Tuesday, April 17, 2007
April 17th 2007 Stuff
News---Ryan needs no surgery; Johnson does; Glaus placed on DL (Link to full article)
-Soriano day-to-day with injured hamstring (Link)
-Guerrero hit by pitch, leaves game with wrist contusion (Link)
-Slice of pizza thrown at Fenway (Link)
-Rays blow 7-1 lead, lose 9-7 (Link)
This Date in Baseball History--
-1869: The first professional baseball game ever was played, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Cincinnati Amateurs 24-15.
-1951: Golfer Sam Snead teed off from home plate and hit the center field scoreboard at Wrigley Field before the Cubs home opener.
-1953: Yankees' Mickey Mantle hit a 565-foot home run against the Senators.
Matchup with most letters--
A. Wainwright (STL) vs. T. Gorzelanny (PIT)
Should be a high scoring game--
S. Trachsel (BAL) vs. C. Fossum (TB)
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