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You can go anywhere and read a detailed account of Friday’s Detroit Tigers home opener against the Indians. But here at DesigNate Robertson, I feel the need to give you a different account of the day’s action. You see, the plan was to arrive in Detroit early and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of Opening Day. But plans have a way of unraveling. So ...

“Now this is what it’s like when worlds collide” -Powerman 5000 That’s a fitting line from a mediocre band that I normally don’t like enough to be quoting. I actually don’t like them at all, but I remembered hearing that line in a song growing up. I googled it, and here we are with that for the introduction to an article. I spent last night drinking at a house where seemingly everyone was in ...

CC Sabathia (1-0) was four outs away from pitching the 12th no-hitter in Yankees history. But with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Kelly Shoppach, who was Sabathia’s teammate in Cleveland from 2006-08, singled to left to end the no-hit bid. While Sabathia was nearly flawless on the mound, New York pounded out 10 runs on 14 hits in a 10-0 shutout Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field. ...

He just couldn't wait to get out there. Manager Joe Girardi appeared to be out of the dugout before Kelly Shoppach's line drive single to left hit the turf in front of Brett Gardner with two outs in the eighth inning. It was the Rays' first hit of the afternoon off CC Sabathia and with the big lefty at 111 pitches in his second start of the season, Girardi basically sprinted onto ...

Madison Bumgarner had the worst outing of his professional career on Friday night as the Reno Aces beat the Fresno Grizzlies, 8-5, in Pacific Coast League Class AAA play on Friday. Catcher Buster Posey couldn't be much hotter at Fresno, hitting .538 after consecutive two-hit games Friday and Saturday. Bumgarner, the 20-year-old who entered spring training with a tentative hold on the No. 5 spot in the San Francisco Giants starting rotation, ...

If you were a Yankee fan watching this game, chances are you didn’t move for a good two or three innings while C.C. Sabathia put together a great rebound performance after his shaky first start against Boston. Actually "great" is probably an understatement, since he went 7.2 innings before allowing a single to Kelly Shoppach (who is now forever hated by Yankee fans). Sabathia only struck out five, but was absolutely ...

After seven and two-thirds innings of no-hit ball Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay, C.C. Sabathia was within striking distance of his first career no-hitter.   Just four outs to go.   His team enduring an 8-0 thumping from the visiting New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach arrived in the batter’s box with one desire—to break up the no-hitter.   Traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians in 2006 as part ...

Coco Cordero is already in mid-season form. Wait a minute, that is not a good thing, at least not in my mind. As he did countless times last year, he was called on in the ninth to protect a lead, this time two runs. He pitched horribly and yet was rewarded with a save. Show me some justice! If you check the box score you will ...

  FOX’s first baseball broadcast of the year has been an exciting. New York Yankees’ lefty CC Sabathia has thrown seven innings of no-hit baseball against the Tampa Bay Rays. Let’s pick up the action in the bottom of the eighth inning with the Yankees leading 8-0. Game – New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays Date - 4/10/10 Bottom 8th Sabathia will face Willy Aybar, Pat Burrell, and Kelly Shoppach this inning. ...

Update : With two outs in the eighth inning, Sabathia lost his no-hit bid on a base hit to left field by Tampa catcher Kelly Shoppach.   I know some people might blast me for posting this, but I’m not overly superstitious and I know that nothing I do here in New York is going to change anything going on in Tampa. But if you are not already doing so, you’d better tune ...