Remembering Bob Watson as an Astros legend Former Astros great Bob Watson died Thursday at the age of 74 after a long battle with kidney disease. Watson, who made his big league debut in Houston at 20 years old in 1966, played 14 of his 19 big league seasons with the Astros. His best seasons…
DetailsRays’ Blake Snell says MLB players should be fully rewarded for taking the maximum risk “On Wednesday, Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell echoed Clark’s condemnation of the MLB plan, saying he would not play in 2020 if he wasn’t paid the salary laid out in his contract, considering the health risks he would be…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 5-15-2020 Pittsburgh Gazette Times, May 15, 1920:The New York American League baseball club will have to hunt for a new home next season. A statement to this effect was made at Forbes Field yesterday by John J. McGraw, manager of the New York Giants…The Yankees’ leads on the…
DetailsTaking a look at the impact of ¡Adiós Lupus! In 2018, Minor League Baseball and its Copa de la Diversión initiative began a partnership with the Lupus Foundation of America to develop the ¡Adiós Lupus! campaign, designed to raise awareness of lupus among Hispanic communities and the entire MiLB fan base. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200515&content_id=313429006&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsNo, the Mets Do Not Have a Good Designated Hitter Situation Last week, I discussed the significant disadvantage NL teams will have if the universal designated hitter is adopted for this season and NL teams were then forced to compete with AL teams for playoff spots. I did the best I could to estimated which…
DetailsAn Encyclopedia of Pitcher-on-Pitcher Crime Should baseball return in 2020, it will likely do so with a DH in both leagues. That makes sense — given shorter training times and an increased prevalence of interleague play, getting pitchers ready to bat wouldn’t be easy. Losing sacrifice bunts is no great sacrifice, either; no one is…
DetailsMoonshot: MLB’s New Reopening Plan Has A Lot Of Problems This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Moonshot: MLB’s New Reopening Plan Has A Lot Of Problems appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/58920/moonshot-mlbs-new-reopening-plan-has-a-lot-of-problems/
DetailsCan’t Stick to Sports: Emptying the Hall of Fame This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Can’t Stick to Sports: Emptying the Hall of Fame appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/58918/cant-stick-to-sports-emptying-the-hall-of-fame/
DetailsThe Fan Cheers Alone This content is for Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post The Fan Cheers Alone appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/58924/the-fan-cheers-alone/
DetailsThe Great BP Baseball Movie Guide: The Sandlot (1993) This content is for Basic , Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post The Great BP Baseball Movie Guide: The Sandlot (1993) appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/58922/the-great-bp-baseball-movie-guide-the-sandlot-1993/
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