How many bad teams would it take to beat the Astros, Dodgers or Yankees? A more complicated way is to ask this: How many of these bad teams would it take to make up one of these great teams? Would a playoff superteam of the Royals, Orioles, Tigers and Marlins be able to hang with…
DetailsZack Greinke’s 8 pitch types keeps ‘em guessing Greinke is a weird duck. He throws a ton of different pitches (four-seam fastball, changeup, slider, curve, sinker, split finger, cutter, and eephus), and he throws them really slowly. No kidding on the slow thing, some of his curve balls come in below 70mph. It’s legal to…
DetailsAthletics Release Chris Herrmann The Athletics announced today that catcher Chris Herrmann was released. He had rejected an outright assignment after clearing release waivers. Herrmann was dropped from the MLB roster recently when the A’s decided to add backstop Beau Taylor. The club preferred the long-time minor-leaguer, who has a notable amount of experience with…
DetailsTip of the Cap I wanted to take the time to write a post about a collector. This man has helped improve my PC, has helped inspire me as a collector and as a person; all this and I never even met Mr. James Grant MacAlister. I’m currently working on a set of the 1960…
DetailsIndians Designate Josh Smith The Indians have designated lefty Josh Smith for assignment, per MLB.com’s Mandy Bell (via Twitter). That’s the corresponding move for the club’s already announced promotion of James Karinchak. More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/indians-designate-josh-smith.html
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2019 European Championship, day 7 On the seventh day of the 2019 European Championship, the following games were scheduled. In the play downs: Sweden @ Great Britain and Croatia @ AustriaIn the quarter-finals: France @ Israel, Belgium @ Kingdom of the Netherlands, Czech Republic @ Spain and Germany @ Italy Play downs: Sweden 2 – 12 …
DetailsSAINTS CITY OF BASEBALL MUSEUM HONORED WITH TOP BALLPARK IMPROVEMENT BY BALLPARK DIGEST (Via St. Paul Saints) ST. PAUL, MN (September 13, 2019) – It was a project two years in the making and one of the largest undertakings since the St. Paul Saints moved into CHS Field in 2015. The goal was to bring…
DetailsPirates Claim Williams Jerez The Pirates have claimed southpaw Williams Jerez off waivers from the Giants, per a club announcement. Righty Kyle Crick — another former Giant who was injured recently in memorable fashion — was moved to the 60-day injured list to create roster space. More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/pirates-claim-williams-jerez.html
DetailsSiena adds Rob Hardy as Assistant Coach LOUDONVILLE, NY – Siena Baseball Head Coach Tony Rossi has announced the appointment of Rob Hardy… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/09/13/siena-adds-rob-hardy-as-assistant-coach/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsIndians Recall Bradley Zimmer 2:11pm: This move is now official. 12:16pm: The Indians are “expected” to recall outfielder Bradley Zimmer from Triple-A Columbus, tweets Zack Meisel of The Athletic. He’ll join righty James Karinchak as a late September call-up for an Indians club that is hosting the division-leading Twins for a pivotal three-game series this weekend.…
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