Fourteenth all time for double plays, was top-five five times for fielding percentage, is the all-time leader in home runs (351) , and is fourth in doubles. Kent’s feud (with Barry Bonds) would endear him forever in the hearts of those who later discovered that Bonds was part of the Balco scandal.
The Freddie Freeman walk-off homer was a crowd-pleaser; and yes Shohei Otani was otherworldly in reaching base in all nine plate appearances with an epic night. But had it not been for a gutsy relief outing by a guy few outside of Dodgertown have even heard of, all this would have gone for naught. Had you ever heard of Will Klein?
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The ninth was set up for Guerrero to be the hero.
Now in the 11th, he has to be the savior. He delivers. His ability to pull his hands in at hit a ball down the line with power is outstanding. He does it again with a rope down the line.
Read moreAdvertisements for thespitter.com are available. Reach tens of thousands of potential customers. Contact for rates and information. I hate to tell you this, but it is not June 28. Your bullpen is not reliable. Anthony Banda is falling so far off the mound to the right that it is almost impossible for him to know where the ball is going.
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Advertisements or thespitter.com are available. Reach tens of thousands of potential customers annually. Contact the publisher for rates and information. I don’t know when I started taking notes. Hours ago. Here they are. I’m going to bed. Game three Edman swinging at everything neck and higher. Then can’t get low enough to field what should have been an inning-ending double
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Advertisements This one could be fun. The storylines seem never ending. The Toronto Blue Jays were last in the World Series in 1993 and won it with the famous Joe Carter home run. George Springer won another game in the postseason with his 23rd career homer…after limping through a game and a half with a sore knee (Fouling a ball
Read moreAdvertisements The whipsaw contest between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the American League Division series was driven by…bad baseball. It started early. Toronto’s Ernie Clement busts his tail down the line on a grounder to first. Pitcher Carlos Rodon doesn’t cover. Ben Rice slides instead of dives and catches a spike. Safe
Read moreA deep, opportunistic Minnesota team that underachieved nearly all season long finally reached its potential.
Read moreThe question for Toronto is, do baby giraffes like domed stadiums?
The Jays also have hopes for another player with a pretty good nickname, Daulton “Little Wheels” Varsho.
Read moreAdvertisements Sure, they rhyme. What else do they have in common? While the Chicago White Sox’ playoff appearance was a surprise to many, the Toronto Blue Jays were as much so if not more so. If Toronto is going to go further in the playoffs, their starting pitching will have to produce playoff-like performances. Hyun Jin Ryu is Toronto’s number-one
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