0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/14/2013
After the first week of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Pirates looked like a trainwreck. They lost two out of three to the Cubs despite a pair of Carlos Marmol collapses. They got swept by the Dodgers in a series that saw the Buccos score just two runs. But this week, their fortunes have completely […]
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Josh Hamilton finally has hit his first big fly with his new team. After signing a five year, $125 million contract this winter, Hamilton got off to a slow start with the Angels, earning scorn from Anaheim's fans as they scuffled to a 2-8 start. But on Saturday night, […]
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During Saturday night's Phillies-Marlins game, Marlins rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez picked up his first major league hit in the fifth inning, bringing in Adeiny Hechevarria to give Miami a 1-0 lead. After Fernandez got the hit, a member of the Marlins ran a jacket out to Fernandez, and the 20-year old had some issues putting […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/13/2013
The Chicago Cubs season has taken another step towards disappointment as the team has placed closer Kyuji Fujikawa on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right forearm. Instead of returning Carlos Marmol to the closer's role, manager Dale Sveum is going to focus on matchups, focusing on using Shawn Camp and James Russell in […]
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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim fell 5-0 to the Houston Astros on Friday night, and are now sitting at a sterling 2-8 on the season. Only the pathetic Miami Marlins at 1-9 have a worse record this year. Now, the Angels season isn't over – not by a long shot. But it has to […]
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In the top of the sixth inning in Kansas City, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes suffered a potentially-nasty looking leg injury. While stealing second base, Reyes awkwardly slid into the bag, and immediately grabbed his ankle area in pain. As trainers came onto the field and began to examine Reyes' left ankle, he began […]
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On Friday night, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, and while Adam Jones' three-run error is going to get all of the headlines, the Yankees had a pretty unique play of their own on the defensive side of the field: they turned a triple play in the top of the eighth when […]
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Following his role in inciting a brawl after getting hit by a pitch by Dodgers ace Zack Greinke on Thursday night, San Diego Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin has been suspended for eight games. Greinke suffered a broken collarbone during the brawl, and will is expected to miss
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/12/2013
Cleveland Indians starter Carlos Carrasco earned an eight game suspension from the league after throwing at Kevin Youkilis' head on Tuesday. Ironically, that start on Tuesday was Carrasco's first of the season after serving a six game suspension to start the year after throwing at Billy Butler in a 2011 game. Carrasco probably won't end […]
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The first fight of the year between millionaires upset about how each other is playing the game…isn't it a wonderful time? Our first fight of the year came last night in San Diego, when Zack Greinke threw at Carlos Quentin, who rushed the mound. Both players, along with Jerry Hairston Jr and Matt Kemp of […]
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In the bottom of the sixth inning in Thursday's Dodgers-Padres game, Los Angeles starter Zack Greinke hit San Diego left fielder Carlos Quentin in the left arm. Quentin rushed the mound to tussle with Greinke, and both benches cleared in our first brawl of the young 2013 season. Both bullpens also emptied and poured onto […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/11/2013
The Atlanta Braves are doing what they need to do to start the 2013 campaign: feast on the weak. The Braves improved to 8-1 on the season after pounding the Marlins 8-0, outscoring the Fish 13-2 in the three game sweep. Atlanta is coming off of a three game sweep of the Cubs last weekend, […]
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During Atlanta's 8-0 win in Miami last night, the Atlanta offense struggled for the first four innings before exploding in the fifth. Andrelton Simmons started the scoring with an RBI single, and Braves rookie catcher Evan Gattis extended the lead to four runs with a three-run homer. But the real cherry on top during the […]
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Highly-touted Chicago Cubs prospect Jorge Soler was ejected from a Florida State League game on Tuesday night after he charged the opposing dugout with a bat. You read that correcty: he charged the other team's dugout while brandishing a bat. I'll let the report from Jonathan Raymond of MiLB.com explain the exact details. According to […]
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Toinght's Nationals-White Sox tilt was delayed for 20 minutes. Why's that? Well…the umpires were caught in traffic. Today's Nats-White Sox game is delayed, 7:20 p.m. start, because the umps were delayed in traffic and got a late start, per team spokesman. — James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP)
