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After last night’s heartbreaking walkoff loss, the combination of a sluggish start to the season for the offense and an unusual cold snap in the New York area would probably have resulted in a slow start for most teams. Instead, the D-Backs looked extremely well-prepared and aggressive, scoring early and often to immediately put the […]
Things were very different in 2013. Barry Zito was completing a wildly successful eight-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. America was falling in love with a prehistoric family called The Croods and an up-and-coming rapper from the Pacific Northwest named Macklemore. Anthony Weiner was running for mayor and Toronto mayor Rob Ford (R.I.P.) was […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The 6-6 Colorado Rockies have made it through their rotation 2.4 times so far and each starter […]
It looked like Framber’s arm in errorLet the Twins tee off;Left announcers in conclusion,Made the coaches scoff;Our offense the driver of American League this game. Panic in Detroit,The fans really ought to laughWhile most of us stay homeAnd chug a jeroboam;Panic in Detroit. Initial frame of lumber violenceTo start with loaded bags,A pitch gone wild, […]
Another chilly day for a game in Minnesota (honestly, scheduling games before May in the midwest is really a fool’s errand, but that’s baseball for you). The Tigers, currently on a three-game losing streak, were looking to break up the bad luck with Framber Valdez on the mound. They’d be facing off against Bailey Ober […]
There was a moment Notre Dame baseball looked like it was getting back to being a winning program again, but after being swept by UNC and NC State, the Irish dropped their 7th game in a row — this time against the Michigan State Spartans in a mid-week matchup in South Bend. Notre Dame Baseball: […]
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thank you for stopping in tonight. We’ve been waiting for you. There’s no cover charge. We still have a couple of good tables available. Bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the place […]
The A’s and Yankees had a duel on Wednesday evening in the Bronx. One day after dropping a close game in the late innings, it was the Athletics’ turn as they beat the Yankees thanks to a top of the ninth RBI to win 3-2. Close but we’ll take it. Right-hander Luis Severino was on […]
Enough of the new season smell has worn off that we can all say this game was a bit miserable. The Yankees had a golden opportunity to blow the contest open in the first inning, and after the first three Yanks all reached base, barely a soul managed to do so for the rest of […]
Through four innings, this was an enjoyable game. Joe Boyle and Colin Rea took two different approaches attacking hitters as each limited the other side to just one run. Boyle made an early mistake missing his location on a putaway sweeper that Nico Hoerner converted into a leadoff home run, but then Boyle quickly rebounded […]
The Rangers finish the season 14-20-7 on home ice as they drop their final MSG outing 5-3 to Buffalo.
Rutgers center Baye Fall will enter the transfer portal for the third time in his career. Fall will be looking for his fourth school in four years after entering the portal on Wednesday. Fall had previous stops at Kansas State and Arkansas. He played in nine games for Rutgers for a total of 45 minutes. […]
After four years grinding in the AHL, Matthew Robertson has earned every bit of this. The Rangers named him their Bill Masterton nominee, and it's hard to argue with the pick.
The news on Zach Eflin’s injury came back on Wednesday evening and it was as bad as you could have guessed from the get-go. The Orioles announced that Eflin had Tommy John surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow on Wednesday. The only surprising thing about the announcement is that […]
Over the course of a 162 game season, the team you root for will have days where they definitionally and categorically do not have it, whether you root for the best team in the league or the worst. Today was one of those days for the 2026 Mets, who dropped game two of their mid-week […]
Dodgers 3 at Blue Jays 4 158 days later, the Jays got the job done. With Shohei Ohtani starting the last game of the series, the Jays took a 4-3 lead to the 9th and finished out the job. Granted, the stakes were slightly smaller this time, but snapping a six game losing streak is […]
Wednesday was a historic day in Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh sports history. It’s a day that will be remembered for what could be the jumpstart of the new era of Pirates baseball. The Pirates officially signed shortstop Konnor Griffin to a nine-year extension that will keep Griffin under contract through 2034. ESPN’s Buster Olney initially […]
NFL draft prospects are examined in more ways than just on the field production. Their health and past issues are poked and prodded all the way until draft day. The last thing an NFL club wants to find out later is that they purchased damaged goods. Usually a top-tier guy will need to begin playing […]
Detroit Tigers (4-7) vs. Minnesota Twins (5-6) Time/Place: 7:40 p.m., Target Field SB Nation Site: Twinkie TownMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.75 ERA) vs. RHP Bailey Ober (0-0, 6.75 ERA) Lineups TIGERS TWINS Colt Keith – 1B Byron Buxton – CF Kevin McGonigle – 3B Austin Martin – LF Gleyber Torres – DH Luke […]
At what point do we switch from saying “it is still early?” to “this is legit”? That is what we tried to figure out with Kevin Wheeler from KMOX on Cardinals on My Time this week with the Redbird Rundown crew. Wheeler is one of our all-time favorites and oh man, did he have a […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It has been a rough start for two of the the three most valuable players on the […]
First Pitch: 6:40 PMWatch Along: Twins.TV, FS1Listen In: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Bless You Boys It’s quite a sight on a middle-week night:Check the clocks, another little test of might.The season’s long, and we’re starting new:Come out strong, ‘cause you know just what to do:You got to Get […]
The bases were loaded for Maryland baseball in the top of the fourth inning against Navy Wednesday. It took a sinking line drive to left field by freshman Ty Kaunas, a single by Paul Jones II through a gap in right field and a David Mendez walk. In a tied game with one out, freshman […]
Your #21 Oregon Ducks head north to take on the Portland Pilots! When: Wednesday, April 8th @ 5:05 PM PST Where: Joe Etzel Field, Portland, OR Watch: ESPN+ ‘Sco Ducks!
Okay, so technically relentless would be scoring in every inning, and the Braves only scored in five of the nine frames available to them, but hey — it worked just fine. The offense started early and didn’t stop until well past clobberin’ time, leading to an 8-2 victory over the Angels. Meanwhile, Grant Holmes did […]