The Ballad of Austin Bibens-Dirkx


Advertisements Last year, Texas confounded everyone by outperforming their projected record by 13 games. Most of that was attributable to the bullpen, led by journeyman Sam Dyson, who took over ninth-inning duties for Shawn Tolleson (who was non-descropt for the most part until he became the closer). Matt Bush, Tony Barrette, Jake Diekman, and Alex Claduio also contributed greatly to
Read moreAdvertisements If you troll through Reds message boards and comments on Facebooks (I don’t know how our Scott Kelly does it), you’ll notice that while fans accept that this team was going to stink, they didn’t realize how pungent their aroma would be. They also had no idea that the bullpen would be this foul. A bunch of whoziwhats and
Read moreThis year, the Oakland Athletics’ bullpen menu will feature Aussie bearded pork sandwiches topped with elbow scars, black eyes and onions. High in fiber, low in fat, gooood for you!
Read moreBaseball’s last great dynasty possessed a trio of pitchers that were integral parts of three consecutive championships. But that group may pale in comparison to who the Yankees have for 2016.
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