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I haven't got an arm like you, kid. I have to put anything on it I can find. Someday you will too (Major League)
October 23 2006
Old pitchers have become
the story of the day as Kenny Rogers throws another post-season gem and the
Phillies sign Jamie Moyer to a two-year extension.
Apparently you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em and know
when to create a little controversy. Kenny Rogers, who will be 42 in less
than a month, was dominating again last night, holding the Cardinals to two
hits in eight shutout innings and extending his streak of scoreless innings
in the post-season to 23. The game will be remembered for the unknown
substance that Rogers wiped off his pitching hand after Tony La Russa
complained after the first inning that the ball was moving funny. Whatever
the substance was, it proved not to be the secret to Rogers' success as he
allowed just one hit over the next seven innings.
The Tigers beat the Cardinals 3-1 in Game 2 of the World Series last night,
tying the series at a game apiece. Game 3 will be played tomorrow night in
St Louis.
Jeff Weaver started for the Cardinals and went just five innings, allowing
three runs on nine hits and a walk.
The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Weaver in the bottom of the first
inning. Craig Monroe hit a solo homer and Carlos Guillen scored Magglio
Ordonez with an RBI-double. Designated hitter Sean Casey knocked in Guillen
with a single in the fifth to extend the lead to 3-0. Jim Edmonds doubled
in the Redbirds only run with two down in the top of the ninth to make it a
3-1 game. St Louis would load the bases for Yadier Molina but Molina hit
into a force out to end the game.
Monroe has now homered in both of the games and is 3-for-7 with two RBI in
the series. Carlos Guillen is 5-for-7 with two RBI. Sean Casey 1-for-6
with a single and the other RBI for Detroit. Granderson, Rodriguez and
Polanco have combined to go 0-for-24. Marcus Thames, who hit 26 home runs
in 348 at-bats for the Tigers during the regular season, has just one at-bat
in the first two games as the Tigers DH Casey, play shortstop Carlos Guillen
at first and Ramon Santiago at short. Santiago hit .225 in 80 at-bats for
the Tigers this season and has a career line of 227/292/299.
Eckstein, Spiezio and Pujols combined to go 0-for-10 at the top of the
Cardinals order last night. Eckstein is 0-for-9 in the series and
Encarnacion 0-for-7. Belliard and Miles have combined to go 0-for-7 at
second base. Rolen is 4-for-8 with double and a home run, Edmonds 3-for-7
with a double and two-RBI. Pujols is just 1-for-6 but has a home run and
two runs batted in.
Each team has now gotten one good start and one not so good. The St Louis
pen has thrown four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk.
Todd Jones made a mess last night, but he got out of it. In five innings
the Detroit pen has allowed one run, which was unearned, on four hits and no
walks.
Chris Carpenter will face Nate Robertson tomorrow night in St Louis in Game
3. The Cardinals had not planned to use Game 1 starter Anthony Reyes again,
opting instead to go with Weaver, Carpenter and Suppan all in short rest.
That plan is being
rethunk after the excellent outing by Reyes in Game 1.
The Phillies have signed Jamie Moyer to a two-year extension worth $10.5
million. It means the Phillies rotation for next season is likely to
include Jon Lieber, Brett Myers, Cole Hamels and Moyer. Moyer will turn 44
next month and was 5-2 with a 4.03 ERA in eight starts with the Phillies
last year after going 6-12 with a 4.39 ERA in 25 starts for the Mariners.
Moyer allowed 33 home runs on the year, which was the third-most in all of
baseball. He threw 211 1/3 innings on the year between Philadelphia and
Seattle -- Brett Myers led the Phils with 198 innings pitched. Moyer's 11
wins would have been tied with Ryan Madson for second on the Phillies, only
Myers, who won 12 games, won more.
Big Cacti were idle last night in the AFL.
Chris Roberson was 0-for-4 with a walk on Saturday for Naranjeros de
Hermosillo in
Liga Mecicana del Pacifico to drop his average to .159
on the year. Roberson is 27 and hit .195 in 41 at-bats with the Phillies
this season and 292/349/366 at Triple-A. At Triple-A he had just 17
extra-base hits in 284 at-bats, 14 of which were doubles.