0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/5/2014
When you watch the above video, you might not notice anything strange. Yan Gomes doubles to right, Lonnie Chisenhall scores, David Murphy gets picked off at third after going around the bag too far. But look behind second base as Zack Cozart is receiving the throw – there’s a second baseball just casually rolling on […]
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Idiots on the field are the worst. The Seattle Mariners agree. Thanks for being you, Mariners.
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A month ago, Seattle looked like they were going to cruise to the AL’s second Wild Card berth and make the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. Today, that race is a lot more muddled. The Mariners have gone 8-15 in the last month, and now sit two games behind Toronto for […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/4/2014
Highly touted Chicago Cubs prospect Javier Baez is coming to The Show, and will be with the Cubs in Tuesday for their series in Colorado with the Rockies. The 21-year old Baez is a consensus top ten prospect in baseball, and has hit .260/.323/.510 with 23 homers for AAA Iowa this season. Last year, Baez […]
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Unlike last week, we actually had a few walk offs that were actually exciting this past week! We’ve got marathon games that finally ended, walk off homers, and incredible comebacks that left contenders shocked.
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The Atlanta Braves went into this west coast road trip last week needing to string together some wines to keep pace with the Washington Nationals in the NL East. They got some help from the Marlins and Phillies, who each took two games from the 2012 division champs this past week. But the Braves did […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/3/2014
Controversy was afoot once again in Phoenix on Sunday, and this isn’t a good look for second base umpire Lance Barrett. Andy Marte grounded into what looked like an inning-ending double play, but Jayson Nix’s throw hit Nick Ahmed in the hands as Ahmed slid into second. Barrett ruled the contact incidental instead of intentional, […]
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A number of players that were dealt at the trade deadline made their debuts with their new clubs on Saturday. The results weren’t exactly dynamic. Yoenis Cespedes went 1/4 with a run scored in his first game with the Red Sox. Jon Lester pitched the A’s to a win over the Royals, but allowed three […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/2/2014
It’s that time again, folks – your traditional monthly breakdown of the best and worst players of the past month of action. This month, several new players ended up breaking through, while others…well, you’ve seen them here before. AL Best Hitter of the Month: Jose Abreu. The White Sox rookie continues to just kill the […]
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Before Friday night’s Twins-White Sox game at US Cellular Field, Olympic gold and silver medalist McKayla Maroney threw out the first pitch, complete with a couple of handsprings. And shockingly…she looked impressed with her efforts.
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I think the absolute worst possible outcome of the regular season for the Oakland Athletics, short of them completely collapsing and missing the playoffs, would be for them to have to play in the Wild Card playoff game. And right now, they’re just one step away from that game following two straight losses and a […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/1/2014
A player making appearances on the list in multiple weeks is something that should be praised. But one player showing up on the list multiple times in the same week? Well, that just doesn’t happen too often. Don’t tell that to Billy Butler, of course.
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Thursday was, in a word, crazy. Yoenis Cespedes swapped for Jon Lester? David Price going to the Tigers? Austin Jackson becoming a Mariner? John Lackey heading to St. Louis? The Yankees picking up Martin Prado *and* Stephen Drew? Several other trades that I’m forgetting off-hand? YOU BETCHA! Trade deadlines like the one that came about […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/31/2014
The Atlanta Braves didn’t make a blockbuster deal leading up to the trade deadline, but did upgrade both their bench and bullpen by acquiring Emilio Bonifacio and James Russell from the Cubs. Bonfiacio is hitting .279/.318/.373 with 14 stolen bases this year, playing second, third, short, and center field for the Cubs. Russell has a […]
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The Miami Marlins have bought (!!!!!) at the trade deadline, acquiring Jarred Cosart, Kike Hernandez, Austin Wates from the Astros in exchange for Jake Marisnick, Francis Martes, Colin Moran, and a comp balance pick. Wates appears to just be a throw-in by the Astros, but Cosart has a 4.41 ERA in 116 1/3 innings for […]
