Out of the Shadows: Revealing an Overlooked “Black Gold” Card One of the most collectible genres of baseball card has been what Beckett Vintage magazine termed in the November 2002 issue as “Black Gold,” collecting cards of players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The most collected are the obvious “eight men out.” However, in…
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Carlos Gomez Will Reportedly Retire Longtime major league outfielder Carlos Gomez plans to retire once his season in the Dominican Winter League wraps up, Rolando E. Fermin of La Neuva 106.9 FM reports. Gomez’s big league career began and ended with the Mets. He debuted in the league in 2007 as a highly touted youngster,…
DetailsCarlos Beltran’s “Alleged” Niece Is Now Going Off Saying Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman Wore Electronic Buzzers Under Their Jerseys – Barstool Sports What a shitshow. Source: https://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/carlos_beltrans_alleged_niece_is_now_going_off_saying_jose_altuve_and_alex
DetailsA Mutual Parting of Ways This content is for Basic , Premium, Super-Premium and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post A Mutual Parting of Ways appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/56460/a-mutual-parting-of-ways-carlos-beltran-new-york-mets-wilpons/
DetailsQuestion Mets didn’t ask is damning Brodie Van Wagenen reflection Brodie Van Wagenen did a fascinating thing Thursday afternoon. During a conference call that was supposed to explain why he and the owners of the Mets decided to fire a manager, the most eloquent and compelling testimony he offered instead was why, for the sake…
DetailsBraves To Sign Adeiny Hechavarria The Braves have agreed to sign infielder Adeiny Hechavarria to a one-year contract worth $1MM, ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan reports (Twitter link). More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/braves-to-sign-adeiny-hechavarria.html
DetailsNL Notes: Giants, Zimmerman, Reds The Giants finalized their coaching staff with today’s announcements that Alyssa Nakken and Mark Hallberg have been hired as Major League assistant coaches. Nakken becomes the first woman to ever hold a coaching position on a big league team, after working for the Giants in various organizational roles since 2014. …
DetailsRed Sox Acquire Austin Brice, Outright Marco Hernandez TODAY: Hernandez has been outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket after clearing waivers, the Red Sox announced. JANUARY 10: The Red Sox have acquired righty Austin Brice from the Marlins, per club announcements. Minor-league infielder Angeudis Santos is headed to Miami in return. The Boston organization designate infielder Marco…
DetailsTop 25 Breakdown: No. 19 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech has an athletic, balanced lineup led by six quality upperclassmen, and some very intriguing but largely unproven talent on the mound. A loaded freshman class provides big reinforcements. Source: https://d1baseball.com/season-preview/top-25-breakdown-no-19-georgia-tech/
DetailsTim Tebow mostly says ‘yes, babe’ to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wedding plans 2020 is shaping up to be quite the year for Tim Tebow. Source: https://nypost.com/2020/01/16/tim-tebow-mostly-says-yes-babe-to-demi-leigh-nel-peters-wedding-plans/
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