ALCS: Wind could wreak home run havoc on Yankees-Astros Game 4 Fly balls were dying on the warning track Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. They may have some help Thursday. Hours before first pitch of Game 4 of the ALCS, the wind was whipping in The Bronx with gusts blowing out to the outfield. With…
DetailsGiancarlo Stanton out of Yankees’ lineup for ALCS Game 4 The Yankees’ lineup for Game 4 of the ALCS is out and Giancarlo Stanton is once again not in it. Aaron Hicks will bat third ahead of Gleyber Torres with Brett Gardner dropped to the sixth spot in the order. Stanton, battling a quad injury,…
DetailsBaseball related songs: “Mickey Mantle by Waters In Baseball related songs, we pay attention to “Mickey Mantle” performed by the band Waters. Mickey Mantle is a song from the debut album “Out in the Light” of the band. It is the final song on the album that contains ten songs. Even though the name of…
DetailsYankees vs. Astros prediction: Masahiro Tanaka will come up big in Game 4 Curses! Remember Cardinals manager Mike Shildt’s profanity-laced speech after defeating the Braves? “No one f—s with us. … I don’t care who we play we’re gonna kick their f—ing asses,” etc., etc. Cardinals went on to lose their next four games by…
DetailsNL Notes: Rockies, Strasburg, Scherzer, Espada Thomas Harding of MLB.com confirms that the Rockies have dismissed several minor league coaches, including longtime Triple-A manager Glenallen Hill (link). Double-A hitting coach Lee Stevens and Single-A hitting coach Norberto Martin will also be let go, according to assistant general manager of player development Zach Wilson. A member of the…
DetailsThis isn’t the first time teams have had issues with the Astros stealing signs The Astros’ rise to perennial contender has come with suspicion from their rivals. The Yankees were the latest opponent to be frustrated by the Astros’ alleged tactics. The Yankees believe Astros players and/or coaches in the dugout were using whistles to…
DetailsJustin Turner Open To Position Change After a 2019 playoff ouster that left the Los Angeles fanbase in collective despair, Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman is likely to be faced with several challenging decisions this winter. However, in the event that his front office decides to pursue superstar third baseman Anthony Rendon, it appears they won’t…
DetailsThe Ball Threatens to Overshadow Baseball With the postponement of Wednesday’s scheduled ALCS Game 4, the de-juiced baseball remained a hot topic of discussion, particularly in New York, where the Yankees appeared to catch a game-changing bad break on Didi Gregorius‘ fifth-inning fly ball that instead of becoming a three-run homer that would have swung…
DetailsMets remove Edgardo Alfonzo from managing job as Brodie Van Wagenen asserts power Winning a championship wasn’t enough to save Edgardo Alfonzo. The former Mets infielder has been told his contract won’t be renewed by the club, according to an industry source, after managing Class A Brooklyn to the New York-Penn League championship. Alfonzo was…
DetailsMatt Quatraro In Running For Giants Manager Job Per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro is in consideration for the Giants managerial opening (link). Other reported candidates for the job include Royals quality control and catching coach Pedro Grifol, former Phillies manager Gabe Kapler, Athletics quality control coach Mark…
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