0 comments by TOC Locker on 5/23/2015
For the second time in three days, an MLB pitcher was ejected for having a foreign substance on his arm. On Saturday, the lucky (or unlucky, I guess) recipient of an ejection was Baltimore Orioles reliever Brian Matusz, following in the footsteps of Brewers reliever Will Smith, ejected on Thursday from the Brewers-Braves game. Matusz […]
DETROIT, MI – MAY 23: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros makes the second out of the triple play by forcing out Anthony Gose #12 of the Detroit Tigers during the fifth inning of the game on May 23, 2015 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
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Now *this* is one way to get out of a first and second, none out jam – a 5-4-3 triple play! Check out what the Houston Astros pulled off on Saturday. Ian Kinsler smacked the ball over to Jonathan Villar at third, who stepped on the bag for out number one, fired it to Jose […]
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 23: Umpire Jim Reynolds #77 argues with manager Bryan Price #38 of the Cincinnati Reds just prior to Reynolds ejecting Price prior to the game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 23, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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Hey, how many innings did Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price manage today? Try zero – he got ejected before the first pitch after getting into a heated argument with the umpiring crew while bringing out the Reds’ lineup card. Price apparently had an issue with the strike zone called in Cleveland on Friday night by […]
MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 10: Jonathan Lucroy #20 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park on April 10, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jeffrey Phelps/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/22/2015
In this week’s fantastic Inside Baseball column by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, he revealed an interesting little nugget – the Atlanta Braves had asked the Milwaukee Brewers about catcher Jonathan Lucroy, but were rebuffed. Atlanta inquired about the Brewers’ Jonathan Lucroy but were told he is unavailable Lucroy, who turns 29 in June, is one […]
MIAMI, FL – MAY 16: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins hits during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Marlins Park on May 16, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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I can sum up this week’s list with one word: Giancarlo. The Marlins slugger dominated this week’s list, added a couple more entries to the season long list, and has claimed the top spot all for himself on THE LIST. Well done, Giancarlo. 1. Giancarlo Stanton vs Alex Wood, 475 feet (May 16th) Dead center. […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 5/21/2015
In the seventh inning of Thursday’s Brewers-Braves, Milwaukee reliever Will Smith was ejected in the seventh inning after Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez spotted a foreign substance on Smith’s arm. The umpiring crew conferred, noticed the substance on Smith, and booted him from the game. Smith’s infraction wasn’t nearly as blatant as Michael Pineda’s violation last year, in […]
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This is baseball, and crazy stuff happens in baseball sometimes. One of those crazy things happened on Thursday – Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw faced off at AT&T Park, and the gates of hell opened during Bumgarner’s first at bat of the afternoon. That’s right – Madison Bumgarner, Giants World Series pitching hero, homered off […]
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The latest ESPN 30 for 30 Short has been released, and it’s a ridiculous 12 minute exploration of the San Francisco Giants’ anti-mascot – the Crazy Crab. In response to the mascot craze of the 70s and 80s, the Giants introduced an anti-mascot, the Crazy Crab, and essentially encouraged their fans to abuse it. The Crab […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 5/20/2015
During Wednesday night’s Yankees-Nationals game at Nationals Park, home plate umpire Marvin Hudson ejected both Bryce Harper and Matt Williams because…Harper didn’t get in the batter’s box? What the hell? Check out the video. Harper stepped out of the box after a bad call by Hudson, stepped back in, and stepped out when Hudson started […]
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Bartolo Colon is a notoriously terrible (yet amusing) hitter. And this at bat resulted in a notoriously terrible swing from Colon. Yet, the stars aligned on this chopper off the plate. Yadier Molina couldn’t field it cleanly. Colon reached base safely. The angels began to sing. A Bartolo Colon infield single would melt the Internet, […]
TORONTO, CANADA – MAY 9: Devon Travis #29 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning during MLB game action against the Boston Red Sox on May 9, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
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Six weeks into the 2015 season, one thing has become clear to me – the American League class of rookies kind of sucks so far. Every so often, we run across a situation like this in one of the leagues. Wil Myers won the 2013 AL award over Jose Iglesias despite playing in just 88 […]
MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 19: Miami Marlins Vice President & General Manager Dan Jennings speaks as Giancarlo Stanton looks on during a press conference at Marlins Park on November 19, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 5/18/2015
Just in case you thought the Miami Marlins somehow couldn’t get *more* dysfunctional, their situation just turned into even more of a mess. Their new manager, replacing the deposed Mike Redmond, will be…general manager Dan Jennings. Bobby Cox, this is not. Jennings has one year of coaching experience, and that came 30 years ago…with a […]
MIAMI, FL – APRIL 25: Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Miami Marlins chats with Manager Mike Redmond #11 during batting practice prior to the start of the game against the Washington Nationals. Ichiro Suzuki is tied with Sadaharu Oh for the most runs scored by a Japanese player and needs one run for the record at Marlins Park on April 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/17/2015
The Miami Marlins were nearly no-hit on Sunday, and it was only a Justin Bour single with two outs in the ninth that prevented them from finishing a game with zero hits for the second time in less than eight months. But apparently, “almost” is good enough for Jeffrey Loria and the Marlins – manager Mike […]
ARLINGTON, TX – MAY 15: Adrian Beltre #29 of the Texas Rangers celebrates in the dugout after hitting his 400th career homerun against Bruce Chen #52 of the Cleveland Indians in the first inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on May 15, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 5/15/2015
On Friday night, Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre hit the 400th homer of his criminally underrated career. After the homer, Beltre came back to the dugout, and was congratulated by his teammates…who then proceeded to touch the hell out of his head, a pet peeve of Beltre’s that has resulted in numerous tiffs with […]
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Well, you don’t see *this* every day – during Friday night’s Giants-Reds game, one of the smokestacks that shoots fireworks at Great American Ballpark actually caught on fire in the sixth inning. Insanity. Complete insanity. Thankfully, Cincinnati’s finest were able to put the fire out and restore some semblance of normalcy to the rest of […]
