Effectively Wild Episode 1438: One and Done Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss the AL and NL wild card games (touching on Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Nick Anderson, Oliver Drake, Yandy Díaz, Avisaíl García, Josh Hader, Trent Grisham, and others), bid farewell to the Brewers and A’s, and analyze the Rays’ and Nationals’ division series…
DetailsWhy Chad Green option is so exciting for the Yankees Aaron Boone bounced between his office and the video room at Yankee Stadium and found what he saw on screens in both places revealing and, therefore, thrilling. From his familiar dugout spot, of course he had noticed how much better Chad Green was pitching, notably…
DetailsTwins’ Bomba Squad ready for Yankees’ Savages in ALDS The Yankees have Aaron Boone to thank for his rant with an umpire that gave life to their 2019 nickname, the Savages. The Twins have Eddie Rosario. The left fielder crushed his 15th home run of the year on May 24, a game in which the…
DetailsAlex Verdugo “Very Unlikely” To Play In Postseason It doesn’t appear as though Alex Verdugo will factor into the Dodgers’ October run, as manager Dave Roberts told The Athletic’s Pedro Moura (Twitter links) and other reporters that “to see him ready at all this postseason [is] very unlikely.” Verdugo himself said that he is still…
DetailsBraves’ Chris Martin Leaves Game With Oblique Tightness As of this writing, Atlanta’s bullpen just blew a late lead over St. Louis in the first game of the National League Division Series. The two teams are heading to the bottom of the eighth inning tied at three. The Braves had a 3-1 advantage entering the…
DetailsYankees-Twins ALDS will be a colossal slugfest Anybody with a Yankee Stadium seat in fair territory is advised to don a hard hat and dip your body in Kevlar for Game 1 of the ALDS on Friday night between the Yankees and Twins. What else could be expected when two teams who shattered the all-time…
DetailsWhich Gleyber Torres will show up for Yankees postseason? Aaron Judge can’t count how many times Gleyber Torres left him in awe this season. Mostly, because the former AL MVP runner-up can’t imagine having similar success at the infielder’s age. “Wow, I’ve never seen anything like Gleyber, especially at his age, 22, to be doing…
DetailsOrioles Make Two Coaching Changes Two Orioles coaches won’t be returning in 2020, as The Athletic’s Dan Connelly (Twitter link) reports that the team isn’t renewing the contracts of first base coach Arnie Beyeler and assistant hitting coach Howie Clark. It isn’t known whether any further changes are coming to Baltimore’s coaching staff. Beyeler just…
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Hitting Concepts: Visualizing the Why Behind Hip Hinge, Hip/Torso Separation and Maintaining Spine Angle Because our trainers love providing both athletes and coaches access to the best resources and information, athlete education has become a big priority at Driveline. Our athlete education initiatives range from classroom sessions, blog posts and videos to after-hours talks that…
DetailsManagerial Rumors: Kapler, Maddon, Ausmus, Beltran Rumors have swirled that Gabe Kapler could be finished as the Phillies’ manager, though club ownership is taking its time in determining Kapler’s fate, as NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury tweets that a decision “likely” won’t be made until next week. The Phils have a 161-163 record in two…
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