Full Spectrum Baseball » Gary Marchese http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com Covering the entire spectrum of fantasy baseball, MLB news and sabermetrical breakdowns Mon, 20 May 2013 15:29:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 3 Up and 3 Down http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com/2012/09/20/3-up-and-3-down-7/ http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com/2012/09/20/3-up-and-3-down-7/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:52:39 +0000 Gary Marchese http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com/?p=5343 3 Up and 3 Down:

Here is my weekly 3 up and 3 down column.  You can reach me at gmarchesej@aol.com through email, @gmarchesej through twitter and on facebook.  You can also comment under this article and as always thanks for reading my column and the sites in general.  I feel that this is a great site and everyone does very good work.

Up: Alex Rodriguez

<strong>Up: Alex Rodriguez</strong>
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Alex Rodriguez was on the DL with a broken hand.  His absence definitely hurt the Yankees.  Rodriguez in his last 18 games has hit safely in 17 of them.  He is batting 329 with four homeruns and 12 RBI.  He has an RBI in every game except one since he came back.

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UP: The Baltimore Orioles

<strong>UP: The Baltimore Orioles</strong>
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The Baltimore Orioles as a team cut down a ten game deficit to the New York Yankees.  The Baltimore Orioles tied them for first place on Tuesday night.  The Orioles have been playing great baseball and the Yankees not but they actually have a very good shot at the postseason and even the division who would of though that.

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Up - Adrian Beltre 

<strong>Up - Adrian Beltre </strong>
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Adrian Beltre -He just had a three homerun game and then he hits for the cycle. Beltre is batting 310 with 23 homeruns and 74 RBI on the season.  He is having a very good year and really coming on lately also.

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The three up for this week are the Los Angeles Dodgers, who flexed their financial might,  Matt Harvey, as he made his major league debut and one other successful start and Joba Chamberlain, who returned to the big leagues after 14 months away.

3 Up

Los Angeles Dodgers:The Dodgers were sold to a group led by former NBA player Magic Johnson earlier this year.  They are ½ a game out of first place in the NL West and they made several moves at Tuesdays trade deadline.  They acquired reliever Brandon League from the Mariners.  They also acquired Hanley Ramirez from the Marlins and Shane Victorino from the Phillies.  Things are looking up in Hollywood for Donnie Baseball and the Dodgers.

Matt Harvey has looked very impressive in his two major league starts with the Mets.  In his first start he struck out 11 batters.  He struck out seven in his second start, the 11 in his first start were the most by a Mets pitcher in his debut in franchise history.  He is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA.

Joba Chamberlain made his return on Wednesday coming into a blow out game.  He didn’t pitch particularly well but he did pitch 1 1/3 innings and get his feet wet.  He could be a huge factor down the stretch for the Yankees bullpen. He could become the seventh inning guy and really shorten the game as he, Dave Robertson and Rafael Soriano can close out the games.

3 Down

Josh Hamilton has been going through a tough stretch and finally came out and said he is attempting to quit tobacco and it is really affecting him right now.  His numbers have just been awful and it might be because he has struggled with quitting tobacco.

Ivan Nova has really been hit lately and he has been losing a lot more then he has in a long time.  Nova got knocked around the other night by the Baltimore Orioles.  He gave up nine runs and then said he just pitched in bad luck.  It looks like he may need to mature a little more and learn.  It may have come to easy to him in the beginning and this is what happens.  He is 10-5 with a 4.53 Era this season.

The Miami Marlins are down because they haven’t lived up to expectations and now traded away their team as the trade deadline came.  They traded their star Hanley Ramirez.  They traded Anibal Sanchez one of their pitchers, Gaby Sanchez and more.  They just got their new stadium and they are already tearing their team apart.  I don’t know how they expect to sustain a fan base in South Florida.

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Down - Alex Rodriguez

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Down - Alex Rodriguez who is out 6-8 weeks with a broken hand.  Rodriguez was having a tough season but on a tough west coast trip for the Yankees Arod was starting to hit better then he has all season.  On Tuesday night he was hit by a pitch in the hand and fractured it, he will be out now until September.

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Down - David Ortiz

<strong>Down - David Ortiz</strong>
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David Ortiz of the Red Sox got injured running the bases during a teammates homerun.  He pulled or strained a muscle in his leg and he may miss a couple of weeks.  The Red Sox have been really hurt by the injury bug this season and it seems to keep on coming just when they think they have good news on others.

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Down - Albert Pujols

<strong>Down - Albert Pujols</strong>
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Albert Pujols had been struggling so much this season.  He was stuck on the interstate for a long time but now he is getting back to the player we are used to seeing.  Pujols is batting 261 overall with 12 homeruns and 46 RBI.

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Hi everyone it is that time once again.  It is time for my weekly 3 up and 3 down column.  It is my look around baseball at three players or teams who are up and then three who are down.  I hope you all enjoy this weekly article.  I can be reached remember through email, twitter, face book and commenting under the article.   My email is gmarchesej@aol.com, twitter is @gmarchesej and you know where to find me on facebook.  Thanks as always for reading and I appreciate any feedback.

Up - Carlos Ruiz

<strong>Up - Carlos Ruiz</strong>
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Carlos Ruiz is having a great year for the Phillies.  He is batting 350 with eight homeruns and 33 RBI and a 404 on base percentage.  Ruiz is a catcher.  Those are impressive stats for a catcher.  He has even stolen a couple of bases.  He has a 559 slugging and 963 OPS.

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It is that time once again, my weekly three up and three down column.  I take a look weekly at players and teams who are up and then those who are down in my book.  If you have any questions please feel free to reach out at me.  I can be followed on twitter @gmarchesej, facebook and email at gmarchesej@aol.com.  You can also comment under the article on this site, thanks for your support now and in the future.

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Up - A.J. Pierzynski

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A.J. Pierzynski is leading a surprising first place Chicago White Sox squad.  He is batting 303 with ten homeruns and 37 RBI.  He has an on base percentage of 352.  He is a career 285 hitter.

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It is that time once again.  It is time for my weekly look at the 3 up and 3 down around major league baseball.  As always please feel free to contact me through twitter @gmarchesej, facebook, comment under the article or email me at gmarchesej@aol.com.  Thanks for the support and I welcome any feedback as long as it is kept civil.

DOWN - Matt Kemp

<strong>DOWN - Matt Kemp</strong>
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Matt Kemp was having a great season for the Dodgers. Matt Kemp got injured and then tried to come back on Wednesday night. Matt Kemp left the game in the first inning after trying to run and he felt his hamstring getting tight. Kemp is back on the DL now, his injuries are threatening a very promising MVP, possible triple crown season.

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