0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/29/2012
For as much as we like to talk about managers getting canned early in the MLB season when their teams are struggling…no manager has been fired yet this season. We're three months into the year, and *every* manager is still standing. That seems pretty crazy when thinking about it, but look at the raw stats. […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
The plight of the Colorado Rockies would be hilarious if the whole thing weren't so dang depressing. Midway through a wretched season that is getting worse by the minute, the Rockies are a team ravaged by injuries, ineffectiveness and, worst of all, poor management both in the dugout and in the front office. They are […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Giants threw their fourth straight shutout last night, beating the Reds 5-0 behind a complete game one-hitter from Madison Bumgarner. Combined with three straight shutouts against the Dodgers earlier this week, the Giants are just on an unreal roll right now. Their bullpen has gotten some time off as well, throwing a total of […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/28/2012
Your browser does not support iframes. All of the talk last night (and this morning) was about Mike Trout's amazing catch against the Orioles. But Darnell McDonald of the Boston Red Sox had a pretty awesome catch of his own in Boston's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays during the day. Kelly Johnson hit a […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
There is an old saying in baseball that "you can never have too much starting pitching." It is an adage that has been proven over and over and over again throughout history, yet it is still ignored on a regular basis. Just look what happened to the 2011 Boston Red Sox as their already thin […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a huge splash in the international market, signing 21 year-old Cuban outfielder Yasel Puig to a $40 million deal, just days before a $2.9 million international spending cap has kicked in. Puig must sign his contract, have the contract approved, and pass a physical before Monday, when the new […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Baltimore Orioles starter Jason Hammel has been one of the biggest surprises of the baseball season after the Orioles traded for him this offseason in exchange for veteran Jeremy Guthrie. Going into last night's game against the Angels, Hammel had a sterling 2.61 ERA, and was coming off of a pair of dominant outings in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/27/2012
Your browser does not support iframes. I’m sure you’ve all heard the tales of Mike Trout….but this catch he made in the first inning of tonight’s Angels-Orioles game was unreal. Hardy hit a bomb to right center, and Trout closed fast, before leaping high into the air and snagging the ball from being a homer…the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vFIYaIWh9ZU This is graphic, and scary. Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Gerrit Cole, the number one overall pick in last year's amateur draft, was hit in the face with a line drive last night in the Altoona Curve's game against the Harrisburg Senators. Cole has down for a substantial amount of time after he was hit, but […]
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The Dodgers' ailing offense took another hit today, as right fielder Andre Ethier left the team's game against the Giants with an oblique injury. Ethier was hurt while sliding into second base in the first inning, attempting to break up a double play. The extent of the injury is currently unknown, but obliques are generally […]
0 comments by Scott Allen
The all-star game is designed to be a game for the fans. That’s why Major League Baseball allows for fans to vote in the starters of the game. But are we witnessing a true all-star game in essence or is this just another media hyped example of a popularity contest (see gold-glove awards). Fan Voting […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Earlier this afternoon, there was a brief news tidbit saying that Yankees starter Andy Pettitte had taken a ball off of his ankle and left the field during his start against the Indians today. Well, the news about the ankle is in, and it's a shocker:
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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0 comments by Joe Lucia
In a brief interview with USA Today, Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp said that he wouldn't be choosing Nationals center fielder Bryce Harper to participate in the Home Run Derby in July, saying that there are plenty of other players capable of doing well in the Derby, and that he chose his four member team […]
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The New York Yankees have placed their ace starting pitcher CC Sabathia on the 15-day DL with a groin strain. Sabathia will be out until at least the All-Star Break, Freddy Garcia will replace Sabathia in the Yankees rotation for the foreseeable future, with his first start coming on Friday against the White Sox. This […]
