0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/12/2014
Following two consecutive 81-81 seasons, the Arizona Diamondbacks looked like a fringe contender in the NL West if everything went right for them this year. However, little worked out as hoped — whether it was pitching injuries, poor performance from past-their-prime veterans or just a general lack of talent on the roster general manager Kevin Towers […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
There’s a Marlin at the top of the list this week – but not the one you’re probably expecting.
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Sorry Orioles, it’s never easy. Chris Davis will miss the rest of the regular season and a good chunk of the playoffs after testing positive for amphetamines. The AL East-leading Orioles have 17 games left in the regular season. The suspension also covers the playoffs, so the earliest Davis would be able to play (assuming […]
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The Minnesota Twins are probably going to end 2014 with their best record since 2010, but given that they’re coming off three-straight 96-loss seasons, that’s not exactly a consolation. This once proud franchise has fallen onto rough times, and their 2014 season could be their most disappointing year considering the additions the club made in the offseason. Preseason […]
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Before Thursday’s Athletics-White Sox game at US Cellular Field, Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls threw out the first pitch…not once, but twice. While his first attempt sure was rough, I’m calling a foul on this one. You don’t get two tries – it just doesn’t work that way.
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The good news (if you could call it that) about Giancarlo Stanton’s injuries from last night – they don’t immediately to be as serious as they looked at first. There will be further evaluation of Stanton in Miami today. But after Stanton was hit, chaos erupted in Milwaukee. Following the plunking, Mike Fiers then hit […]
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Who will make the playoffs in the American League? Well, the Orioles and Angels seem like locks, but after that…who knows? Oakland’s once firm hold on a playoff spot has dwindled, and they’re only 1.5 games up on the Mariners for either Wild Card, let alone the top spot. The Tigers and Royals are separated […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/11/2014
If thought we wouldn’t see two players get hit in the head tonight, you were wrong. In the ninth inning of the Rays-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium, Jake McGee of the Rays hit Chase Headley in the chin with a pitch Hopefully Headley will be OK. He was able to walk off the field with […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
Awful, awful news from Milwaukee tonight – NL MVP candidate Giancarlo Stanton was hit in the face by a Mike Fiers fastball, and was carted off the field in an ambulance. This footage isn’t for the faint of heart. This is terrible. Stanton is one of the best young players in baseball, and is having […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
For a minute there, the Rockies looked like they were going to be the Cinderella story of the season. After the first week of May, the Rockies were tied for first place in the NL West much to the surprise of everyone. But by the time the All-Star break hit, however, Colorado was tied for last place in the […]
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In writing my Wednesday column on bringing the designated hitter to the National League, it brought back some thoughts I had previously had and notes I had previously written on the Major League umpiring system. Mike Petriello at ESPN Insider wrote a great piece on why instant replay is working. Through September 4, over 500 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Following up a World Series title with another championship would be a difficult task for any team. But so many things went right for the Red Sox in 2013 — with several players having seasons unlikely to be repeated — that it was difficult to imagine circumstances being so favorable for them this year. The task […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
You typically don’t see the defending World Champions get eliminated from the playoff race this early in the season…but then again, the 2014 Red Sox are anything but ordinary. Not only have the Sox clinched their second sub-.500 season in the last three years, they’re also on pace to finish last in the AL East […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/10/2014
I have no idea what Ben Revere was thinking when he was trying to field this ball off the bat of Andrew McCutchen in the 5th inning on Wednesday. Seriously, what the hell? He wasn’t going to catch the ball, given how high it was hit off the wall. If Revere played it off the […]
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Just when you think things are looking up for the New York Mets, a story like this one breaks that makes you weep for humanity. Former New York Mets SVP of marketing and ticket sales Leigh Castergine was fired last month, and is alleging that her firing came about because Mets COO Jeff Wilpon was “morally opposed” to her […]
