Astros’ Advantage Against Breaking Balls Could Be Key Strong pitching — aided, perhaps, by a less lively baseball — has been the predominant story of this postseason, and given the pair of rotations lined up for the the World Series, it may well continue to be. The Nationals’ Max Scherzer and the Astros’ Justin Verlander…
Details2020 America East Baseball Tournament returns to Lowell LOWELL, Mass. — For the first time since the 2017 season and sixth time overall, LeLacheur… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/10/22/2020-america-east-baseball-tournament-returns-to-lowell/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsIndiana releases 2020 Schedule BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University baseball team announced the program’s 2020… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/10/22/indiana-releases-2020-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsContract Crowdsourcing 2019-20: Ballot 4 of 10 Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent offseasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract-crowdsourcing project this offseason, the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowds to the end of better understanding the 2019-20 free-agent market. Below…
DetailsInside the ‘Black Sox scandal’ 100 years after it scarred the MLB Eddie Cicotte squinted away the mid-afternoon sun, ready to throw the pitch heard ’round the nation. Sixty feet, six inches away squatted his catcher, Ray Schalk. Together, the two men had crafted the season of Cicotte’s life across that summer of 1919: 29…
DetailsContract Crowdsourcing 2019-20: Ballot 3 of 10 Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent offseasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract-crowdsourcing project this offseason, the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowds to the end of better understanding the 2019-20 free-agent market. Below…
DetailsMeg Rowley FanGraphs Chat – 10/22/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/meg-rowley-fangraphs-chat-10-22-19/
DetailsAA WELL-REPRESENTED AT UPCOMING OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS Over 20 current and former American Association players will be taking part in the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Premier12 tournament, held November 2-17 at sites in Japan, Korea, Mexico and Taiwan. The tournament features the world’s 12 top-ranked baseball nations, with the top finishers from the Americas and Asia/Oceania…
DetailsNationals Announce World Series Roster The Nationals face a tall order over the final series of the season, as they’ll run into the powerhouse Astros in this year’s World Series. To an extent, it feels like the Nats are playing with house money after the brutal start to the season. But this team has been…
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The Greatest World Series Game 1 Matchup Happens Tonight A year ago, Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw took the mound in the opening game of the World Series. As far as pitching matchups go, those names might have made for the greatest Game 1 of all time. Sale was coming off another great season, with…
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