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Surprise Rafters (7-4)
Ike Davis is hitting a solid .394 with two dingers and nine RBIs…. The Mets have to be disappointed in the two appearances of Jenrry Mejia. He hasn’t lasted past the second inning in both starts giving up three runs in each for an ERA of 18.00. He has walked six and struck out two in his three innings of work.
Ezequiel Carrera (Mariners) singled and crossed the plate when Jesus Merchan was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to send the Navegantes to a walkoff win over the Tiburones. Chris Mason gave up two hits and struck out five over five scoreless frames for a no-decision in the losing effort.
http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091025&content_id=7545076&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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I don't know what to make of this, the Gonzalez information comes in the same article in which Bill Madden said Jason Bay's agent is Scott Boras which simply isn't true ( go here for Bay's actual agent comments on WEEI). It wasn't just that he named Boras but insinuated that one of the reasons he may not re-sign with Boston could be in part be due to the agent's relationship with the organization.
But the information in regards to Adrian Gonzalez is quoted by former Padres GM Kevin Towers. According to Towers the Padres simply can't afford to keep Gonzalez. The All-Star 1B would cost a lot normally but a new GM is going to look to fleece a team and make a name for himself, so that he isn't ushered out of town by the fan base for selling the face of the franchise as his first move.
At midnight on Monday, October 26th, the New York Yankees won the 2009 American League pennant, completing a World Series matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies. Also at midnight on Monday, October 26th, the movie Armageddon was starting on my cable system. How fitting. The movie had a happy ending. But this, my friends, is Baseball Armageddon. There is no happy ending. Satan has been unleashed. The minions have arrived on earth. The Mayan calendar has ended little more than three years earlier than expected. The world will never be the same. And the next two weeks are going to be the worst two weeks on earth.
The Cleveland Indians have hired Manny Acta as their manager.
Acta signed a three-year contract with a club option for 2013, team spokesman Bart Swain said Sunday. Additional terms were not disclosed.
Acta was fired by the Washington Nationals in July.
The Indians chose him after a second round of interviews over former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Indians triple-A manager Torey Lovullo. The team also had been expected to interview Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly.
"We are very excited to have Manny Acta on board as our major league manager," Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said in a statement. "After speaking with an impressive array of candidates, we feel that Manny is a very strong and experienced leader who possesses great energy and enthusiasm along with tremendous communication skills and a positive mindset that will command a presence in the dugout, clubhouse and with our fans."
The 40-year-old Acta, who was drafted by the Astros as a 17-year-old first baseman, also interviewed for Houston's opening this off-season.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bba_indians_acta-232153622&prov=capress&type=lgns
ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips, who was recently suspended for one-week after being embroiled in an affair with 22 year-old Brooke Hundley, a production assistant at ESPN, has been fired by the Worldwide Leader. The news of Phillips’ firing came by way of ESPN PR rep Mike Soltys via Twitter. “Steve Phillips is no longer working for ESPN. His ability to be an effective rep of ESPN has been significantly & irreparably damaged,” said Soltys.
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