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No spark from Wil Myers in doubleheader sweep
Well, Wil Myers made his debut for the Rays Tuesday. Unfortunately, his bat did not. In a doubleheader in Boston against the Red Sox, the young rookie did not provide much offensive help. In the first game at Fenway, Wil Myers went 0-4 with one strikeout. In Game 2, he went 1-3 with a single. In his first two games at Durham, he went 3-8. A jump from the minors to the majors is not...
Evan Gattis breaks bat over his back on his follow-through (Video)
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Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis displayed some unbelievable strength while hitting a foul popup during Monday's game at Turner Field when he broke his bat on his back as a result of the follow-through from his swing.
Now there's something we've never seen before. Talk about serious power. Here it is again in GIF format...
UPTON HERE, UPTON THERE
B.J. and Justin Upton collide in the outfield
Aside from a hot April where Justin Upton hit .298 with 12 home runs, the Upton brothers have been hot garbage in Hotlanta this season, their first with the Braves. Justin has seen his average plummet to .247 overall and he has only hit three home runs since April 27. Brother B.J. has been worse, much much worse. Through 206 at bats, B.J. is hitting an awful .165 with eight home...
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San Jose sues MLB over A's
The city of San Jose has sued MLB over its rules that prevented the Oakland A's to move to San Jose. Does the city have a case?
New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers get into it on Twitter
#Yankees. Dodgers. Remember THIS? http://t.co/pZcX7uesfT pic.twitter.com/rezsXd5W70
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 18, 2013
.@Yankees remember our last trip to New York? Cey. Guerrero. Yeager. Game 6. pic.twitter.com/vh1Qm0lVuY
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 18, 2013
@Dodgers Oh yeah, 1981. We've only won 5 championships since.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees...
Is Trevor Rosenthal now pigeonholed as a reliever?
Bernie Miklasz had an interesting article today discussing the possibility of the Cardinals trading for Cliff Lee (something that I already discussed here). While an interesting analysis and one that reached the same conclusion as I did (we don't need Lee), what really caught my eye was his discussion of the 2014 starting pitching logjam.
Here's what Bernie had to say...
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Reds pitcher shows menacing game face
Reds rookie left-hander Tony Cingrani made his first relief appearance of the season a memorable one on Monday. Cingrani entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and the Reds clinging to a narrow 2-1 lead against the Pirates. He then buckled down to record the final two outs of the inning, but not before giving viewers at home a front row seat to the one...
Kevin Youkilis to Undergo Back Surgery, Expected to Miss 10-12 Weeks
Kevin Youkilis‘ days in pinstripes could be over.
Youkilis will undergo back surgery on Thursday, and he is expected to miss 10-12 weeks, according to the Yankees.
Youkilis, who was placed on the disabled list on Friday, needs surgery to repair a herniated disc. The 34-year-old played all 18 innings in a marathon loss to the Athletics on Thursday, and he was subsequently placed...
Matt Harvey loses no-hitter on infield single
At least the New York Mets never fail to entertain. Mets starter Matt Harvey had a no-hitter going through the 6th, but in the 7th inning with no outs, Harvey needed a bit of help from his teammates, which he didn’t get. After Harvey fielded Jason Heyword’s slow roller, he flicked the ball to…..no one, as Lucas Duda, who is making his second start of the season at 1B, failed...
MLB Young Guns: Zack Wheeler Scouting Report
The Mets plan to temporarily demote Zack Wheeler to the minors after tonight’s start, then officially re-promote him Tuesday for his next scheduled start at the Chicago White Sox, according to ESPN New York.
Because Wheeler is technically the Mets’ 26th player for today’s doubleheader, they can demote him after today’s game without the requirement he spend 10 days in the...
MLB News: Lonnie Chisenhall promoted to Cleveland
Right on cue, the Cleveland Indians announced that third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall has been promoted from Triple-A Columbus.
The team’s Opening Day starter at the hot corner, Chisenhall was demoted to the Clippers back on May 13th after a sluggish start to the season. But all evening on Monday, there was rampant speculation that he would be on his way back to Cleveland.
First...
Brian Cashman Finds Hitting Coach Kevin Long’s Comment About Mark Teixeira’s Wrist ‘Alarming’
Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long said what other people were thinking on Saturday. General manager Brian Cashman would prefer if he hadn’t.
Long said Saturday that he wasn’t sure Mark Teixeira’s wrist “has been right” since the slugger came off the disabled list on May 31. That drew the ire of Cashman, who didn’t like that his hitting coach came out and said such to a...
Twins minor league bus involved in fatal crash
A black Honda Civic going the wrong way down Interstate 295 struck a bus carrying members of a Minnesota Twins minor league team.
The crash took place at 4:30 a.m. and shut down I-295 just past Pritchard Road in Jacksonville, FL.
Thirty players and a coach were aboard the bus for the Twins minor league affiliate in the Appellation League. Based in Elizabethon, TN the team had been...
Braves Gattis Disabled Hurt Monday Night Against Mets
Atlanta Braves rookie slugger Evan Gattis has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique strain. Gattis sustained the injury on a check swing in the seventh inning Monday night against the Mets. Tuesday morning Gattis told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “It just grabbed me on my right side. I didn’t think I could hit again. Catching, I was loose, warming, and...
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Fifth-grader's graduation speech about Dodgers
Tweet The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants have one of the most storied rivalries in baseball. There’s no doubt that there is genuine disdain for one another from both parties. A fifth grader named Casey that lives in San Francisco has the unwelcomed task of being a Dodgers fan in that city. [...]
Bus of Twins' minor-league affiliate involved in fatal crash
The bus of a Minnesota Twins minor-league affiliate was involved in a fatal crash early Tuesday morning in Florida, according to Jacksonville.com.
The bus, which was taking players from Fort Myers, Fla., to Elizabethton, Tenn., collided with a car driving the wrong way on the interstate in Jacksonville. Both vehicles swerved to avoid the collision, according to the report, but the...
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Three Thoughts on One Vernon Wells
It could have worked out so perfectly. The Yankees’ acquisition of Vernon Wells appeared to be unwise at the time, but they’d be looking to him as a backup, who needed only to fake it as a starter while Curtis Granderson was hurt. Pretty bad gamble, sure, but we’re given only one reality, and when Granderson debuted on May 14, Wells had an .875 OPS. It was up in four-digit...
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