0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/23/2015
For those Tigers fans expecting David Price to be a cog in the team’s rotation for years to come, I’ve got some bad news. According to a report from Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Tigers haven’t seriously talked with Price about a long-term extension and are prepared to either trade him in the next […]
DENVER, CO – JULY 21: Shin-Soo Choo #17 of the Texas Rangers watches his RBI double in the second inning against the Colorado Rockies during Interleague play at Coors Field on July 21, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/22/2015
Something finally went right for Shin-Soo Choo during his career with the Texas Rangers. On Tuesday night, Choo hit for the cycle in the Rangers’ 9-0 win over the Rockies at Coors Field. Choo’s cycle started in the second inning, when he smashed an RBI double off of Kyle Kendrick. In the fourth, Choo homered […]
DETROIT, MI – JUNE 25: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Detroit Tigers celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Chicago White Sox during the fifth inning at Comerica Park on June 25, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The White Sox defeated the Tigers 8-7. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/21/2015
What’s in the air Tuesday night at Comerica Park? The Tigers’ home yard has been a launching pad, hosting two massive bazooka-shot home runs to deep center field. OK, maybe it’s bad pitching in the air, with two of the more disappointing starting rotations in MLB between the Tigers and Mariners. Seattle’s Taijuan Walker came […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/20/2015
Most of the talk surrounding the Cincinnati Reds these days is focusing on whether or not the team is going to hold a major sale at the trade deadline, with Johnny Cueto and Jay Bruce on the top shelf. But the Reds obviously still have to play the games at hand. And when they do, […]
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We didn’t include this in our top 10 storylines to follow during the second half of the season, but perhaps should have. When was Nick Markakis finally going to hit a home run for the Atlanta Braves? Going into Monday’s play, the 31-year-old right fielder had gone 393 plate appearances without hitting a home run. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 19: Darth Vader and other Star Wars characters walk the stadium on Star Wars day before a baseball game between Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park on July 19, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
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It was Star Wars Day on Sunday at Nationals Park….and the team’s Racing President dressed as Star Wars characters, because of course they did. Vader, Leia, Boba, Chewie, Darth Maul, and…who in the hell was Calvin Coolidge supposed to be? Anakin? Washington’s mascot, Screech, also got in on the act. Star Wars Day is never going […]
CINCINNATI, OH – JULY 19: Second base umpire Jeff Kellogg informs Johnny Cueto #47 of the Cincinnati Reds of a stop in play due to an approaching thunderstorm in the first inning against the Cleveland Indians at Great American Ball Park on July 19, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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Why is Johnny Cueto still a member of the Cincinnati Reds? Why didn’t the Reds trade him in the days and weeks leading up to the All-Star Game? Well…because they wanted him pitch in the ASG as a Red. There’s just one problem with that… Cueto, of course, didn’t make the NL All-Star Team this […]
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 07: Starting pitcher Johnny Cueto #47 of the Cincinnati Reds throws to a Washington Nationals batter in the third inning at Nationals Park on July 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/17/2015
Now that the All-Star Game is behind is, we can get started on the trade market. And with two weeks until the trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds appear to be going into sell-mode – both Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake look very available. Oh yes, I am TINGLING with anticipation. Both Cueto and Leake are […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/14/2015
Yadier Molina wasn’t starting the All-Star Game on Tuesday, but he *is* on the bench for Bruce Bochy’s NL side. During the pregame introductions, the partisan Reds crowd at Great American Ballpark let their Cardinal rival what they thought of him. COLD. All of the Cardinals (and Ryan Braun, naturally) got booed, but none were […]
during the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders at the Great American Ball Park on July 13, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Todd Frazier of the Cincinnati Reds won the 2015 Home Run Derby on Monday night at the Great American Ballpark, his home park. Frazier went deep 39 times over the course of the tournament to seal the win, and here are all 39 of those homers. His Derby started with an impressive 14 homer performance […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/13/2015
On Monday, Bruce Bochy and Ned Yost revealed the starting pitchers for the National and American Leagues, and also revealed their starting lineups. Zack Greinke gets the nod for the NL, while Dallas Keuchel gets the start for the AL. Andrew McCutchen, CF Todd Frazier, SS Bryce Harper, RF Paul Goldschmidt, 1B Buster Posey, C […]
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 14: Nick Swisher #33 of the Cleveland Indians reacts fter striking out against the St. Louis Cardinals during the eighth inning of their game on May 14, 2015 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. the Cardinals defeated the Indians 2-1. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/12/2015
The Atlanta Braves nearly managed to rid themselves of third baseman Chris Johnson and his contract….and all they would have needed to do was take on Nick Swisher’s equally as burdensome contract from the Indians. Fox’s Ken Rosenthal had the initial report on Sunday night. Johnson has been even worse for the Braves in 2015 […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/10/2015
Next week’s All-Star Game just got a double dose of Missouri added to the festivities. The winners of the All-Star Game Final Vote were announced on Friday evening, and baseball’s two Missouri teams each claimed a winner – Mike Moustakas of the Royals in the AL, and Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals in the NL. […]
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During batting practice before Friday night’s Tigers-Twins game, Detroit pitcher Anibal Sanchez had some fun with ex-teammate Torii Hunter. Last month, Hunter was ejected from a game against the Royals and went on a child-like tirade. Sanchez took things just a bit farther. Classic. And everyone screaming in horror as Sanchez starting taking his pants […]
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Today is the painful part of the year where Twitter hashtags count as votes in the MLB Final Vote campaign. So prepare to filter out those hashtags so your timeline isn’t completely destroyed between 10 AM and 4 PM eastern. But MLB has teamed up with Twitter this year to generate emojis for each hashtag, […]
