SEC’s Sankey Pens Letter Supporting Third Assistant SEC commissioner Greg Sankey penned a letter to Division I council members, conference commissioners and more about the third paid coach. Source: https://d1baseball.com/news/188477/
DetailsRimini not saved after all Unlike the blog post of last week in which was written that A.S.D. Rimini Pirates appeared to be saved, the curtain has fallen for the three-time Italian champion. Today it was announced the club will be put back to the Italian third division. Last week, RiminiToday had a positive article…
DetailsLuis Severino worry: Yankees ace scratched with shoulder discomfort The Yankees’ biggest weakness just got a lot more worrisome. Luis Severino, the ace of the rotation, was scratched from Tuesday’s spring training outing due to right shoulder discomfort. Severino will undergo further evaluation and examination on Tuesday, the team announced. The Yankees’ rotation has quality,…
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The Scouting Trail: Minute Maid & More
Sonny Gray: Yankees insisted on ‘s–tty’ pitch that ruined me Sonny Gray is starting a new chapter of his career in Cincinnati, searching for the All-Star form he held in Oakland. And if it wasn’t for a season-and-a-half pit stop in New York, Gray isn’t so sure he’d be at a crossroads in his career.…
DetailsTigers reassign Mize to Minors camp The Tigers reassigned 2018 No. 1 overall pick and No. 17 overall prospect Casey Mize to Minor League camp after he made three relief appearances this spring. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190305&content_id=304773902&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsAddressing Tanking Through Revenue Sharing The title of this post suggests that tanking is a problem in major league baseball, and one that needs addressing. It’s worth noting that “tanking” might be a bit of a misnomer. While definitions may vary slightly, if we consider tanking to be intentionally losing for a period of time…
DetailsMARCH 5 – YANKS SWAP WIVES MARCH 5, 1973 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – On this date New York Yankee pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich dropped a bombshell on spring training camp on this date. They announced to the world that they had swapped wives… and kids and a poodle and a terrier. “It wasn’t…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 3-5-2019 Pittsburgh Press, March 5, 1919:Charley Herzog recently was delivering an address on baseball. When he concluded, a bright youth arose and said: “Mr. Herzog, I have been a baseball fan for years, but I think the world’s series may have been ‘fixed.’ Do you know of any…
DetailsMets add ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza in out-of-the-box hire The Mets keep adding familiar faces, even if they won’t appear on the field. A day after welcoming part of their own past in Al Leiter and John Franco as baseball operations advisers, the Mets welcomed part of ESPN’s present in Jessica Mendoza, who will have the…
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