Pitching A Concern For L.A. At The Halfway Point?
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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“You Go In There And Kill This Rally” -Mr. Baseball Dead At 90
“Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud” –Bob Uecker, “Mr. Baseball”
Read moreSurvey This
inally. Major League Baseball has sought me out. Me alone, I’m sure. “What does Bob think?” someone must have asked. “I have a pretty good idea,” came the reply. “He writes down virtually everything he thinks on Thespitter.com website. Kind of annoying to tell you the truth.”
Read moreYou’re Outta Here!
Advertisements It is not often that we can be the very best at something. Major League Baseball umpire Angel Hernandez’s career has seen a lot of “bests.” Let’s celebrate them now that he has called it quits after 30 years of missing things. The best check swing strike three call: Bryce Harper’s bat was parallel to the inside of the
Read moreA 19-Year-Old Playoff Monkey Is Off The Twins’ Backs. How Far Can They Go Now That He’s Gone?
A deep, opportunistic Minnesota team that underachieved nearly all season long finally reached its potential.
Read moreOccasional Days Of Remembrance Are Not Enough To Address Issues Blacks in Baseball Faced Or Their Future In The Game
“…stop whitewashing the history, acting as if the story ended in 1947. And, MLB would do small but important things to bring back the connection to black fans so that the interest spreads to the talented among us. “
Read more62: Baseball’s New Magic Number?
Wins are hard to get nowadays. Pitchers are pulled from games earlier and earlier. According to Bleacher Report, there were 734 complete games in 1982. We are on pace this year for…four
Read moreMLB Breaking News: Pine Tar Is On The Field; Sky Is Blue
New Mayor League Baseball edict: we’re going to allow foreign substances on the field, but not for you pitchers. You must scrub your hands like you’re Macbeth and you just wacked three people.
Read moreAll Players Please Report To the Third Base LIne…
Under one set of proposed new rules, if a player is identified as a pull hitter, the entire defense must employ a reverse shift to the opposite field’s sideline. This bit of reparations will hopefully undo the last several years during which pull hitters were unfairly labeled “not as good” as hitters who could hit the ball all over the park.
Read moreBalls on ice
What’s right next to the microwave? The freezer.
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