Article:Home Runs of April 16, 2008

Home Runs of April 16, 2008
{|!Batter!Team (B)!Inning!Pitcher!Team (P)!Situation |- |Bobby Abreu (2) |Yankees |1st |Clay Buchholz (1) |Red Sox |1 on, 1 out, 0-1 |- |Alex Rodriguez (4) |Yankees |1st |Clay Buchholz (2) |Red Sox |0 on, 1 out, 1-1 |- |Jim Thome (3) |White Sox |1st |Adam Loewen (4) |Orioles |2 on, 0 out, 0-0 |- |Miguel Cabrera (3) |Tigers |2nd |C.C. Sabathia (4) |Indians |1 on, 0 out, 0-1 |- |Edgar Renteria (1) |Tigers |5th |C.C. Sabathia (5) |Indians |3 on, 0 out, 5-1 |- |David Dellucci (1) |Indians |1st |Armando Galarraga (1) |Tigers |0 on, 1 out, 0-0 |- |Michael Bourn (2) |Astros |5th |Kyle Kendrick (1) |Phillies |0 on, 2 out, 1-1 |- |Jason Botts (1) |Rangers |4th |Jesse Litsch (2) |Blue Jays |0 on, 0 out, 1-1 |- |Frank Catalanotto (1) |Rangers |8th |Jeremy Accardo (1) |Blue Jays |0 on, 2 out, 4-2 |- |Yunel Escobar (3) |Braves |5th |Mark Hendrickson (2) |Marlins |1 on, 2 out, 1-4 |- |Mike Jacobs (6) |Marlins |3rd |Tim Hudson (1) |Braves |0 on, 2 out, 3-1 |- |Luis Gonzalez (2) |Marlins |7th Jeff Bennett (1) |Braves |1 on, 0 out, 4-3 |- |Austin Kearns (1) |Nationals |4th |John Maine (2) |Mets |0 on, 1 out, 1-1 |Ryan Church (2) |Mets |1st |Matt Chico (3) |Nationals |0 on, 1 out, 0-1 |- |Jose Reyes (1) |Mets |5th |Matt Chico (4) |Nationals |0 on 0 out 1, 2 |- |Carlos Beltran (1) |Mets |5th |Matt Chico (5) |Nationals |2 on, 0 out, 2-2 |- |Adam Dunn (2) |Reds |8th |Kevin Hart (2) |Cubs |0 on, 1 out, 2-11 |- |Derrek Lee (6) |Cubs |3rd |Josh Fogg (4) |Reds |0 on, 0 out, 4-1 |- |Carl Crawford (2) |Rays |3rd |Livan Hernandez (1) |Twins |0 on, 1 out, 0-0 |- |Eric Hinske (3) |Rays |4th |Livan Hernandez (2) |Twins |0 on, 1 out, 1-0 |- |Shawn Riggans (2) |Rays |6th |Livan Hernandez (3) |Twins |1 on, 2 out, 3-5 |- |Adam Wainwright (1) |Cardinals |2nd |Carlos Villanueva (2) |Brewers |0 on, 0 out, 2-0 |- |Skip Schumaker (1) |Cardinals |5th |Carlos Villanueva (3) |Brewers |0 on, 0 out, 3-1 |- |Rafael Furcal (2) |Dodgers |2nd |Paul Maholm (3) |Pirates |0 on, 0 out, 4-0 |}

''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:
Derrek Lee (Chicago Cubs) and Mike Jacobs (Florida Marlins) just became the second and third players to hit their sixth home runs, tying Carlos Pena (Tampa Bay Rays) for the lead in home runs  in the MLB. Mark Reynolds (Arizona Diamondbacks), Justin Upton (Arizona Diamondbacks), Raul Ibanez (Seattle Mariners), Bill Hall (Milwaukee Brewers),Pat Burrell (Philadelphia Phillies), and Chris Young (Arizona Diamondbacks) are all tied for second place with 5 homers. *8 players now have 5+ home runs: 7 are from the National League, and 1 from the American League.

Jeff Francis (Colorado Rockies) and Scott Baker (Minnesota Twins) are tied for first place for the player with the most home runs surrendered (6). C.C. Sabathia (Cleveland Indians, who has had a horrific April so far, tiedBronson Arroyo (Cincinnati Reds), Brett Myers (Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Oswalt (Houston Astros) Jason Bergmann (Washington Nationals), Todd Wellemeyer (St. Louis Cardinals) Andy Sonnanstine (Tampa Bay Rays), and Jason Jennings (Texas Rangers) for second place (or third place, depending on how you look at it) in this category with 5. *10 pitchers have surrendered 5 or more homers: 4 are from the American League and 6 are from the National League.

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 15, 2008)
And the Homer of the Day of April 15, 2008, belongs to...

NO ONE YET

You guys have to wait until I post the home runs of April 17, 2007 (when I get caught up). That will give you guys enough time to vote for the "Homers of the Day" as well as enough time for me to post the articles I should've written over the past couple of days.

On Another Matter:
I'd like some sort of a logo for the "Homer of the Day". Since I'm not great with pictures and stuff like that, I'm going to have to ask AGM for help. If it's all right with one of you guys, I'd like to have a logo. What would I like on the picture? Well, whatever you want, as long as it says "Homer of the Day" on there somewhere. Thanks a lot in advance.

Also, 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.

Sorry guys, for the late article. Thanks for your patience. I'll be sure to catch up. It's my weekend, and I'm free, so... you'll be sure that I'll be working for the next couple of days.