0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/1/2013
We did this last month to a pretty nice level of success, so we're back again for round two. Here are the best and worst MLB players for the month of May. AL Hitter of the Month Miguel Cabrera, Tigers. The reigning AL MVP has caught fire once again. For the month, Cabrera hit a […]
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During a DD earlier this week, I wrote about how a long game isn't necessarily a good game. Well, the Blue Jays-Padres game in San Diego last night beat home that point in spades. A double by Jedd Gyorko tied the game at three in the fifth inning, and then both teams fell into the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/31/2013
During Sunday's 5 PM edition of MLB Tonight, MLB Network will be airing a feature on Jeff Allison, the 16th overall pick in the 2003 MLB Draft by the (then) Florida Marlins. Going into the 2004 season, he was the third best prospect in Florida's organization, and the 44th best prospect in all of baseball. […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have the second-best record in all of baseball. They have a 19-8 record thusfar in May with one game left tonight. They just took three out of four from the defending AL champion Tigers. They haven't lost consecutive games in over three weeks. They haven't lost a series since the first weekend […]
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During Thursday night's Tigers-Pirates game at PNC Park, Detroit center fielder Andy Dirks fouled off a pitch from Pittsburgh pitcher Jeff Locke…and the ball bounced up and knocked home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez right in the groin. Thankfully for Gonzalez, it wasn't a direct impact and the ball was bouncing off of the ground, otherwise […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/30/2013
Jose Canseco has been in the news a lot lately, mostly due to the allegations of rape against him and the resulting fallout. But while the past couple of weeks may have driven Canseco up the wall, he had one of the worst weeks of his career 20 years ago. Wednesday, May 26, 1993. Canseco's […]
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It was an eventful night in MLB last night. We saw a pair of three homer game, and a trio of two homer games as well. The worst offender? That would be Camden Yards, where the Nationals and Orioles combined for eight homers in Baltimore's 9-6 win. A close second would be Philadelphia, where five […]
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I don't even know what to say about Minnesota Twins center fielder Aaron Hicks' defense anymore. The 23-year old rookie made another amazing catch on Wednesday night on a sinking liner hit by Rickie Weeks of the Brewers. Look at him just lay out and snag a single away from Weeks with the greatest of […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/29/2013
Just as a quick update to a story we posted yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays have suspended minor leaguer Josh Sale indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the organization, according to
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Most savvy baseball people know that you don't throw handfuls of cash at closers (or any relief pitchers, for that matter). That doesn't stop teams from paying the big money though, because of the myth of the capital C closer. Let's quickly recap last season's top five closers in terms of saves, shall we? 1) […]
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Before Tuesday's Yankees-Mets game, the ceremonial first pitch before the game was thrown out by retiring Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Former Mets closer John Franco was the catcher for Rivera's pitch, and both men got a rousing ovation from the New York crowd. A little less than three hours later, Rivera came in to close […]
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Last night, the Twins beat the Brewers 6-5 in 14 innings. Common logic dictates that because tha game went 14 innings, it must have been a thrill to watch. Well…not so much. After five innings, the game was tied at four. So essentially, in the final nine innings of the game, a total of three […]
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Before Tuesday night's Phillies-Red Sox game, the ceremonial first pitches were thrown out by two survivors of the Boston Marthon bombings. Jeff Bauman, who lost both of his legs in the blast and identified the suspects, and Carlos Arredondo, who helped save Bauman's life, were the honorees at Fenway Park. Arredondo wheeled Bauman out to […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/28/2013
Tampa Bay Rays prospect Josh Sale hasn't played an inning this year while serving a 50 game suspension for meth use. However, the 21-year old is still making headlines. According to Deadspin, Sale posted the below message on his Facebook page on Monday night, making light of throwing change at a stripper. I really couldn't […]
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Exhale, Cardinals fans: the wait is over. St Louis will be promoting starting pitcher
