Oct 11: AL conceived OCTOBER 11, 1899 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS • In the late 1800’s the National League was the only “major league.” It began play in 1876, hence the description “senior circuit.” Two executives of the Western League, a minor league, Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey, thought there was room for one more major league. So on this date in 1899…
DetailsKnicks, Lakers cancel practices to attend David Stern memorial CLEVELAND — The Knicks will pay their respects instead of practicing. The Knicks and Lakers cancelled their practices so they can attend David Stern’s private memorial service at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday morning. The Knicks host the Lakers on Wednesday. “We’re going to go…
DetailsPirates Announce 11 Non-Roster Invitations The Pirates have announced a slew of non-roster invitations to Spring Training, including some new signings. Former big leaguers Tom Koehler and Nik Turley have evidently inked new deals with the Pittsburgh organization after qualifying for minor-league free agency at the end of the 2019 season. Koehler spent last year with the…
DetailsScout wouldn’t let Yankees derail Derek Jeter’s Hall of Fame path It didn’t take Dick Groch long to see Derek Jeter wasn’t an average high school prospect when he first saw him at an All-Star camp in Michigan before Jeter’s junior year. “When you’re looking at young players, some are Chevys and sometimes you see…
DetailsAstros To Interview Jeff Banister Former Rangers manager Jeff Banister could be returning to a dugout in Texas. The Astros will interview Banister for their managerial vacancy this week, Mark Berman of Fox 26 reports. Houston represents familiar stomping grounds for the 56-year-old Banister, who attended the University of Houston. More recently, he managed the…
DetailsNolan Arenado livid with Rockies as trade mess gets uglier Colorado Rockies superstar infielder Nolan Arenado took a heavy swing at his own team on Monday, which could force an ugly breakup between the two sides. “There’s a lot of disrespect from people there that I don’t want to be a part of,” Arenado told…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1489: Let’s Create an Award Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the symbolism of the baseball in Knives Out (beware of slight spoilers from 4:17 to 10:32), follow up on a few reader suggestions about outside hires who could clean up the Astros, and discuss the latest developments in the sign-stealing…
DetailsGiants To Sign Jerry Blevins The Giants have inked a minors deal with lefty Jerry Blevins, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). It comes with an invitation to participate in MLB camp. More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/giants-to-sign-jerry-blevins.html
DetailsReport: Orioles’ Rutschman scores invite Last year’s No. 1 overall Draft pick Adley Rutschman, the top-ranked Baltimore Orioles prospect, is expected to head to the club’s Major League Spring Training camp. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200120&content_id=312486300&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsNolan Arenado: “I Feel Disrespected” By Rockies On the same night that Rockies GM Jeff Bridich said that star third baseman Nolan Arenado wouldn’t be traded, the third baseman laid bare his less-than-positive feelings towards the organization. Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post was on the story in both cases. “I really don’t care what’s…
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