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You know how sometimes you hear a statistic that feels so outrageous you have have to dig into the details and verify it yourself? Well, Chris Cotillo dropped one of those last night when he tweeted this after the Red Sox 1-0 win in ten innings: Now let’s be clear, the Red Sox don’t always […]
Garrett Anderson, who played the first 15 seasons of his career with the Angels and finished up with the Dodgers in 2010, died at age 53, the Angels announced on Friday. Anderson was born and raised in Los Angeles, and played at Kennedy High School before getting drafted by the Angels in 1990. I first […]
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At the moment, I’m not on the IL. I am, however, perpetually listed day-to-day. “Every page these days has some form of advertising. {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments.“ Food For Thought: D Man […]
Just like that, there is no real reason to parse scoring stats for the Cubs anymore. With 33 runs over their last three games and 47 over five, they are now up to 106 runs in 19 games (~5.6/game). Last season, over the whole season, they averaged about 4.9 runs per game. Summer weather and […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball is drawing to a close, which means it’s time to pick our Player of the Week! They say there’s a song for any and every occasion, and I guess the one for today is “Slim Pickins” by Sabrina Carpenter. Because there was not a […]
Toledo Mud Hens 6, Louisville Bats 2 (box) Dylan File put together a nice start and Max Clark had a big night as the Hens took down the Bats and evened the series 2-2. Clark singled but was picked off in the first inning, but in the top of the second, Eduardo Valencia led off […]
The Rockies love versatility. They collect it. They prioritize it. They build around it — players who can move, adjust, and fill gaps across the roster. Under the current front office, that emphasis has been explicit. In theory, it works. But, like any philosophy, it only works if you know when to stop applying it. Tyler Freeman might be that moment. […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (9-9) SYRACUSE 5, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 3 (BOX) Ronny Mauricio had himself a day in Buffalo, going 3-4 with a dinger and a stolen base. Jack Wenninger continued to build his case as a future big leaguer, tossing five and a third innings of one-run ball, giving up just three hits and two walks […]
Yesterday afternoon, the baseball world received stunning news. Former Angels outfielder Garret Anderson, who earned three All-Star nods, won the 2003 Home Run Derby and All-Star Game MVP, had the game-winning hit in 2002 World Series Game 7, and sits atop the Angels franchise leaderboards in several categories, passed away at just 53 years old, […]
Today I want to check in on several of Memphis Redbird hitters through the Statcast lens. Fortunately for prospect hounds, the International League is fully wired up with pitch and hit tracking machines so there is a wealth of data available for the prospects at the highest level. The only other minor league team with […]
There really isn’t much good around the Phillies right now. The best thing to say about today is that Cristopher Sanchez gets the start. Too bad he’s been shakier than normal of late. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
It’s been a bit of an eventful week for the Mizzou Basketball team. On Monday, Tennessee transfer post Jaylen Carey committed to the Tigers. Then on Tuesday, Providence transfer wing Jamier Jones did the same. Not to be outdone, then Kansas transfer post Bryson Tiller cross the border to commit to the good guys. Missouri […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 3-5 at Syracuse Mets DH Jasson Domínguez 2-5, RBI, 2 KSS Oswaldo Cabrera 1-4, HR, BB, RBI, 2 K — second dinger of 2026 for WaldoCF Max Schuemann 0-4, KLF Spencer Jones 1-2, HR, BB, RBI, HBP — and no. 4 for Jones, 419 feetRF Yanquiel Fernández 0-3, BB1B Seth Brown […]
The Atlanta Braves opened the road trip on a high note and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0. Martín Pérez got the start and threw a sharp six innings, where he allowed just four hits. He issued two walks and struck out four. José Suarez took over in the seventh and completed the shutout. Things went […]
I can always appreciate when someone picks themselves off the schneid and comes up big in a timely moment. It’s how Aaron Boone himself hit that walk-off homer against the 2003 Red Sox after doing basically nothing all postseason. I also think about how lefty relievers Graeme Lloyd and Damaso Marte had poor reputations among […]
MLB.com | Sarah Langs: While it was overshadowed by Mike Trout’s homer spree, Judge and Stanton both homered in Thursday’s 11-4 loss against the Angels, marking the 61st time that they homered in the same game as teammates. With that, they are now tied for sixth place on the all-time list, sharing a spot with […]
The Wall Street Journal (paid subscription required) reports that a group led by private-equity billionaire Jose E. Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, is close to finalizing a deal to buy the San Diego Padres. The sale price is a Major League Baseball record $3.9 billion. The deal will surpass the amount Steve Cohen paid […]
I have to get this off my chest: the Mariners “fanny pack hat” promotional giveaway item tonight makes absolutely no sense. I get that they’re leaning into the 70s this weekend as part of their 50th anniversary season celebration, with future weekends leaning on the 80s, 90s, and so forth. But, look, the fanny pack […]
Arizona baseball had won five of its last seven games, which included three road wins, entering Friday evening’s matchup with Kansas State. In the first game of the series, Arizona (14-23, 5-11 Big 12) battled in a low-scoring affair but fell short in a 2-1 loss to Kansas State (24-12, 8-8 Big 12). The Wildcats […]
I don’t want to take ALL the credit, but the White Sox put on a show for their first game out west this season and my first game back with South Side Sox. Let’s break it down because the scoring, taking advantage of the Athletics mistakes and making the plays on defense started early and […]
The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Seattle Mariners scored zero runs. For the second time this season the Rangers and Mariners opened up a series with Jacob deGrom matching up against Logan Gilbert in a battle between former Stetson University right-handers turned AL rotation-toppers. Like the game back in Arlington earlier this month, […]
Rangers 5, Mariners 0 The miracle of pasteurization: Josh Naylor, +0.11 WPAA jar full of farts: Randy Arozarena, -0.16 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were scuttled by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 5-3. Vince Velasquez gave the I-Cubs a solid start as he allowed just one run on five hits over 4.2 innings. Velasquez walked four and struck out seven. Yacksel Rios pitched the bottom of the ninth, gave up a two-run home run and […]
The Athletics were back in action this evening at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento as they began a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. Aaron Civale got the start for the A’s tonight against Davis Martin for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi doubled to lead off the game on a ball that scooted […]