0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/19/2014
Part of the appeal of Vin Scully is how he fills the dead air between pitches. But on Wednesday night in Dodger Stadium, Clayton Kershaw wasn’t the only maestro at work. Scully’s efforts calling his no-hitter were fantastic. Because MLB.com loves us sometimes, they spliced together every out from Kershaw’s unreal performance, with Scully’s voice as the backdrop. It’s beautiful.
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The defending NL East champion Atlanta Braves are not playing good baseball right now. The team lost 10-5 to the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing Philadelphia to complete their first sweep in Atlanta since the final series of the 2011 season. For the month, the Braves are just 6-10 with a -22 run differential – that […]
Ausmus was asked how he deals with the losing when he goes home: "I beat my wife." Obviously was joking and he later apologized.
— George Sipple ☕️ (@GeorgeSipple) June 18, 2014
Ausmus: "I didn't want to make light of battered women. I apologize for that if it offended anyone."
— George Sipple ☕️ (@GeorgeSipple) June 18, 2014
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0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/18/2014
I’m not sure what the best part of this double by Bartolo Colon is – the fact that it even happened, his terrible, flat-footed swing, or his awkward jaunt around the bases. All I know is that it’s awesome, and hopefully happens again and again.
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard on allegations by a Braves fan that he listens to Nickelback:
“Damn, that’s outrageous. I didn’t know that. Is it bad to listen to Nickelback?”
After getting told that yes, it probably wasn’t a good thing to be accused of being a Nickelback listener:
“I mean, I’m not afraid to say that I diversify my musical portfolio. I didn’t know they could see or hear what … how do they know I listen to Nickelback? I listen to everything. I don’t know if there’s a specific song by Nickelback (I listen to).”
We know nothing. Ryan Howard may listen to Nickelback, or he may not. The world may never know the truth.
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For proof of how nutty (or unpredictable, or blase, or mediocre, or whatever adjective you want) the 2014 MLB season has been thusfar, simply look at the AL Central standings. There you’ll find the Kansas City Royals, all alone staring at the rest of the division. The Royals are the only team in the division […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/17/2014
During the Rockies-Dodgers game on Tuesday night, staffers from the LA Kings brought the Stanley Cup to Dodger Stadium and into the broadcast booth with Vin Scully. As he marveled at the Cup, Scully began to delve into childhood stories about his fandom for the New York Rangers and their goalie Dave Kerr.
And of course, he asks if it really was true that margaritas were made in the Cup on Monday night. Thanks for being you, Vin.
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There were…not a lot of great walk offs this week. That really leaves me with not a lot of content for this column, but I’ll try to make the best of it. June 10th, Athletics vs Angels The story of this 14 inning game in Anaheim was Yoenis Cespedes’ unreal throw at the plate to […]
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Last night, we brought you the clip of Vin Scully remembering the life of Tony Gwynn, the person, rather than Tony Gwynn, the hitter. Today, we bring you Keith Olbermann doing the same thing, with a special focus on Gwynn’s sense of humor and knack for baseball history and humility. I’m not sure how many more of these tributes I can handle – all of them are painting Gwynn as one of the greatest men that ever lived, and it breaks my heart that he’s gone so soon.
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If there were still questions as to whether or not Justin Verlander is still JUSTIN…VERLANDER, I think those questions were answered on Monday night in Detroit. Verlander pitched relatively well through the first three innings of his start against the Royals, allowing one hit, one walk, and plunking one hitter through his first three innings […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/16/2014
Before Monday night’s Rockies-Dodgers game, Vin Scully told a story in honor of the late, great Tony Gwynn. Scully brushed aside all of Gwynn’s on the field greatness, and instead focused on his wonderful sense of humor. You might want to have some tissues handy after watching this one.
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Another week is behind us, and instead of playoff races getting more defined, they’re simply getting more muddled. Great, just what I always wanted! Most impressive team of the week: Kansas City Royals. The Royals only played five games this week, but they made them count, sweeping the White Sox in Chicago over the weekend […]
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The San Diego Padres are not a good team, and they are not playing good baseball right now. They’re just 3-10 in June, and since improving to 21-23 on May 17th, the team is just 8-17. Their offense is a horror show – no team has a lower batting average or on-base percentage, and only […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/15/2014
The Pittsburgh Pirates have been energized since the promotion of Gregory Polanco. The team lost Polanco’s debut on Tuesday, but have won four in a row since. Polanco himself is smashing the baseball, and has notched a hit in all five games of his career. Pittsburgh can make a move in the NL Central over […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/14/2014
The Kansas City Royals are starting to make waves in the AL Central. After smashing the White Sox 7-2, and coupled with Detroit’s 2-0 loss to Minnesota, the Royals are just 1.5 games back in the division. However, I’m not sure how great that really is – the White Sox and Indians are tied for […]
