No longer a “teenage” phenom
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Though the phrase “teenage pitching phenom” has a cool mystique to it, the fact is that SP Jason Knapp of the “A” Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians) turns 20 today. Happy birthday, Jason! ###
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POTD: Braun, Breslow, Kinsler, Kopp, Lemmerman
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (8/29/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 4/4 with a two-run HR, a walk and 3 runs scored in an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, raising his season batting average to .300 for the first time since June 28….
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POTD: Braun, Hirsh, Cutler, Freiman, Rubinstein, Schwartz
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Saturday (8/28/2010): LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/4 with two doubles and scored the winning run in an 11-inning, 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 2007 NL Rookie of the Year is hitting .395 in August after batting just…
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POTD: Valencia, Braun, Stern, Lavarnway, Kipnis, Satin, Lemmerman
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday (8/25/2010): No Jewish pitchers played in the majors or minors. Here’s how our batters did: Rookie 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 1/3 with a 2-run triple — his first MLB three-bagger — and a walk in a 6-3 defeat…
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POTD: Ausmus, Stern, Freiman, Markovitz, Lavarnway
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Thursday (8/26/2010): Fresh off his first visit to the disabled list in an 18-year career, C Brad Ausmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers went 3/4 and scored a run in a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. It was the 81st time Ausmus…
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POTD: Marquis, Valencia, Davis, Braun, Berger, Axelrod, Knapp
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday (8/25/2010): In the Majors: SP Jason Marquis of the Washington Nationals had the best outing of his injury-plagued season, pitching 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The 32-year-old veteran gave up just 4 hits…
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Josh Whitesell is kicking butt in Japan
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — 1B Josh Whitesell left the “AAA” Syracuse Chiefs (Washington Nationals) in June to join the Tokyo Yokult Swallows. So how’s he doing so far? Jewish Baseball News checked, and it turns out he’s kicking butt. Through Aug. 22, the 28-year-old former major-leaguer was batting .324 with 10 HRs and 34 RBIs…
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Discounted tix available for NY Mets’ Jewish Heritage Day (Sun.)
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — The New York Mets will host their annual Jewish Heritage Day at Citi Field on Sunday, Aug. 29, and they’re offering discounts to those in the know. The Heritage Day festivities begin at 1:10 pm with a pre-game program of Jewish entertainment, a rendition of “God Bless America” by Jewish a…
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POTD: Guez, Kipnis, Satin, Lavarnway, Lemmerman, Pevsner
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Tuesday (8/24/2010): OF Ben Guez of the “AAA” Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers) went 2/4 with an RBI single in a 7-3 win over the Columbus Clippers. A Houston native who was selected in the 19th round of the 2008 amateur draft, Guez …
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POTD: Fuld, Stern, Rosenbaum, Lavarnway
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Monday (8/23/2010): Two “AAA” players went head-to-head… As expected, the Chicago Cubs sent OF Sam Fuld back down to “AAA” on Monday to make room for 1B Micah Hoffpauir, but Fuld made the best of it. The 28-year-old stroked a pinch-hit triple in…
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POTD: Valencia, Braun, Haerther
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Sunday (8/22/2010): Batting eighth, 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 1/3 with a solo HR in a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. It was the 25-year-old rookie’s second home run since being promoted to the majors earlier this season,…
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Is 19-year-old the next Great Jewish Pitcher?
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — I’ve been reading up on SP Jason Knapp of the “A” Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians), and it’s hard not to be impressed. Although just 19 years old — he turns 20 later this month — the right-hander is a veteran of the ups and downs that come with being a…
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POTD: Braun, Guez, Satin, Lemmerman
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Saturday (8/21/2010): The dominant theme? Home runs… LF Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers went 2/4 with a solo HR (see video) and a walk in a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres. The homer, his 17th of the season, was his…
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POTD: Ausmus, Davis, Braun, Valencia, Breslow, Rapoport, Knapp
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Friday (8/20/2010): Four MLB players had two hits apiece… C Brad Ausmus of the Los Angeles Dodgers had his best day at the plate since returning from the disabled list, going 2/3 with two singles in a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds….
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POTD: Stern, Satin, Kopp, Lavarnway
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Thursday (8/19/2010): Batting leadoff, LF Adam Stern of the “AAA” Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers) went 3/4 and scored 1 run in an 8-7 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The 30-year-old Canadian — who went 0/8 in brief stints with the Brewers…
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Fuld makes 2010 MLB debut
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — As predicted, the Chicago Cubs recalled LF Sam Fuld from “AAA” today (8/19/2010) and immediately put him to work. With the San Diego Padres ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the 6th inning, Fuld was sent in to pinch-hit for starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano. A 28-year-old veteran whose most recent MLB…
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Cubs may call up Sam Fuld
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — It may be for just a couple days, but it looks like the Chicago Cubs will be calling up LF Sam Fuld (8/19/2010). MLB.com reports that Fuld will fill the roster space left by 1B Derrek Lee, who was traded Wednesday (8/18/2010) to the Atlanta Braves. The Cubs reportedly had hoped…
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POTD: Valencia, Lemmerman, Urlaub
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Wednesday (8/18/2010): 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins singled in the go-ahead run en route to a 7-5 win over the White Sox (see video). The 25-year-old rookie went 1/4 and is batting .331, tops among AL rookies. SS Jake Lemmerman of…
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POTD: Valencia, Lemmerman, Gould
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Players of the Day for Tuesday (8/17/2010): 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins went 2/4 with two doubles in a 7-6 win over Chicago White Sox. Valencia is 8/15 over his last four games and batting .333 for the season, tops among AL rookies. SS Jake Lemmerman…