Article:Home Runs of April 21, 2008

{|!Batter!Team (B)!Inning!Pitcher!Team (P)!Situation |- |Edgar Renteria (3) |Tigers |6th |Shaun Marcum (4) |Blue Jays |0 on, 0 out, 4-0 |- |Gregg Zaun (1) |Blue Jays |9th |Todd Jones (1) |Tigers |0 on, 0 out, 0-5 |- |Brian McCann (5) |Braves |2nd |Matt Chico (6) |Nationals |0 on, 0 out, 1-0 |- |Hanley Ramirez (6) |Marlins |2nd |Matt Morris (4) |Pirates |1 on, 2 out, 2-0 |- |Josh Willingham (5) |Marlins |3rd |Matt Morris (5) |Pirates |1 on, 0 out, 4-2 |- |Dan Uggla (3) |Marlins |6th |Franquelis Osoria (4) |Pirates |0 on, 0 out, 9-2 |- |Aramis Ramirez (5) |Cubs |4th |John Maine (3) |Mets |1 on, 0 out, 0-0 |- |Felix Pie (1) |Cubs |8th |Jorge Sosa (3) |Mets |2 on, 2 out, 4-1 |- |Rafael Furcal (3) |Dodgers |1st |Matt Belisle (1) |Reds |0 on, 0 out, 0-0 |- |Nomar Garciaparra (1) |Dodgers |6th |Josh Fogg (5) |Reds |1 on, 0 out, 7-1 |- |Edwin Encarnacion (5) |Reds |7th |Chan Ho Park (3) |Dodgers |0 on, 0 out, 9-1 |- |Joey Votto (4) |Reds |9th |Chan Ho Park (4) |Dodgers |0 on, 0 out, 9-2 |- |Jim Edmonds (1) |Padres |2nd |Roy Oswalt (6) |Astros |0 on, 1 out, 0-5 |- |Adrian Gonzalez (3) |Padres |6th |Roy Oswalt (7) |Astros |0 on, 0 out, 2-10 |- |Lance Berkman (5) |Astros |1st |Justin Germano (1) |Padres |2 on, 0 out, 1-0 |- |Miguel Tejada (4) |Astros |2nd |Justin Germano (2) |Padres |1 on, 0 out, 5-1 |- |Pat Burrell (7) |Phillies |4th |Mark Redman (2) |Rockies |1 on, 2 out, 0-3 |- |Jayson Werth (2) |Phillies |6th (inside the park) |Mark Redman (3) |Rockies |0 on, 0 out, 2-5 |- |Chase Utley (9) |Phillies |6th |Mark Redman (4) |Rockies |0 on, 0 out, 3-5 |- |Yorvit Torrealba (2) |Rockies |2nd |Kyle Kendrick (2) |Phillies |2 on, 1 out, 0-0 |- |Garrett Atkins (4) |Rockies |5th |Kyle Kendrick (3) |Phillies |1 on, 1 out, 3-2 |- |Fred Lewis (1) |Giants |3rd |Micah Owings (3) |Diamondbacks |0 on, 0 out, 1-1 |- |Mark Reynolds (6) |Diamondbacks |2nd |Kevin Correia (4) |Giants |0 on, 1 out, 0-1 |- |Eric Byrnes (3) |Diamondbacks |5th |Kevin Correia (5) |Giants |1 on, 1 out, 1-2 |- |Orlando Hudson (3) |Diamondbacks |7th |Kevin Correia (6) |Giants |0 on, 2 out, 3-2 |}

''For the people who have not been introduced to the "Home Runs of the Day" yet, let me just clarify a couple of things: * The "situation part" (the part that states the score) is the score after the home run is it. ** And, on a second note, the first part of the score is the score of the home run hitter's team. The second number represents the opponent's team.''

Notes:
I said in last night's edition of the "Homer of the Day", and I will say it again because it needs to be said again: "How unbelievable is Chase Utley!? He has now hit a home run in [not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but] 5 consecutive games now. "Chase-ing" a record like this is not that easy, but Utley is making it easy because he's on FIRE, leading the Majors with 9 home runs! He has hit 5 of the last 9 Phillies homers. With Colorado Rockies' Jeff Francis facing the Phils tonight (tied with 5 other pitchers for the most home runs surrendered), I'd say that Chase has at least 2 at-bats where there is a probability that he could hit a home run in a 6th consecutive game. The chances are good, but will he do it? There are two ways to find out: watch the game, or to find out after the game by reading some sort of recap. Stay tuned to find out whether he did or did not hit a homer in a sixth consecutive game.

Aside from the "Chase Utley trying to make history" topic, we must not forget about the first inside-the-park home run hit by Philly's own Jayson Werth. It was actually hit right before Utley's 9th home run. He sent it over center fielder Willy Tavares' head in right-center field, which is pretty weird since Tavares is pretty fast, and Coors Field is a hitter's ballpark. It was rather weird, which made me have the great urge to find a video of it and watch it. What happened was the ball ricocheted off the wall, and the ball got past Taveras by about 30-40 feet. With Taveras going full speed ahead to try to catch the ball, he wasn't able to get to stop and get the ball in time, and Werth made it safely. Congratulations to Jayson Werth for becoming the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in the 2008 season.

With Chase Utley at 9 home runs, he is now at least two homers in above everyone else in the Major Leagues in the "home run" category. Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs stayed still at 7 last night. On the other hand, Pat Burrell (another Phillie) homered last night to tie Lee for second place, making his 2008 season's total number of home runs 7. It truly was an interesting night for the Phillies.



More wonderful news has come in for the Houston Astros: Roy Oswalt is back on the list; being on this list is never a good thing if you're a pitcher. He is now in sole possession for first place in home runs surrendered with 7. San Diego Padres' Jim Edmonds and Adrian Gonzalez are responsible for getting him where he is now, as they both hit home runs off him yesterday. It's never a good sign when a pitcher surrenders more home runs than games pitched, and right now, that is where Roy Oswalt is right now: he has given up 7 home runs in 5 games (30 inings). If Oswalt doesn't do well anytime soon, you can probably predict that the Astros are going to stay in last place for a while.

''Remember, you can always have the privilage to cast a vote for the "Homer of the Day" in the comments section down below. Feel free to discuss who should win today or who should've won yesterday.''

Homer of the Day (April 20, 2008)
And the Homer of the Day of April 20, 2008, belongs to...

NO ONE YET

You guys... I have finally caught up with all of the "Homer of the Day" articles. However, I'm giving you until around 7:00 pm today to vote for all of the previous article (from April 13 - April 20). All of the links are posted below. Once again, this is the last chance I'm publicly going to tell you guys to vote on these specific "Homer of the Day" articles.

On Another Matter:
In case you missed any of them, here they are (I want to make sure that I can get every baseball fan's votes, since I love people who participate in these):

April 13 April 14 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 19

Thanks for your patience this entire weeks for those of you who have been waiting for each homer of the day since the beginning. I mean it.

'''Also, I haven't been getting any feedback on this (I've gotten 1 or 2 comments about this) what do you guys think if I put the players in alphabetical order? What about inning by inning? Or do you guys like it just the way it is? I'd appreciate it if you guys could give me feedback on what I should do. Thanks in advance.'''