0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/2/2012
Going into last night's primetime game with the Mets, the Los Angeles Dodgers had scored the whopping total of two runs all week. That's two runs over five games. That lovely stretch took them out of first place in the NL West for the first time all year, and has them scrambling. Obviously, the lack […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/1/2012
Today, the MLB announced the All-Star starters and reserves for each league, and of course, there was a vast amount of discussion among fans about which players deserved their berths, which players shouldn't have been there, and which players that were left out in the cold deserve to be heading to Kansas City. First, the […]
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0 comments by Joe Lucia
I'm sure we're all in agreement at this point in time that Rockies manager Jim Tracy is the worst, right? We here at TOC can't say nearly enough awful things about his new method of handling the Rockies rotation, and last night, pretty much the worst case scenario erupted for the Rockies. Starter Christian Friedrich […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/30/2012
Jim Thome is heading back to the American League where he belongs.
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With the Phillies currently in last place in the NL East, their fans are getting a tad bit nervous as we enter July. The major target of their frustrations is $20 million man Cliff Lee, who is still without a win this season in his 13 starts. Because of his lack of wins, and an […]
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Say what you want about the Pittsburgh Pirates, how they're not going to stay in contention in the second half of the year, and how they're really a 75 win at best, and so on and so forth…but last night, the Pirates staked a huge claim towards contending in the NL Central for the season's […]
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0 comments by Joe Lucia
Aaron Hill of the Diamondbacks hit for the cycle against the Mariners on June 18th. Pretty cool achievement, but nothing otherworldly. Tonight, just 11 days later, Hill hit for the cycle AGAIN, this time against the Milwaukee Brewers. Hill started his cycle with a first inning ground-rule double, and continued it with a single in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/29/2012
The Minnesota Twins are nearing an extension with DH/catcher Ryan Doumit, who the club signed to a one year, $3 million deal this offseason.The news was first reported by
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For as much as we like to talk about managers getting canned early in the MLB season when their teams are struggling…no manager has been fired yet this season. We're three months into the year, and *every* manager is still standing. That seems pretty crazy when thinking about it, but look at the raw stats. […]
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The Giants threw their fourth straight shutout last night, beating the Reds 5-0 behind a complete game one-hitter from Madison Bumgarner. Combined with three straight shutouts against the Dodgers earlier this week, the Giants are just on an unreal roll right now. Their bullpen has gotten some time off as well, throwing a total of […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/28/2012
Your browser does not support iframes. All of the talk last night (and this morning) was about Mike Trout's amazing catch against the Orioles. But Darnell McDonald of the Boston Red Sox had a pretty awesome catch of his own in Boston's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays during the day. Kelly Johnson hit a […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a huge splash in the international market, signing 21 year-old Cuban outfielder Yasel Puig to a $40 million deal, just days before a $2.9 million international spending cap has kicked in. Puig must sign his contract, have the contract approved, and pass a physical before Monday, when the new […]
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Baltimore Orioles starter Jason Hammel has been one of the biggest surprises of the baseball season after the Orioles traded for him this offseason in exchange for veteran Jeremy Guthrie. Going into last night's game against the Angels, Hammel had a sterling 2.61 ERA, and was coming off of a pair of dominant outings in […]
