J.A. Happ rips Dee Gordon’s ‘ignorant’ criticism after being hit ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dee Gordon questioning J.A. Happ’s ability to pitch to certain spots led to the Yankees starter criticizing the Mariners second baseman’s reaction after getting hit on the wrist and being forced out of Thursday night’s game at Yankee Stadium. “It’s the…
DetailsWhy the Mets are banning backpacks The New York Mets are banning backpacks from Citi Field starting May 20. The team said Friday the move is to enhance safety. Fans still can bring purses, tote, drawstring and messenger bags, and soft-sided coolers that don’t exceed 16-by-16-by-8 inches. The Washington Nationals banned backpacks from home games…
DetailsMets crisis meeting: Wilpon summons Callaway, Van Wagenen for powwow Jeff Wilpon, Brodie Van Wagenen and Mickey Callaway met for 90 minutes Friday with the Mets’ COO imploring his manager to use anything learned from the free fall of last season to stem the Mets’ current slide, The Post has learned. There was no mandate…
DetailsMets vs. Marlins: Zack Wheeler makes Amazin’s the pick Who said it? “I got old. I was never a matinee idol to begin with, and there I am still doing the same job I was doing when I was 16.” Was it Vince Carter? Bill Belichick? Al Roker? Bartolo Colon? If you guessed any of…
DetailsY’all be cool Just a quick post saying hello as the new co-head of this committee. Jason and I fully intend to keep things keeping on as they’ve been. This blog has become a wonderful community centered on enjoying, appreciating, and using baseball cards and the positivity around this project is a testament to Mark’s…
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D1Baseball Staff Pick’em: Week 12 Another huge weekend of action is here and the D1Baseball staff makes their bold predictions about the weekend’s biggest series. Source: https://d1baseball.com/analysis/d1baseball-staff-pickem-week-12-2/
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Byron Buxton’s Slow Rise to Stardom The best prospects in baseball generally become very good major league players. When I looked at prospect valuations last year, on average, position players ranked first or second in baseball became three-win players in the big leagues with more than half playing at an All-Star level or above. Those…
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Are Starters Improving Relative to Relievers? If you read about baseball on the internet these days, it’s tough to miss pieces on the changing relative skill levels of relievers and starting pitchers. As Sam Miller pointed out on Effectively Wild, relievers have a higher ERA this year than starters. Not only that, but the strikeout…
DetailsThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Team Defense So Far Things haven’t been going the Mariners’ way lately. With Tuesday’s loss to the Yankees, they fell to 19-19, thereby setting a record for the fastest plunge to .500 for a team that started the season 13-2. In the third inning of Thursday night’s…
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Week 12 Power Rankings: Relief Pitcher