Aardsma settling in as a top closer

15.Jun.2009 at 15 | UncleLar

Righty aims to be known for more than just his name

By Jim Street / MLB.com

06/15/09 6:24 PM ET

SAN DIEGO — The last thing right-hander David Aardsma wants to be remembered for is the first pitch he threw in the Major Leagues.

That pitch, thrown on April 7, 2004, moved Aardsma ahead of former home run king Hank Aaron on the alphabetical list of players that have appeared in a Major League game.

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Final Big Ten Standings

	Team	W-L	GB	Pct
1	Minnesota	15 - 9 - 0	-	0.625
2	Michigan	14 - 10 - 0	1	0.583
3	Iowa	13 - 11 - 0	2	0.542
3	Northwestern	13 - 11 - 0	2	0.542
5	Purdue	12 - 12 - 0	3	0.500
5	Indiana	12 - 12 - 0	3	0.500
7	Michigan State	11 - 13 - 0	4	0.458
7	Ohio State	11 - 13 - 0	4	0.458
9	Illinois	10 - 14 - 0	5	0.417
10	Penn State	9 - 15 - 0	6	0.375

Big Ten Rankings (RPI)

	Team	W-L	Pct	RPI
1	Michigan	34 - 20 - 0	0.630	67
2	Michigan State	34 - 19 - 0	0.642	82
3	Indiana	25 - 25 - 0	0.500	91
4	Ohio State	28 - 21 - 0	0.571	92
5	Iowa	25 - 26 - 0	0.490	123
6	Minnesota	24 - 28 - 0	0.462	131
7	Illinois	25 - 26 - 0	0.490	146
8	Purdue	30 - 22 - 0	0.577	152
9	Penn State	22 - 30 - 0	0.423	160
10	Northwestern	23 - 30 - 0	0.434	180

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Big Ten Rankings (Pythagorean)

	Team	WinPct	Pyth%	Luck
1	Michigan State	.644	.651	-.007
2	Michigan	.630	.636	-.006
3	Purdue	.609	.621	-.012
4	Ohio State	.568	.546	.022
5	Minnesota	.449	.520	-.071
6	Illinois	.511	.508	.003
7	Penn State	.457	.482	-.025
8	Indiana	.511	.481	.030
9	Northwestern	.438	.428	.010
10	Iowa	.457	.403	.054

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