0 comments by Scott Allen on 4/8/2013
As fans, we are all accustomed to an annual onslaught of over reaction concerning our favorite teams. Everything from slow-starts to injuries and coaching decisions create this slough of people calling for change. It’s a product of our environment. Baseball hasn’t been seen for six months and in the offseason, teams have a tendency to […]
0 comments by Scott Allen
Baseball is an ever-changing game. In a larger sense, the game evolves. The short inning specialists, the cutter, the designated hitter, pitcher friendly eras, hitter friendly eras. But what makes this game so interesting is the fact that it not only changes across decades, but from pitch to pitch as well. We saw a beautiful […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
It was an odd day across the league on Sunday. Aces got the starts in several games, and many of them just flat-out didn't perform very well. James Shields struggled in Philly, while Cole Hamels got shelled. Jeff Samardzija dazzled early on in Atlanta, but ran out of gas. RA Dickey was just plain terrible. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/7/2013
The Atlanta Braves have placed first baseman Freddie Freeman on the disabled list with a strained oblique. He reportedly suffered the injury last Sunday during a workout and opted to play through it, but was visibly in pain during Saturday night's game with the Cubs, necessitating his placement on the DL before the injury gets […]
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Chicago Cubs closer Carlos Marmol has been pulled from his ninth inning role after his first blown save of the year last night in Atlanta. Kyuji Fujikawa will replace Marmol as the Cubs' fireman, according to reports. Marmol is actually reportedly taking the demotion well, stating "You can't complain about it. They say it's better […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
After just four and a half games, some fans in Atlanta were getting tired of BJ Upton. He started his Braves career by going 0/16, and some fans were clamoring for the return of Michael Bourn. Of course, every player has gone in a slump before, let alone one as short as 16 at bats, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 4/6/2013
In the top of the seventh inning of the Nationals-Reds game, Washington right fielder Jayson Werth hit a solo homer off of Sam LeCure, his second of the season. That's not the real story of this play. The homer, hit to right center field at the Great American Ballpark, was caught by a fan using […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
During Saturday's Red Sox-Blue Jays game, Boston starting pitcher John Lackey suffered an injury to his right arm. Lackey had Tommy John surgery after the 2011 season, and missed all of 2012 recovering from the surgery. Based on his arm going completely limp after he threw the pitch, it looks like he's re-aggravated the same […]
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After dominating the Houston Astros on Friday night, A's starting pitcher Dan Straily got the typical pats on the back and fist pounds from his teammates, and then was demoted to AAA Sacramento to make room for veteran starter Bartolo Colon in the Oakland rotation. Straily knew the move was going to happen, but it's […]
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Yeah, we're heading into the first weekend of the season. But Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is playing some white hot baseball right now. Yesterday, he homered in his fourth straight game to start the year, a grand slam in the eighth inning that put Baltimore ahead 9-5. Through four games, Davis has 16 RBI […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 4/5/2013
Josh Hamilton may think that Arlington is not a baseball town but try telling that to the female companion of this lucky fan who caught a foul ball at today's Angels-Rangers game. Catching a foul ball is exciting, but for our buxom hero, it is VERY exciting. So exciting in fact that she couldn't help […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Friday was the home opener for the Texas Rangers after opening the season down the road in Houston, and their opponents for the first series of the year with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and former Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton. Hamilton came to the plate for the first time in the top of the […]
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The Baltimore Orioles got a bit of good news surroudning second baseman Brian Roberts on Friday, when
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At Thursday's Mets-Cubs game, performers from Cirque du Soleil threw out the first pitch. It was…well, creepy is one word I'd use to describe it. Bizarre is another. Who thought this was a good idea? There's no word yet if Adam Rubin has ever heard of Cirque du Soleil, though. As we wrote about yesterday, […]
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It was a farewell of sorts in New York yesterday, when Andy Pettitte made the start for the Yankees in what is more than likely is last ever Opening Week start. Pettitte was spectacular in the Yankees'4-2 win over the Red Sox, allowing one run on eight hits over eight innings. Mariano Rivera made his […]
