in their 4-0 loss to the Diamondbacks for Washington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first complete game since August 15, 2006 which ended the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s longest complete game drought in the history of baseball.\u00c2\u00a0 The game clocked in at 1 hour and 52 minutes, the fastest in the history of Chase Field.<\/p>\n

Jamie Moyer Chronicles \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Part Two<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Philadelphia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jamie Moyer<\/strong> continued his success against the Florida Marlins.\u00c2\u00a0 Moyer went seven innings and gave up five runs and the Phillies put up seven to extend Moyer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dominance over Florida.\u00c2\u00a0 He is now 8-0 in eight starts against the Marlins.<\/p>\n

Streakin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Shortstops<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Both Michael Young <\/strong>and Jose Reyes <\/strong>ended the week with a 17-game hitting streak.\u00c2\u00a0 Reyes one-upped the Rangers shortstop by reaching base safely in 32 consecutive games.\u00c2\u00a0 The Mets shortstop reaching base streak is not the longest of the season — Albert Pujols <\/strong>reached safely in 42 consecutive games.<\/p>\n

Numbers Game<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>22:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins <\/strong>has not been caught stealing since August 31, 2007 and since then has stolen 22 consecutive bases.\u00c2\u00a0 This season, Rollins is 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts.
\n300:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Toronto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 12-0 win over Oakland on Wednesday gave manager John Gibbons <\/strong>his 300th<\/sup> career win.\u00c2\u00a0 Gibbons is third on the Blue Jays all-time wins list behind Bobby Cox<\/strong> (355) and Cito Gaston<\/strong> (683).
\n400:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Wednesday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1-0 win over Atlanta by the Brewers was manager Ned Yost<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 400th<\/sup> career win.\u00c2\u00a0 Yost closed out the week with 403 wins and is 20 wins away from passing Tom Trebelhorn<\/strong> for second amongst Milwaukee Brewers managers.\u00c2\u00a0
\n500:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Manny Ramirez <\/strong>became the 24th<\/sup> member of the 500 home run club in Baltimore on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 The home run was a first-pitch solo shot in the seventh inning off of Chad Bradford<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 It was Ramirez\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second home run off of Bradford.\u00c2\u00a0 Ramirez hit #370 off of Bradford, too \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a first-pitch solo shot in the seventh inning.
\n579:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Luis Gonzalez<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 579th<\/sup> career double on Tuesday moved him ahead of Wade Boggs <\/strong>for 18th<\/sup> place on the all-time doubles list.\u00c2\u00a0 Of the 17 players ahead of him, 13 are eligible for the Hall of Fame and all 13 are enshrined there.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>
\n4,672:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Randy Johnson <\/strong>struck out nine on Thursday tying him with Roger Clemens <\/strong>for second on the all-time strikeouts list.\u00c2\u00a0 One more strikeout and he will be in sole possession of second place \u00e2\u20ac\u201c just over 1,000 strikeouts behind all-time leader Nolan Ryan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Grand Slams<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>Josh Hamilton, Texas <\/strong>vs. Tampa Bay (5\/27)
\nJesus Flores, Washington <\/strong>vs. San Diego (5\/28)
\nLuis Rivas, Pittsburgh <\/strong>vs. St. Louis (5\/31)<\/p>\n

Walk-Off Archive<\/u><\/strong>
\nSingle:\u00c2\u00a0 Alex Cintron, Baltimore <\/strong>vs. NY Yankees (5\/27);\u00c2\u00a0 Gary Mathews Jr., LA Angels <\/strong>vs. Detroit (5\/27);\u00c2\u00a0 Jose Lopez, Seattle <\/strong>vs. Boston (5\/27);\u00c2\u00a0 Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs <\/strong>vs. LA Dodgers (5\/28);\u00c2\u00a0 Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati <\/strong>vs. Atlanta (5\/30);\u00c2\u00a0 Juan Rivera, LA Angels <\/strong>vs. Toronto (5\/31);\u00c2\u00a0 Maicer Izturis, LA Angels <\/strong>vs. Toronto (6\/1);\u00c2\u00a0 Jose Castillo, San Francisco <\/strong>vs. San Diego (6\/1)
\nDouble:\u00c2\u00a0 Fernando Tatis, NY Mets <\/strong>vs. Florida (5\/28)
\nTriple:\u00c2\u00a0 None<\/strong>
\nHome Run:\u00c2\u00a0 Cliff Floyd, Tampa Bay <\/strong>vs. Chicago White Sox (5\/30);\u00c2\u00a0 Jay Bruce, Cincinnati <\/strong>vs. Atlanta (5\/31);\u00c2\u00a0 Gabe Gross, Tampa Bay <\/strong>vs. Chicago White Sox (6\/1)
\nWalk:\u00c2\u00a0 Garret Anderson, LA Angels <\/strong>vs. Detroit (5\/26)
\nSacrifice Fly:\u00c2\u00a0 Mike Cameron, Milwaukee <\/strong>vs. Atlanta (5\/27)<\/p>\n

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