0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/2/2014
May is in the books, and a lot of teams and players took gigantic steps forward. Unfortunately, some players and teams also took massive steps backward. Here’s a recap of the month. AL Hitter of the Month: Edwin Encarnacion. 16 homers in May for Encarnacion powered the him to a .281/.369/.763 line, and pushed the […]
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The Phillies and Mets found themselves forced into playing a five-game series this weekend because of a rain out earlier in the season. Unfortunately for both teams, three of their first four games in the series have gone to extra innings, meaning that the teams have already played the equivalent of five games, with one […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 6/1/2014
I know it’s only June 1st, but things do not look good for the Tampa Bay Rays. One year ago, the Rays were just in fourth place in the AL East, but were only three games behind the division-leading Red Sox and were 30-25. This year, the Rays are 3.5 games behind Boston…who is in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/31/2014
During Saturday’s Giants-Cardinals contest at Busch Stadium, St. Louis’ top prospect Oscar Taveras made his major league debut. And in the fifth inning, Taveras stroked his first major league hit – a home run to right field off of Yusmeiro Petit. It’s likely the first of many of the soon-to-be 22 year old, who was recalled to the majors because first baseman Matt Adams was placed on the 15-day DL.
“It’s a war. It’s on. Next time I see him, he better put his gloves on. I have no respect for him anymore.
“I had a lot of respect for the guy, man. It is over now. I have no more respect for him. Last year, we kicked his butt in the playoffs and he went off talking crap about everyone.
“We go to talk on the phone after we kind of straightened things out. He was upset, and then I let him know how I felt. Later on he called me and apologized because he knew he was wrong. Everything was cool, so the first at-bat of the season against him, he drills me.
“I was surprised. You can’t be acting like a little girl out there. You aren’t going to win all of the time. When you give it up, that is an experience for the next time. If you are going to be acting like a little bitch every time you give it up and put your teammates in jeopardy, that is going to cost you.
“I was going to let him know. I respect everyone in this league and expect the same from everyone. If you are mad because I take you deep twice, let me let you know. I’ve got almost 500 home runs in this league. That’s part of the game, son.”
-Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has strong words for Rays starter David Price after getting hit in the first inning of Friday night’s game. (via ESPN.com)
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On Friday night in Boston, something strange happened – four different men served as manager of the Boston Red Sox. Confused? Let me explain. First, it was John Farrell, the actual Red Sox manager. Farrell was ejected in the first inning for arguing after David Ortiz was hit by David Price and Price wasn’t ejected. […]
0 comments by Rhamesis Muncada on 5/30/2014
As of June 2014, the state of California is awash in pro sports riches. The Golden State has 3 NFL teams, 5 MLB clubs, 4 NBA franchises, and 3 NHL teams. California also has 3 MLS franchises, 2 AAA baseball clubs, and its own Single-A minor baseball league. Everywhere in the state that is well […]
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The longest homers of the past week include a new entrant into our top five for the year, and a new player at the top of our list of overall appearances on the list – and there’s no chaff this week. Lots of homers were absolutely destroyed this week. 1. Paul Goldschmidt vs Troy Patton, […]
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We’re just days away from the 2014 MLB Draft, and diehard baseball fans and prospect gurus across the country are getting hyped up. For the casual fan that may be interested in the Draft, it’s worth noting that the MLB Draft is quite different from the NFL and NBA Drafts that you’re probably more used […]
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Maybe there were other reasons — non-baseball reasons — that Andre Ethier took the Dodgers’ starting center fielder job away from Matt Kemp recently. Presumably, Kemp’s defensive gaffes in center against the Mets were the reason for his five-game benching. But it may have been another performance while the Dodgers were in New York that […]
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The Los Angeles Angels are living up to their hype this offseason, despite getting smashed with injuries. After their 7-5 win on Thursday over the Mariners, the Angels are just a game and a half behind the A’s. That’s shocking considering how much Oakland dominated the division in the early going of the season, but […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/29/2014
Another week of great defense is in the books, and this time around, home runs are just a little difficult to come by. May 22nd, Indians vs Orioles – David Lough’s robbery. Tie game, seventh inning…and David Lough took three runs away from the Indians with this slick grab. It’s not the sexiest play ever, […]
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Draft day draws nigh, an exciting time for fans as they looks to see hopeful stars of the future. The one person that might be most excited for the draft to come and go though is Kendrys Morales as it means he will finally be freed from qualifying offer purgatory. Morales is the last of […]
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The Houston Astros aren’t a good baseball team. They have the third-worst record in baseball this year, and the second-worst run differential. But this month, and especially over the last week, something seems to be changing. Houston is 13-13 in May, a solid step forward for a team that was so terrible to start the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/28/2014
On Wednesday night at Fenway Park, the Red Sox welcomed back members of the 2004 World Championship team. Newly-signed Iowa Cubs player-coach Manny Ramirez was set to throw out the first pitch to Jason Varitek, but as he threw the pitch, Johnny Damon came from out of nowhere to cut off the throw and flip it to Varitek at home plate. This was a hilarious homage to an incident in 2004 when a diving Ramirez cut off a throw from Damon, which led to an inside the park home run.
