Advertisements You would expect more from a manager with 14 years of experience as a catcher in the Major Leagues, especially one who put up really good numbers (.262 batting average, .995 fielding percentage) over a career that came up just one short of 1300 games. But, the postseason is a different animal from the regular season and Mariners’ manager
Advertisements Game 1 of the 2025 Wild Card Series between the New York Yankees and the visiting Boston Red Sox: Aroldis Chapman almost did what Aroldis Chapman has done many times before in his playoff career. Remember 2016 with the Cubs and Cleveland’s Rajai Davis? How about 2019 with the Yankees and the Jose Altuve blast for the Astros? The
Read moreAdvertisements When picking a postseason winner, do you look for the team on the hot streak or the team that has been the most consistent throughout the year? This year, in both the American and National League you get both in the Milwaukee Brewers (NL) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the (AL). Milwaukee‘s combination of hitting and pitching led
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Bright lights. Lots of colors. Kind of… lacking? In what, exactly?
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Advertisements Bob and Andrew took in a game in style in the nation’s capital with monuments and history galore surrounding them. A truly exceptional experience, except for the Budget Rental Car counters. Good grief, people. Signs? Google? Customer service? And on-street parking? Working Green Line Trains? Nope. But, free food for kids!!! The hot dogs! Oh, the hot dogs! It
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…consider if you immediately come to their defense to protect them when someone like a teacher or coach tells them to correct the same behavior you’ve been nagging them about for years.
Read moreDo we really want to hear one of the game’s best pitchers take a batted ball off the forehead because an announcer didn’t know when to shut up?
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“I can only run so fast,” said Ohtani after recently slowing down to allow Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman and bag of donuts impersonator, Josh Naylor, to roll to first base ahead of him.
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A team hopes to use five or six…maybe seven…god forbid… eight starters during a year. The Dodgers have used 16 so far, including bullpen games.
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… it’s very possible there could be more Devers dingers to left than there will be splash hits in McCovey Cove.
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