2008 – The Dodgers top the Rockies, 11 – 3. Mark Redman allows 10 1st-inning runs but is left in the contest; such a scenario had not taken place in the major leagues for over a century. Redman throws shutout ball for the next five frames, but still takes the loss. Los Angeles sends 13 batters to the plate in the 1st, with a Matt Kemp grand slam the key blow.

ByTom

2008 – The Dodgers top the Rockies, 11 – 3. Mark Redman allows 10 1st-inning runs but is left in the contest; such a scenario had not taken place in the major leagues for over a century. Redman throws shutout ball for the next five frames, but still takes the loss. Los Angeles sends 13 batters to the plate in the 1st, with a Matt Kemp grand slam the key blow.

Brad Penny’s 96-mph fastball is missed by Dodger batterymate Russell Martin and knocks out umpire Kerwin Danley. After the players are asked to leave the field, the home plate arbitrator, who lost consciousness briefly, is placed on a stretcher and leaves the Dodgers-Rockies game in an ambulance.

ByTom

Brad Penny’s 96-mph fastball is missed by Dodger batterymate Russell Martin and knocks out umpire Kerwin Danley. After the players are asked to leave the field, the home plate arbitrator, who lost consciousness briefly, is placed on a stretcher and leaves the Dodgers-Rockies game in an ambulance.

Sara Tucholsky, a Western Oregon college senior, goes deep over the centerfield fence, but suffers a torn knee ligament rounding first and is unable to continue her trip around the bases. Any assistance from her teammates will turn the three-run homer into a two-run single and an out, but just before being lifted off the field, Central Washington senior Mallory Holtman comes forward along with other opposing players to carry their injured opponent around the bases in the ultimate display of sportsmanship.

ByTom

Sara Tucholsky, a Western Oregon college senior, goes deep over the centerfield fence, but suffers a torn knee ligament rounding first and is unable to continue her trip around the bases. Any assistance from her teammates will turn the three-run homer into a two-run single and an out, but just before being lifted off the field, Central Washington senior Mallory Holtman comes forward along with other opposing players to carry their injured opponent around the bases in the ultimate display of sportsmanship.

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VIN SCULLY, delivering the commencement address at Pepperdine University

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“We can’t tell you to survive the storms of life, we can tell you to dance in the rain, and you can do it. You really can do it. Very difficult, but possible.” – VIN SCULLY, delivering the commencement address at Pepperdine University. Vin Scully receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, the institution’s highest honor. The Dodgers’ Hall of Fame broadcaster delivers a stirring commencement address to the 2008 Class of Seaver College, telling the graduates that achieving dreams may be “very difficult, but possible”.

2007 – Rookie submarine pitcher Yushi Aida gets a win for the Yomiuri Giants over the Yokohama BayStars; he joins father Teruo Aida as the first father-son duo in Nippon Pro Baseball history to both win a game.

ByTom

2007 – Rookie submarine pitcher Yushi Aida gets a win for the Yomiuri Giants over the Yokohama BayStars; he joins father Teruo Aida as the first father-son duo in Nippon Pro Baseball history to both win a game.

Bronson Arroyo of the Cincinnati Reds strikes out eight over eight innings of one-hit ball to earn his fourth win, a 5 – 0 shutout of Washington.

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Bronson Arroyo of the Cincinnati Reds strikes out eight over eight innings of one-hit ball to earn his fourth win, a 5 – 0 shutout of Washington.

At Yankee Stadium, Tampa Bay beats New York, 4 – 2, despite setting a team record by walking 14 batters. It is the first time a team walks 14 and wins the game in 10 innings or less since this day in 1993, when Philadelphia did it over 10 innings against San Francisco.

ByTom

At Yankee Stadium, Tampa Bay beats New York, 4 – 2, despite setting a team record by walking 14 batters. It is the first time a team walks 14 and wins the game in 10 innings or less since this day in 1993, when Philadelphia did it over 10 innings against San Francisco.

In a game which included getting a whack on the top of the head by Shawn Green’s bat, Mike Piazza becomes the 41st major leaguer to collect 400 career home runs. The Padres backstop also extended his record for most home runs by a catcher to 377.

ByTom

In a game which included getting a whack on the top of the head by Shawn Green’s bat, Mike Piazza becomes the 41st major leaguer to collect 400 career home runs. The Padres backstop also extended his record for most home runs by a catcher to 377.

Francisco Cordero blows his third consecutive chance to save a game when the A’s tie the game 4-4 in the ninth and then score two in the next frame to beat the Rangers, 6-4. The Dominican closer’s fifth blown save establishes a big league mark for the first month of the season and overshadows the sixth straight game that the Ranger outfielder Kevin Mench has homered, a grand slam that sets a team record.

ByTom

Francisco Cordero blows his third consecutive chance to save a game when the A’s tie the game 4-4 in the ninth and then score two in the next frame to beat the Rangers, 6-4. The Dominican closer’s fifth blown save establishes a big league mark for the first month of the season and overshadows the sixth straight game that the Ranger outfielder Kevin Mench has homered, a grand slam that sets a team record.

Mike Piazza hits his 400th career home run in San Diego’s 3 – 2 loss to Arizona at PETCO Park. Piazza is the 41st player in major league history to reach the 400-homer plateau, and one of nine active players to do it.

ByTom

Mike Piazza hits his 400th career home run in San Diego’s 3 – 2 loss to Arizona at PETCO Park. Piazza is the 41st player in major league history to reach the 400-homer plateau, and one of nine active players to do it.