http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/753 Recent articles about Brett Tomko en-us In order to make room for prospects Matt Antonelli and Wade LeBlanc, the Padres released Tadahito Iguchi and pitcher Brett Tomko. This move allows Antonelli and LeBlanc to have significant playing time in the final month of the season. In twenty-two games this season, Tomko was 2-7 with a 6.30 ERA while Iguchi hit .231 in eighty-one games. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:23:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/316554 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/316554 Down to their last four outs and trailing by a 5-1 margin, the Texas Rangers pulled off an improbable late-inning comeback to overtake the struggling Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening; updates from the Rangers' draft haul; a final update on the Sidney Ponson debacle. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:36:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276891 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276891 The Detroit Tigers kicked off their season today, facing off against the division rival Royals. Justin Verlander pitched against Kansas City's Gil Meche. There were two new Tigers in the line up, Miguel Cabrera and Edger Rentaria. Cabrera started off the game slow in the field, getting his first error this year. He didn't exactly hit the ground running in the box either, stranding three runners and going 0-2. Renteria on the other hand, drew a walk and drove home Carlos Guillen for the Tigers first run of 2008 for two of his first at bats. The regular suspects were producing in the motor city, with Guillen, Ordonez, Inge, and Rodriguez combining for six of the first seven hits. Meche walked home Rodriguez for the second run of the game by pitching four straight balls to Gary Sheffield after initially pitching two strikes. Magglio and Placido both had an at bat with the bases loaded in the fourth but failed to come through. By the midway point Meche had seven hits, four walks, and two earned runs. While in the other dugout Verlander had only one hit and four strikeouts. After Renteria and the usual Detroit star players produced as expected Cabrera got his first hit, run, home run, and RBI for the 2008 season and as a Tiger. Cabrera hammered one of Meche's pitches over the left field wall to put the Tigers ahead three to nothing. Detroit seemed comfortable with Verlander giving up only one hit leading into the sixth inning. Alex Gordon drove one way back and out of there bringing around two runs and making this a one run ball game. Suddenly the Verlander and the Tigers were a little uneasier. The Tigers went three up three down in the bottom of the sixth and would move on to the seventh clinching on to a one run lead. Verlander walked Mark Teahen to start off the inning that was followed by Ross Gload's single that pushed Teahen to third. Verlander retired after striking out six with two earned runs, and a one run lead. Jason Grilli replaced Verlander and started out with John Buck getting a single and driving home Teahen and moving Gload to second, still no outs. The game was tied at three when Tony Pena Jr singled shifting Gload to third. Bobby Seay replaced Grilli with one out and runners on the corners. Gathright lined out to Renteria, which made it two outs, then Aquilino Lopez came in to replace Seay on the mound. Mark Grudzielanek drove home Ross Gload, the go ahead run. Alex Gordon flied out which ended a rough two-inning stretch for the Tigers. Meche retired with his team now clinching a one run lead, leaving the team's fate in the hands of Brett Tomko. The Bottom of the seventh started out promising with Gary Sheffield drawing his third walk of the game. However, Magglio grounded into a double play. Miguel Cabrera followed him by striking out swinging and bringing Detroit into the eighth down by one. Tomko would stick around for the bottom half of the eighth and Guillen, the first man up, made him pay by slamming a ball and tying the game up at four. Denny Bautista would stand on the mound for the additional innings. Bautista would walk the first Royal up, Teahen. Gload would sac bunt Teahen to second, one out. John Buck would come up next and send a ball soaring to Inge. Teahen would try and score but was called out at the plate while Buck posted up at second, two outs. In a dA(c)jA vu sort of way Pena Jr shot one right at Inge as well, only this time Buck would make it home and give the Royals a one run lead with a man on first. Gathright was walked which brought up Esteban German with a runner on first and second. Bautista struck out German to end the inning, but the damage was done. The Tigers would have to at least have one player cross the plate in order to keep playing. Joakim Soria stared down Clete Thomas to start the bottom of the eleventh. Thomas would lead off with a double that almost tied up the game falling in the warning track dirt and ricocheting off the wall. The tying run sitting at second, Brandon Inge stepped up and sac bunted Thomas to third. Edgar Renteria came up, not doing anything since he drove in the first run. He dug a hole starting out 0-2, he took two balls to even the count as the stadium became electrified. He swung for the fences but the breaking ball snuck by him. Placido Polanco would step into the batters box with two outs. Polanco drove a liner towards the gap but Alex Gordon made a diving stop and throws out Polanco ending the game and sealing an opening day victory over the Tigers for Kansas City. Both Renteria and Cabrera went 1-5 with an RBI. Miguel had a throwing error and a homer in his debut in Detroit. Verlander, like the rest of the Tigers played well initially but failed to take advantage of big plays that could've pushed them ahead for good. Nunez got the win for KC and Bautista earned a loss. Both starting pitchers will be nursing an unusually high ERA for a stutter step at the start of this season. It was a hard fought loss for the Tigers and a narrow escape for the Royals. This season and baseball looks to send to MLB in a different direction than the course it has been set on for a few seasons now. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:55:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/225256 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/225256 Yes, they are the Royals; a team that hasn't accomplished much in some time. However, they do have some solid arms, and have made some wise moves to bring in young arms for their rotation. Here's what they have in store or 2008: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:12:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/185798 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/185798 There's more to this signing that at first glance. At first glance, the Royals wasted $3 million on a pitcher that has been on 6 different ball clubs in 11 seasons, and has been labeled as a "clubhouse cancer" by A.J. Pierzynski, who is a well-known clubhouse cancer. His career stats don't show it, and nor does his 2007 season, but scouts believe that he would be an effective reliever, and on a bad team (ahem, the Royals, ahem), even a closer. Plus, we'll discuss Shingo Takatsu inking a minor league deal with the Cubs and Jeremy Affeldt's one year deal with the Reds. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:38:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/106794 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/106794 A perennial underachiever heads to a perennially underachieving team. We break down why this could be an interesting signing for Fantasy owners. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:19:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/78914 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/78914 According to ESPN, Brett Tomko has agreed to join the Royals. He agreed to a 1 year $3 million deal. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:06:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/78370 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/78370 An article made about new Johan Santana rumors and a possible Paul Konerko trade to the Angels Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:06:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/60800 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/60800 Instead of pulling the younger players aside Kent decided to publicly criticize them. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:02:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/28549 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/28549 There's both good news and bad news for the Phillies. The good news is that they opened the crucial 10 day homestand with the Dodgers with a 5-4 win behind 6 2/3 innings from Kyle Kendrick and that 2nd baseman Chase Utley may return to the lineup by next week's series with the Mets. Also good news was manager Charlie Manuel's quick 7th inning hook given reliever Jose Mesa after facing one batter a€" a two-out walk to shortstop Rafael Furcal. The result of Manuel's awareness was that relievers J.C. Romero, Tom Gordon and closer Brett Myers shut down the last 7 Dodger hitters in order. But the bad news is that ace lefthander Cole Hamels (14-5) joined the multitude of Phillies injuries, going down with elbow strain and the Phils figure him to miss at least 2 starts. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:19:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/24559 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/24559 Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins led off the game with homer to rightfield. Kyle Lohse pitched 6 innings of 3 hit, shutout ball against the Pirates and the newly acquired Russell Branyan, playing 3rd base, lit up Bucs' starter Ian Snell for a none out, 3 run homer in the 6th as the Phillies led 4-0 going into the Pittsburgh 7th inning. It was Branyon's 2nd home in 5 plate appearances since coming to the Phils. But the Phils' offense returned to missed opportunities and not coming through in the clutch. Manager Charlie Manuel contributed to the loss by falling asleep at the wheel, just as with Chase Utley's homer called foul last season with the wild-card on the line, leaving Lohse in the game two hitters too many in the 7th inning. He failed to replace Lohse with a credible reliever in a bases loaded, 2 out spot to get side out and hold the lead. The result, a 7 run Pittsburgh 7th inning, before the rains came, and an 8-4 Phillies loss in the finale of a series which by all rights, the Phils should have swept but for the failure to hold a lead in game 2 as well. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:17:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/24303 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/24303 The White Larry Legend makes a road trip to Dodger Stadium for a prime National League match up; NYM vs LA. Come for an exclusive pic of Nomar, read about the Dodger Dog and stay for the HelLa smog. Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:30:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/20886 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/20886 Another battle is in the books as our #17 seed Carmella DeCesare, wife of NFL QB Jeff Garcia, snuck into the third round with a 51% to 49% defeat of tennis player James Blake's sweetheart, Jennifer Scholle. Our next contest pits our #10 seed, wife of Major League pitcher Brett Tomko, Julia, up against our #18 seed, Laura Cover, also the wife of a Major Leaguer, Aaron Boone. Which baseball honey moves on to round three? That, my friend, is up to you! Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:14:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/16178 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/16178 James Blake's honey, Jennifer Scholle, served a smokin' ace on Dan Dickau's wifey Heather to move on to the second round in our tournament, scoring a definitive 62% to 38% victory. In our next battle we see the wife of Major League pitcher Brett Tomko, Julia, taking on beach volleyball legend and wife of ubersurfer Laird Hamilton, Gabrielle Reece. Who moves on to the second round? That, my friend, is up to you! Wed, 16 May 2007 23:30:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/14215 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/14215 Brett Tomko is rocking these days: 5-1, 2.8 ERA, 1.12 WHIP. Typically I like pitchers with at least 6.0Ks/9 innings and at least a 2 to 1 K/BB ratio. Tomko has 5.5 K/9 and 2.5 K/BB. He seems to maintaining control while not giving you a ton of Ks. I wouldnt give up much in a trade for him, but if he is floating around in free agency, he is a worthwhile pickup at the moment. Wed, 17 May 2006 19:38:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/168 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/168