Jose Bautista – Stayed hot as he blasted another HR, notching 12 on the season. After Tuesday’s performance, Bautista has raised his average to .299 on the season. Michael Wacha – Wacha Wacha! The Cardinals finally go public in bringing up Wacha. He was scratched in back-to-back games for the Memphis Red Birds which foreshadowed his call … Read more
Everybody loves the celebration in sports after a big play. Call it whatever you want – cocky, arrogant, bush-league, showboating, boasting, etc. Even if you say … No, that’s cocky. Deep down, you really enjoy the creativity and stones it took to pull something like that off. This just in sports fans – taunting only doesn’t … Read more
Patrick Corbin – Had 9 straight starts with 2 Runs of fewer and in 6 or more Innings Piched, until last night when he gave up 3 Runs. Matt Kemp – The Cardinals intentionally walked Adrian Gonzalez to get to Matt Kemp, who struck out. Don Mattingly said earlier this week that Matt Kemp has not fully … Read more
Here’s a video of the infamous Urinal Video Game live in action at the Phillies AAA, Lehigh Valley IronPigs’, Ballpark in Allentown PA. The Lehigh Valley IronPigs became the first venue in the United States to introduce urinal video games. The urinals are non-touch operated. One is located in each men’s bathroom. The best scores … Read more
Nolan Arenado – Domo Arenado, Mr. Roboto went 3 for 6 with his first hit being a homer in the Bigs. He also has 3 runs scored and 3 RBI’s. One of Arenado’s hit came off of Skip Schumaker, but a hits a hit. He should be owned in all leagues. Giancarlo Stanton – He just started heating, … Read more
Howie Kendrick – He’s 8 for 21 the last 5 games with 8 RBI’s and 2 Home Runs. Edwin Encarnacion – Finally connected for his 3rd Homer of the year. He’s still batting just .208, but the whole Jays lineup is slumping. I’m not too concerned about him yet. Jose Reyes – The Jays put him … Read more
Derek Jeter was drafted 6th overall in the 1992 MLB Draft. The picture below is a scout sheet from the Colorado Rockies who were drafting at 27th overall. On a side note – The Cleveland Indians drafted 2nd overall this season and took Paul Shuey over Jeter. Indians fans will be in quick defense that … Read more
New ownership in Seattle makes a splash with a deal in place to purchase a controlling interest in an area cable network – ROOT Sports. The deal will assist the team financially for many years to come as it has for teams like the New York Yankees (YES Network) and Boston Red Sox (NESN). The … Read more
Was Mark Twain right when he said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics”? Statistics are certainly useful but can be manipulated, especially when taken out of context. A mayor might tout his or her success by saying that the number of violent crimes in the city was down 10 percent … Read more
The fight erupted while most east-coast fans were asleep on Thursday Night. The matchup between Greinke and Quentin certainly has a noteworthy history of Quentin getting popped on many occassions from Greinke. I suppose all pitchers can’t handle a hitter charging after them like Nolan Ryan did with Robin Ventura. Nobody really knows what Greinke said … Read more