Cubs are living to regret Craig Kimbrel’s $43 million contract Over his first nine seasons in Major League Baseball, no moment seemed too big for Craig Kimbrel. The flame-throwing closer dominated in stints with the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox, racking up 333 saves, 868 strikeouts and seven All-Star appearances. It’s…
DetailsPadres fire manager Andy Green; communication issues cited There will be a new manager when the Padres are wearing their new brown uniforms next season. Andy Green was fired Saturday morning, two years before his contract was due to expire and after four seasons with a 274-366 record. Bench coach Rod Barajas was named interim…
DetailsOMNICHATTER for the weekend of September 21-22, 2019 Source: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/omnichatter_for_the_weekend_of_september_21_22_2019
DetailsDavid Price Shut Down For Season, Will Undergo Minor Surgery Sunday: Manager Alex Cora told reporters, including Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe (via Twitter), that Price will indeed undergo surgery to have the cyst removed next week. The procedure is not expected to be extensive, adds Cotillo (on Twitter). Price is on track to have…
DetailsSix days in September I unexpectedly added this 1974 Topps Deckle Edge card of Hank Aaron to my collection last week. Before getting into my main story I’ll answer a couple quick questions about the card itself. What is it? Many collectors are familiar with a Topps Deckle Edge issue from five years earlier, either…
DetailsRays Activate Brandon Lowe, Designate Kean Wong The Rays have activated rookie Brandon Lowe from the 60-day injured list. Fellow infielder Kean Wong has been designated for assignment to open 40-man roster space. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/rays-activate-brandon-lowe-designate-kean-wong.html
Details2019 Olympic Qualifier: Dutch need two big innings to shove Italy aside On the final day, Italy hosted the Kingdom of the Netherlands as both countries faced each other for the second time in a week. Where the Dutch only had one big inning last week, the team had two this time as they beat…
DetailsGiants’ Players Discuss Bochy’s Future The Padres’ decision to fire manager Andy Green yesterday unleashed a firestorm of speculation about the franchise’s all-time winningest skipper. Bruce Bochy’s magnificent tenure at the helm of the Giants will come to a close next Sunday. What’s in the cards after that? Bochy, 64, has no interest in discussing…
DetailsSunday Notes: Luke Carlin Caught Greg Maddux and Trevor Hoffman Luke Carlin learned a lot in his rookie season, and the lessons began in full force when he made his MLB debut on May 10, 2008. Adorned in the tools of ignorance and a San Diego Padres uniform, Carlin caught both “The Professor” and a…
Details2019 Olympic Qualifier: Watch the Netherlands @ Italy here On the final day of the Olympic Qualifier, the Netherlands is hosted by Italy in another of many confrontations between the two countries. So far, the Dutch won the most contests. The winner will have the right to participate in the last qualifier that will take…
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