The 20 Greatest Toronto Blue Jays of All-Time Dave Stieb Age: 21 – 34, 40 Years: 1979 – 1992, 1998 Position(s): SP Dave Stieb WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP 57.35 82 439 408 175 134 3.42 2873 103 30 3 1208 1091…
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Yu Darvish’s Futile Heroics Yu Darvish’s 2018 could hardly have gone any worse. Fresh off of signing a six-year, $126 million contract with the Cubs, he made just eight starts before triceps tendinitis and a stress reaction in his right elbow ended his season. The Cubs made the playoffs, but Darvish could only watch their…
DetailsA’s legend Mark McGwire has enjoyed watching power surge in baseball OAKLAND—Much has been made of the massive home run totals across Major League Baseball this year, with several teams—including the A’s—setting franchise for most homers in a season. In fact, the league itself set a record earlier this month, with nearly three weeks still…
DetailsRecap of retirement gifts Giants’ Bruce Bochy received on farewell tour SAN FRANCISCO—At some point next week, Giants manager Bruce Bochy will begin the process of packing up his office of 13 years. The hard part is done. Bullwinkle, a gigantic stuffed elk head that hung in his office for most of this decade, is…
DetailsLEADING OFF: Yost begins final homestand with Royals FINAL DAYS The Kansas City Royals host the Atlanta Braves in their first game since manager Ned Yost announced Monday he plans to retire at the end of the season. The 65-year-old Yost, who has been on a year-to-year contract, is the only manager to lead the…
DetailsInjured Yelich still in the hunt for batting title The Milwaukee Brewers are charging toward a playoff spot without Christian Yelich. And even while injured, Yelich is inching closer to a nice individual honor. Yelich is currently the National League’s batting leader, although he’s out with a fractured kneecap and can only watch as his…
DetailsWhy Home Runs Will Be More Important Than Ever in October Back when Billy Beane’s Oakland A’s made an annual habit of departing early from the playoffs, Beane retaliated against the narrative that his teams didn’t put the ball in play enough, didn’t bunt or steal enough or didn’t defend well enough–in short, that they…
DetailsDynasty Deferred: More Than Just the Cubs’ Playoff Hopes Died This Weekend The Cubs—and, by extension, the would-be dynasty that looked all but certain upon the final out of the 2016 World Series—are on life support. Undone by consecutive ninth-inning Cardinals comebacks over the weekend, Chicago has dropped six straight games, falling out of NL…
DetailsVideo: Mookie Betts makes 305-foot on-the-fly throw to nail Avisaíl García at third base Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts made one of the best throws of the season, making a 305-foot on-the-fly laser-focused throw to Rafael Devers at third base to nail Avisaíl García, attempting to stretch a double into a triple in the…
DetailsDiving catches are amazing baseball highlights … but don’t they hurt? We asked. Skipping ahead a little…. Or, that the most impressive part of a diving catch is not the catch but the dive and the fact that they do it at all because: Doesn’t that hurt? “Yes,” said Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward. “It’s not…
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