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Month: June 2010

  • Gerald Laird Likely to Lose at His Uniform-Number Shell Game

    On May 29, Gerald Laird changed his uniform number from 8 to 12 in the hope his offensive luck would change. Who could blame him for trying something — anything — to inject some life into his bat. How’s it worked? He’s 2 for 16, or .125 since the switcheroo. Before he had clubhouse guy…

  • Final Thoughts: The Call Was Blown, Now Leave It Alone

    Armando Galarraga‘s brilliance on Wednesday night has been tarnished enough by a bad call. Any move by official scorers, Major League Baseball, the Players’ Union or Amnesty International to “correct” the umpiring gaffe and hand Galarraga a perfect game 18 hours later will tarnish his performance even more. Isn’t one asterisk enough? Seriously, how can…

  • Armando Galarraga’s Near-Perfection By the Numbers

    What has gotten lost in all the calls for do-overs and commissioner over-rides is the remarkable precision with which Armando Galarraga pitched against the Indians Wednesday night. A quick look at the bottom-line stats are stunning on their own: 88 pitches 67 strikes 21 balls As ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick points out, that pitch count includes…

  • So Who Is Billy Buckner?

    It’s pretty clear that the Tigers don’t have big plans for newly acquired Billy Buckner. Yesterday Dave Dombrowski described the right hander’s role in the organization thusly: “He gives us depth at Toledo.” Didn’t they say the same thing about poor Mike Hessman? Given Buckner’s numbers — a 6.56 ERA for the Diamondbacks in 29…