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My name's Romi Ezzo and I'm a huge sports fan. My favorite thing in the world is baseball, and hopefully, I can become someone involved in sports, whether it's being a sports writer, an analyst, a commentator, or maybe just sticking around here at ArmchairGM editing stuff, and commenting every once in a while. Playing sports is what gets me going, and when I feel like I don't have the energy to actually play baseball, basketball, soccer (football), or American football, I'll just play some MVP, NBA Live, Winning 11, or Madden. My favorite baseball player is Derek Jeter (who I idolized growing up... yes, even though I'm a Red Sox fan), with Dustin Pedroia, Ichiro, and Jacoby Ellsbury in a close 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. I cannot choose a favorite basketball player (it seems like I have a different one each season). I like Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, Hedo Turkoglu, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, and Dwyane Wade... just to name a few. I'm a New England fan, which means that I love the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins. I'm glad that I can talk sports to a bunch of people that have the same in common that I do.

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Home Runs of April 21, 2008

by Romiezzo

created April 22, 2008, last edited February 10, 2009

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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*	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

The asterisk (*) doesn't mean that the guy is on steroids; it signifies that the home run hit was an inside-the-park home run.

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:

Chase Utley hit yet another home run, making it his 6th home run in 5 games.

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 Taveras' head in right-center field, which is pretty weird since Taveras 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.

Can Roy Oswalt get out of this slump he seems to be going through?

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.

Miguel Tejada may have lied about his age, but that doesn't mean that the "older man" can't hit home runs anymore. He proved that in the Astros' 10-3 win over the San Diego Padres.

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, or what I could've done to make the article better.

Homer of the Day (April 20, 2008)

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

Pedro Feliz of the Philadelphia Phillies (4 votes)!

There is finally someone to talk about for a day besides Chase Utley or Pat Burrell in the lineup after a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets; his name is Pedro Feliz. Although Utley had an amazing day, not only connecting on another homer, expanding the number of consecutive games he has with a home run with 4, but he also smashed another shot just inside the right field foul pole for his 5th home run in 4 games! The Phillies were now up 4-0, with Utley collecting all of the RBI's. However, the Mets were able to come back thanks to a couple of RBI singles by Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church, eventually tying the game up a 4 apiece.

An inning later, when Pedro Feliciano was on the mound, Charlie Manuel made a strategic move: he decided to go with Pedro Feliz instead of Greg Dobbs. His plan worked, as Feliz hit a solo shot over the right field wall, making it 5-4 in favor of the Phils. That game was the game winner, as the score stayed the same until the final out by Brad Lidge, as Eric Bruntlett made a tremendous play at shortstop, ending the game with a one run victory.

Others who received votes:
David Eckstein of the Toronto Blue Jays (2 votes) <br Richie Sexson of the Seattle Mariners (1 vote)
Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies (1 vote)

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.

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