In all honesty…I expected worse.
Here’s Prince Fielder in ESPN’s Body Issue
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Dugout Digest – the AL West is planting its flag
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Can we go ahead and give some praise to the American League West? Three of the four best records in the American League belong to AL West teams, and the three best run differentials in baseball are possessed by the A’s, Angels, and Mariners. In a world where the AL East is experiencing some near-unseen […]
Bronson Arroyo needs Tommy John surgery, adding to Diamondbacks’ woes
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/7/2014
The chaos in the desert isn’t even funny anymore, it’s just sad – starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who the team signed to a two-year, $23.5 million contract this offseason, will require Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2014 season (and probably, a good chunk of 2015 as well). Let’s try to […]
The most exciting walk offs for the week ending July 6th
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This week, we’ve got some extra inning walk offs, a walk off grand slam, and yes, some walk offs that were self-inflicted by the losing team. June 30th, Athletics vs Tigers A walk off grand slam? That’s awesome. Good on you, Rajai Davis. He could have just put one in the gap or the corner […]
The Twins have installed self-serve beer stations at Target Field
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The Minnesota Twins are experimenting with a new concession feature that could make fans at next week’s All-Star Game extremely happy – they’ve introduced self-serve beer stations. To use one of the stations, fans will need to show their ID at a cash register and load a card with either $10 or $20. They’ll then […]
The most egregious 2014 All-Star snubs
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Well, the 2014 All-Stars have been announced, and as expected, no baseball fan is happy. There are several notable players that were absent from the rosters for one reason or another, and while the bulk of these guys will end up making it (either through injuries or the Final Vote campaign), they shouldn’t have even […]
Angels pitcher gives up on pop up, catches it anyway
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During Sunday’s Astros-Angels game, Angels pitcher Mike Morin did what he was supposed to do on this pop up – he got out of the way, and let his infielders take care of it. But then, something strange happened, and Morin was spurred into action. Yup – Hank Conger and C.J. Cron collided, and neither […]
Dugout Digest – contenders and pretenders
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The last couple of weeks have actually done a good job at separating the contenders from the pretenders in the National League. The American League picture is still a little muddy thanks to the Rays getting hot and both of the Wild Card spots going to teams in the AL West, but in the NL, […]
Here are your 2014 All-Stars that will make too many people angry
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/6/2014
On Sunday night, MLB announced the 2014 All-Stars (well, the first wave of them at least) for this year’s game at Target Field in Minneapolis. There were (obviously) plenty of snubs that we’ll get to tomorrow, but for now, here are your 2014 All-Star starters, reserves, and Final Vote candidates. American League C: Matt Wieters […]
Bryce Harper tries to break bat over knee, fails miserably
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I’m an unapologetic fan of Bryce Harper, even if he sometimes is an emotional, childish wreck of a man at times. On Sunday, he showed off a very tiny bit of that childish streak when he tried to break his bat over his knee following a sixth inning strikeout. The key word, of course, is […]
Diamondbacks continue to trade assets, deal Brandon McCarthy to Yankees
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The dismantling of the Arizona Diamondbacks has taken another step forward, as pitcher Brandon McCarthy has been dealt to the New York Yankees. McCarthy has an unsightly 5.01 ERA this season, his second in the desert. However, that ERA masks a tremendous 4.65 strikeout to walk ratio that ranks as the ninth-best mark among qualified […]
Dugout Digest – the blistering Braves
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article wondering whether the Atlanta Braves were really a good team. Since that post went up, the Braves have gone on an 11-1 tear, beating the tar out of the Astros, Phillies, Mets, and most recently, the Diamondbacks. In those 12 games, the Braves have outscored their […]
Yasiel Puig makes incredible catch, throws runner out at third
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/5/2014
When Yasiel Puig makes a great catch, we don’t blink all that much anymore. When he makes a great throw, it’s almost old hat by now. But when Puig lays out to make a catch at the edge of the warning track, jumps to his feet, and throws a runner out at third base? Yeah, […]
Cardinals ballboy jumps into crowd to avoid line drive
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Upon further review, you could probably call this guy a “ballman” rather than a ballboy, but clearly, he didn’t want to get hit by this first inning Matt Holliday line drive.
Angels answer Athletics’ trade by acquiring Thatcher, Campana
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When your division rival goes all-in by picking up two of the best starting pitchers on the trade market in one trade, what do you do to respond? Well, if you’re the Los Angeles Angels, the answer is “acquire a fifth outfielder and a LOOGY”, of course. The deal is Joe Thatcher and Tony Campana […]
