Rex

Oswalt is on 3 days rest...hopefully we can put a few up on him to take some pressure of our pen. He threw 120 pitches over 5 innings vs. the Phils......

sounded like his hand(blister??) and it was affecting his delivery....

Looks like Mitre has a short night.....sounded like Gregg coming in..

did marlins score i taping america idio for wife Hanley led off with a HR....over the RF fence.... 1-0 Fish....

Hanley :bases_homerun: #2 on the year....

nice solid hit JoBo......

5 runs in the 1st....just what our offense needed after Wednesday....

Cape I am screwed on DTV I cannot watch it and there is no alternte for FSNWI. Right now all I see on FSNWI is the Pacers and Bucks. Try ch. 652.

nice defense.....

That game was played in snow flurries. And if I remember correctly that lone hit came VERY late in the game. Alex was working on the franchise's 2nd no-no. Any way to look that up and see if my memory is correct or if I am suffering fron another bout of CRS? Florida Marlins 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Day Game Played on Thursday, April 10, 1997 (D) at Wrigley Field FLA N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 4 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 BATTING Florida Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Castillo 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Renteria ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 Sheffield rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 White cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 Conine 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 Zaun c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Fernandez p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 30 1 7 1 2 3 27 11 FIELDING - E: Renteria 2 (4), Bonilla (3), Zaun (1). BATTING - SH: Renteria (1,off Castillo); Fernandez (1,off Castillo). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Castillo (4,2nd base off Castillo/Servais); White 2 (3,2nd base off Castillo/Servais 2). CS: White (2,3rd base by Castillo/Servais). Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McRae cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 Sosa rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 Dunston ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Orie 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Rojas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Servais c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 D. Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Castillo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Hansen 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 1 0 0 8 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Orie-Sandberg-Houston. BASERUNNING - SB: Dunston (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Zaun). PITCHING Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR Fernandez W(2-0) 9 1 0 0 0 8 0 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR Castillo L(0-2) 8 7 1 1 2 2 0 Rojas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 Umpires: Brian Gorman, Dana DeMuth, Jerry Meals, Gary Darling Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 28585 Starting Lineups: Florida Marlins Chicago Cubs 1. Castillo 2b McRae cf 2. Renteria ss Brown lf 3. Sheffield rf Sandberg 2b 4. Bonilla 3b Sosa rf 5. Alou lf Houston 1b 6. White cf Dunston ss 7. Conine 1b Orie 3b 8. Zaun c Servais c 9. Fernandez p Castillo p MARLINS 1ST: Castillo singled to shortstop; Castillo stole second; Renteria out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Castillo to third]; Sheffield singled to center [Castillo scored]; Bonilla lined to center; Alou flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: McRae grounded out (second to first); Brown flied to center; Sandberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 2ND: White walked; Conine popped to second; White stole second; Zaun popped to first; Fernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Sosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Houston grounded out (shortstop to first); Dunston flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 3RD: Castillo singled to center; Renteria singled to right [Castillo to second]; Sheffield grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Castillo to third, Renteria out at second]; Bonilla grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Orie popped to third; Servais popped to center; Castillo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 4TH: Alou popped to shortstop; White walked; Conine flied to center; Zaun flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: McRae lined to right; Brown struck out; Sandberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 5TH: Fernandez singled to center; Castillo flied to center; Renteria was called out on strikes; Sheffield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Sosa lined to center; Houston grounded out (second to first); Dunston reached on an error by Renteria [Dunston to first]; Dunston stole second [Dunston to third (error by Zaun)]; Orie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 6TH: Bonilla singled to right; Alou flied to center; White forced Bonilla (first to shortstop); White stole second; White was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to third to second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Servais grounded out (shortstop to first); Castillo struck out; McRae lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 7TH: Conine singled to center; Zaun lined to center; Fernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Conine to second]; Castillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Brown grounded out (second to first); Sandberg struck out; Sosa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 8TH: Renteria grounded out (second to first); Sheffield was called out on strikes; Bonilla grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: Houston grounded out (first unassisted); Dunston struck out; Orie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. MARLINS 9TH: ROJAS REPLACED ORIE (PITCHING); HANSEN REPLACED CASTILLO (PLAYING 3B); Alou popped to catcher; White flied to left; Conine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 9TH: D. CLARK BATTED FOR SERVAIS; D. Clark was called out on strikes; Hansen singled to pitcher; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR HANSEN; McRae reached on an error by Bonilla [Hernandez to second, McRae to first]; Brown reached on an error by Renteria [Hernandez out at third (shortstop to third), McRae to second, Brown to first]; Sandberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Marlins 1 7 4 6 Cubs 0 1 0 3 http://www.retrosheet.org

Jacobs :bases_homerun: #2

Willingham 1st of the year :bases_homerun:

:usaflag Congrats and thank you....

http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?opt...5&Itemid=52 MLB.TV Unable to Keep Up with Demand Written by Maury Brown Wednesday, 04 April 2007 MLB.TV As the Extra Innings negotiations drag on well past the beginning of the season, MLB is finding that popularity?even of the forced variety?can come with a price. Case in point, MLB.TV. With many consumers caught in the Extra Innings squeeze-play, many are looking to make sure that they can catch out-of-market games through MLB?s online service. When coupled with MLB offering up MLB.TV free via a 5-Day Trial, and an advertising blitz that saw a full-page ad in today?s USA Today, demand may be at the highest levels yet. That has created quality issues, especially with the use of Mosaic. The Mosaic Blog for MLB, which is tracking issues and working to resolve them, is being hit hard with quality concerns. As one reader commented: Guys, I understand that launching a new product is difficult, and I know you are working hard. But you need to start yelling over to the MLB Executives that the time has come for a public apology about this. We are into Day 4 of the Regular Season and the MLB.tv experience is continuing to degrade. Given the visibility of the Extra Innings negotiations, and the off-season advertisements touting the increased bandwidth being offered, MLB.com should have been prepared for the issues. Consumers may wish to wait until the bugs are sorted out before making the jump to MLB.TV at this time due to this news.

Attention all: Its only one game. We arent going to win every game. We won a series on the road, lets be happy about that. I'm not putting it all on Julio.....We had 2 chances to get insurance runs and we couldn't come through(MAYBE it wouldn't have matter, but maybe we pitch someone else in a non-save situation). Washington didn't show much in 2.5 games, we should have put them away. Some teams find ways to win, some find ways to lose. We should have found a way to win today....we didn't. You gotta beat the bad teams, do what you can against others.

Not sure how reliable this website is....I just started following it. It tries to estimate the true distance of a hit. FWIW. http://www.hittrackeronline.com/top_true_distance.php http://www.hittrackeronline.com/top_standard_distance.php Dan Uggla standard distance 424ft ..... true distance 463ft Miguel Cabrera standard 408ft .....true 429 ft.

Congrats to the Gators and their fans..... :notworthy back2back :notworthy

Nothing like starting the season with the clowns on MASN rather than Rich & Tommy :banghead agreed, Joe G. over on YES(NYY/TBR) Yea Hanley....starting the season off.....

Coach Hill, Thanks.....for working with our defense, so they were in the proper position to make that "dazzling" defensive play. Hopefully the lessons will be remembered. It will also seem strange not seeing you greeting base runners at 1B. We've gone through a few managers, and coaches, in the last 5 years. The one constant, on the coaching staff, was you. Thanks for staying as long as you did. You and your family will be in our thoughts. We wish you well. Rex

From the Mpls. Star Tribune, registration may be required. http://www.startribune.com/150/story/1083732.html Jim Souhan: Castillo will beat you ?til it hurts Twins second baseman Luis Castillo sometimes moves as if his body is falling apart, then he?ll deliver a clutch hit or a diving stop. By Jim Souhan, Star Tribune Last update: March 27, 2007 ? 8:54 PM FORT MYERS, Fla. ? Luis Castillo is prepared to remind Minnesotans that "icing" is not just a hockey term. Castillo, the Twins' second baseman, wears ice bags the way supermodels wear Dolce & Gabbana ? frequently, and with a dramatic flair. If there is such a thing as body language, Castillo's speaks with a stutter. The guy should come with his own scaffolding. Castillo is known for begging his way into the lineup, limping to the plate, cruising into first base on a bloop hit, looking into the stands for a doctor who can perform knee-replacement surgery ? then stealing second on the next pitch. This spring, Castillo looks typically rickety and effective. He hit a two-run single in the second inning of the Twins' 4-3 victory over the Yankees at Hammond Stadium ? and stole second on the next pitch. He's batting .438 this spring, and vowing to improve on a 2006 performance that proved vital. "I had a good spring before, but this year, I feel much better," he said. "I'm more in shape. I know I'm going to be in the leadoff spot more. Last year, I was going to be hitting second. This year is different. I want to steal more bases. I'm going to be more aggressive." The iceman goeth. Castillo stole 25 bases last year, his highest total since he stole 48 in 2002 with the Marlins, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire learned not to pay attention if Castillo uses crutches to reach first. "We had a game early in the season, and Luis was limping, and Gardy was like, 'What's wrong with Luis?"' said catcher Mike Redmond, who broke into the Marlins' system in '93 with Castillo. "He was trying to get an infielder ready. I was like, 'Hey, Gardy, that's just Luis. Don't take him out. He wants to play.' He'll limp around like that, then he'll make a play in the hole or beat out a grounder." Said Castillo: "Sometimes I'm hurt. Sometimes I let the other team see I'm hurt, and then I take advantage." Gardenhire's decision to shift Castillo to the leadoff spot was one of the many moves that roughly coincided with the Twins' four-month run of excellence last season. "Luis is one of the biggest gamers I've ever played with," Redmond said. "He's a little beat up. He's played a lot of games over the years. But nobody wants to win more than Luis. "If you watch him after he makes an out, and he's flipping his glove in the air and beating himself up, you might say, 'What's wrong with this guy?' I know he's mad because he didn't get on base. Nobody knows him better than me, and if I was going to take a second baseman, Luis would be on my team every time." Said Torii Hunter: "He's always flinching and talking to himself on the field. I think he's talking to himself. There's nobody else around." Castillo might be the anti-Twin. He doesn't run full speed on every ground ball. While his teammates run off the field after the third out, Castillo looks like he's window shopping in the Mall of America. "He was big for this team last year, man," Redmond said. "We have a lot of young players who hadn't always played through nagging injuries, and there was Luis, icing those knees and asking to play." This is the last year of Castillo's four-year contract. He'll make $5.75 million, then become a free agent. By next season, top infield prospect Alexi Casilla could replace Castillo at second, or perhaps, with a big year, third baseman Matt Moses could move to the big leagues and allow Nick Punto to shift to second or return to a utility role. Twins fans gloat over the trade General Manager Terry Ryan made to acquire Joe Nathan, Boof Bonser and Francisco Liriano for A.J. Pierzynski. How about this one: Minor-league pitchers Travis Bowyer and Scott Tyler for Castillo. The Marlins released Bowyer this spring, and Tyler is still in the mid-minors. "He's won three Gold Gloves and a World Series ring, but he's still hungry," Redmond said. "When we traded for him, the first thing he asked me was, 'Are we good?' He wants to win, man, and he was a big part of our winning last year."

Heat's Wade has extensive workout BY MICHAEL WALLACE mwallace@MiamiHerald.com Heat guard Dwyane Wade completed his most extensive workout Tuesday since he dislocated his shoulder last month and could begin practicing with the team as early as next week. Wade went through shooting drills on a side court as his teammates practiced Tuesday morning at AmericanAirlines Arena. Once the 90-minute practice ended, Wade continued to shoot and drive to the basket for another hour in a workout with rookie point guard Chris Quinn and two Heat assistant coaches. Wade said afterward it was the most work he has done on the court since he dislocated his left shoulder and sustained a torn labrum during a Feb. 21 loss in Houston. ''I'm continuing to work every day, and when it feels right, it'll feel right,'' Wade said. ``Today was my first day. That was my introduction. It was pretty good work. Every day I try to shoot more and more. ``Where I felt the night of the injury to where I am now feels like a year ago. It just feels great to be out there.'' Wade, the NBA's fourth-leading scorer at 28.8 points a game, has missed 17 games since the injury. But the Heat (38-32) has gone 12-5 in his absence and moved into first place in the Southeast Division with Monday night's win against Atlanta. Heat coach Pat Riley said Wade and forward Jason Kapono, who is recovering from an ankle injury, will not travel with the team on its three-game trip that begins Wednesday in Toronto and continues Friday at Minnesota and Sunday at Detroit. But both players could be back on the practice court when the Heat returns. Wade said a follow-up MRI exam on his shoulder Friday revealed the joint is healing and growing stronger with rehabilitation. Riley said that although it was encouraging to see Wade increasing his workload on the practice court, it was too soon to offer a time frame for his potential return to game action. ''There's no sense putting a date on it until there's a date,'' Riley said. 'But he's arriving mentally at a time when he's going to give it a shot at practice, maybe sometime next week. But there's still an `if' here. ``He's a very valuable asset to this city and franchise. We want to make sure he feels comfortable with his health.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/54507.html

Frozen Four teams have been determined. North Dakota vs. Boston College Maine vs. Michigan St. http://www.ncaasports.com/icehockey/mens/brackets/2007/DI

gameday: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2006/gd.ht...1&brand=mlb

2007 selection announcement March 18, 2007 INDIANAPOLIS--The NCAA Division I Men?s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2007 NCAA Division I Men?s Ice Hockey Championship. The championship playoff format involves four predetermined regional sites with four teams assigned to each site. The four regional winners advance to the Men?s Frozen Four. The entire championship uses a single-elimination format. Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the postseason champions of six conferences. The remainder of the field is selected at large. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, was the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, included the University of Notre Dame, Clarkson University and the University of New Hampshire. The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year?s championship are as follows: East Regional, March 23-24 Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York March 23, 2:30 p.m. Eastern time No. 1 Clarkson (25-8-5) vs. No. 4 Massachusetts (20-12-5) March 23, 6 p.m. Eastern time No. 2 St. Cloud State (22-10-7) vs. No. 3 Maine (21-14-2) March 24, 6 p.m. Eastern time East Regional Championship Midwest Regional, March 23-24 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan March 23, 5 p.m. Eastern time No. 1 Notre Dame (31-6-3) vs. No. 4 Alabama-Huntsville (13-19-3) March 23, 8:30 p.m. Eastern time No. 2 Boston U. (26-11-1) vs. No. 3 Michigan State (22-13-3) March 24, 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Midwest Regional Championship West Regional, March 24-25 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado March 24, 3:30 p.m. Eastern time No. 1 Minnesota (30-9-3) vs. No. 4 Air Force (19-15-5) March 24, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time No. 2 Michigan (26-13-1) vs. No. 3 North Dakota (22-13-5) March 25, 6 p.m. Eastern time West Regional Championship Northeast Regional, March 24-25 Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire March 24, 1 p.m. Eastern time No. 1 New Hampshire (26-10-2) vs. No. 4 Miami (Ohio) (23-13-4) March 24, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time No. 2 Boston College (26-11-1) vs. No. 3 St. Lawrence (23-13-2) March 25, 3:30 p.m. Eastern time Northeast Regional Championship Men?s Frozen Four, April 5 and 7 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri April 5, 4 and 8 p.m. Eastern time (order of games TBD) East Regional Champion vs. Midwest Regional Champion Northeast Regional Champion vs. West Regional Champion April 7, 7 p.m. Eastern time National Championship The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification: Atlantic Hockey Association ? Air Force Central Collegiate Hockey Association ? Notre Dame College Hockey America ? Alabama-Huntsville Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League - Clarkson Hockey East Association ? Boston College Western Collegiate Hockey Association ? Minnesota ESPN, Inc. will air all 15 tournament games live. ESPN will produce the 12 regional games and syndicate each game for interested local cable systems, regional sports networks and selected over-the-air stations. In addition, ESPNU will air more than 20 hours of coverage over the weekend. The 12 regional games will not air on ESPN or ESPN2 but rather an ?ESPN Syndication? television platform or ESPNU, which is available on DirecTV channel 609. ESPN2 will broadcast the semifinal games. ESPN will televise the national championship game. For a complete clearance list, log onto www.NCAAsports.com, click Broadcast, then click NCAA Championships TV Schedule. For more information about the championship, log on to www.NCAAsports.com. -Courtesy NCAA http://www.ncaasports.com/icehockey/mens/story/10068199 http://www.ncaasports.com/icehockey/mens/brackets/2007/DI

UND-Minn going to OT.....tied at two. WCHA Final Five Championship Minnesota wins it in OT....an unlikely goal, Blake Wheeler scored as he was falling down....he just swiped at it and it went in.... winning goal video: