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0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 4/8/2014
Bench depth looked to be an issue for the Dodgers going into this season. Among the positions that could be seriously affected by injury was catcher. The team didn’t sign a viable backup for A.J. Ellis during the winter, creating a potential vulnerability. That’s now been exposed as Ellis will be sidelined for at least […]
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Shawn Kelley, you’re up. With David Robertson going to the disabled list with a groin strain, the Yankees need a new closer for at least the next two weeks. This is a problem the Yanks didn’t have to worry about for the past 19 years with Mariano Rivera anchoring their bullpen. (The 2012 season being […]
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0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 4/4/2014
The failure to sign Ervin Santana is like the stain that the Blue Jays can’t wash out. Actually, maybe it’s more like a smell that won’t go away, no matter how much scented detergent Toronto and general manager Alex Anthopoulos attempt to apply. Now that the 2014 season has started, you might think Santana is […]
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0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 4/2/2014
Dodgers reliever Brian Wilson was terrible in his season debut Sunday night versus the Padres. As it turns out, Wilson may have been dealing with more than simply not pitching well. The Dodgers placed Wilson on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with nerve irritation in his right elbow. (As the joke went on Tuesday night, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 4/1/2014
Bobby Parnell hasn’t boarded the elbow surgery bus with several of his major league peers yet. But the cruiser is running while the Mets and their closer try to determine if his 2014 season is already over. Parnell was diagnosed with a torn medial collateral ligament in his right elbow Tuesday. After Monday’s 9-7 opening day […]
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0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/31/2014
Keeping in mind that we shouldn’t overreact to anything that occurs on Opening Day, Tigers fans rode quite the emotional roller coaster on Monday in regards to new shortstop Alex Gonzalez. Trading for the 37-year-old infielder was a head-scratching move for Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski. Yes, the team needed a shortstop following the likely […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/29/2014
Putting their ace and reigning NL Cy Young Award winner on the disabled list can’t be how the Dodgers imagined starting the 2014 season. The team placed Clayton Kershaw
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Saturday’s game between the A’s and Giants at Oakland’s O.co Coliseum was canceled due to rain. But that rain brought a familiar visitor back to the Athletics’ home ballpark: Flooding! According to the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Susan Slusser, water was bubbling up from the shower drains and toilets in the Athletics coaches’ locker room. The […]
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Los Angeles experienced a 5.1 earthquake during the sixth inning of Friday night’s Dodgers-Angels game. While the ballpark was shaken, Vin Scully was not. As you might expect, the veteran Dodgers announcer kept his cool, explaining to viewers as the center field camera shook that there was “a little tremor in the ballpark.”
Compare Scully’s call to the slightly more excited reactions from Scully’s fellow announcers.
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With just three days before opening day, it looked as if the Giants might have lost one of their top starting pitchers. Facing the A’s Friday night, Tim Lincecum took a line drive by Daric Barton off his left knee in the fourth inning and had to be helped off the field.
Lincecum said he didn’t believe he was seriously hurt at the time because Barton’s liner hit him on a fleshy part of the knee, rather than the kneecap. But while trying to walk it off, he felt a “dead leg” sensation which made it appear as if the right-hander could be significantly injured. Lincecum didn’t put any weight on his left leg as he left the game.
After the game, however, Lincecum appeared to be fine. X-rays taken of the knee were negative and according to reports, the pitcher was walking around the Giants’ clubhouse without a limp.
Depending on how the knee responds on Saturday, the Giants and Lincecum are planning for him to make his scheduled start against the D-Backs on Thursday. If Lincecum experiences major soreness or swelling, manager Bruce Bochy said Yusmiero Petit will likely get the nod.
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/28/2014
As baseball fans, we’re all excited to get spring training out of the way and start the regular season. Of course, the preseason provides the opportunity for necessary preparation, while also building anticipation and excitement. But for a handful of MLB teams, the spring brought disappointment, possibly landing some significant blows to postseason and championship […]
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/26/2014
Who are the players that showed some promise last season and seem poised to build on that success with even better performances? That’s what most baseball analysts mean when discussing “breakout players.” As tempting as it might be to label rookies (either first-time players or those with rookie eligibility remaining) as breakouts, immediate success isn’t […]
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0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/24/2014
Nearly one week after pitcher Jose Quintana posted one of the worst lines you’ll see in a spring training game, the left-hander and the Chicago White Sox agreed to a five-year contract extension worth up to $26.5 million. Quintana’s Cactus League performance had raised some eyebrows. Most alarming was his outing on March 18, during […]
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Geovany Soto out 10-12 weeks with torn lateral meniscus. Surgery likely Wednesday. #Rangers — Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilsonTXR) March 24, 2014
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/21/2014
Add Tigers reliever Bruce Rondon to the growing pile of pitchers suffering significant arm injuries this spring.
