Mets, Scott Boras clashing over Matt Harvey’s innings limit

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/4/2015

The New York Mets are on the verge of their first Postseason appearance since 2006, but they could conceivably be without ace Matt Harvey once October comes around. Harvey’s agent Scott Boras is insisting that Harvey’s doctors have stamped him with a limit of 180 innings this year, which is problematic considering it’s only September 4th […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 28: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on August 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Clayton Kershaw may be having his best year yet

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/3/2015

So, remember earlier in the year when Clayton Kershaw was done, or whatever the hell the narrative was? Over his first nine starts this year, Kershaw had an unacceptable (for him, at least) 4.32 ERA with 73 strikeouts and 16 walks in 58 1/3 innings. The good news for Dodgers fans is that the struggles were […]

CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 02: Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs falls to the ground after swinging and missing a pitch in the 9th inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on September 2, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The Reds defeated the Cubs 7-4. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Javier Baez swung so hard at an Aroldis Chapman pitch that he fell

0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/2/2015

Javier Baez was one of the prospects called up by the Chicago Cubs this week when rosters expanded to 40. Baez has a pretty simple rep as a player – he strikes out a lot, and he’s got ridiculous power. So when he came up in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s Reds-Cubs game against Aroldis […]

Domonic Brown flips over wall, granting Ruben Tejada inside the park homer

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It’s all coming up Mets. During Wednesday night’s game with the Phillies, Ruben Tejada hit a sinking liner down the right field line. Domonic Brown charged the ball, misplayed it, and ended up flipping over a wall up the right field line, allowing Tejada to coast his way around the bases. Brown would stay in the […]

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 05: Matt Williams #9 of the Washington Nationals yells towards the first base umpire during the sixth inning of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park on August 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Matt Williams is still hopelessly married to the idea of the closer’s role

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When the Washington Nationals acquired Jonathan Papelbon before the trade deadline in July, it was expected that Matt Williams could be creative with another solid reliever in his bullpen. Of course, that hasn’t happened at all. Washington has played in 33 games since acquiring Papelbon on July 28th. He’s pitched in just 11 of them, including […]

HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 31: Dallas Keuchel #60 of the Houston Astros throws in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park on August 31, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Both the NL and AL Cy Young awards are still up for grabs

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As we enter September, most of the races across baseball have been decided, or at least narrowed down. Josh Donaldson and Mike Trout are poised to battle for the AL MVP award. Bryce Harper seems destined to win the NL MVP, barring a massive collapse and a huge surge from Andrew McCutchen or Anthony Rizzo. […]

at Globe Life Park in Arlington on August 25, 2015 in Arlington, Texas.

The best and worst MLB players of August 2015

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/1/2015

As we move along into September, it’s time to look back at a wild August that saw the Blue Jays take hold of the AL East, the Mets take hold of the NL East, and the Angels and Nationals begin to completely fall apart. Let’s reflect on the best and worst players of August. AL […]

O.co Coliseum began literally falling apart on Monday night

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During Monday night’s Angels-Athletics game at O.co Coliseum, the much-maligned home of the A’s (and Raiders, for that matter) began to fall apart when Shane Victorino bumped into the left field wall. As soon as Victorino lightly hit the wall, one of the pads became dislodged and eventually completely fell off, requiring a short delay […]

Kevin Kiermaier robs Manny Machado of homer with incredible catch

0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/31/2015

Last week, Kevin Kiermaier became a meme when he hilariously posed on the center field wall at Tropicana Field as a Kendrys Morales homer hit a catwalk. On Monday night, the opposite happened – Kiermaier didn’t pose, but showed off some incredible hops to rob Manny Machado of a surefire home run at Oriole Park […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 30: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Jake Arrieta no-hits the Dodgers

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/30/2015

The Los Angeles Dodgers were no-hit for the second time in ten days on Sunday night. The culprit this time around? NL Cy Young candidate Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs. In Chicago’s 2-0 victory, Arrieta struck out 12, walked one, and allowed one runner to reach on an error by second baseman Starlin Castro. […]

ANAHEIM, CA – JUNE 15: Addison Reed #43 of the Arizona Diamondbacks follows through on a pitch in the ninth inning on his way to picking up the save against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 15, 2015 in Anaheim, California. The Diamondbacks won 7-3. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Mets acquire Addison Reed from Diamondbacks

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/29/2015

THE METS. ARE. GOING. FOR IT! On Saturday, the NL East leaders acquired Addison Reed from the Arizona Diamondbacks, pending a physical. The 26-year old Reed has a 4.20 ERA in 40 2/3 innings this year, his second in Arozna, to go along with 34 strikeouts and 14 walks. However, Reed was banished to the […]

Kevin Kiermaier looks like a fool after Kendrys Morales homer hits catwalk

0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/28/2015

The catwalks at Tropicana Field are awful, and make the lovely game of baseball look kind of stupid at times. On Friday night, Kevin Kiermaier looked really bad after scaling the wall for this Kendrys Morales homer…only for the ball to hit a catwalk and fall safely into middle of the outfield. Whoops. Get the […]

TORONTO, CANADA – AUGUST 16: Jose Bautista #19 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a two-run home run in the third inning during MLB game action against the New York Yankees on August 16, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Here’s every Blue Jays homer this year set to Johnny Cash

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This video is making the rounds around the interwebs today, and it’s awesome. Check out every Blue Jays homer this year (through Wednesday) set to Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”. Well, that was amazing, though I never really expected to think about the Blue Jays and Johnny Cash at the same time.

PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 24: Paul Goldschmidt #44 of the Arizona Diamondbacks follows through on a swing during the fifth inning against the St Louis Cardinals at Chase Field on August 24, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

The longest home runs for the week ending August 27th

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For the first time since June, we have a change in the list of the longest homers of the year. Yes, even though Giancarlo still isn’t back, he’s been bumped from one of his spots on the list…thanks to Paul Goldschmidt. 1. Paul Goldschmidt vs John Lackey, 482 feet (August 26th) Insane Chase Field homers […]

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 26: Denard Span #2 of the Washington Nationals leads off the first inning with a single during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on August 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Denard Span heading to the DL again, season appears finished

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Denard Span’s 2015 appears to be ending with a whimper. According to Mark Zuckerman of CSN Washington, Span is heading to the DL for the third time this season, and this time, it’s because of a sore hip. Span is out again, this time with inflammation in his left hip suffered as he attempted to […]

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