On the Road: A new era in Lynchburg When Ben Hill visited the Lynchburg Hillcats, he found a different gameday experience than that which had existed just a few years prior. What changed? Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190523&content_id=307325762&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 5-23-2019 Grand Forks Herald, May 23, 1919:Officials of the Boston National league club announced that Jim Thorpe, the Indian outfielder, purchased from the New York National league club, would report immediately and be used against lefthanded pitchers. … [After the 1912 Olympics, Thorpe] devoted his entire time to…
DetailsNo misprint: ‘Dogs’ Moops Night a winner The Charleston RiverDogs hosted Moops Night on Saturday, paying homage to ‘Seinfeld’ and the 40th anniversary of the Trivial Pursuit board game with a new jersey and in-game promotions. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190523&content_id=307335376&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsGleyber Torres given day off, and Orioles must be going wild Those hymns and bells you’re hearing out of Baltimore are Orioles pitchers singing Hallelujah. For on the fourth day of the series, Gleyber sat. Gleyber Torres is out of the Yankees lineup for Thursday’s matinee against the Orioles, appearing to get a day off…
DetailsA Novel Idea in the Majors: Using Batting Practice to Get Better The staid tradition of batting practice — with its center-cut pitches thrown at speeds in the low 50s — is documented as far back as the late 1880s and has largely remained untouched in major league diamonds. Such game preparation, however, is in…
DetailsRoberto Pérez diagnosed with a concussion Indians catcher Roberto Pérez has been diagnosed with a concussion. He sustained it after taking a ball off the mask in last night’s game against the Athletics. Manager Terry Francona called it a “mild” concussion, but if we’ve learned anything in sports in the past several years it’s that…
DetailsMets trade Keon Broxton to the Orioles The other day the New York Mets designated the ineffective — and frustrated — Keon Broxton for assignment. I would’ve bet a decent sum that Broxton would just be released at the end of all of that but they found a trade partner: the Orioles, who just acquired…
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of May 23 Yankees outfielder Josh Stowers cranked two dingers for Class A Charleston, while Phillies outfielder Adam Haseley delivered three hits and two RBIs for Double-A Reading. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190523&content_id=307383212&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsJeff McNeil, Robinson Cano to injured list in Mets blows Even in victory, the Mets found defeat Wednesday night. Robinson Cano and Jeff McNeil will both go on the injured list, manager Mickey Callaway said Thursday morning, Cano with a low-grade strain in his quad and McNeil with a hamstring strain. Cano was removed from…
Details2019 SEC Baseball Tournament Thread: Day 3 After a very late night on day two of the 2019 SEC Baseball Tournament with LSU and Mississippi… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/05/23/2019-sec-baseball-tournament-thread-day-3/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
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