Week 16 Review in The All American Home Run Derby

Dilldocks continues to occupy our top spot after claiming the 2nd Quarter prize. 283 homeruns is good enough to lead our game, but just by 1 homerun. AllorNothin is well within striking distance with a total of 282 homeruns. #1Philsfan remains in the thick of things with 278 HR. Our 4th place team is whoopers and Mr. Papa Georgio holds down the 5th spot.Our player break down is as follows…1 player with 29 homeruns1 player with 27 homeruns2 players with 25 homeruns1 player with 24 homeruns3 players with 23 homeruns4 players with 22 homeruns2 players with 21 homeruns2 players with 20 homeruns4 players with 19 homeruns5 players with 18 homeruns5 players with 17 homeruns3 players with 16 homeruns8 players with 15 homeruns4 players with 14 homeruns6 players with 13 homeruns5 players with 12 homeruns4 players with 11 homeruns4 players with 10 homeruns5 players with 9 homeruns3 players with 8 homeruns6 players with 7 homeruns5 players with 6 homeruns3 players with 4 homeruns2 players with 3 homeruns3 players with 2 homeruns3 players have failed to go deepRyan Howard still leads the league with 29 homeruns and Adam Dunn is keeping pace with 27 homeruns. Pat Burrell and Chase Utley sit 4 homeruns off the lead while Dan Uggla is 5 back.We have 11 other players over 20 HR including Hanley Ramirez with 23 HR, Rick Ankiel with 22 HR and Josh Hamilton with 21 HR.There are 25 players between 15 and 19 HR. A few of these guys are Derrek Lee and Corey Hart with 15, Miguel Cabrera and Evan Longoria with 17 and Albert Pujols with 18.We have 23 players in the 10-14 HR group. Nick Markakis and Garrett Atkins lead with way with 14 homeruns each. David Ortiz sits at 13 and looks to return this week and add to that total. Hunter Pence and Torii Hunter each have 12 HR while Adam LaRoche and Alex Gordon have 11.Thirty players have less than 10 homeruns. Ryan Zimmerman has 8 homeruns and should return this week and add to that number. B.J. Upton sits on 6 and has been moved down in the order. Jimmy Rollins is also stuck on 6 and hopes for a big 2nd half. Delmon Young has now hit 4 HR and that’s practically on fire for him. Andruw Jones continues to be a huge bust with just 2 homeruns.

MLB Sluggers Injury Report

Jermaine DyeDye could miss several days after being hit in the knee with a pitch.Alfonso SorianoIt’s unclear as to when exactly Soriano will return, but it will be this week.Khalil GreeneGreene is day-to-day with a stiff lower back.Carlos GuillenGuillen is out indefinitely as he tends to his wife who is suffering from complications during childbirth.David OrtizBig Papi has homered in 3 straight games during his rehab stint and is expected the rejoin the Sox on the 25th.Troy TulowitzkiTools is expected to return to the Rockies lineup on Monday.Frank ThomasThomas will be out at least 2 more weeks.Ryan ZimmermanZimmerman will rejoin the Nationals on Tuesday.Gary Matthews Jr. It’s possible that Matthews will have season-ending knee surgery.

MLB Injury Report: 6/29/2008

Written by Consigliere
Chipper JonesJones is still having an issue with his quad that has kept him out a handful of games this year. It’s possible that he’ll wind up on the disabled list.Dan UgglaBaseball’s homerun leader is suffering from a sprained ankle and could miss the next week, but it doesn’t appear that he’s be put on the DL.Ryan ZimmermanIt appears as though Zimmerman will be able to avoid going under the knife, but it’s still going to be quite sometime until he returns to the field.Magglio OrdonezMaggs will be taking 15 days off after straining his oblique while trying to track down a fly ball.Hank BlalockBlalock has been injured nearly non-stop this year, but his latest timetable for a return to the Rangers is July 18.Hideki Matsui Matsui has been placed on the 15-day DL with a knee injury. If rest doesn’t cure the problem, he could be facing surgery.

MLB Injury Report 6/1/2008

Injury Report 6-1-08
Hank Blalock
Blalock’s latest injury(wrist) required surgery and he’ll be out 2-4 weeks.
David Ortiz
Ortiz is out of the lineup with a wrist strain. He’s currently day-to-day.
Matt Holliday
Holliday is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday and return from the DL on June 10.
Eric Byrnes
Byrnes is on the DL with micro tears in both hamstrings and he’ll probably be out at least another 2 weeks.
Ryan Zimmerman
Zimmerman is out of the lineup with a shoulder problem. He’ll likely receive an MRI early in the week.
Brad Hawpe
If rehab goes well, Hawpe will return from the DL late this week.
Frank Thomas
An MRI revealed quad inflammation and the A’s have placed The Big Hurt on the DL.
Travis Hafner
Hafner’s shoulder injury has landed him on the DL.