0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/13/2015
Before Thursday night’s Yankees-Indians game at Progressive Field, the four-year old twin daughters of Cleveland infielder Mike Aviles threw out the first pitches. This may not seem like a huge deal until you realize that one of Aviles’ daughters, Adriana, is currently battling leukemia. Wonderful job by the Indians to allow this to happen, and […]
MIAMI, FL – JUNE 28: Marcell Ozuna #13 of the Miami Marlins reacts after striking out during the ninth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Marlins Park on June 28, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
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The Miami Marlins are a walking disaster once again. Following a surprising 77-85 season in 2014, the Marlins were a chic playoff pick heading into 2015 season. “They have the best outfield in baseball!” said many (myself included) “They have a great young rotation!” said many (myself included) “They had a great winter!” said many […]
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On Wednesday night, Yoenis Cespedes hit his first home run as a member of the New York Mets. Did Cespedes rightfully take all the credit for his blast? No – he gave some love to a yellow parakeet that showed up at Citi Field. Cespedes has actually struggled a bit since coming to New York, […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/12/2015
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo isn’t just a great hitter – he’s got a fantastic glove as well. Check out what he did in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Brewers-Cubs game during a Ryan Braun at bat. \ That’s….impressive. Quite impressive. Ironically, in his first at bat after the play, Rizzo would pop out…to […]
PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 09: Chris Owings #16 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk off single in the tenth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field on August 9, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona won 4-3. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/10/2015
This is one of the most bizarre post-game conversations I can remember in recent memory. On Sunday, Chris Owings hit a bases loaded, walk off single to give the Diamondbacks a 4-3 walk off win over the Reds. But Cincinnati appealed the play over concerns that Jake Lamb, the runner on first, and David Peralta, the […]
CHICAGO, IL – JULY 26: A general view of Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs take on the Philadelphia Phillies on July 26, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The Phillies defeated the Cubs 11-5. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/9/2015
Following the Chicago Cubs’ 2-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon, Wrigley Field was evacuated because of an apparent bomb threat. Scary stuff. Hopefully there isn’t anything to this threat and the bomb squad is able to clear the stadium without any issue. Imagine how much of a nightmare this would have […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/7/2015
Chaos is reigning in Detroit. During Friday night’s 7-2 Tigers loss to the Red Sox, shortstop Jose Iglesias got into a shoving match in the dugout with catcher James McCann. The scuffle apparently erupted because of Iglesias giving up on a Rusney Castillo ground ball single prior to a two-run double by Xander Bogaerts. Passion is […]
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Friday night’s Clearwater Threshers-Tampa Yankees game was postponed. Well, that makes sense. It rains a lot in Florida, and the Tampa area has been getting pummeled with storms lately. Except…well, the game wasn’t postponed because of the weather. It was postponed because of an enormous circus tent beyond the outfield wall that was distracting the […]
CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 6: Michael Bourn #24 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates with Nick Swisher #33 after Swisher hit a grand slam during the eighth inning against the New York Mets at Progressive Field on September 6, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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The Atlanta Braves finally unloaded Chris Johnson and his contract, but it came at a cost – they acquired the ugly contracts of Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher from the Cleveland Indians for him. Atlanta is also getting a yet to be known pile of cash in the trade. This is more a swap of […]
TORONTO, CANADA – AUGUST 5: Edwin Encarnacion #10 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a three-run home run in the fourth inning during MLB game action against the Minnesota Twins on August 5, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
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Giancarlo is still gone, so the mammoth dingers are once again lacking from the list. But that doesn’t mean that the Blue Jays aren’t trying their best to populate our top five with their own monster blasts! And once again, there are six homers on the list this week because of ties. 1. Edwin Encarnacion […]
OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 22: Jeff Samardzija #29 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at O.co Coliseum on September 22, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/6/2015
The 2015 trade deadline is in the rear-view mirror (well, minus the wacky August deals that sometimes happen), and the deadline buyers are feeling quite confident about the moves they’ve made. But then again, the teams that bought at the deadline last year also probably felt pretty good about what they did, but only the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 03: Jayson Werth #28 of the Washington Nationals watches the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning at Nationals Park on August 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/5/2015
The Washington Nationals are the preseason champions of baseball for three years running. Of course, in the grand scheme of things, that doesn’t mean anything. Washington missed the playoffs in 2013, won the NL East in 2014 and were drummed out of the playoffs in four games by the Giants, and are a game behind […]
CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 04: Richie Shaffer (R) of the Tampa Bay Rays after hitting his first MLB hit a home run against the Chicago White Sox during the seventh inning as his teammates ignore him on August 4, 2015 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/4/2015
One of the silliest traditions in some MLB clubhouses is ignoring a player after he launches his first career homer. In Chicago on Tuesday night, Richie Shaffer of the Rays hit his first MLB homer, a solo shot in the seventh inning to increase Tampa Bay’s lead to 10-1. As Shaffer came back into the […]
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There are a lot of things you can say about Philadelphia Phillies fans. And throughout the years, Jimmy Rollins had a hot and cold relationship with the city. But when Rollins returned to Citizens Bank Park on Monday for the first time as a visitor, the reception given to him by the Phillies phaithful was […]
DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 21: President CEO General Manager David Dombrowski talks to the press during the retirement announcement of manager Jim Leyland at Comerica Park on October 21, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
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Dave Dombrowski won’t get a chance to bring that elusive World Championship to Detroit. The Tigers announced on Tuesday that Dombrowski was being released from his contract as EVP of baseball operations and GM, and that he’d be replaced by assistant GM Al Avila. Dombrowski had been the Tigers GM since 2002, replacing the beleaguered Randy […]
