Astros vs. Nationals: Washington will force Game 7 The World Series has been dominated by the road team this season, with all five games going to the visitor. The Washington Nationals will look to make it six straight with Stephen Strasburg going against Justin Verlander. Verlander has been rock solid throughout his career and had…
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Stephen Strasburg is a Postseason God In 2012, Stephen Strasburg didn’t pitch for Washington in the postseason after being shut down due to injury concerns. He did make his playoff debut in 2014, and in one start gave up two runs in five innings while striking out just two with a walk and a hit-by-pitch.…
DetailsParker named 2019 Rawlings Woman Executive of Year Minor League Baseball and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. announced that Burlington Bees General Manager Kim Parker has been named the recipient of the 2019 Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year Award. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191029&content_id=311324268&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_milb&sid=milb
DetailsRed Sox Front Office Notes The Red Sox introduced new chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom yesterday, with Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald and Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe among those to cover the proceedings. With Brian O’Halloran rising to become GM, the top leadership is set. But how did the team settle on this…
DetailsRoyals Designate Trevor Oaks The Royals announced today that they have reinstated right-hander Trevor Oaks from the 60-day injured list and designated him for assignment. Oaks was sidelined for all of the 2019 with hip labrum surgery. But he had returned to action in the Arizona Fall League, giving the organization a chance to evaluate…
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Jose Urquidy Might Have an Adjustment to Make Editor’s note: Michael has previously written at Pitcher List and Baseball Prospectus, as well as his own site, Pitcher Giffer, and serves as the site manager for Bucs Dugout. You may also have seen his nifty pitch GIFs at ESPN. He’ll be contributing to FanGraphs a few…
DetailsMinnesota releases 2020 Schedule MINNEAPOLIS – The 132nd season of Gopher Baseball is set to begin on Feb. 14, as Minnesota… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/10/29/minnesota-releases-2020-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsZito dives into life’s curves in new memoir Former big league ace Barry Zito’s latest return to baseball comes in the form of a new memoir aptly titled Curveball. Zito recently spoke with MiLB.com about the book, his Minor League career and more. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191029&content_id=311302840&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWorld Series bettors face a Justin Verlander conundrum It sounds like a spy novel, “The Verlander Conundrum.” Should you bet on a pitcher who obviously has Cy Young-caliber skill sets when neither he nor his team are getting results in his starts? That’s definitely on the minds of baseball bettors heading into Tuesday night’s sixth…
DetailsVideo goes behind the scenes of Julia Rose’s World Series flashing stunt The trio of World Series flashers were being eyed by stadium officials shortly before pulling off the brazen booby stunt, according to new video. Instagram model Julia Rose documented her and her “breast” friends’ X-rated exploits in an 11-minute video posted Monday as…
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