Short Hops: Luke, the force was with you
Luke Carlin made his major league debut to three strikeouts and a passed ball, yet there were historic ramifications for the Padres' anonymous catcher.[READ FULL STORY]
Around the AL: Sexson swings and misses
May 12th, 2008
Richie Sexson, who didn't appreciate a Kason Gabbard pitch that was a little too high and tight, was suspended five games for starting a bench-clearing brawl with the Texas Rangers.
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Short Hops: Winning ways
May 7th, 2008
Four Angels' starters have begun a season 6-0 or better. Three of them are on the current staff.
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Around the AL: Wang keeping Yankees afloat
May 5th, 2008
The New York Yankees’ rotation might be a train wreck if Chien-Ming Wang didn’t keep chugging along. Wang is unstoppable, having become the fifth Yankees’ starter since 1990 to win his first six decisions.
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Short Hops: Birthday basher
Apr 30th, 2008
Most of us would be happy with a stupid t-shirt. Among Chipper Jones’ recent birthday presents were an autographed guitar from Rascal Flatts and a Dale Earnhardt video box set. His best gifts always seem to be to himself, however.
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Around the AL: O's Loewen can't avoid injury
Apr 29th, 2008
When the Baltimore Orioles made left-hander Adam Loewen the fourth overall pick in the 2002 draft out of British Columbia, they were so confident in his maturation as a pitcher that they gave him a major league contract. But six years later, he still can’t command his fastball with any consistency or stay healthy.
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Short Hops: A base away
Apr 23rd, 2008
Both Eric Hinske and Adrian Gonzalez were a single short of a cycle on Tuesday, and that got Short Hops wondering how common that was.
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Short Hops: Take the money and walk
Apr 16th, 2008
Both C.C. Sabathia and his Cleveland co-ace, Fausto Carmona, spent the spring seeking huge contract extensions from the Indians. One of them appears to have made the smart move.
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Short Hops: And in a related story
Apr 9th, 2008
Short Hops kicks off the 2008 season with a potential coincidence in Boston, a run-off homer in Florida and some unique mouthwear in Oakland.
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Opening week home run watch
Apr 8th, 2008
Through April 7th games, there have been 11 players that have hit three or more home runs. Let’s take a look at all 11 of these players to determine whether we can expect this kind of production to continue throughout the season.
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| AL West | OVR |
| Los Angeles | 6-4 |
| Oakland | 5-4 |
| Seattle | 4-5 |
| Texas | 3-4 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
| 05/12 | Seattle | -- |
| 05/13 | Seattle | -- |
| 05/14 | Seattle | -- |
| 05/16 | Houston | -- |
| 05/17 | Houston | -- |
| 05/18 | Houston | -- |
| 05/19 | at Minnesota | -- |
| 05/20 | at Minnesota | -- |
| 05/21 | at Minnesota | -- |
| 05/22 | at Minnesota | -- |
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