0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/12/2014
The good news (if you could call it that) about Giancarlo Stanton’s injuries from last night – they don’t immediately to be as serious as they looked at first. There will be further evaluation of Stanton in Miami today. But after Stanton was hit, chaos erupted in Milwaukee. Following the plunking, Mike Fiers then hit […]
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Who will make the playoffs in the American League? Well, the Orioles and Angels seem like locks, but after that…who knows? Oakland’s once firm hold on a playoff spot has dwindled, and they’re only 1.5 games up on the Mariners for either Wild Card, let alone the top spot. The Tigers and Royals are separated […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/11/2014
If thought we wouldn’t see two players get hit in the head tonight, you were wrong. In the ninth inning of the Rays-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium, Jake McGee of the Rays hit Chase Headley in the chin with a pitch Hopefully Headley will be OK. He was able to walk off the field with […]
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Awful, awful news from Milwaukee tonight – NL MVP candidate Giancarlo Stanton was hit in the face by a Mike Fiers fastball, and was carted off the field in an ambulance. This footage isn’t for the faint of heart. This is terrible. Stanton is one of the best young players in baseball, and is having […]
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You typically don’t see the defending World Champions get eliminated from the playoff race this early in the season…but then again, the 2014 Red Sox are anything but ordinary. Not only have the Sox clinched their second sub-.500 season in the last three years, they’re also on pace to finish last in the AL East […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/10/2014
I have no idea what Ben Revere was thinking when he was trying to field this ball off the bat of Andrew McCutchen in the 5th inning on Wednesday. Seriously, what the hell? He wasn’t going to catch the ball, given how high it was hit off the wall. If Revere played it off the […]
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Just when you think things are looking up for the New York Mets, a story like this one breaks that makes you weep for humanity. Former New York Mets SVP of marketing and ticket sales Leigh Castergine was fired last month, and is alleging that her firing came about because Mets COO Jeff Wilpon was “morally opposed” to her […]
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The Dodgers gave away a Babe Ruth bobblehead on Tuesday. It was an odd giveaway, given that Ruth spent nearly his entire career with the Yankees, but he *did* spent 1938 as the first base coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Needless to say, Vin Scully had a lot to say about the exceptional career of […]
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Something sort of interesting happened last night when all of the games were finished – the Mets were just as close to a Wild Card spot as the Yankees. Sure, both teams are 5.5 games out, which isn’t exactly a small deficit, but it’s kind of wild that people (myself included) talk about the Yankees […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/9/2014
Between innings of Tuesday night’s Royals-Tigers game, Miguel Cabrera tossed a ball to Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson, who was sitting in the crowd for the game. Oh Miguel Cabrera, is there anything you *can’t* do? Also, Calvin Johnson – pretty good at catching all balls, no matter if they’re pigskin or rawhide.
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During Tuesday night’s Cubs-Blue Jays game, this fan at Rogers Centre had the right idea – mix cardio with drinking! Switching hands, taking sips…this fellow is my new hero.
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What’s going on in the American League Wild Card race is nothing short of amazing. The Oakland A’s have continued their terrible collapse, and are now just one game ahead of the Mariners for the AL’s top Wild Card spot, with the Tigers looming just a game behind Seattle. This isn’t just a bad stretch […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/8/2014
There hasn’t been a rainout at Dodger Stadium since 2000, and there have been only 17 rainouts since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. For whatever reason, the Dodgers grounds crew was practicing their tarp rolling skills before Sunday’s game with the Diamondbacks, and Vin Scully used that as an opportunity to educate […]
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Eight different teams had walk off wins this week. Eight! Several playoff contenders also suffered some absolutely gut wrenching losses this week, but all were able to rebound and have themselves good weeks regardless.
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Today’s awesome story of the day comes to us from Toledo, Ohio, where the Mud Hens (AAA affiliate of the Tigers) are turning their home ballpark, Fifth Third Field, into a pair of mini golf courses, with all proceeds going to charity. Here’s the description of the two courses, courtesy of Sports Turf Manager Jake […]
