Win-Win Scenario

In conjunction with the last post, Josh Whitesell faced Jason Marquis earlier today and hit a home run, his 3rd round-tripper of the Spring.

But despair not, for Marquis had a quality start. In fact, he got the win; he went 5 innings, gave up 3 hits, 1 BB, 2 runs, and struck out 4. He also had an RBI on a sacrifice fly.

Stay tuned for a breakdown of Spring Training '09 where we'll look at the good, the bad, and the mediocre.

How Have We Fared Against Each Other?

Brad Ausmus Vs. Jose Bautista: 0 for 3, 2 Ks
Brad Ausmus Vs. Scott Radinsky: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Brad Ausmus Vs. Al Levine: 0 for 2
Brad Ausmus Vs. Mike Koplove: 0 for 4
Brad Ausmus Vs. Jason Marquis: 6 for 34 with 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 BBs, 4 Ks
Brad Ausmus Vs. Jason Hirsh: 0 for 1, 1 BB
Brad Ausmus Vs. Scott Feldman: 1 for 4, 1 RBI
Brad Ausmus Vs. John Grabow: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Brad Ausmus Vs. Scott Schoeneweis: 2 for 11, 2 BBs, 2 Ks

Ron Blomberg Vs. Steve Stone: 3 for 7, 1 double, 1 HR, 3 RBIs

Ryan Braun Vs. Jason Marquis: 4 for 11 with 1 double, 1 BB, 2 Ks
Ryan Braun Vs. John Grabow: 0 for 3, 2 Ks
Ryan Braun Vs. Jason Hirsh: 0 for 2, 1 BB

Mike Epstein Vs. Ken Holtzman: 1 for 11, 3 Ks
Mike Epstein Vs. Steve Stone: 2 for 6, 1 K

Shawn Green Vs. Scott Schoeneweis: 3 for 8 with 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 1 K
Shawn Green Vs. Jason Marquis: 8 for 26 with 1 double, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 4 BBs, 4 Ks
Shawn Green Vs. Al Levine: 2 for 4 with 1 BB
Shawn Green Vs. Mike Koplove: 2 for 6, 1 RBI, 3 BBs, 1 K
Shawn Green Vs. Scott Radinsky: 0 for 1
Shawn Green Vs. Jason Hirsh: 1 for 2
Shawn Green Vs. John Grabow: 1 for 6 with 1 BB, 2 Ks

Joe Ginsberg Vs. Barry Latman: 0 for 7, 2 BBs

Greg Goossen Vs. Bo Belinsky: 1 for 4 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Greg Goossen Vs. Larry Sherry: 1 for 1
Greg Goossen Vs. Ken Holtzman: 2 for 9 with 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 BBs, 2 Ks

Ken Holtzman Vs. Sandy Koufax: 0 for 2, 1 K

Gabe Kapler Vs. Scott Schoeneweis: 6 for 17 with 1 double, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 1 BB, 3 Ks
Gabe Kapler Vs. Al Levine: 0 for 7 with 2 BBs, 3 Ks
Gabe Kapler Vs. Mike Koplove: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 Ks
Gabe Kapler Vs. John Grabow: 1 for 1, 1 RBI

Ian Kinsler Vs. Jason Marquis: 0 for 2 with 1 BB
Ian Kinsler Vs. Scott Schoeneweis: 0 for 1

Sandy Koufax Vs. Ken Holtzman: 0 for 3, 3 Ks
Sandy Koufax Vs. Barry Latman: 0 for 2, 1 K
Sandy Koufax Vs. Bo Belinsky: 0 for 2

Barry Latman Vs. Sandy Koufax: 0 for 1, 1 K
Barry Latman Vs. Larry Sherry: 0 for 1

Mike Lieberthal Vs. Jose Bautista: 0 for 1
Mike Lieberthal Vs. Al Levine: 0 for 1
Mike Lieberthal Vs. Scott Radinsky: 2 for 3
Mike Lieberthal Vs. John Grabow: 0 for 1
Mike Lieberthal Vs. Scott Schoeneweis: 1 for 1
Mike Lieberthal Vs. Mike Koplove: 1 for 3
Mike Lieberthal Vs. Jason Marquis: 7 for 18 with 2 doubles, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 5 BBs, 2 Ks

Norm Miller Vs. Ken Holtzman: 0 for 6, 3 Ks

Dave Roberts Vs. Steve Stone: 0 for 2, 2 Ks

Saul Rogovin Vs. Sandy Koufax: 0 for 1, 1 K

Richie Scheinblum Vs. Steve Stone: 2 for 5, 1 BB
Richie Scheinblum Vs. Ken Holtzman: 2 for 15, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 Ks
Richie Scheinblum Vs. Dave Roberts: 1 for 2

Art Shamsky Vs. Steve Stone: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Art Shamsky Vs. Ken Holtzman: 0 for 2, 1 BB
Art Shamsky Vs. Dave Roberts: 0 for 2, 2 Ks

Larry Sherry Vs. Barry Latman: 1 for 2, 1 BB

Norm Sherry Vs. Larry Sherry: 0 for 1, 1 BB
Norm Sherry Vs. Sandy Koufax: 0 for 10, 1 BB, 2 Ks

Steve Stone Vs. Dave Roberts: 0 for 0, 1 BB

Don Taussig Vs. Sandy Koufax: 1 for 4, 1 BB, 2 Ks
Don Taussig Vs. Larry Sherry: 3 for 7, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 1 K

Kevin Youkilis Vs. Scott Schoeneweis: 1 for 3
Kevin Youkilis Vs. Mike Koplove: 0 for 1
Kevin Youkilis Vs. Scott Feldman: 0 for 5, 1 BB, 3 Ks
Kevin Youkilis Vs. Al Levine: 2 for 2, 1 HR, 2 RBIs

My Fantasy Baseball Team

Unfortunately, no JMLs, but I like it nonetheless. It's a 14-team league. Feel free to give it effusive praise or rip it apart.

C	Pablo Sandoval (SF - C,1B,3B)
1B	Adrián González (SD - 1B)
2B	Alexei Ramírez (CWS - 2B,SS,OF)
3B	Alex Gordon (KC - 3B)
SS	Hanley Ramírez (Fla - SS)
OF	Nate McLouth (Pit - OF)
OF	Andre Ethier (LAD - OF)
OF	Brad Hawpe (Col - OF)
Util	Elijah Dukes (Was - OF)
SP	Dan Haren (Ari - SP)
SP	James Shields (TB - SP)
RP	Carlos Mármol (ChC - RP)
RP	Huston Street (Col - RP)
P	John Danks (CWS - SP)
P	Gil Meche (KC - SP)
P	Mark Buehrle (CWS - SP)
BN	Kevin Kouzmanoff (SD - 3B)
BN	David DeJesús (KC - OF)
BN	Ryan Garko (Cle - 1B)
BN	Akinori Iwamura (TB - 2B)
BN	Manny Parra (Mil - SP)

Henley Field

Henley Field is a baseball park in Lakeland, Florida that was home to the Detroit Tigers from 1934-1966 during Spring Training.

Just think: Hank Greenberg used to play on this field. Why is this relevant, you ask?

My brother will be playing there tomorrow.

Scoreless Innings Streaks

1. Ken Holtzman - 33 2/3 innings (Chicago Cubs, 1969)

2. Sandy Koufax - 33 innings (Los Angeles Dodgers, 1963)

3. Ken Holtzman - 29 innings (Chicago Cubs, 1968)

4. Dave Roberts - 28 1/3 innings (San Diego Padres, 1970)

World Baseball Classic

If you're like me, the WBC just doesn't do it for you. But this year's tournament might garner some interest from MOTs. Ron Kaplan and Howard Megdal break it down for you. Check out Jew-S-A, Jew-S-A and Odds and Ends for more information.

Get Out the Rye Bread and Mustard, Grandma, It is Grand Salami Time!

1. Hank Greenberg - 11 grand slams

2. Al Rosen - 9 grand slams
2. Shawn Green - 9 grand slams
3. Sid Gordon - 7 grand slams
4. Mike Lieberthal - 4 grand slams
5. Brad Ausmus - 3 grand slams
5. Mike Epstein - 3 grand slams
6. Buddy Myer - 2 grand slams
6. Harry Danning - 2 grand slams
7. Gabe Kapler - 1 grand slam
7. Norm Sherry - 1 grand slam
7. Phil Weintraub - 1 grand slam
7. Lou Limmer - 1 grand slam
7. Kevin Youkilis - 1 grand slam
7. Jimmie Reese - 1 grand slam
7. Cal Abrams - 1 grand slam7. Ryan Braun - 1 grand slam
7. Norm Miller - 1 grand slam
7. Ron Blomberg - 1 grand slam (oddly enough he hit it with the White Sox)
7. Art Shamsky - 1 grand slam

7. Jason Marquis - 1 grand slam

7. Saul Rogovin - 1 grand slam

Honorable Mentions:

Lou Boudreau - 1 grand slam

David Newhan - 1 grand slam