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This Week in The Show 2012 - Apr 4-10th

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Say Hey Boys and Girls! It's Opening Day!
Hope springs eternal on Opening Day! Every Team believes that they can win this year.
And Opening Day began this year in Miami under the lights as the new look Miami Marlins took on the World Champion St Louis Cardinals.
All the excitement of opening a brand new ball park, the smell, the sounds.. Carlos Beltran will forever be remembered as the first player to get a hit. But to the Marlins joy, Logan Morrison will go into the record books as the first player to light up the big fountain with a long homer to right. It's going, going, gone!
In the American League, the big news over the off season was the announcement that the 40 year old experiment known as the Designated Hitter will be no more! From now on, fans in both Leagues will be on the edge of their seats as they try thinking with the Manager. Will he keep the pitcher in for one more inning, or will he do a double-switch? Will he sacrifice or pinch hit? While some were critical of the decision, many applauded the return of tradition in an era where tradition seems to have lost some of it's sparkle.
And on Opening Day in Detroit, Justin Verlander became the first American League Pitcher to hit in a League game since Luis Tiant in 1974, laying down a clean bunt in the second, and then reaching base on a bloop single to right in the fourth. He later scored the first run of the Tigers season. It just goes to show that if you carry a bat, you're dangerous.
In Anaheim, the big news was the AL debut of Albert Pujols. He's off to a fantastic start, batting .467 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs.
Ricky Romano was the star for Toronto as he pitched a complete game against the Indians.
Another big moment in Toronto as Cody Rasmus hit 3 Home Runs to help beat Boston 9-2.
In the National League, Opening Day meant exciting extra inning baseball, as the Reds and Marlins played 11 innings in a 10-9 win for the Marlins. The Braves won a thriller over the Mets 5-4 in 10. One of the most exciting moments of any season was when Dee Gordon of the Dodgers hit an inside the park home run against the Padres. How about that!

Standings......................................... ...............................................
NL East

Braves 5 0 -
Phillies 3 1 1.5
Mets 2 3 3.0
Marlins 2 3 3.0
Nationals 1 4 4.0

NL Central

Cubs 4 1 -
Cards 4 2 0.5
Pirates 2 2 1.5
Brewers 2 3 2.0
Astros 1 4 3.0
Reds 1 4 3.0

NL West

Rockies 3 1 -
Dodgers 3 2 0.5
Giants 2 2 1.0
Padres 2 3 1.5
D'Backs 1 3 2.0

AL East

Blue Jays 4 1 -
Yankees 3 2 1.0
BoSox 3 2 1.0
Orioles 3 2 1.0
Rays 2 2 1.5

AL Central

Royals 3 2 -
Tigers 2 2 0.5
Indians 2 3 1.0
Chisox 1 4 2.0
Twins 0 4 2.5

AL West

Rangers 4 1 -
Angels 3 1 0.5
Athletics 3 3 1.5
Mariners 1 5 3.5

NL Leaders

Avg
Davis NYM .636
Ruiz PHI .583
Mc Cann Atl .545
HITS
Davis NYM 14
Berkman STL 13
Mc Cann ATL 12
DOUBLES
Holliday STL 3
Murphy NYM 3
Stubbs CIN 3
KEMP LA 3
TRIPLES
Many w/1
HOME RUNS
Davis NYM 4
Berkman STL 3
Uggla ATL 3
Morrison MIA 3
Buck MIA 3
RBI
Uggla ATL 12
Berkman STL 9
Buck MIA 8
Holliday STL 8
RUNS
Holliday STL 8
Davis NYM 8
Beltran STL 7
STOLEN BASES
Reyes MIA 3
Stubbs CIN 3
Bourn ATL 3
Gordon LA 3
WALKS
Votto CIN 5
Beltran STL 5
Furcal STL 4
Howard PHI 4

WINS
Contreras PHI 2
Carpenter STL 2
SAVES
Papelbon PHI 2
Hanrahan PIT 2
Kimbrel ATL 2
Axford MIL 2
Marmol CHI 2
Betancourt COL 2
Guerra LA 2
Wilson SF 2
ERA
Stutes PHI 0.00
Nicasio COL 0.00
Minor ATL 0.00
SHUTOUTS
Carpenter STL 1
STRIKEOUTS
Gee NYM 12
Carpenter STL 9
Luebke SD 8
Pelfrey NYM 8
Mc Donald PIT 8
Hernandez HOU 8
COMPLETE GAMES
Carpenter STL 1

AL LEADERS

AVG
Ramirez OAK .500
Carroll MIN .500
Napoli TEX .500
Andrus TEX .500
HITS
K.Suzuki OAK 11
Ramirez OAK 11
I. Suzuki SEA 10
Lind TOR 10
DOUBLES
K. Suzuki 4
Carp SEA 4
Dunn CHI 3
Fielder DET 3
Francoeur KC 3
Smith OAK 3
TRIPLES
I.Suzuki 3
Many w/1
HOME RUNS
Ramirez OAK 4
Rasmus TOR 3
Ross BOS 3
K. Johnson TOR 3
Pujols LAA 3
Hunter LAA 3
Napoli TEX 3
RBI
Ramirez OAK 11
Pujols LAA 8
Thames TOR 7
Hamilton TEX 7
Naploi TEX 7
Rasmus TOR 7
Youkilis BOS 7
RUNS
Lind TOR 7
Getz KC 7
Young TEX 6
Youkilis BOS 6
Rasmus TOR 6
Ramirez OAK 6
Callaspo LAA 6
STOLEN BASES
Crisp OAK 6
Crawford BOS 4
Getz KC 3
Andrus TEX 3
WALKS
Lawrie TOR 8
Carroll MIN 5

AL Pitching

WINS
No one with 2
SAVES
Nathan TEX 3
Johnson BALT 3
Fuentes OAK 2
Many/w 1
ERA
Camp SEA 0.00
Isringhausen LAA 0.00
Smith CLEV 0.00
Romero TOR 0.00
Price TB 0.00
Matusz BALT 0.00
SHUTOUTS
Price TB 1
STRIKEOUTS
Hernandez SEA 12
Lester BOS 10
Matusz BALT 9
Mc Carthy OAK 9
Balfour OAK 9
COMPLETE GAMES
Price TB 1
Lackey BOS 1
Hochevar KC 1
Romero TOR 1
Morrow TOR 1

So that's This Week in The Show 2012, the April 10th edition! Stay tuned next week when we'll have plenty of more exciting Baseball action!