Tag: Tim Hudson

MMO Exclusive: Former Outfielder and Current MLB Network Analyst, Eric Byrnes

Eric Byrnes has never shied away from a challenge. Whether it was learning to control his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a youth, revitalizing his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being released by the Baltimore Orioles after the ’05 season, or training for and completing the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in under 24 hours, the competitor in him never...

MMO Exclusive Interview: Former Mets Pitching Coach, Rick Peterson

Rick Peterson has grown up knowing baseball his entire life. His dad, Harding William Peterson, played professionally as a catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a limited role in the mid-to-late ’50s, appearing in a total of 66 games. With his playing career behind him, Peterson later adapted to life in the front office. He was the Pirates’ Scouting Director from 1969-76, then...

Billy Beane Compares Mets’ Staff To A’s

In an interview with Ken Davidoff of the NY Post, Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane compared the Mets’ young pitchers to his star-studded rotation in Oakland during the early 2000’s. The A’s staff featured three top starters in Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson, who carried the team to multiple playoff berths. “There’s definitely a difference in styles,” Beane...

San Francisco Giants Are World Series Champs, Bumgarner Named MVP

Congratulations to the 2014 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants, who defeated the Kansas City Royals with a 3-2 win in Game 7 on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Giants are the first National League team to win three World Series in five years in 68 years. Madison Bumgarner was named the World Series MVP. The 25-year-old lefty tossed five scoreless innings in relief in Game 7 on...

World Series Thread: Royals vs Giants, 8:00 PM (Game 3)

Kansas City Royals vs. San Francisco Giants Game 3: Friday, 8:00 PM ET on FOX Jeremy Guthrie (0-0, 1.80) vs. Tim Hudson (0-0, 3.29) With the series tied at one game a piece, the Giants and Royals head west for three games at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Despite an 11 year major league career, this will be only the second career playoff start for Jeremy Gurthrie. He pitched five innings of...

NLDS Thread: Giants vs Nationals, Cardinals vs Dodgers

Game 1 San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals Satuday, Oct. 4, 5:30 PM, Fox Sports 1 Tim Hudson (9-13, 3.57) vs. Jordan Zimmerman (14-5, 2.66)  The Nationals will try to bounce back from a tough game one loss to the Giants on Saturday, sending their 14-game winner Jordan Zimmerman to the mound against the third man in the rotation, Tim Hudson, for the Giants. Game 2 St. Louis Cardinals at...

MMO Game Recap: Giants 5, Mets 4 In Crushing Defeat

The Mets just lost in stunning fashion to the San Francisco Giants who scored two ninth inning runs to clinch a 5-4 victory in front of a packed house at AT&T Park. Mets closer Jenrry Mejia came on to pitch the ninth with the team up 4-3. He struck out the first batter Angel Pagan, but the ball got away from Anthony Recker and his throw to Lucas Duda at first base was late, as the hustling...

MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Giants, 10:05 PM

The Mets will need a win against the pitcher with the top ERA in the majors to prevent their dive from reaching five Saturday. Bartolo Colon (5-5, 4.52 ERA) opposes San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Hudson (6-2, 1.75) at 10:05 PM at AT&T Park. Colonis fourth among active Major Leaguers with 194 career wins while tonight’s Giants starter Tim Hudson is first with 211 victories. Ruben...

MMO Game Recap: Giants 4, Mets 2

The Mets (28-33), who hoped to bounce back after being swept by the Chicago Cubs, lost 4-2 to the Giants (40-21) to drop their fourth game in a row and are now 4-5 on their current 11 game road trip. Jon Niese, who faced off against Matt Cain, matched zeros with the Giants starter until the fifth inning when Niese gave a one-out triple to Brandon Hicks and then a sac fly by Brandon Crawford...

Wright Makes No Excuses, “We Were Outplayed”

What a difference three days can make. Heading into Friday’s series opener against the Cubs, the Mets were firing on all pistons after taking four of five games against the Phillies in Philadelphia. However, things didn’t go as expected and the Mets were swept by the Cubs, dropping them to fourth place and four games under .500 for the season at 28-32. “I thought we played well in...

Baltimore Deals Closer Jim Johnson to Oakland

O’s Deal Johnson A’s The Oakland A’s have acquired righthander Jim Johnson from the Orioles for second baseman Jemile Weeks, reports Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The Orioles let teams know they were willing to listen to trade offers for Johnson who is one the top closers in the league. Johnson is expected to earn as much as $10.8 million in arbitration. That’s more than the entire...

Royals Ink LHP Jason Vargas To 4-Year Deal

The Kansas City Royals have signed free-agent starting pitcher Jason Vargas to a four-year, $32 million deal. Vargas, 30, will replace the departed Ervin Santana in the Royals rotation. General manager Dayton Moore initially pushed hard to sign righthander Tim Hudson before he ended up signing with San Francisco. The lefthanded Vargas was 9-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 24 starts last season for the...

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