Tim Hudson had perfect form in his return to The Bigs. It would be good for baseball if the proud owner of 147 wins could return to his old self.
The Phillies have aces wild, which is better than Wild Aces.
Rereading the Scott Kazmir trade.
Leading Off
It's good to see Tim Hudson has returned to The Bigs.
Hudson's a talent who is fun to watch.
There's a decent book out there called "Aces: The Last Season on the Mound with Oakland's Big Three."
It's not the best writing, but the reporting is worth your while.
In the book, Hudson comes across as an interesting athlete and person.
But even before I read the book, I loved watching the right-hander pitch.
And it's only right that he get a chance to regain his former All-Star form.
Regional Roundup
- The Phillies opened up a series against a possible playoff opponent and showed how evenly-matched they could be. Jimmy Watch: 0-for-4, OBP dips below .290.
- The Orioles have a plan for their rookie pitchers. And they're sticking to it.
- Yep, the Nats lost.
- Neil Walker has made it to The Show. Now he can show us what he's capable of.
- Alex Rodriguez talks to students about his big mistake. Hey, he's kept his word on this so far so we should give him credit.
- A.J. Burnett hasn't won in more than a month.
- David Wright returns but the Mets can't right their ship.
- Everyday's a Holliday for Matt in St. Louis.
- The Rockies put a hurting on the Mets and have a lead in the WIld Card.
- Carlos Carrasco had a rough go of it in his Major League debut.
- Taking a look at the complicated move that sent Scott Kazmir to the Angels.
1990 -- Dave Stieb, who had lost three no-hit bids with one out to go in the previous two seasons, finally pitched one as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.
1993 -- The expansion Colorado Rockies drew 47,699 fans for their 6-1 loss to Montreal to set a single-season NL attendance record with a 62-game total of 3,617,863. Los Angeles set the previous record of 3,608,881 in 1982. Toronto set the major league record of 4,028,318 in 1992.
The Closer The Phillies need Cole Hamels to be his normal self if they're going to win the World Series. Since Aug. 15, he's been just that. On that date he pitched six innings and gave up two runs on three hits. That has started a run in which he has given up six runs in 28 innings - a 1.93 ERA - and struck out 24 while walking seven. If Hamels and Cliff Lee pitch like this in the playoffs, the only National League teams with a chance against the Phillies are the Cardinals and Giants.
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