Seven starts into his 2012 season, Tim Lincecum doesn’t resemble the guy who won two Cy Young Awards by age 25.
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The 2012 Major League Baseball season has seen some incredible individual feats, the latest of which was a four-home run, eight-RBI performance by Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. In terms of the best players in the game, Hamilton and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp would likely be at the top of most people’s list. In any event, in my opinion, many of baseball’s best players are outfielders, just like the aforementioned pair. Thus, I chose to put together my list of the top ten outfielders in MLB right now, with my choices being listed below. …
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The San Francisco Giants have not had an easy go so far this season. Whether it is offensively, defensively, or with their pitching, they have sputtered to their current 15-15 record and second place standing in the NL West. So after a 9-1 loss in game one of the Giants’ three-game series against the Dodgers, I was almost certain that Clayton Kershaw would dominate the Giants.
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Tiger left in the tank: Brandon Inge has two homers and eight RBIs over his past two games after lining a game-ending grand slam Tuesday night to beat the Blue Jays at Oakland. The A’s scored five times in the ninth against Francisco Cordero to win 7-3. The Detroit Tigers seemed to agonize over releasing Inge two weeks ago, even though he’s 35 years old, they had no playing time for him and he was coming off a season where he hit .197. Oakland, on the other hand, was desperate for help at third base and willing to give Inge a shot. He’s appreciative that two troubled parties could agree :
”I’m so happy here right now,” Inge said. ”I fit in. It’s a new start for me. I welcomed it. I know we have a young ballclub, but they can play. I’m honored to be a part of this ballclub and trying to help them win. That’s what feels the best.”
Do it, Butler: The Royals are in position to finish a homestand against the Yankees and Red Sox with a winning record after Billy Butler drilled a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth against Boston, leading to a 6-4 victory . Right-hander Daniel Bard was the guilty party for the Red Sox, completely melting down while taking seven-plus innings to do it. He allowed five runs, six hits, four walks, a wild pitch and two balks — during the same at-bat. And yet, if he keeps Butler in the yard in the eighth, the Red Sox probably win.
Fourth to be reckoned with: In case you missed it, Josh Hamilton became the 16th player in history to hit four home runs in a game. How did he approach his final plate appearance? He was chill.
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Matt Kemp tends to feast on the San Francisco Giants’ pitching.
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Josh Hamilton won over baseball on a summer night in the Bronx four years ago, putting on an unbelievable show of power in the home run derby at old Yankee Stadium.
On Tuesday night in Baltimore, the Texas Rangers star captivated all of baseball with his home run prowess again — this time during a regular season game — swatting four homers off Orioles pitchers in a 10-3 win at Camden Yards .
“I always wanted to get three (homers) and I never did that,” Hamilton told reporters after the game “Just thanking the Lord up above.”
We make big deals about perfect games, but 21 pitchers have recorded one throughout baseball history. Only 15 other players have hit four home runs in the same game with the last one before Hamilton being Carlos Delgado on Sept. 25, 2003.
A few facts about Hamilton’s four-homer effort:
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The San Francisco Giants didn’t have their best game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 7. Actually, I will say that the loss was downright embarrassing and if I were any member of the Giants, I wouldn’t want to show my face at Chavez Ravine for game two of the three-game series. That would be the case, unless I was Joaquin Arias, whom had a three-hit night against the Dodgers and is in a strong position to take over at shortstop for the Giants.
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Pure Metstasy : Jordany Valdespin did not get cheated on his first major league hit. After going 0 for 6 in scattered duty earlier in the season, Valdespin returned to the majors and killed a splitter by Jonathan Papelbon for a go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning Monday night, sending the New York Mets to a 5-2 victory at Philadelphia . The look of joy on Valdespin’s face as he circled the bases pumping his fist was pretty cool — unless you root for the Phillies, of course. They wasted a nice bounce-back performance by Roy Halladay, who was coming off his worst start ever. The Mets didn’t get away unscathed, though, losing catcher Josh Thole after he hurt his head on a play at the plate with Ty Wigginton. He was being treated for concussion symptoms.
No double dipping!: The ghost of Johnny Vander Meer can rest easy for another night. Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels took it easy on the Minnesota Twins this time, allowing three hits over six innings in an 8-3 victory at Target Field . In his previous start, Weaver had thrown the 10th no-hitter in Angels history , and was trying — they all try — to become the first pitcher to throw a consecutive no-no since Vander Meer famously did it for the Reds in 1938. Weaver seemed gassed after throwing 121 pitches in his previous start, but it was the Twins lineup — so being gassed isn’t the end of the world.
”To have it happen once is pretty special,” Weaver said. ”But to do it twice in a row, I don’t see it happening ever again.”
Dotel checks out: So that’s what life is like for the Detroit Tigers without closer Jose Valverde. Manager Jim Leyland chose to give him the night off after he made three consecutive appearances, instead turning to Octavio Dotel to protect a two-run lead in the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners. Dotel didn’t protect so well, as the M’s pushed across three runs to win 3-2. John Jaso hit a sacrifice fly to score Munenori Kawasaki with the winning run after Jesus Montero tied the score with an RBI double. Dotel threw only four of 16 pitches for strikes. Leyland also decided not to use setup man Joaquin Benoit, and it looked like he wouldn’t need to after Doug Fister returned to the rotation and tossed eight shutout innings. Mariners starter Blake Beavan was hit on the right elbow by a line drive, but he’s hopeful to make his next start.
Five, count ‘em, five homers:
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Pure Metstasy : Jordany Valdespin did not get cheated on his first major league hit. After going 0 for 6 in scattered duty earlier in the season, Valdespin returned to the majors and killed a splitter by Jonathan Papelbon for a go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning Monday night, sending the New York Mets to a 5-2 victory at Philadelphia . The look of joy on Valdespin’s face as he circled the bases pumping his fist was pretty cool — unless you root for the Phillies, of course. They wasted a nice bounce-back performance by Roy Halladay, who was coming off his worst start ever. The Mets didn’t get away unscathed, though, losing catcher Josh Thole after he hurt his head on a play at the plate with Ty Wigginton. He was being treated for concussion symptoms.
No double dipping!: The ghost of Johnny Vander Meer can rest easy for another night. Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels took it easy on the Minnesota Twins this time, allowing three hits over six innings in an 8-3 victory at Target Field . In his previous start, Weaver had thrown the 10th no-hitter in Angels history , and was trying — they all try — to become the first pitcher to throw a consecutive no-no since Vander Meer famously did it for the Reds in 1938. Weaver seemed gassed after throwing 121 pitches in his previous start, but it was the Twins lineup — so being gassed isn’t the end of the world.
”To have it happen once is pretty special,” Weaver said. ”But to do it twice in a row, I don’t see it happening ever again.”
Dotel checks out: So that’s what life is like for the Detroit Tigers without closer Jose Valverde. Manager Jim Leyland chose to give him the night off after he made three consecutive appearances, instead turning to Octavio Dotel to protect a two-run lead in the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners. Dotel didn’t protect so well, as the M’s pushed across three runs to win 3-2. John Jaso hit a sacrifice fly to score Munenori Kawasaki with the winning run after Jesus Montero tied the score with an RBI double. Dotel threw only four of 16 pitches for strikes. Leyland also decided not to use setup man Joaquin Benoit, and it looked like he wouldn’t need to after Doug Fister returned to the rotation and tossed eight shutout innings. Mariners starter Blake Beavan was hit on the right elbow by a line drive, but he’s hopeful to make his next start.
Five, count ‘em, five homers:
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Clenbuterol or children’s cough medicine?
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