D1Baseball Postseason NerdCast: May 1 How did our Kendall Rogers, Aaron Fitt and Mark Etheridge come to their conclusions on the national seeds, hosts and more? It’s time to find out. Source: https://d1baseball.com/podcasts/d1baseball-postseason-nerdcast-may-1/
DetailsFurious Aaron Boone booted as Yankees’ trip ends in whimper PHOENIX — If you offered the Yankees six wins in nine games on a trip through California and Arizona before they left The Bronx, they would have thanked and tipped you. Yet after winning six of the first seven, the Yankees dropped the final two…
DetailsPadres’ Edwards picks up five hits Padres No. 14 prospect Xavier Edwards set a career mark for hits in a game by going 5-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Class A Fort Wayne’s 10-4 win. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190501&content_id=306758744&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsHow baseball analytics have put players at risk So much attention, rightfully, is focused on the frontier-justice hit by pitch that we might be missing a much bigger problem: The hit by pitch. Ultimately, MLB and the Players Association can agree to legislate against the retaliatory hit by pitch with stiffer penalties directed at pitchers…
DetailsMets place shaky Jeurys Familia on IL with shoulder worries Good riddance, for now. Jeurys Familia is headed to the injured list after getting an injection in his right shoulder on Wednesday afternoon, The Post’s Greg Joyce reported. Familia underwent an MRI exam on Wednesday and it came back “fairly clean,” manager Mickey Callaway said.…
DetailsDodgers’ Rich Hill reveals heartbreaking story of infant son’s passing Veteran MLB pitcher Rich Hill opened up about his newborn son, Brooks, who died in 2014, in an emotional essay. Hill, 39, who currently pitches for the Los Angeles Dodgers, penned a letter to the Players’ Tribune regarding his second son. He wrote Brooks was…
DetailsDaily Prospect Notes: 5/1/19 These are notes on prospects from lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen. Read previous installments here. Yohan Ramirez, RHP, Houston AstrosLevel: Hi-A Age: 23 Org Rank: NR FV: 35Line: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 8 K Notes Ramirez has been up to 97 and is sitting…
DetailsAstros’ Alvarez opens May with a bang Yordan Alvarez put up gigantic numbers in the season’s first month, and nothing changed on Wednesday. The Astros’ No. 3 prospect pounded out four more hits on the first day of May, going 4-for-5 with three RBIs as Triple-A Round Rock breezed past Oklahoma City, 12-5, in the…
DetailsRiley swinging boom stick for Stripers Braves No. 5 prospect Austin Riley continued his torrid run with a 4-for-5 effort at the plate — including a pair of homers, a double, two RBIs and three runs scored — in Triple-A Gwinnett’s 10-7 loss to Charlotte on Wednesday Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190501&content_id=306753062&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsThe Passage of Power “The Passage of Power” is the name of the fourth volume (with one more to come, hopefully) of Robert Caro’s brilliant biography of Lyndon Johnson. The book largely concerns the assassination of President Kennedy, and the ups and down of the transition to the Johnson presidency. Its great, I highly recommend…
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