The Cage and the Dutch Baseball Hangout partner up Perhaps you have noticed a new advertisement on the right menu of this blog. The Dutch Baseball Hangout and baseball store The Cage in Antwerp, Belgium have teamed up to a partnership. The Cage is the only baseball store in Belgium, located in the Antwerp area.…
DetailsPadres Managerial Search Down To Ron Washington or Jayce Tingler Braves third base coach Ron Washington and Rangers Major League development coordinator Jayce Tingler are indeed the final two candidates to fill the Padres managerial vacancy, per MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. Washington and Tingler have been the rumored final candidates for a couple of days now,…
DetailsLooks like all hands on deck for Yankees and Astros pens Aaron Boone and A.J. Hinch were both asked who might start Game 6 in Houston on Saturday night following the Yankees’ 4-1 win to extend the ALCS in Game 5. Both managers declined. It’s a fitting situation, given the state of bullpens, with the…
DetailsAnother night to forget for Yankees’ Gary Sanchez Gary Sanchez was hopeful his Game 4 home run would be the turning point in his frustrating postseason. One game later, it only looked like a blip. Sanchez returned to the bad graces of Yankee Stadium in Game 5 on Friday night, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts…
DetailsYankees finally get clutch hit after three-game drought After leading the majors with a .294 batting average with runners in scoring position during the regular season, the Yankees struggled mightily in that important department against the Astros in the ALCS, but that started to change a little bit on Friday night. Before the Yankees’ 4-1…
DetailsYankees followed CC Sabathia’s lead and get to play another day Leave it to the old hoops star from Vallejo High School to borrow a time-honored basketball ploy, used by clever coaches going back to the beginning of time. You’ve no doubt seen “Hoosiers,” right? It’s one of Norman Dale’s signature moves, too. During a…
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DetailsMLBTR Poll: CC Sabathia’s Hall Of Fame Case If his longstanding plan to retire at season’s end holds up, Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia has thrown the last pitch of his illustrious career. The 39-year-old suffered a shoulder injury during a relief appearance in New York’s Game 4 loss to Houston on Thursday, forcing the Yankees…
DetailsJames Paxton talked his way into defining Yankees moment Aaron Boone went to the mound with two outs in the top of the sixth with James Paxton pitching as well as the Yankees could have hoped. The manager normally visits pitchers only to take them out. This time, after a brief chat with Paxton, Boone…
DetailsDJ LeMahieu continues to bail out Yankees Q: Who leads the 2019 Yankees in saves? A: No disrespect to Aroldis Chapman, but the correct answer is DJ LeMahieu. Who else would you expect to halt this pinstriped funeral? Yes, the Yankees remain alive, courtesy of a 4-1 victory over Justin Verlander and the Astros on…
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