http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/ A place where a man can slow down to a walk and live his life full measure, but he has to keep his watch on Pacific Time en-us Sat, 17 May 2008 06:00:00 PST Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PST support2007@baseballtoaster.com 60 http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987682.html Eighty-two years ago today, Boston Red Sox lefty pitcher Buster Ross had a bad day in St. Louis. Very bad. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987682.html Sat, 17 May 2008 06:00:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987687.html 14 games, 2 postponed. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987687.html Fri, 16 May 2008 22:23:45 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987493.html For reasons that are not entirely clear, the Chicago White Sox fired director of player personnel David Wilder and two other scouts in the Dominican Republic for actions in Latin America that were violations of club policy and standards. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987493.html Fri, 16 May 2008 20:24:52 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987414.html Shawn Chacon of the Astros has run his streak of starts at the beginning of the season without a decision to nine games. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987414.html Fri, 16 May 2008 19:02:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987184.html And I mean the top. Managing general partner and president Peter Magowan is stepping down from his job with the Giants at the end of the year. William Neukom will take over as managing general partner and Larry Baer will be the new president. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987184.html Fri, 16 May 2008 13:19:23 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987150.html Erstwhile closer and setup man for the Cardinals, Jason Isringhausen has been placed on the 15-day DL with what is described as a right hand laceration. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/987150.html Fri, 16 May 2008 12:34:09 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/985709.html It was 90 years ago today when Walter Johnson became the third pitcher to throw an 18-inning shutout, which is the record for the longest complete game shutout. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/985709.html Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/985637.html But now it just sounds downright creepy. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/985637.html Wed, 14 May 2008 20:02:36 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/985095.html Jeff Keppinger - left kneecap, out indefinitely http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/985095.html Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:08 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/984562.html Back on this day in 1961, the Washington Senators (AL version 2.0) did something that no team has ever done since. The Senators sent three straight pinch-hitters to the plate and all of them drew a walk. This remarkable bit of patience by batters coming off the bench was not all the work of the Senators hitters as we shall see. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/984562.html Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/984418.html Two sentences in four pictures. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/984418.html Tue, 13 May 2008 20:42:53 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/983430.html Presently, all three division leaders in the NL (Florida, Chicago, and Arizona) have the same record, 23-15. I don't know if this has ever happened this late in a season. it's hard to do just because teams rarely all have the same number of games played until the last week of the season. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/983430.html Tue, 13 May 2008 10:04:16 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982918.html In the top of the fifth in the second game of a doubleheader in Cleveland, Toronto's Lyle Overbay lined into an unassisted triple play. Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera pulled it off. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982918.html Mon, 12 May 2008 17:28:48 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/949172.html Catcher's Interference Calls of 2008 Date Batter Catcher Umpire Batter's Team Catcher's team April 10 Lyle Overbay Kurt Suzuki Tom Hallion Toronto Oakland May 11 Guillermo Quiroz Miguel Olivo Jim Joyce Baltimore Kansas City May 12 Travis Hafner Gregg Zaun Mike Reilly Cleveland Toronto http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/949172.html Mon, 12 May 2008 17:01:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982663.html The Pittsburgh Pirates won the first game of their doubleheader at home against the Atlanta Braves today by a 5-0 margin. The Braves managed to leave 15 runners on base in the game. The Braves got 8 hits, 6 walks, and had 2 batters reach on errors. One of the runners was erased on a double play. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982663.html Mon, 12 May 2008 12:10:59 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982413.html The best record in the majors now belongs to the Florida Marlins. Time to print playoff tickets ticket in South Florida. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982413.html Sun, 11 May 2008 21:00:42 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982391.html Shawn Chacon of the Astros got a no-decision in his start today against the Dodgers. Chacon has now pitched in eight games this year, all starts and has nary a win or loss on his ledger. The only other pitcher to start that many consecutive games from the beginning of the season without getting a decision in any of them was Dick Stigman of the 1965 Twins. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982391.html Sun, 11 May 2008 19:18:27 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982251.html The Cincinnati Reds batted out of order in the ninth inning of their 8-3 loss to the Mets. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/982251.html Sun, 11 May 2008 15:41:26 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981907.html Recently, I sent frequent commenter Daniel Zappala a copy of my family genealogy for safekeeping. I figured that a Mormon with a lot of computer equipment and a penchant for making backups was ideal for this. Little did I know that Daniel, without being prompted, sent me a wealth of documents about my mother's side of the family. But what was especially fascinating was finding out by my maternal grandmother and her family. The Croatian part of me (a quarter of me) feels to be more of a part of me now than just wearing a checkerboard shirt. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981907.html Sun, 11 May 2008 01:40:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981599.html http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981599.html Sat, 10 May 2008 15:24:59 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981344.html Hanley Ramirez and the Marlins have reportedy agreed to a six-year, $70 million contract. This should keep Florida's best player in Marlin black and teal until the team decides to trade him to a much wealthier American League team. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981344.html Sat, 10 May 2008 11:03:39 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981253.html 56 years ago today, the Boston Red Sox tied a major league record for assists in one inning? It happened in the fifth inning of a game against the Yankees in New York? How many assists were there? http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/981253.html Sat, 10 May 2008 06:00:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/980835.html James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays threw just the second complete game one-hitter in franchise history Friday night, as the Rays beat the Angels 2-0 on a home run by Evan Longoria in the ninth inning. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/980835.html Fri, 9 May 2008 18:45:04 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/979553.html Today is the 92nd anniversary of the walkingest game in major league history. At Shibe Park, the Tigers and Athletics got together for a game where pitches missed the strike zone at a record rate. Just how many walks were there in the game? You'll have to read after the jump. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/979553.html Fri, 9 May 2008 06:00:00 PST http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/980289.html Are maple bats now the most likely piece of baseball equipment to injure players or spectators? Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports looks into the issue of whether maple bats shatter into pieces that tend to fly into dugouts or the seats with the potential for gruesome injuries. http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/980289.html Thu, 8 May 2008 23:44:35 PST