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This recap is late because it is being typed out on the bar of a lovely establishment in Twin Falls, Idaho, called Scooter’s. I am on my way to spring training and listened to this game – even though it was televised – while driving up and down various mountain passes. This country hilly as […]
NJ.com | Randy Miller: Giancarlo Stanton is obsessed with winning a World Series with the Yankees. It’s too bad his elbows keep getting in the way. In an interview with Miller, the slugger explained why he didn’t want to undergo surgery to address the chronic tendinitis that is still affecting him, and reminded the world […]
Manny Machado got his first two hits of Spring Training in dramatic fashion on Thursday. Machado came to the plate with the San Diego Padres trailing the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1 in the top of the third inning and blasted a two-run home run to left to tie the game, 3-3. He then watched the Reds […]
The Flyers closed out their pair of back-to-back road games with a trip up to New York to face off against a struggling Rangers team. Coming off of a disappointing loss to the Capitals in last night’s return to action, the Flyers were eager to regroup and find a more positive result to close out the trip. And while it wasn’t the smoothest of complete showings for them, they were able to gut this one out and come away with a big win in overtime. The basics First period: 9:56- Sam Carr...
On Tuesday, I asked which pitching prospect you thought would make a name for himself in 2026. Tonight, let’s look to the position player side of the roster. Which Rockies prospect do you see stepping up this season? And if you need a refresher, the most-recent PuRPs rankings are here. Please keep in mind our Purple […]
The Rangers welcomed back key stars and honored their Olympic champions, but a late breakdown and Matvei Michkov’s overtime winner turned celebration into frustration.
For the second straight day, the San Francisco Giants engaged in a Cactus League slugfest. And for the second straight day, the power they provided was surpassed by the power they allowed. This time, it wasn’t quite as close as on Wednesday, as the Giants fell to the Colorado Rockies 11-3. The good was extremely […]
Earlier today, the Colorado Rockies absolutely pounded the San Francisco Giants. [Clears throat: taco’s.] For game highlights, click here. First, here’s manager Warren Schaeffer’s thoughts on the day’s performances: And Jordan Beck — and please appreciate an exceptional throw: Cole Carrigg weighs in on his spring training so far: Here’s Charlie Condon: And finally, Kyle […]
Vibes were high at Hohokam Stadium today. After four straight losses and an off day, the A’s came out of the gate hot, scoring six of their seven runs in the just the first two innings! On the pitching side, Jack Perkins was a standout. His two innings to start the game were perfect. No […]
Marlins 8 Blue Jays 7 When I had to leave the Blue Jays had this one well in hand, but they gave up 4 runs in the 8th and 2 more in the 9th and lost. Pitchers: Hitters, Starters: Others: The Jays are now 1 and 4 this spring. It doesn’t look like they going […]
The peak of springtime sports is quickly approaching. Just a few weeks remain until March Madness, and MLB spring training will soon be joined by the World Baseball Classic. College baseball and softball are underway, and both gymnastics and wrestling are coming up on their postseasons, too. But even as the countdown to major competitions […]
Can the way a baseball team operates be successfully imitated in basketball? Lakers fans are about to find out. Not only is their new majority owner Mark Walter in charge of the Dodgers, but he’s also bringing some of those talents to the Lakers. Lon Rosen is now the President of Business Operations for the […]
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The Tampa Bay Rays today announced the first three public community engagement sessions, inviting residents across Hillsborough County to learn more about and share their input on the vision for a new ballpark and mixed-use district. In partnership with Hillsborough College, the Rays will kick off the series on Tuesday, March 3, at the College’s […]
First things first: Munetaka Murakami is just fine. Skipper Will Venable originally had the slugger penciled in the starting lineup, but he scratched him before first pitch. That is never a sight you want to see in late February. But crisis averted. Deep breaths all around. And while we’re here, best of luck to Mune […]
Record: 3-4. Change on 2025: +0.5. 5-inning record: 1-6. Well, if there was an award for Comment of the Thread, I’d have to give it to myself for my sarcastic suggestion after the D-backs got on the board: “The comeback starts here!” To be fair, Arizona had been trailing 8-0 at that point. Indeed, they […]
Box Score If Tyler Black is playing for a roster spot, he’s off to a good start this spring. He collected three more hits this afternoon as the Brewers won their third straight game, 5-1 over the Rangers. Black started his day out with a double in the first inning, though the Brewers didn’t manage […]
The Phillies’ starting rotation has been the backbone of their climb to back to back National League East titles. When Zack Wheeler went down last year to an unexpected surgery, it made his 2026 season look dire. Now, we’re even closer to his returning in full. Zack Wheeler threw off a mound Thursday, a huge […]
Explore the complete history of Monument Park at Yankee Stadium — from its first memorial in 1932 to its transformation into a living museum honoring Yankees legends.
The Cubs lost to the Angels 5-4 in Tempe Thursday, but the big story of this one was Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd. Boyd had allowed five hits in less than two innings in his first spring start earlier this week. Thursday afternoon in Tempe, Boyd was much better. He retired all nine Angels he faced […]
There were a lot of firsts in Thursday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, and all of them were good and promising. Tyler Glasnow had his first outing of the season and is just another starter that looks like they are in mid-season form. He struck out the side first inning and had a ground […]
The Yankees’ bullpen has a little bit of everything. It has All-Star fireballers, sinker specialists, a splitter maestro, a couple of guys who rely on finesse rather than pure stuff, a pitch-to-contact lefty, and a few flawed, but talented arms vying for a couple of spots. It’s not hard to see that a few guys, […]
After an up-and-down series against ECU, UNC Baseball again played two midweek games ahead of a nonconference series this weekend. As the weather got cold again after a week of false spring in the mid-South, the 8th-ranked Diamond Heels took care of North Carolina A&T and VCU with relative ease, though it wasn’t always pretty. […]
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The Philadelphia Flyers are back, again! After restarting their season in Washington Wednesday night (and losing) the Flyers are now in New York City to face a Rangers team with an actually worse record. It’s going to be a, well, a game. Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ESPN 📻: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading The Flyers have five games to play before the NHL trade deadline next Friday. What will those games tell us as to how general manager Danny Briere could ...