0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/31/2015
Last week, Kevin Kiermaier became a meme when he hilariously posed on the center field wall at Tropicana Field as a Kendrys Morales homer hit a catwalk. On Monday night, the opposite happened – Kiermaier didn’t pose, but showed off some incredible hops to rob Manny Machado of a surefire home run at Oriole Park […]
SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 27: Austin Jackson #16 of the Seattle Mariners gets the game winning hit in the eleventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Safeco Field on September 27, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners defeated the Angels 2-1. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire
The Seattle Mariners recently fired GM Jack Zduriencik and it hasn’t taken long for interim general manager Jeff Kingston to go to work. Shannon Drayer of
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 27: Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Chicago Cubs in the top of the first inning at AT&T Park on August 27, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
0 comments by Dave Tobener
August is just about in the books, and the Giants managed to survive a brutal schedule and keep themselves within striking distance of a playoff spot. And while we’re supposed to believe baseball is a team game, they basically have one person to thank for keeping them in contention: Madison Bumgarner. Bumgarner had one of […]
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 30: Michael Cuddyer #23 of the New York Mets follows through on a seventh inning RBI base hit against the Boston Red Sox at Citi Field on August 30, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
0 comments by Derek Harvey
Welcome to Week 20 in our ongoing series highlighting the best hitters and pitchers from the previous week. This week features two offensive performances by players that we’re almost certainly going to see in the playoffs. One of them you’d expect to see here. The other is something of a surprise. Our pitchers are also […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
August has been very good for the Chicago Cubs. With one day remaining in the month, the team has compiled a 19-8 record and built a 5.5 game lead for the NL’s second wild-card spot. And on Sunday night, pitcher Jake Arrieta built on his case for the NL Cy Young Award, throwing a no-hitter […]
ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 28: Brian McCann #34 of the New York Yankees reacts with Brett Gardner #11 after hitting a three-run homer in the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on August 28, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joseph Coblitz
The current standings in baseball are weird. The second Wild Card was added to increase interest in the final month of the season by keeping more teams in the running and it is doing that, but only in the American League. Without it, the Yankees would be running away with the sole Wild Card, four […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 30: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/30/2015
The Los Angeles Dodgers were no-hit for the second time in ten days on Sunday night. The culprit this time around? NL Cy Young candidate Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs. In Chicago’s 2-0 victory, Arrieta struck out 12, walked one, and allowed one runner to reach on an error by second baseman Starlin Castro. […]
Cleveland Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro smiles during a news conference at Progressive Field on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Indians announced, effective at the conclusion of the 2010 season, that Shapiro will assume the role of club President. Coupled with Shapiro?s promotion to President, Chris Antonetti will be promoted to Executive Vice President, General Manager. (AP Photo/Jason Miller)
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The rumors first started about August 21st that Indians president Mark Shapiro could be headed to Toronto and now, it appears that it will in fact be the case. The Blue Jays’ current president Paul Beeston, who has been with the team in some capacity since 1976, was nearly forced out in the previous off-season, […]
ANAHEIM, CA – JUNE 15: Addison Reed #43 of the Arizona Diamondbacks follows through on a pitch in the ninth inning on his way to picking up the save against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 15, 2015 in Anaheim, California. The Diamondbacks won 7-3. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/29/2015
THE METS. ARE. GOING. FOR IT! On Saturday, the NL East leaders acquired Addison Reed from the Arizona Diamondbacks, pending a physical. The 26-year old Reed has a 4.20 ERA in 40 2/3 innings this year, his second in Arozna, to go along with 34 strikeouts and 14 walks. However, Reed was banished to the […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 8/28/2015
The catwalks at Tropicana Field are awful, and make the lovely game of baseball look kind of stupid at times. On Friday night, Kevin Kiermaier looked really bad after scaling the wall for this Kendrys Morales homer…only for the ball to hit a catwalk and fall safely into middle of the outfield. Whoops. Get the […]
CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 26: Travis Shaw #47 of the Boston Red Sox (R) celebrates with Xander Bogaerts #2 (L) after hitting a two-run home run against the Chicago White Sox during the eighth inning at U.S. Cellular Field on August 26, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
0 comments by Dave Tobener
Are the Boston Red Sox contenders this year? (waiting for you to stop laughing) Okay, now that you’ve gotten that out of your system: have you noticed that the Red Sox haven’t been terrible lately? And that as things stand currently, they’re only 7.5 games out of a Wild Card spot? Could they actually make […]
TORONTO, CANADA – AUGUST 16: Jose Bautista #19 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a two-run home run in the third inning during MLB game action against the New York Yankees on August 16, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
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This video is making the rounds around the interwebs today, and it’s awesome. Check out every Blue Jays homer this year (through Wednesday) set to Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”. Well, that was amazing, though I never really expected to think about the Blue Jays and Johnny Cash at the same time.
SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 12: GM Jack Zduriencik of the Seattle Mariners looks on during a press conference introducing Robinson Cano to the media at Safeco Field on December 12, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire
The Seattle Mariners announced today the firing of general manager Jack Zduriencik. Assistant general manager Jeff Kingston will assume the role as GM for the rest of the season. The Mariners released this
PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 24: Paul Goldschmidt #44 of the Arizona Diamondbacks follows through on a swing during the fifth inning against the St Louis Cardinals at Chase Field on August 24, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia
For the first time since June, we have a change in the list of the longest homers of the year. Yes, even though Giancarlo still isn’t back, he’s been bumped from one of his spots on the list…thanks to Paul Goldschmidt. 1. Paul Goldschmidt vs John Lackey, 482 feet (August 26th) Insane Chase Field homers […]
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 26: Denard Span #2 of the Washington Nationals leads off the first inning with a single during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on August 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
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Denard Span’s 2015 appears to be ending with a whimper. According to Mark Zuckerman of CSN Washington, Span is heading to the DL for the third time this season, and this time, it’s because of a sore hip. Span is out again, this time with inflammation in his left hip suffered as he attempted to […]
