0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/10/2013
Whenever a team wins a game on a walkoff walk, fans go crazy. It's called the shrimp alert, and people go nuts over it (myself included). On Thursday night in Tampa Bay, we had our first shrimp of the season, and it went to…Luke Scott, of all players. Aaron Loup left the game for Toronto […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/9/2013
The Atlanta Braves were mainly known for their dynamic starting pitching staff in the 1990s. In every year from 1991-2007 (with the exception of 2003), the Braves had at least one pitcher top 4.0 fWAR, according to Fangraphs. And that run of pitching wasn't powered solely by Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz, as Tim Hudson, Jaret […]
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After a rainout a couple of weeks ago against the Royals, the Red Sox called up prospect Allen Webster for a spot start, and he pitched relatively well in the 5-4, ten inning Kansas City loss. Webster was called up again for a start on Wednesday, and the results were…not exactly up to snuff. In […]
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The Athletics trailed the Indians 4-3 going into the ninth inning in Cleveland on Wednesday night. A's shortstop Adam Rosales hit a ball to deep left center field that hit off of the railing on top of the fence, above the yellow line, at Progressive Field. Ground rules say that's a home run. The umpires […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/8/2013
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay revealed today in a press conference that he has been diagnosed with a bone spur in his shoulder, a frayed labrum, and a frayed rotator cuff, and will undergo surgery to remove the bone spur and repair his labrum and his rotator cuff. There's no date set for the […]
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With the return of Brian McCann to the lineup on Monday and Jason Heyward still on the disabled list, the Atlanta Braves have been experimenting with catcher Evan Gattis in left field. His glove has been a bit suspect in left this week, but on Wednesday, he showed off his cannon of a right arm. […]
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The Kiss Cam: one of the staples of mid-game entertainment at ballparks across the country. Last Friday during the Colorado Springs Sky Sox-Fresno Grizzlies game in Fresno, the Grizzlies broke out the Kiss Cam during the game. The first couple they showed didn't kiss despite the girl prodding her companion to alert him that they […]
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After last night's horrific injury during, the Blue Jays-Rays game, Toronto pitcher JA Happ is in "good condition" and "good spirits", and could be released from the hospital today. The Tampa Bay Times has the statement from Happ. "I'm in good spirits. I definitely appreciate the support of the baseball community. It's been overwhelming, the […]
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What can I say about Matt Harvey's performance last night that hasn't already been said? In the Mets' 1-0, ten inning win over the White Sox, Harvey allowed one hit over nine shutout innings, striking out 12 without a walk. Say what you want to say about the White Sox offense, but Harvey's performance was […]
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This is one of the most bizarre home runs I've ever seen. In the second inning of the Marlins-Padres game on Tuesday night, Padres outfielder Will Venable hits a fly ball to right field off of Marlins starter Alex Sanabia. Miami right fielder Marcell Ozuna settles down to make the catch in normal depth in […]
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In Tuesday night's Blue Jays-Rays game, Toronto starting pitcher JA Happ was hit in the side of the head by a line drive off the bat of Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings. Happ was taken off the field on a stretcher with his head immobilized, and he offered the crowd a wave of his hand as […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/7/2013
Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann made his return last night in Cincinnati. He went 0/4 with a walk in his first game back with the club, but looked much leaner and also was lacking his trademark bushy beard. The Braves new folk hero behind the plate, Evan Gattis, played left for Atlanta and strugged defensively, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/6/2013
The Tommy John carousel keeps turning, and today's rider is Gavin Floyd of the Chicago White Sox. In addition to the Tommy John surgery to repair his UCL, Floyd will also have surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. Not only will Floyd be out for the rest of this season, […]
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Yu Darvish is having an unreal sophomore season for the Rangers. In seven starts and 45 2/3 innings, Darvish has a 2.56 ERA, accrued 1.9 fWAR, and has struck out a league-leading 72 hitters. To put in perspective how vast the 15 strikeout difference between Darvish and second-place AJ Burnett is, consider the fact that […]
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To say that Phillies starter Roy Halladay had a rough game on Sunday might be an understatement. The Phillies fell 14-2 to the Marlins (Halladay's second straight start in a 14-2 loss), and the former Cy Young Award winner's line was hideous: 2 1/3 innings, four hits, nine runs, one home run, four walks, two […]
