How They Were Acquired: The Washington Nationals’ NLDS Roster The Nats have had a winning record in each of the last eight seasons and have reached the playoffs five times during that span, and yet it feels as though they’ve fallen short of expectations year after year. With the departure of Bryce Harper last offseason,…
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Owen Ozanich joins Barracudas Returning from Parma after his Italian adventure, one would expect Owen Ozanich to return to the Rouen Huskies. But Ozanich kind of surprised the baseball community by signing with the Montpellier Barracudas, the three-time French champion. Unfortunately for Owen, he could not finish his season with Parma as he broke his…
DetailsWhy Joe Girardi or Buck Showalter should be the next Mets manager Maybe this didn’t mean anything; actions, especially as far as the Mets go, will always mean more than words uttered in the moment. Still, this was a public departure for Jeff Wilpon, the Mets’ COO, the target of so much derision from his…
DetailsMold-breaking Twins pitching coach makes positive impression “If we’re doing it the same as everyone else, by definition that’s league average,” Falvey said. “If we do things in a league-average way, we shouldn’t expect to be better than league average as a team, so in my mind, we have to be open to new ideas.”…
DetailsFan sues Mets after being nearly blinded by T-shirt launcher | Sporting News Alcohol may have been involved. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/fan_sues_mets_after_being_nearly_blinded_by_t_shirt_launcher_sporting_news
DetailsMLB Tonight: Bracket Challenge | 09/30/2019 | MLB.com OOTP has predicted the last two champions. Can they make it three in a row? Carlos Pena’s and Jim Thome’s picks too. Tom Verducci and Bill Ripken’s picks. Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/mlb_tonight_bracket_challenge_09_30_2019_mlbcom
DetailsMLBTR: Mets Fire Mickey Callaway “We want to thank Mickey for his consistent work ethic and dedication over the last two seasons and I’m certain these characteristics will serve him well in his next opportunity,” Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said in a statement accompanying today’s press release. Best of luck un your future…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 10-3-2019 Pendleton East Oregonian, October 3, 1919:Hats off to “Little Dickie” Kerr, midget pitcher of the Sox. He did what the two highly touted aces of the Sox staff failed to accomplish, turning in a shutout victory for Chicago in the third game of the series, 3 to…
DetailsNew Legislative Proposal Aims To Ease Seniors’ Burden • D1Baseball Under current NCAA bylaws, student athletes on athletic aid who return for their senior seasons are still required to get at least 25 percent of a scholarship. However, with many programs having year-to-year deals on aid, these seniors are returning to campus for another year…
DetailsCubs leaving no stone unturned as organizational revamp kicks into high gear – The Athletic It doesn’t take long to fall behind.It’s important to listen to how Epstein describes what he calls a modernization of the front office — a reshuffling process that’s already begun. One of those changes is adding directors of pitching and…
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