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Floyd just outs away from no-no, Rangers may cut Broussard

By john • May 7th, 2008 • Category: ben broussard, gavin floyd

For the second time this season Gavin Floyd came within out of pitching  no-hitter. Last night his bid was broken up in the ninth inning on a Joe Mayer double.
The White Sox had the game in hand by this point as Floyd moved to 3-1 on the season after allowing just a lone run.
The lone [...]


The reinvention of Gavin Floyd

By john • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: gavin floyd

After being taken as the fourth pick overall in the 2001 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies Gavin Floyd was the talk of minor league baseball for nearly three seasons.
As Floyd worked his way up the minor league ladder everyone began to take note of the 6′4″ righty.
Floyd would make four starts at the end of [...]


Rangers dismantle White Sox

By john • Aug 30th, 2007 • Category: andy gonzalez, chicago white sox, gavin floyd, john danks, kevin millwood, sammy sosa, texas rangers

I’ve backdated this entry to Thursday the day of the game.
Being dog-tired wasn’t something that was going to prevent Carrie and I from seeing the Chicago White Sox. True, the team was 57-76 entering this contest but it’s been a tradition since we’ve been together to catch a White Sox game each year. (Heck, I’m [...]