0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/11/2012
The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a sweep at home over the Kansas City Royals, edging the Royals 3-2 thanks to a three RBI game from Andrew McCutchen. When you combine that Pirates win with the Reds 7-6 loss to the Tigers…the Pirates and Reds are now deadlocked at the top of the NL Central. The Pirates […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/10/2012
The Rangers have been the best team in the American League pretty much all season. But for the first time in a long time, Texas no longer posseses the best record in the league. The new kings of the league are a pack of familiar faces…the Tampa Bay Rays, who routed the Marlins 13-4 last […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/9/2012
The dynamic Washington Nationals duo of Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper stepped into hallowed ground for the first time in their young careers on Friday night, as the Nationals traveled to Boston to take on the Red Sox. Under the bright lights of Fenway Park and squarely in the nation's focus, the pair of rising […]
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The Seattle Mariners threw a combined no-hitter in their 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, just a week after Johan Santana no-hit the Cardinals at Citi Field for the first no-no in Mets history. The combined no-hitter is the first since the Houston Astros no-hit the Yankees on June 11, 2003 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/8/2012
As the interleague schedule begins full-bore (ignoring the whopping one series played last month), there are a lot of good matchups. Five of the 14 series feature teams with 30 wins apiece facing off. But there is one series that stands out more than the others, pitting the team holding the best record in the […]
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After an April that saw them go 17-6 with a +56 run differential, many fans (myself included) expected the Texas Rangers to roll through the American League like it was nothing. Since that hot April, the Rangers are 16-19 and have just a +8 run differential. Their 33-25 record is still the best in the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/7/2012
The Phillies lost to the Dodgers 6-5 last night, their fifth straight defeat. They're now six out in the NL East, two games under .500 with a +4 run differential and and 18.8% playoff chance, worst in the NL East. If it's any consolation to Phillies fans, four of their losses during this losing streak […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/6/2012
Jamie Moyer's career isn't over, at least yet. The 49 year-old
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The topic of this is a little silly. Of course Cliff Lee will win a game this year. But the lack of support given to him by the Phillies offense has been comical. Last night, Lee threw the team onto his back, shutting out the Dodgers for seven innings while allowing just three baserunners, and […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/5/2012
Before this year, the MLB Amateur Draft was a free for all. There were slot recommendations, but that's all they were: recommendations. If you exceeded slot, your only punishment would be a stern talking to by the commissioner's office. Many teams threw the recommendations to the wind, and drafted the best players where they deserved […]
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Jarrod Parker nearly no-hit the Rangers last night, taking the no-no into the eighth inning before a Michael Young single broke it up. The A’s went on to romp the Rangers 12-1, the third time they’ve allowed double digit runs in a game this week. Those three times have come against the Mariners (twice), […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/4/2012
Ralph Kiner was a very unique ballplayer for his time in baseball. Kiner only played ten season in the majors, and hit a whopping 369 home runs in those ten years. Despite his brief career, Kiner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975. His election was extremely unique, as not only was […]
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There are currently three teams tied for the lead in the NL East – the Nationals, Mets, and Marlins. What's so interesting about that? Well, none of these three teams finished at or above .500 last season. The Nationals came the closest, finishing 80-81 on the season. In fact, since both leagues realigned to a […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/3/2012
Remember back in April, when the St Louis Cardinals had a hype train that was unmatched by any team in the league aside from the Rangers? The Cardinals went 14-8 in April with a +53 run differential, feasting on weak teams within their division. However, as the Cardinals have faced teams that have a pulse, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/2/2012
The Dodgers have lost five in a row, and last night was the cherry on top of that streak, a 13-3 loss to the Rockies. The first four games in the streak came to the Brewers, who came into the series in LA nine games under .500. Before last night's game, the Rockies were eight […]
