Apr 4, 2008

Good-Bad-Ugly: Apr 3rd Recap - Majors

Noteworthy developments from April 3rd games:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

THE GOOD

  • John Danks allows two hits, two walks and one earned run over 6.2 innings with 2 Ks
  • Alex Gordon hits his 2nd home run in a 2-for-5 day with 2 RBI
  • Mike Napoli hit his 2nd home run in a 1-for-4 effort

THE BAD

  • Kevin Slowey exits in the fourth inning with a biceps strain
  • Gary Sheffield tears a tendon in one of his fingers - missed time forecast not yet available

NATIONAL LEAGUE

THE GOOD

  • Johnny Cueto Ks 10 in seven one-hit innings. He already is what most are hoping Francisco Liriano will come back to be
  • Chris Burke is now 1B eligible in leagues with 1 game requirement - Great! Now I can move Derrek Lee to UT!
  • Felipe Lopez is now OF eligible in leagues with 1 game requirement - More importantly, he was in the starting lineup!
  • Jeff Keppinger staking claim to full-time SS gig in Cincy going 2-for-3 with a double and home run
  • Brad Thompson throws 6.2 shutout innings with six Ks allowing six hits and two walks
  • Ryan Dempster allows two runs (one earned) over six innings with five Ks, three hits and two walks
  • Kerry Wood earns his first save in one inning of work, striking out two and allowing one hit
  • Scott Hairston goes 3-for-3 with two runs a double and a triple
  • Randy Wolf allows one earned run over six innings with five Ks, four hits and two walks

THE BAD

  • Jason Kendall bats ninth behind David Bush
  • Carlos Marmol enters the game in the 7th inning - he pitched well, but entering the game in the 7th inning isn't a good way to earn saves
  • David Bush walks five over 5.1 innings. He never walked more than three batters in a start in all of 2007. At least he got to bat eighth!

THE UGLY

  • Chris B. Young must own Johnny Cueto in the DBacks roto league, he wore the golden sombrero with four Ks in four ABs
  • Mike Hampton is Mr. Glass from the movie Unbreakable

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