 Off The Record is a sports blog run by two of my good buddies. No really, I know these dudes on a personal level, unlike 99.9% of the people I deal with online. Micah Warren posted a story that pulled at my strings, so I thought I would share it. Micah does a great job of telling the story of Rich Donnelly and his daughter Amy. For those who do not know who Rich Donnelly is...
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 We all know who Roy Halladay is. In case you have been living in a cave the past few years, Roy is arguably the best pitcher in baseball. While he may not win the NL Cy Young Award this year (there is some stiff competition), he has shown that he is a class act and truly appreciates everyone around him.
Back on May 29th Roy pitched a perfect game in Florida against the Marlins. ...
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 Ok, so it might not have been a perfect game, but Rafael Soriano was about as perfect as possible last night against the Los Angeles Angels. Dude came in to try and close the door in the ninth inning and struck out the side. Sure, that happens quite a bit, but not in the fashion that Soriano accomplished the feat. The leader in all of MLB for saves this season with 38, Soriano ne...
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 The Saint Louis Cardinals needed a three bagger, and today they filled that hole by acquiring Pedro Feliz from the Houston Astros. In order to nab Feliz, the Cards sent Carpenter to the Astros. No, not Chris Carpenter, that would be lunacy in its finest form. This Carpenter is David, a minor league pitcher.
Word out of Cincinnati, Atlanta, San Diego and Philadelphia was hard to ...
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 Welcome to Super Two's Day, where your favorite prospect gets the nod because the calendar has finally flipped enough times. Not only do we get to see Stephen Strasburg, er, Jesus make his MLB debut today, but we also get to see Mike Stanton get the call for the Marlins. Huge day in the NL East, to be certain, but an even bigger day in your fantasy league. Those of you who took m...
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 Wow, it has already been 24 days since our last update on Mike Stanton. Since then, Stanton his a small slump, but busted out in a big way. His current numbers are a massive 17 homers, 1.146 OPS, .306 AVG, 44 RBIs and 33 Runs. Sure, he has also sports a 37:45 BB:K ratio, but with on OBP of .440 it obviously has not been an issue in AA. The reason for today's update is that ...
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