Aww, only 60 pitches. Thanks, Bruce! 3 IP, 3 ER, 0 R, 2 H, 3 K, 2 BB, 2 WP Am I dyslexic or are you? :lol: Grr. 3 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 2 BB, 2 WP Not great, but not bad.
Top 1ST B:0 S:1 O:0 Willy Taveras singles on a fly ball to left fielder Cliff Floyd. Top 1ST B:0 S:0 O:0 Kazuo Matsui reaches on fielding error by center fielder Alfonso Soriano. Willy Taveras scores. Kazuo Matsui to 2nd. Top 1ST B:0 S:3 O:1 Garrett Atkins called out on strikes. Top 1ST B:1 S:0 O:1 With Todd Helton batting, wild pitch by Mark Prior, Kazuo Matsui to 3rd. Top 1ST B:4 S:0 O:1 Todd Helton walks. Top 1ST B:0 S:0 O:2 Matt Holliday out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Cliff Floyd. Kazuo Matsui scores. Todd Helton advances to 2nd, on throwing error by left fielder Cliff Floyd. Top 1ST B:0 S:0 O:3 Steve Finley flies out to center fielder Alfonso Soriano.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2006/gd.html?2007_03_28_colmlb_chnmlb_1&brand=mlb Nothing up yet, though. And as far as I know, they still aren't counting balls and strikes. That'll work! Thanks.
Which is the difference between signing a FA from another team and getting a hometown discount from your own team. The two pitchers were signed to similar salaries as players like them signed in the same offseason, and Soriano was probably overpaid relative to the market but not that badly so. Nicely said...
Sounds about right. I think it gets done this week. After 5 years he'll only still be 31 years old in line for another big contract. If his arm holds up.