Wednesday afternoon, Aaron Boone gave new meaning to the phrase - 'warning track power.' Yeah, Boone went 0-3 against the Chicago Cubs, and when the game was over his average stood at .000, but the Houston Astro first baseman grabs my POTW. On March 26th of this year Boone had open-heart surgery to repair a cogenital defect in his aortic valve. Five months later, Boone … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | 8/31- 9/6
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Urckfitz Takes Another Step
By Paul Gotham When Pat Urckfitz took the mound on August 21st, the outing was not unlike many of his previous performances. The left-hander came on in relief and tossed an inning and a third of shutout ball. The difference this time was that the native of Penfield, New York did his work for the Lancaster Jet Hawks of the Class A Advanced California League. Urckfitz took the … [Read more...] about Urckfitz Takes Another Step