Sunday, July 12, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Forever linked after a trade between the Rangers and the Reds in December of 2007 it seems to me their careers have traveled upon eerily similar paths these past 2 seasons.
April and May of 2008 Hamilton hit .333 and .332 and was name Player of the Month in both months and according to wiki, " to become the first American League player in baseball history to be awarded Player of the Month for the first two months of the season."
In his first nine starts of 2008, Volquez was 7-1 with a staggeringly low 1.33 era.
Both easily made the ALL-STAR game, and both made impacts. Josh in the home run contest and Edinson in the game, where he gave up a game tying 2 run bomb to J.D. Drew*
Both finished the season with sensational numbers, Volquez was 17-6 with a 3.21, Hamilton led the AL with 130 rib-eye steaks, and hit .304 with 32 homers. Both did it in the same fashion, torrid first half, cool second half. Volquez was 12-3 @ the ALL-STAR break with a 2.29 era and among the league leaders in strike-outs. He was 5-3 post ALL-STAR break with era's of 4.54,4.50,and 4.09 in July, August, and September. Josh Hamilton had 95 rbi's** and 21 dingers prior to the 2008 ALL-STAR game and 21 rbi's with 11 round-trippers post.
Both have laid turds in the 2009 season. Both have been on the Disabled List twice this season, the second time within a day of each other. Hamilton is hitting .240 with 6 hr's and 24 rbi's in 35 games. Volquez is 4-2 with a 4.35 era. Neither will be participating in this year's ALL-STAR game. I don't know if they will, but hopefully they will be back next year, and following eight after that. What I do know is that if I were either Volquez or Hamilton I would be rooting like hell for the other to win the lottery.
*J.D. Drew was an all-star?????
**95 freaking rbi's before the ALL_STAR game?!?!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Chris Henry : contract year
Lets say Chris Henry catches 40ish passes this year and scores more than 5 touchdowns and stays out legal trouble. Does he give the Bengals a hometown discount in exchange for the absurd loyalty that the GM showed him or does he shop around his new found good citizen status and receiving talents to the highest bidder.
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