In Baseball’s Game of Numbers, Yankees Differ on Which Ones Count – The New York Times Ottavino, though, is on his own level. During the season, he checks two statistics he believes reflect how he is throwing: first-strike and walk percentages. At the end of the season, he dives deeply into how he threw the…
DetailsAaron Nola can’t wait to get a taste of that Citizens Bank Park electricity SARASOTA, Fla. — The sold-out crowd of 10,276 at Spectrum Field on Saturday gave Aaron Nola a taste of what to expect on March 28 when he makes his second consecutive opening day start. The difference for Nola this time around,…
DetailsMarlins searching for answers to Chen’s road woes JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The “homer” could follow the “opener” into baseball’s lexicon. Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly says he’d consider rearranging some of pitcher Wei-Yin Chen’s starting dates during the regular season should last year’s atrocious home/road splits continue. “If we’re seeing the same type trend…
DetailsRick Porcello says Steven Wright owes team explanation for positive drug test Red Sox starter Rick Porcello is a hardliner when it comes to performance enhancing drug use in baseball. He has, in the past, expressed support for harsher penalties for those who test positive. In 2016, Porcello said, “I’m all in favor for a…
DetailsMariners, Athletics name starters for Tokyo series The Mariners and Athletics will kick off the regular season a week before the other 28 teams with a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan March 20 and 21. The clubs have announced their starters for both series. For the Mariners, Marco Gonzales will start the first game, followed…
DetailsThe long, rewarding road back for Yankees’ Troy Tulowitzki TAMPA, Fla.—A slow-played Sunday morning found half the New York Yankees boarding a bus bound for Lakeland, many with a paper coffee cup in one hand, a paper plate of eggs in the other, a bat bag slung over one shoulder. The rest stayed behind to…
DetailsBetting on baseball has finally outgrown Pete Rose Not even halfway into his argument against Major League Baseball striking a deal with MGM Resorts on a gambling partnership, it sounds like Pete Rose is already thinking of ways to game the system. “You’re telling me the managers have to submit their lineups to the league…
DetailsJose Canseco accuses engaged A-Rod of cheating on J.Lo “I am willing to take a polygraph to prove that what I’m saying about Alex Rodriguez is 100% accurate,” Canseco tweeted. Source: https://nypost.com/2019/03/11/jose-canseco-accuses-engaged-a-rod-of-cheating-on-j-lo/
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D1Baseball Top 25: Arizona State Is Back Again Arizona State is one of the last two unbeaten teams standing and entered our rankings, while Clemson rejoined after a week off. Those changes headline our latest Top 25. Source: https://d1baseball.com/top-25/college-baseball-top-25-arizona-state-is-back-again/
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Tony Barnette, Ryne Stanek, and Nick Tropeano on Developing Their Splitters Learning and Developing a Pitch, 2019 Ray BlackTanner ScottMatt Strahm Joey LucchesiLogan AllenChris Paddack Bud Black Zach Davies Robbie Ray Pitchers learn and develop different pitches, and they do so at varying stages of their lives. It might be a curveball in high school,…
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