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Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets have lost their last two series, though their series against the White Sox was more a bad luck loss than truly bad play; that came against the Brewers. Brian and Chris talk about plesant surprises […]
The San Diego Padres knew they would have their hands full against three top-end starters in their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburgh, Fla. The Padres made the task of beating the Rays more difficult when they found themselves in a 6-0 hole after a five-run fourth inning. […]
Can Tony Vitello surpass Aaron Boone in ejections? It certainly seems so, with the way the San Francisco Giants manager is climbing the ejection list. His temper ran hot again during a costly third inning on Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. As his ejection tally rose to five, the rookie manager had his $90 million […] The post Giants’ Manager and $90M Star Ejected After Heated Debate With Umpire Over Controversial Foul Call appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Tarik Skubal expected Friday night to feel different. The visitors’ clubhouse. The Dodgers uniform. The walk in from the opposite bullpen. Standing on the mound at Comerica Park and trying to retire players who had been his teammates less than…
The Yankees beat Boston 1-0 on Thursday, and the pitching was the reason they got to enjoy it. Cam Schlittler […]
Kicker jobs are easy to ignore until one misses from 42 yards in a game that decides a season. The […]
Meet the Mets The Mets continued their recent downslide with a loss to the Astros in last night’s series opener. The Mets managed only a single run off a Carson Benge RBI double, and while Christian Scott held Houston scoreless for the first five innings, he faltered in the sixth and the Astros brought three […]
TODAY: The Tigers have re-signed Sandlin to a new minor league contract, as per the righty’s MLB.com profile page. AUGUST 26: Right-handed reliever Nick Sandlin was released from the Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. It’s possible the righty had an opt-out provision in his deal, as he’d been pitching pretty well […]
The St. Louis Cardinals recently promoted reliever Cade Winquest to address their many injuries. Based on his strikeout stuff, surplus of opportunity, and underlying metrics, he could be the next Cardinal to take a big leap from bullpen to starter.
This week, we answer your questions on Julio Rodríguez’s hitting, the greatest World Series ever, and if home runs became automatic triples.
It has been a tough week for the Cardinals with a five-game losing streak plunging their playoff odds below two percent. The season has been more competitive and fun than expected, but the fall from contention stings nonetheless. I am a reasonably logical person, but there is an irrational part of my brain that has […]
Since the Phillies are playing the Angels over the weekend, let’s go all the way back to the 2024 trade deadline. Remember those days? The offense was good but everyone hated it, Johan Rojas and Christian Pache were platooning in center field before Pache was dealt to Baltimore, and Jeff Hoffman didn’t think about Miguel […]
Late last night, while you were sleeping, Edmundo Sosa did it again. Sosa didn’t start last night’s thrilling 5-3, come-from-behind win over the Angels in Anaheim last night, but he sure did finish it. Brought up to the plate as a pinch hitter for Brandon Marsh in the top of the 9th, Sosa slammed a […]
A.J. Hinch admitted Tarik Skubal’s emotional return to Comerica Park was something the Tigers needed to experience before everyone could begin moving forward.
New York Rangers fans aren’t the only ones talking up the offseason moves made by general manager Chris Drury, which […]
The Cleveland Guardians are one of the more well-oiled machines in baseball. A team with a limited budget that continues to find different ways to be successful, year after year, they have earned the right to be considered one of the best small(er) market teams. Since finishing fourth in the AL Central in 2012, the […] The post The Guardians Are Surging at the Right Time appeared first on Just Baseball .
The White Sox improved to 71-63 after Friday’s 7-4 victory over the Twins, making some unique history in the process. As per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, the 71 wins are the most of any team in history coming off at least three consecutive 100-loss seasons. Chicago’s unlikely rise from doormat to division leader has been one […]
Drew Allar got ample playing time during the preseason. The Pittsburgh Steelers gave him nearly the entire second half against Green Bay, then the entire second half against New York and Buffalo. While some argue preseason football isn’t real football, it was the best chance the Steelers will have to evaluate him. The returns were […]
The Yankees’ offense was up to its old tricks on Friday, mustering a mere solo shot by Paul Goldschmidt and three hits in total against the middling Patrick Sandoval and the Red Sox bullpen. They even had extra chances granted due to four walks, but still never came up with the big hit when runners […]
GAME 1 Jake Bennett (#64, 25, LHP, 8-6, 3.49) vs. Carlos Rodón (#55, 33, LHP, 4-2, 3.15) Boy, The post Yankees (76-58) vs. Red Sox (73-61), Saturday, August 29, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT DOUBLEHEADER appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
DALLAS — CBS Sports listed the Dallas Cowboys among five potential trade destinations for New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez in a story published Friday by Carter Bahns and Zachary Pereles. The Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Steelers filled out the list. Gonzalez grew up in Carrollton and played at The […]
The Atlanta Braves received some unfortunate news on the pitching front Friday, as two starting pitchers will be undergoing surgery. Right-hander Hurston Waldrep will undergo Tommy John surgery, requiring him to miss all of the 2027 season. Fellow righty Spencer Schwellenbach will undergo surgery on the same elbow he fractured last year. There has not […]
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The Dodgers aren’t sure how long Roki Sasaki will be on the injured list with his middle-finger blister, and while he’s expected to pitch in the bullpen during the postseason, they might also want him to start games in September to give the rest of the rotation rest days. Bill Plunkett at the Orange County […]
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