0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/14/2013
During Friday night's Giants-Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium, Juan Perez of the Giants made this absurd catch. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Dodgers catcher AJ Ellis hit a line drive to the left field corner that was slicing away from Perez, who sprinted after the ball and caught it with his left arm […]
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The Washington Nationals are furiously looking to contend in the NL Wild Card race. Washington's seven game winning streak has pushed them to just 4.5 games behind the Reds for the NL's final playoff spot. However, it's still a long shot for the Nationals to even force a tie with the Reds. If Cincinnati just […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/13/2013
This is the eighth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten fourteen teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the New York Mets. Meet the Mets, meet the Mets, […]
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Is it just me, or are the bad teams getting *worse* over the season's final month of play? Anyway, here's your penultimate edition of the watchability rankings prior to the postseason rankings. RANK TEAM CHANGE SCHEDULE COMMENT 1 +3 vs CHC vs SD The Pirates might have 90 wins at this time next week when […]
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Here's your ridiculous video of the day. During Thursday night's Cubs-Pirates game, Chicago outfielder Darnell McDonald hit a ball to deep left center field. The ball one-hopped the wall, and a young fan was poised to snag the ball. But he didn't snag the ball, because a larger, older fan steamrolled him to grab it. […]
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The NL Central race is really going to go down to the wire. On Thursday night, the Pirates won and the Cardinals lost, meaning that with 16 games left, the two teams are knotted at 85-61. The Reds are still lurking at 83-64, but unless they smack the Pirates down when they play over the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/12/2013
This is the seventh edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten fourteen teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the San Francisco Giants. After World Championships in 2010 and 2012, […]
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This is the sixth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Colorado Rockies. Dare I say it, but the Rockies had […]
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Bad news, Phillies fans: Ruben Amaro Jr is likely going to be staying on as the team's general manager, according to an interview that Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer did with Phillies team president David Montgomery. INQ: Given that chain of command, Ruben is under contract next year, but will he be back? DM: […]
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The AL Wild Card race is getting absurd. The front running Rangers have lost three straight. The "other" wild card Rays have lost two in a row. The Rangers have lost eight out of ten, and the Rays have lost seven out of ten. The Yankees have won two straight and are now just a […]
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Marlins rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez, making his final start of the 2013 season, hit his first career home run in Wednesday night's Braves-Marlins game off of Atlanta ace Mike Minor. Fernandez hit the ball a long way and made sure to admire the blast. When rounding third base, Fernandez spit in the general vicinity of […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/11/2013
Well, that was quick. Derek Jeter's 2013 season appears to be over after just 17 games. The Yankees placed their shortstop on the DL on Wednesday due to soreness in his left ankle, which he broke during the ALCS against the Tigers and also during Spring Training. It's truly been a lost year for New […]
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This is the fifth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Chicago Cubs. We knew what to expect from the Cubs […]
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This is the fourth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Milwaukee Brewers. The 2013 season for the Brewers was a […]
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Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong has a nifty excuse for his struggles in 2013. It's not the broken finger that he suffered in the middle of May, it's not the fact that he's 36, it's not the fact that some fortunate peripherals pointed to an implosion. No, Vogelsong has "some questions" about whether or not his […]
