0 comments by TOC Locker on 4/18/2015
During the Cubs’ 7-6, 11 inning win on Saturday, a fan at Wrigley Field caught a Yonder Alonso ninth inning foul ball in her cup of beer…and then proceeded to chug the beer. Hey, good on her for managing to make a beer that long after last call. She must have been double fisting to […]
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Hanley Ramirez had an eventful day on Friday. During batting practice before the Red Sox-Orioles game at Fenway, he hit a line drive so hard that it cracked a pad on the center field section of the Green Monster. He also wore the wrong red jersey before the game started. The oddities didn’t exactly translate […]
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 15: Alex Rodriguez #42 of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run in the fourth inning on Jackie Robinson Day during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Orioles Park at Camden Yards on April 15, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 4/17/2015
Alex Rodriguez is having a pretty good year so far for the New York Yankees, and in the second inning of their game on Friday night with the Rays at Tropicana Field, he smashed a home run 477 feet off of Nate Karns. Needless to say, that’s the longest homer of the young 2015 season. […]
TORONTO, CANADA – APRIL 14: Steven Souza Jr. #35 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by Logan Forsythe #11 after scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning during MLB game action as Miguel Castro #51 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on on April 14, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
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The balls aren’t starting to fly out of the park quite yet, but we still had some pretty majestic blasts over the second week of the 2015 MLB season, and our top five for the year was almost completely overhauled. 1. Steven Souza Jr. vs Daniel Norris, 463 feet (April 14th) This is just ridiculous. […]
MESA, AZ – FEBRUARY 27: Kris Bryant #77 of the Chicago Cubs watches from the dugout during the spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Cubs Park on February 27, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/16/2015
The time is now – the Chicago Cubs are calling up third baseman Kris Bryant for Friday’s game with the Padres. EVERYBODY FREAK OUT! Earlier today, we wondered whether or not a Bryant callup would be looming for the Cubs. Clearly, that callup was looming, and is indeed happening in the immediate future. Bryant spent […]
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Today is April 16th. The 2015 MLB season is already a week and a half old. And naturally, it’s snowing at Coors Field in Denver. Woof. The Rockies just finished sweeping the Giants in San Francisco, and will take on the Dodgers in Los Angeles this weekend. Hopefully all that snow is gone and replaced […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 4/15/2015
Crazy things happen in the Rogers Centre outfield, and on Wednesday, another one of those crazy moments happened. Check out this catch by Blue Jays left fielder Kevin Pillar to rob Rays second baseman Tim Beckham of a homer in the seventh inning. . Like…how? What? That’s not a short fence, and Pillar wasn’t exactly running […]
DENVER, CO – APRIL 11: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates his two run home run off of starting pitcher Jason Hammel #39 of the Chicago Cubs as the Cubs held a 3-2 lead in the second inning at Coors Field on April 11, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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The most important player for the Colorado Rockies this season might not be Carlos Gonzalez or Troy Tulowitzki, but instead third baseman Nolan Arenado. Arenado already has a reputation as one of the best defensive third basemen in baseball, and his bat isn’t exactly mediocre. Arenado showed off that glove on Tuesday night, making this […]
CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 14: Starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco #59 of the Cleveland Indians is helped off the field after being hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Melky Cabrera #53 of the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Progressive Field on April 14, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Carlos Carrasco
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On Tuesday night, a scary moment that you absolutely never want to see happened at Progressive Field in Cleveland – Indians starter Carlos Carrasco got hit in the face with a line drive. Thankfully, Carrasco got his glove up and slightly deflected the ball, leading to it hitting his cheek instead of his forehead or […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 15: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium on August 15, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 4/14/2015
In some of the most depressing bat flip related news we’ve ever heard, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is going to be making an effort to cut back on his theatric, entertaining bat flips this season. Why? Because he doesn’t want to give off the impression that he’s disrespectful. The LA Times has the […]
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Through seven games, the National League standings are a mess. The 6-1 Braves, roundly projected to finish fourth in the NL East, are doubling up their opposition on the season. The always erratic Colorado Rockies are 5-2 – and are 4-0 on the road, always a challenging task for them. After rolling through the bulk […]
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I don’t necessarily think that a jackass like this needs much attention, but check out Orioles fan Tolbert Rowe. During Monday’s Yankees-Orioles game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Rowe brought attention to himself by standing and turning his back during Alex Rodriguez’s plate appearances. How bold, good sir! Rowe’s logic is also impeccable, according […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 4/13/2015
Jon Lester hadn’t made a pickoff throw in two years. He ended that streak on Monday night against the Reds, and the results were very nearly disastrous. But right fielder Jorge Soler was around to gun out Zach Cozart, who was trying to turn Lester’s one-base error into a two-base error. Soler also came up […]
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I’m trying not to rip on the 5-1 Atlanta Braves too much…but I’m really not sure what Fredi Gonzalez and his coaching staff were thinking by challenging this stunning diving catch by Christian Yelich. Yeah, it looked like the ball came out of his glove at first…but one look at the replay would have showed […]
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If you went to the San Francisco Giants home opener today and didn’t pay out the nose for parking, consider yourself lucky. Lots near the stadium were charging as much as $100 for a spot before the World Champions raised their 2014 banner. For what it’s worth, this technically isn’t “gouging” since you have the […]
