0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/26/2013
On Saturday, Angel Pagan of the Giants hit perhaps the greatest walkoff of the season. With San Francisco trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the tenth following a Troy Tulowitzki homer in the top of the inning, Brandon Crawford led off with a walk against Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt. Quillermo Quiroz bunted Crawford over to […]
0 comments by Michael Rogner on 5/25/2013
23-year-old Jose Iglesias unexpectedly began the season as the Red Sox starting shortstop after Stephen Drew suffered a concussion in spring training. Iglesias, an all-glove, no-bat, prospect, hit .450 in his six game stint in the majors. The fan base immediately adopted a "let the kid play" mantra, but he was sent down regardless. It […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
First off, I'd like to apologize for that terrible pun. Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez remains the best free agent signing of the winter. He threw 8 1/3 no-hit innings on Friday night against the Twins, and struck out 12 during the game. For the season, Sanchez has a 2.38 ERA in 64 1/3 innings with […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
First base umpire Jeff Nelson blew a call in unbelievable fashion on Friday night in Seattle. In the bottom of the second inning, Mariners catcher Jesus Sucre hit a grounder to first baseman Mitch Moreland. Moreland threw to Elvis Andrus at second for one, and Andrus fumbled with the ball before throwing it back to […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 5/24/2013
RANK TEAM CHANGE SCHEDULE COMMENT 1 +2 vs. MIN vs. PIT Enjoy Miguel Cabrera while you can because if he keeps going this way, teams are just going to stop pitching to him. 2 -1 @ SEA vs. ARI Normally we give bonus points for calling up a top prospect, but for some reason Ron […]
0 comments by Amanda Rykoff
Mention the name Ozzie Smith to baseball fans and they’ll immediately think of his dazzling glove work at shortstop as well as his famous backflips on the diamond. Even those who didn’t see him play with the Cardinals in his heyday remember him for his guest appearance in the iconic “Homer At the Bat” episode […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Before Thursday night's Indians-Red Sox game, the Boston Red Sox aired a brief tribute video to former manager Terry Francona, the current manager of the Indians. Francona left the Red Sox after the 2011 season when the team collapsed down the stretch, and various borderline slanderous statements about Francona's tenure in Boston began to surface […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman made his major league debut on Thursday night. Earlier during the day, Ian broke down the boldness of Gausman's promotion, and there were questions of how he would perform. Even though the Orioles got smashed 12-6 in Toronto and Gausman got the loss, his performance opened a lot of […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
In Thursday night's Orioles-Blue Jays game at Rogers Centre, Baltimore left fielder Nate McLouth experienced a trifecta of wackiness in the bottom of the sixth inning. Toronto center fielder Colby Rasmus hit a fly ball down the left field line that McLouth got a beat on and grabbed while running. Without time to stop his […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/23/2013
During Wednesday night's Red Sox-White Sox game, Boston pitcher Koji Uehara was AMPED after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning that included a pair of strikeouts. He started dishing out high fives to his teammates. Mike Napoli? You get a double. Dustin Pedroia? You get one with the glove. First base coach Arnie Beyeler? You'll get […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
No one can say the Baltimore Orioles aren't afraid to make a bold move to stay competitive in the AL East. Well, I suppose I might have said that during the offseason when the O's didn't add an impact hitter or pitcher to capitalize on the success of their improbable run to an AL wild-card […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
We don't delver into the college baseball scene too much, but this video was too funny to *not* post. Post-game interviews are generally full of the same old questions and cliches, and more often than not, they'll end with a pie to the face or an ice water/Gatorage bath. Well, the Cincinnati Bearcats have more […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
I'm always going to be ridiculously impressed by fans who catch balls with their hat (which always has seemed to be some sort of impossible task for me), and this one in Atlanta yesterday is another fantastic play to add to the ledger. In the bottom of the fourth inning of the Braves' 8-3 win […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
We all expeted the NL West to be a tight race this year, but we expected it to be between the Giants and Dodgers. But this morning, there's a three-way tie at the top of the division, and the Dodgers aren't involved. The Giants, Rockies, and Diamondbacks all have 26-21 records, and are 4.5 games […]
0 comments by Amanda Rykoff on 5/22/2013
Fred “Crime Dog” McGriff hit 493 home runs, amassed 2,490 hits and was a five-time All-Star during his 19-year Major League Baseball career for six teams. Despite his standout numbers — seven straight 30-home run seasons from 1988 to 1994 — the lanky first baseman might have been better known among baseball fans for his […]
