Everything’s Coming Together for Gerrit Cole No pitcher has ever been in quite the position that Gerrit Cole is. The 29-year-old righty with the triple-digit heat has yet to win or even reach the World Series, but his Astros are still favored to beat the Yankees in the ALCS, and he’ll have more than a…
DetailsHow Baseball Cards Got Weird One night not long ago, with my 3-year-old son finally asleep and my wife wisely heading to bed, I settled onto the couch, beer in hand, to catch some baseball. Well, not really baseball. I opened my laptop, navigated to breakers.tv, and prepared to watch a pair of rubber-gloved hands…
DetailsESPN considers blowing up Sunday night booth around Alex Rodriguez ESPN will consider breaking up its “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast team, The Post has learned. Alex Rodriguez is safe, according to sources. With one more year on his ESPN deal, A-Rod will be back, no matter who else is in the booth. The rest of…
DetailsNL Notes: Showalter, Ozuna, Moustakas For those inclined to believe that Buck Showalter is the perfect man for the Phillies managerial opening, Dan Connolly of The Athletic has a small dose of historical cool water at the ready. In a piece entitled “Buck Showalter is the perfect fit for the Phillies, but there’s potential for…
DetailsFall Report: Liberty Fresh off its first trip to regionals in five years, Liberty hopes to build off that momentum in 2020, with a roster stacked with returning veterans. Pitching and defense will be strengths for the Flames once again. Source: https://d1baseball.com/fall-report/fall-report-liberty-2019/
DetailsLike a Team Possessed: It’s the Nationals’ Turn Now In the first ever NLCS game at Nationals Park, it took Stephen Strasburg four minutes to get through the top of the first. This was not news. This postseason, the Nationals’ pitching staff has functioned like a predator perfected by nature, having adapted to years of…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 10-15-2019 Ogden Standard, October 15, 1919:Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle has completed his career as a Coast league magnate, and Ed R. Maier is about to make his re-entry into baseball. … “I secured an option,” said Arbuckle, “and intended to buy the club. But it looks as though they…
DetailsToolshed: FIP and top prospects Minnesota Twins No. 4 prospect Jordan Balazovic was among the Top-100 pitching prospects to strike out a ton and limit walks and home runs allowed en route to an impressive FIP in 2019. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191015&content_id=311161404&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsJacksonville State releases 2020 Schedule JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State baseball program and head coach Jim Case have officially… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/10/15/jacksonville-state-releases-2020-schedule/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsCarlos Correa’s Yankees-killing moment halted season of frustration With one swing late Sunday night, Carlos Correa sent the ALCS back to The Bronx all tied up and stoked memories of the shortstop who was a Yankees killer in this series back in 2017. The Astros are hopeful it’s only the beginning of Correa’s revival. “I…
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