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Ryan Howard Is Alive And Hitting Walkoff Home Runs (In The Minors)As Giancarlo Stanton gets closer to 60 home runs, it’s worth looking back at the last National League player to get near that mark: Ryan Howard. Eleven seasons ago Howard, in his MVP year, had 58 jacks for the Phillies....

Ryan Howard Is Alive And Playing For The Albuquerque IsotopesRyan Howard is still chasing that baseball dream. The 2006 NL MVP signed a minor-league contract with the Colorado Rockies over the weekend, and was assigned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. ...
Dodgers And Diamondbacks AAA Teams In Sprawling, Benches-Clearing Brawl
Tempers flared in the second inning with the first pitch of the at bat between Reno Aces (AZ) pitcher Mike Bolsinger and Albuquerque Isotopes (LA) shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena. Bolsinger threw up and in and Arruebarrena had to duck out of the way, as the pitch hit his bat for a foul ball. Arrueb...
Alex Guerrero Could Miss Up To Five Weeks From Miguel Olivo's Ear Bite
Last night, Miguel Olivo bit teammate Alex Guerrero's ear during a dugout fight at an Albuquerque Isotopes game. Olivo has been removed from the roster while the Dodgers investigate the incident. Meanwhile, Guerrero may miss some significant time....
Triple-A Team Finds Tenuous Manny/Steroids Link
Manny Ramirez's time with the Albuquerque Isotopes was uneventful: four plate appearances, zero hits, one walk, and one near-riot when he left the stadium during a pregame rain delay. But some good did come of his AAA sojourn....
Dodger Lies Make Baby Jesus (And Bloggers) Cry
After all the effort I expended learning about the Inland Empire 66ers, Manny Ramirez will actually be playing his first minor league pre-post-suspension game for the Albuquerque Isotopes, forcing me to work even harder to dig up obscure Simpsons references....
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