{"id":584,"date":"2008-07-21T08:03:46","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/21\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-sixteen\/"},"modified":"2008-07-21T08:03:46","modified_gmt":"2008-07-21T15:03:46","slug":"diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-sixteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/21\/diamond-rundown-%e2%80%93-edition-sixteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Rundown \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Edition Sixteen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The Natural<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>American League All-Star Josh Hamilton <\/strong>of the Texas Rangers shattered the previous first round Home Run Derby record by slamming 28 home runs — four more than Bobby Abreu <\/strong>in 2005 — with many hitting areas of Yankee Stadium never touched by a baseball.\u00c2\u00a0 Few will even remember that Minnesota\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Justin Morneau<\/strong>, not Hamilton, won the contest.<\/p>\n

They Were Due<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Think the National League was due to win an All-Star Game since they had not won since 1996?\u00c2\u00a0 Think again!\u00c2\u00a0 Before Michael Young<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s walk-off sacrifice fly in the 15th<\/sup> which scored Justin Morneau <\/strong>ahead of Corey Hart\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <\/strong>throw, the American League was 0-9-1 in extra inning games in All-Star Game history.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n

According to Elias<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Dubbed \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Uggla-est Performance Ever\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by Mike Greenberg of ESPN Radio\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mike & Mike in the Morning, Dan Uggla<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s All-Star appearance was far from All-Star caliber.\u00c2\u00a0 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Uggla was the first player in the history of baseball — regular, post-season or exhibition — to make three errors, strike out three times and ground into a double play in the same game.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Jamie<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Philadelphia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jamie Moyer <\/strong>went to 10-0 in 10 starts against the Marlins on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 The Phillies beat the Marlins 4-2 behind Moyer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s six innings of four hit, two run ball.<\/p>\n

Snapped Squared<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>In Friday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Minnesota-Texas game, Ian Kinsler<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Major League high 25 game hitting streak ended and the Rangers were shut out for the first time in 2008.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the first time the Rangers were shut out since August 19, 2007.\u00c2\u00a0 The last time they were shut out was by the same team — the Twins — in the same park — The Metrodome.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Back-to-Back<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Milwaukee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s CC Sabathia <\/strong>threw his second consecutive complete game on Friday.\u00c2\u00a0 Behind Sabathia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s four hit, one run complete game performance, the Brewers beat the Giants 9-1.\u00c2\u00a0 Since jumping to the National League, Sabathia is 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA.<\/p>\n

Indecision<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Joba Chamberlain <\/strong>of the Yankees started his seventh no decision in nine starts despite leaving with a 2-1 lead after pitching six innings.\u00c2\u00a0 Chamberlain gave up one run on six hits and a walk with eight strike outs.\u00c2\u00a0 The Yankees beat the Athletics 4-3 in the 12th<\/sup> inning when Jose Molina <\/strong>was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Making A Splash<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Milwaukee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Prince Fielder <\/strong>hit his 20th<\/sup> homer of the season in the seventh inning on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 It was the 100th<\/sup> of Fielder\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career but first to land in McCovey Cove beyond the wall in right field.\u00c2\u00a0 The Brewers beat the Giants 8-5.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable I<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I really disagree with what they did.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll stop trying to score runs when they stop trying.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe in 1922 you wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do that because nobody could hit a home run.\u00c2\u00a0 But in the year 2008, people can hit home runs. \u00c2\u00a0You see how they came back, once again in baseball, for me, there are moments when people definitely mentally move at a glacier pace and they really have to get beyond it.\u00c2\u00a0 It stunk.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Rays manager Joe Maddon <\/strong>who felt the Blue Jays intentionally threw at Dioner Navarro <\/strong>in the eighth inning after he bunted for a hit in his previous at-bat with Tampa Bay up 5-0.\u00c2\u00a0 Umpire Mike DiMuro must have agreed because he immediately tossed Brandon League <\/strong>of the Blue Jays for hitting Navarro.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rays won 6-4.<\/p>\n

Club Cub<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Chicago\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Carlos Zambrano <\/strong>hit his second home run of the season and 14th<\/sup> of his career in their 4-1 loss to the Astros on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 The only run of the game was Zambrano\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s homer, a record for Cubs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pitchers.<\/p>\n

Mr. Milestone<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>On Saturday, Jeff Kent <\/strong>of the Dodgers homered in the ninth in a loss to the Diamondbacks for his 1,500th<\/sup> career RBI.\u00c2\u00a0 It was also Kent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 10th<\/sup> home run of the season to give him at least 10 home runs in 17 seasons which is the longest such streak amongst active players.<\/p>\n

The Comebacks<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Marlins cut Philadelphia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NL East lead to just \u00c2\u00bd game with their 27th<\/sup> comeback win and 9th<\/sup> walk-off win on Jorge Cantu<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s RBI single in the 11th<\/sup> to beat the Phillies 3-2 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Triple Threat<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Jose Reyes <\/strong>of the Mets hit the 63rd<\/sup> triple of his career in their 7-5 win in 10 innings over the Reds on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 Reyes became the franchise leader in triples surpassing Mookie Wilson <\/strong>in the Mets\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Record Book.<\/p>\n

Five Spot<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>The Nationals thrashed the Braves 15-6 on Sunday behind five RBI from Willie Harris<\/strong>, five hits by Jesus Flores<\/strong> and five runs scored by Austin Kearns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Never On Sunday<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Guess who lost on Sunday!\u00c2\u00a0 The Orioles dropped another one on Sunday, their 15th<\/sup> consecutive Sunday loss.\u00c2\u00a0 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, their 5-1 loss to the Tigers on Sunday is the longest specific day losing streak since the Diamondbacks lost 15 in a row on Saturday in 2004.<\/p>\n

Notable Quotable II<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Probably the best third baseman I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever seen.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston <\/strong>when asked about the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s third baseman Scott Rolen <\/strong>and his play in the field.<\/p>\n

Road Reversal<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Chicago\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ryan Dempster <\/strong>pitched eight shutout innings to pick up his first road win since June 2, 2006 in St. Louis in the Cubs 9-0 win over the Astros on Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 Dempster pushed his record to 11-4 and just 1-3 on the road this season.<\/p>\n

Perfect Timing<\/u><\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 Taylor Teagarden <\/strong>of the Rangers picked a good time for his first Major League home run.\u00c2\u00a0 With Minnesota\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Scott Baker <\/strong>10 outs away from a perfect game in a 0-0 tie, Teagarden hit the first homer of his career which became the only run of the game.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rangers beat the Twins 1-0 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Numbers Game<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>9:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>St. Louis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kyle Lohse <\/strong>won his ninth consecutive decision with a 4-3 win over the Padres on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 The nine consecutive win streak is the longest in team history since Chris Carpenter <\/strong>won 13 straight decisions in 2005.
\n39:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>On Saturday, Philadelphia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jimmy Rollins <\/strong>stole his 25th<\/sup> base in 25 tries this season and extended his stolen base streak to 39 dating back to last season.
\n100:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Colorado\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brian Fuentes <\/strong>struck out the side en route to his 15th<\/sup> save of the season and 100th<\/sup> of his career in their 5-3 win over the Pirates.
\n1000:\u00c2\u00a0 John Lackey <\/strong>of the Angels recorded his 1000th<\/sup> career strikeout in the fourth inning when he struck out Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kevin Youkilis<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 More importantly, Lackey picked up his seventh win of the season as the Angels won 11-3 over the Red Sox on Friday.
\n1134:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Cincinnati\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ken Griffey Jr. <\/strong>hit an RBI double in the third inning on Saturday to notch his 1,133rd<\/sup> extra-base hit of his career which tied Tris Speaker <\/strong>for 11th<\/sup> on the All-Time Extra Base Hit List.\u00c2\u00a0 On Sunday,\u00c2\u00a0 Griffey hit another double to move past Speaker and just six behind Ty Cobb <\/strong>at #10.
\n1596:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Detroit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Gary Sheffield <\/strong>hit a two-run homer on Thursday in their 6-5 win over the Orioles which pushed Sheffield\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career RBI total to 1,596.\u00c2\u00a0 The two RBI pushed Sheffield past Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt <\/strong>for 31st<\/sup> on the All-Time RBI List.
\n2000:\u00c2\u00a0 Jim Thome <\/strong>of the White Sox notched two hits in Sunday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 8-7 loss to the Royals to push his career hits total to 2,000.<\/p>\n

Grand Slams<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u><\/strong>Raul Ibanez, Seattle <\/strong>vs. Cleveland (7\/18)
\nEvan Longoria, Tampa Bay <\/strong>vs. Toronto (7\/19)
\nAaron Miles, St. Louis <\/strong>vs. San Diego (7\/20)<\/p>\n

Walk-Off Archive<\/u><\/strong>
\nSingle:\u00c2\u00a0 Jorge Cantu, Florida <\/strong>vs. Philadelphia (7\/20)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nDouble:\u00c2\u00a0 Hunter Pence, Houston <\/strong>vs. Chicago Cubs (7\/18)
\nTriple:\u00c2\u00a0 None\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nHome Run:\u00c2\u00a0 Luke Scott, Baltimore <\/strong>vs. Detroit (7\/19); Aaron Miles, St. Louis <\/strong>vs. San Diego (7\/20)
\nHit By Pitch:\u00c2\u00a0 Jose Molina, NY Yankees <\/strong>vs. Oakland (7\/19)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nSacrifice Fly:\u00c2\u00a0 Michael Young, AL All-Stars <\/strong>vs. NL All-Stars (7\/15)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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