Monday, August 9th, 2010
Momentum and inspiration are a lethal combo. Last night, Mahoning Valley seemed to have found the instruction manuals for the bats they use. Tonight ,Luke Holko was honored before the game which had everyone's heart pumping. The end result was an 8-7 loss as the bullpen blew a four-run ninth ...
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Last season was the most successful in Mahoning Valley Scrappers history. Shy of winning the Penn League Championship, the year could have been called nearly perfect, except for one unfortunate incident. In the early innings of the second game of a doubleheader, Luke Holko was struck in the back of ...
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010
In probably one of the most enjoyable nights in Mahoning Valley Scrapper history, Aberdeen brought "The Animal" out of the Scrappers. Ingenious promotion. George "The Animal" Steele was on hand to sign autographs and chose the winner of a laser hair removal contest awarded to the contestant with the hairiest ...
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Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Mahoning Valley just can't get over the hump. Ten hits, two runs, and a loss. The Tri-City Valley Cats took it to the Scrappers, 6-2, in front of 4,001 fans. The Scrappers fell to 18-30 on the season and are still trying to figure out where the consistency can be ...
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers seem to be catching on. The Scrappers put together a nice ninth inning rally to get by the Tri-City Valley Cats. After last nights 16-hit offensive bonanza, the Scrappers pulled out the rare one-run win, 3-2, in front of 4,516 fans at Eastwood Field. After the ...
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers continued their search for offense. Having mustered only one hit through five in last night's loss, the Scrappers went hitless through the first six tonight. Williamsport chipped away and scored a 3-0 victory at Eastwood Field in front of 2,653 fans. The lack of offense can't ...
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Sunday, July 18th, 2010
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are having a hard time developing any means of consistency. On one night the pitching is golden, but the offense struggles. The next night, the offense will put up six runs, but the bullpen gives up seven. The result going into Sunday's game was a 12-17 ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers got a nice distraction from the normal routine for a couple of days. The four game losing streak that the Scrappers had been dealing with was overshadowed by Asdrubal Cabrera's presence, and this would be a nice time to reverse the current and move forward. Mahoning ...
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