C. Young (7-3) - 7.0 IP 1 H 0 ER 2 BB 11 K 2.08 ERA. 110 pitches, 74 strikes.
Chris Young returned to the mound for the first time in a week and shut down the vaunted Boston Red Sox lineup on one hit over seven innings. San Diego took a 6-1 decision.
Will Venable was 0-4 on Saturday in a 6-1 San Antonio win over Midland.
News Tribune columnist John McGrath suggests Dave Blatt as the new Seattle Supersonics head coach.
Chris Young tries to end San Diego's four game losing streak as the Padres host the Red Sox at 10:05 pm ET.
Will Venable went 0-4 on Friday as the Missions won their second straight over Midland 6-0.
Good news for Princeton fans in southern Indiana. As first reported on princetonbasketball.com, the Tigers will be playing at Evansville on Wednesday, December 5th.
Chris Young's start against Boston has been pushed back one day from Friday until Saturday.
An interesting article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch on attrition under Chris Mooney at Richmond.
Will Venable was 1-5 with a run scored as San Antonio scored five runs in the eighth inning to defeat Midland 6-3.
In a feature from Black Athlete Sports Network on basketball great Dave Bing, I learned the following:
One university that didn't recruit him was Princeton, exactly where Bing wanted to go. He and his 3.1 grade-point average applied, but the school said no.
Bing went on to Syracuse, but he never forgot how he felt.
"For the first time in my life, I was rejected because somebody told me that I wasn't good enough. . . . I was devastated! I decided (on) my second choice, Syracuse University, and I made up my mind that I would never again put myself in a position where I would have to face rejection,"
6-7 forward Nikita Mescheriakov has received a full scholarship from Georgetown as a member of the class of 2011.
A brief quote from Princeton recruit Kareem Maddox from his graduation ceremony.
The Princeton Summer League began on Monday evening at Community Park. Chris Petrie scored 14 points for Coldwell Banker in a 55-51 loss to Mercedes. Last night Petrie had 12 points as Coldwell Banker defeated Cool Runnings 41-29.
In a 4-3 loss to Corpus Christi yesterday, Will Venable was 1-3 with a walk.
Will Venable was involved in all sorts of action throughout Tuesday's 7-6 San Antonio victory over Corpus Christi. In addition to two hits in four at-bats, Venable was caught stealing once and picked off once.
As expected, Chris Young will appeal his five game suspension.
MLB.com says it is likely Chris Young will appeal his five game suspension.
The Washington Post has more on Jeff Green's decision to stay in the NBA draft, including quotes from his college coach.
"It was a difficult decision on many levels," Georgetown Coach John Thompson III said. "He likes Georgetown, he likes his friends at Georgetown, and I don't want to speak for him, but I think he likes everything about Georgetown. To that end, it was a difficult decision."
Will Venable was 0-2 with two walks for San Antonio, as the Missions found their winning ways again, 5-4 over Corpus Christi.
It is decision time. Jeff Green has until 5:00 pm ET today to withdraw his name from the NBA draft.
Will Venable was 1-4 for San Antonio, but the Missions fell at Corpus Christi 8-1.
Afternoon updates:
Jeff Green will remain in the NBA draft.
Chris Young and Derrek Lee were both suspended five games for their roles in Saturday's fight. These suspensions are scheduled to begin Tuesday. Young's next start was slated for Friday against Boston.
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C. Young (6-3) - 3.0 IP 0 H 0 ER 2 BB 2 K 2.26 ERA. 56 pitches, 36 strikes.
A wild afternoon at Wrigley Field, as Chris Young was one of four players ejected in the top of the fourth inning following a bench-clearing altercation. Young had not allowed a base hit before being tossed. A 1-2 pitch from Young came inside on Chicago's Derrek Lee, hitting him on the wrist. Lee had words for Young on his way to first base. Young pointed at first as he responded verbally and Lee stepped out of the baseline towards Young, throwing a punch that did not connect. Young responded with a right hand that also missed and the dugouts emptied.
The Padres would grab victory on a home run in the top of the eighth inning, a 1-0 decision in a game where both teams had just two hits.
After the game Young insisted the plunking was unintentional.
"I'm not going to talk about it, but I didn't try to hit him and it doesn't have anything to do with anything that happened in the past," Young said. "I wish I could have stayed in the game. I would have liked to have been out there to contribute to the win more."
San Antonio's modest two game winning streak ended on Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Midland. Will Venable was 1-3 for the Missions. The game was called because of rain in the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded and nobody out.
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Chris Young and the Padres are in Chicago this afternoon to take on the Cubs. First pitch is 1:05 pm ET.
Two straight wins for San Antonio with Will Venable at the top of the lineup. Yesterday Venable was 3-5 with two doubles as the Missions took out Midland 8-3.
The Princeton athletic department has issued a press release saying that Noah Savage and Chris Petrie will both be playing in the Princeton Summer League. The league kicks off with a tripleheader on Monday night.
Georgetown and Memphis will start a four year series at FedEx Forum this season.
Will Venable was back in the lead-off slot last night and responded by going 3-4 with a run scored as San Antonio ended a seven game losing streak with a 10-7 win over Midland.
The Town Topics reports Noah Savage will not be playing for George's Roasters in the Princeton Summer League this year, but according to the league commissioner, the team may add two unnamed Princeton players to their roster.
Pete Carril makes Sports Illustrated's list of the "Best Brains in Sports."
Will Venable was 0-3 at the plate as San Antonio dropped the first game of a series with Midland 7-2.
Will Venable was named to the 2007 Texas League South Division All-Star Team. The game will be played on June 26th at Corpus Christi.
On the field, Venable was 1-4 last night as San Antonio lost their sixth straight by a score of 4-2 to Corpus Christi. Monday night saw Venable go 0-4 in a 2-1 loss to the Hooks.
ESPN has introduced a new MLB Player Rankings system. According to this formula, Chris Young is one of the top four pitchers in the National League.
Mike Maker, who interviewed for the Princeton head coaching position, has landed as an assistant coach at Creighton.
