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The Juice: Another Albert Pujols home run sighted, Orioles beat Royals in 15 (Big League Stew)

JeterFanatic — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:41:08 +0000

The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights.
Was that Bigfoot or Sasquatch?: Oh, neither. Just the second home run of the season for Albert Pujols, who went deep for the Los Angeles Angels in a 7-2 victory against the White Sox on Wednesday night. Some were beginning to wonder how many homers he had left in his bat after a drought of 33 games and 139 at-bats to start the season. Now he’s got two deeps, giving him 447 for his career so far, on his way to 500-plus. You know, Albert.
“It’s been awhile,” Pujols said. ”There are some times I feel good at the plate and hit the ball hard but don’t catch any breaks. But you can’t lose your focus. Every at-bat, no matter how I feel, I try to take it as the last at-bat of my career. Hey, listen – this game is not easy. I’ve been saying that all year long. There are things that are out of your control.”
Jim Eppard fixes everything: The Angels have knocked out 24 hits in their past two games with the memory of fired coach Mickey Hatcher still on their minds. New coach Jim Eppard tutored many of the Angels in the minor leagues, so at least he’s coming in with an idea of how to help.
”What’s great about it is that a lot of the guys here I’ve had come through Salt Lake, so I have a mental tape of those guys.”
O’s so good: The Baltimore Orioles are 24-14 after Adam Jones hit a tie-breaking home run in the 15th inning to carry them to a 4-3 victory at Kansas City. Jones’ 12th homer of the season came after he started the game 0 for 6.
”Some people were behind me, yelling at me, ‘Hey, come on Jones.’ I showed them. After I hit that, they shut up the heck up.”
Said.

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Indians pound Mariners’ Hernandez in 9-3 win (The Associated Press)

JeterFanatic — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:40:47 +0000

CLEVELAND (AP) Ubaldo Jimenez overcame a shaky start to get the win and the Cleveland Indians pounded out a season-best five doubles to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 Wednesday night.

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Bryce Harper Joins Home Run Club. A Fan’s Look at Baseball’s Top Teenage Sluggers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

JeterFanatic — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:42:31 +0000

Washington outfielder Bryce Harper hit his first Major League home run Monday, May 14, 2012, against San Diego at Nationals Park.

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Braves rock Cueto with early runs, beat Reds 6-2 (The Associated Press)

JeterFanatic — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:40:54 +0000

ATLANTA (AP) The Braves jumped on Cincinnati’s Johnny Cueto early Tuesday night and beat the Reds 6-2, giving the right-hander his first loss of the season.

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Ex-trainer to return to stand in Clemens perjury trial (Reuters)

JeterFanatic — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:41:20 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The star prosecution witness in Roger Clemens’ perjury trial will return for a second day of testimony on Tuesday with more vivid details expected about the former baseball pitcher’s alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. Brian McNamee, whose testimony is crucial to prosecutors’ charges that Clemens lied to Congress about his alleged drug use, gave jurors a detailed description on Monday of injecting Clemens with anabolic steroids while with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998. …

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Why the Philadelphia Phillies Should Offer Cole Hamels a Seven-Year Deal: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

JeterFanatic — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:40:31 +0000

The Philadelphia Phillies have arguably assembled some of the strongest starting pitching staffs in their history during the last few seasons. Cole Hamels has continued to be one of their top aces during that time, but the problem is that his current contract is set to expire after this year.

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JeterFanatic — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:03:05 +0000

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Reds packed to play both teams in NY (The Associated Press)

JeterFanatic — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:43:33 +0000

CINCINNATI (AP) A little extra money in the wallet? Check. Those earplugs for sleeping in the hotel? Got ‘em.

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Votto’s slam, 3 HRs rally Reds past Nationals 9-6 (The Associated Press)

JeterFanatic — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:42:08 +0000

CINCINNATI (AP) Joey Votto is finally swinging like an MVP again.

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Josh Hamilton May Shatter Home Run Records. A Fan’s Look at the Records in Peril (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

JeterFanatic — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:41:33 +0000

Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton wrapped up an amazing week Saturday, May 12, 2012.

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