0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/14/2012
14 of the 30 MLB teams are under .500 this season. That’s about what’s expected in the long run. 17 teams have a negative run differential. Again, not a huge deal. Some teams have more reason for concern than others. For example, if you’re the 15-20 LA Angels with a -13 run differential, you’re probably […]
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A walk-off grand slam is probably the coolest finish in baseball, and it happened yesterday — twice. First, it happened in Miami. The game was tied at two going into the ninth, and former Marlins closer Heath Bell continued his struggles by allowing two runs to give the Mets the lead. Closer Frank Francisco came […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/13/2012
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was diagnosed with a torn ACL on Saturday night, and is expected to miss the rest of the season. He was replaced in the game by Jesus Flores, who will take over as the Nationals every day catcher. Sandy Leon was called up from AA Harrisburg to replace Flores on […]
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Coming into this season, Rays rookie starter Matt Moore was expected to be one of the Rays’ best starters. After seven starts, Moore has a 5.31 ERA, 34 strikeouts, 22 walks, and has allowed six homers. These aren’t really great signs. His bad ERA is boosted by a 4.98 FIP and 5.01 xFIP. He’s only […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/12/2012
Milwaukee Brewers’ closer John Axford left this note for the media after last night’s Brewers-Cubs game. Axford blew the save in the ninth for Milwaukee (his first in 50 chances), despite striking out the side (and only getting two outs), and despite just one run he allowed in the ninth being earned. This season, Axford […]
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Josh Hamilton is a house of fire right now. He homered two more times last night against the Angels in a three hit game, and now has 17 homers on the season. He has nine homers this week. Again: nine homers this week, a five day period. Let me put it this way: in the […]
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Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Bryce Harper has a very divisive personality, but his outburst on Friday is something that all fans will agree was completely stupid of him to do. In the midst of an 0/5, three strikeout game tonight against the Cincinnati Reds, Harper took out his rage on the Nationals dugout, smashing the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/11/2012
The defending World Champion St Louis Cardinals are the class of the National League, and all of baseball, on May 11th. Their 20-11 record is just half a game behind the Rangers for the best mark in all of baseball. More importantly, the Cardinals have a +75 run differential, which is seven better than the […]
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Colby Lewis of the Texas Rangers had a very strange game yesterday, in the first game of a doubleheader between the Rangers and Orioles. Rangers starter Colby Lewis allowed five hits, six runs, one walk, and struck out a career-high 12. Of course, each of those five hits was a homer. Lewis was the first […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/10/2012
The hits just keep on coming for the Los Angeles Angels: catcher Chris Iannetta will require surgery on his wrist, and will miss 6-8 weeks. Iannetta was plunked on May 2nd (the day of Jered Weaver’s no-hitter), and after three days off, attempted to play through the injury. It didn’t work. Iannetta had a .706 […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays have quizzically signed former Angels (and more recently, Orioles) DH Vladimir Guerrero to a minor league deal, reports
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In an interview with Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro had a startling revelation: that the team actaully could be sellers at the trade deadline this year. “July is so far ahead,” Amaro said. “We just have to get on track. But if July comes and we’re playing like this, we’ll be […]
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=lG2AoPr2q_4 After last night’s 6-2 Angels win over the Twins, as the Angels are doing their postgame handshakes, shortstop Erick Aybar taps first baseman Albert Pujols on the elbow. Pujols proceeds to whip his glove at Aybar, and looks really, really irritated afterwards, inspecting his elbow. It’s worth noting that the elbow that Aybar tapped […]
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While looking over some scores from today, I realized something: last year’s National League playoff teams have had a slow start out of the gate. Except for one, of course. The Diamondbacks and Phillies, both of whom won their divisions and lost in the NLDS, are currently 14-18. Arizona sits in third, 6.5 games behind […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/9/2012
What more can I say about Josh Hamilton that hasn’t been said by everyone on Twitter and mass media outlets? He went 5/5 with four homers and a double last night, setting an AL record with 18 total bases. Just for the hell of it, Hamilton drove in eight runs too. Perhaps ironically, all of […]
