Joel Peralta suspended eight games
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/21/2012
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America needs a new rivalry
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If you are like me, you are beyond tired of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry (and you are also allergic to most pollens, watch a lot of Storage Wars and hate pickles). Over the past few years, the national TV networks have beaten us over the head with the New York-Boston rivalry at every given opportunity. […]
Dugout Digest – as the air gets warmer…
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…balls start to fly out of the park across the country. The Braves 10-5 win over the Yankees saw nine balls leave the yard, while the Phillies 7-6 win over the Rockies saw four homers between the two teams. In Boston, the Red Sox and Marlins hit six total homers in a 15-5 rout for […]
Rangers’ Oswalt to debut on Friday
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Roy Oswalt, who the Rangers signed to a one year deal last month after the pitcher decided to not open the season with a team, will be starting on Friday for Texas in their game at home against the Rockies, who will send Christian Friedrich to the hill. In four rehab starts for AA Frisco […]
Braves starter Beachy to undergo Tommy John surgery
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/20/2012
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Brandon Beachy, who has led the National League in ERA for most of the last month and a half and is currently a fraction of a run behind RA Dgickey for the league lead, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow tomorrow after partially tearing his UCL. Beachy's injury […]
Dugout Digest – the back and forth AL Central
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On June 1st, the Chicago White Sox looked like a runaway frieght train in the AL Central. They had a 30-22 record, were a game and a half up on the Cleveland Indians, and six up on the highly hyped Detroit Tigers. The White Sox also had a +40 run differential, the best in the […]
Rays’ Peralta ejected for having substance on glove
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In Tuesday night's Nationals-Rays game, Tampa Bay reliever Joel Peralta was ejected as he came in for the eighth inning after Washington manager Davey Johnson requested that the umpires inspect Peralta's glove. Upon examination, they found a foreign substance, and ejected Peralta from the game while confiscating his glove. Peralta is a former Nationals reliever, […]
Rockies going to 4-man rotation, yes, really
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 6/19/2012
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a front-runner for "Worst Managerial Decision of the Year." To nobody's surprise, it comes from the mind of Rockies manager Jim Tracy, and boy is it a doozy. According to
Freddy Galvis suspended for PED use
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Phillies rookie second baseman Freddy Galvis has been suspended 50 games for PED usage, as tweeted by the official MLB account. BREAKING: Phillies 2B Freddy Galvis suspended 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance. — MLB (@MLB)
Spotlight Series: Rays at Nationals (June 19-21)
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I don't like featuring a team twice in a row…but that was bound to happen this week, as the two best matchups featured the Nationals and Yankees, who were in the last spotlight series. But considering that the Yankees are playing the Braves, who they just swept last week, I decided to go with a […]
Dugout Digest – Arizona dreamin’
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It's been a rough year for the Diamondbacks. They haven't been above .500 since May 4th, when they were 14-13. After last night's win over the Mariners, Arizona is 33-34, and looking to get to that .500 plateau again. They got to one game of .500 last night in style. Second baseman Aaron Hill, acquired […]
Dugout Digest – there is a league disparity
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/18/2012
After watching my beloved NL East get shellacked this weekend (2-13 overall record, including four interleague series), I had a thought about the common talking point of the American League being the dominant league in baseball. Most teams in the league have four of their six interleague series for the season complete, and the results […]
Surprise teams of the first half: New York Mets
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After an offseason of despair in which there was seemingly no money to spend on big name free agents, expectations were not high for the team from Queens. However, a resurgent season from David Wright, the comeback of Johan Santana and the utter dominance of R.A. Dickey have all contributed to a strong start for […]
Dugout Digest – the year of the pitcher (again)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/17/2012
I haven't done any significant research on the matter, but is it just me, or have there been a TON of near no-hitters and perfect games this year? Yesterday, we had a pair of one-hitters from interesting sources. Jason Hammel, one of the best comeback stories of the year, had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 […]
Surprise teams of the first half: Los Angeles Dodgers
0 comments by Charlie Saponara on 6/16/2012
With the All-Star game right around the corner, we’re almost to the unofficial halfway point of the baseball season. As with any given year, the first half of baseball has given us plenty of thrilling moments, introduced us to some exciting young players, and produced some incredible storylines. The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of […]
