0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 8/26/2013
Nearly two years ago when the Angels announced the signing of Albert Pujols, Arte Moreno and the Angels wanted us to believe that there had been a changing of the guard in Southern California baseball. The time of the Dodgers was over. This was to be the age of the Angels. Since Moreno purchased the […]
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This was one hell of a wacky play from Sunday's Cubs-Padres game. With the bases loaded and none out in the top of the 13th, Nate Schierholtz hit a grounder to first baseman Jesus Guzman that looked like it would be a surefire double play ball. Except…things didn't really go that way for the Padres. […]
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During Sunday's Braves-Cardinals game, Andrelton Simmons caught a pop-up hit by Kolten Wong of the Cardinals to end the seventh inning. As Simmons jogged back to the Braves dugout, he tossed the ball into the crowd for a Braves fan. Based on the arc of Simmons underhanded throw, I'm assuming he was targeting the female […]
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On Saturday, we saw the Diamondbacks and Phillies play a game that defied the laws of time, lasting 18 innings and over seven hours. On Sunday, we saw another ridiculously long game, but thankfully, it didn't reach the benchmarks set in Philly. The Padres beat the Cubs 3-2 in 15 innings. There were no runs […]
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Calling the 2013 Washington Nationals season a disappointment is probably a gigantic understatement. After winning the NL East last season, Washington was the sexy pick to win the World Series this year. Of course, the Nationals haven't come close to touching those expectations. After their game with the Royals on Sunday concluded, the Nationals sat […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/25/2013
You don't see the things that happened in Philly last night too often. The Diamondbacks beat the Phillies 12-7 in 18 innings in a game that saw Arizona use nine pitchers and Philadelphia use 11. Each team used two starting pitchers (bringing one out of the bullpen in addition to the one that started the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/24/2013
There were a lot of big innings on Friday night. The Orioles scored six in the third against the A's, and promptly allowed four in the fourth. The Rays scored five runs over the second and third innings against the Yankees. The Rangers scored four in the second, and one run in each of the […]
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The dysfunction of the 2013 Angels season apparently has nothing on the 2012 season. Last year, when Anaheim finished 89-73 and third in the AL West, teammates Albert Pujols and Torii Hunter reportedly got into a fight in the Angels clubhouse after an altercation between Hunter and CJ Wilson. Here's an excerpt from Scott Miller's […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/23/2013
After bouncing from Chicago to Washington to Tampa Bay during the past week, David DeJesus can probably unpack his suitcase for the rest of the season. But you can't blame the guy if he doesn't settle in and get comfortable in his new surroundings just yet. He might still nervously eye the calendar until the […]
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Kurt Suzuki is back with Oakland, a year after the A's dealt him to Washington. Early on Friday morning, it was announced that Suzuki had been dealt from Washington to Oakland for 22-year old A-ball pitcher Dakota Bacus. The Athletics traded Suzuki to the Nationals on August 3rd last year, and he hit .267/.321/.404 in […]
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The biggest changing in the rankings come at the bottom…which is something that no one wants to see. RANK TEAM CHANGE SCHEDULE COMMENT 1 +2 vs BOS vs CHC The Red Sox and Cubs coming to Dodger Stadium is a dream for scalpers. 2 -1 @ STL vs CLE Go ahead and add Jason Heyward […]
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Clayton Kershaw is having a great season. He leads the majors with a 1.72 ERA, and I need to put that in perspective for a minute. That 1.72 ERA is the lowest in baseball since Greg Maddux posted a 1.63 mark in his Cy Young winning season of 1995. The only other players with a […]
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Finally, Ryan Braun has ended his silence on his PED suspension. Well, sort of. Braun released a lengthy written statement Thursday evening (as opposed to standing in front of the firing squad for a live press conference), admitting his use of a banned substance in 2011, the year he won the National League Most Valuable […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/22/2013
After watching the success that former players Robin Ventura, Mike Matheny and Don Mattingly have had as major league managers in recent years, could Cal Ripken Jr. be getting an itch to put on a uniform again? The Hall of Fame shortstop may have had no interest in toiling in the minors as Ryne Sandberg […]
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