Detroit Free Press - Those runs looked big when the Tigers scored once in the ninth off right-hander Antonio Alfonseca and brought the potential tying run to the plate with one out. Alfonseca, the interim closer, then fanned Guillen and got Pudge Rodriguez to ground out.
New York Post - June 17, 2007 -- When you're struggling at the plate like Carlos Delgado has been this year, you'll take even the smallest positives. So, after getting two hits in yesterday's 11-8 Mets' loss to the Yankees, Delgado seemed encouraged. The two singles
Boston Globe - With significant help from the generous and inconsistent work of plate umpire Charlie Reliford, Dice-K smothered Barry Bonds (1 for 6 at Fenway this weekend) and the Giants on three hits, fanning eight. Dice-K's countryman, Hideki Okajima, took
Houston Chronicle - Houston police officers continue writing tickets to motorists with brackets bordering their license plates despite a new law passed last month making it clear drivers should be cited only if the plate is significantly obscured. Since January
Cincinnati Enquirer - When an opposing runner is heading for home and Reds center fielder Josh Hamilton is charging the oncoming ball, he is transformed into a little kid. And baseball is nothing but fun. "To see the ball go up, to see the guy tagging, the crowd building
Detroit Free Press - It's displayed plain as day over the plate. Your catcher even takes the thinking out of it and suggests pitches and ball placement for each pitch. That's something you should pay attention to. You don't want to fall into the bad habit of using the
Ledger - The Padres were not happy Friday after Alfonso Soriano homered off David Wells, stopped at the plate to admire the ball and then started his home run trot with a few steps backward. Peavy was very critical of Soriano's antics. "If it happened
San Francisco Gate - Bill Hall of the Brewers did not make an out in Verlander's no-hitter, walking three times in all three plate appearances. ESPN's Jayson Stark reports Hall is the first player to walk three times while his team was getting no-hit since San Diego's