Monthly Archives: May 2010
Northern Road Trip gets Frosty: Cold Tides Lose 5-3 and 4-0 in Buffalo
Mike Hessman in his Toledo Mud Hens uniform the all time Minor League Home Run King victimized Chris Tillman and Jake Arietta (James Venes photo 2007) The Norfolk Tides have dropped their last four consecutive games on their northern road … Continue reading
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Shutting the Other Team out for 26 Outs is not good enough: Tides Lose to Syracuse 2-1
“You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.” Casey Stengel “You can’t sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You’ve got to throw the ball over the damn plate and … Continue reading
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Chiefs Blank Tides 4-0 with Combined Two-Hitter as Strasburg Shines
Stephen Strasburg pitched no-hit ball for 6 innings against the Tides (AP Photo) The Norfolk Tides and the Syracuse Chiefs met in the third game of a four game series on Wednesday night and the story was pitching, in particular … Continue reading
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Tides down Chiefs 5-3: Relievers Dominate Night as Tides even Series
Chris George started the game and got a no decision allowing 2 runs and 2 hits The Norfolk Tides continued their northern adventure on Tuesday night and defeated the Syracuse Chiefs by a score of 5-3. With tempuratures in the … Continue reading
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Padre Steve Might be a Mad Cow Carrier and Can’t Give Blood…He’s “Mad” as Hell and isn’t going to take it anymore!
I am guilty yes guilty my friends. I have about a one in a zillion chance of having the dreaded variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease but if your believe those who promote conspiracy theories and unscientific assumptions I am probably something like … Continue reading
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Tides Fall to Chiefs 4-3 in Syracuse
Jake Arietta pitched 7 innings but got a no decision The Norfolk Tides travelled north to Syracuse on faced the Chiefs in the opening game of a four game series at Alliance Bank Field. The Chiefs who are the AAA … Continue reading
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Dallas Braden; Perfect Games and Memories of Home in Stockton California
Dallas Braden celebrating with teammates (Getty Images) On Sunday Dallas Braden of the Oakland A’s did what only eighteen men had done in the history of Major League Baseball, he pitched a perfect game. However there is more to this … Continue reading
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Tides Lose Saturday 10-3 but Tillman Dominates Toledo on Sunday Tides Win 4-1
Corey Patterson Smacked 3 doubles in Saturday’s loss The Norfolk Tides won their first series of the season taking three of four at Harbor Park from the Toledo Mud Hens. After taking the first game of the series in a … Continue reading
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Tides Win on Bell’s 12th Inning Walk-Off Home Run
Troy Patton pitched 6.2 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits but got a no-decision Josh Bell did something that has seldom happened at Harbor Park. It was not the walk off home run but it was the feat of … Continue reading
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