It was a rough September 1991 for David Cone. The Mets right-hander had been sued for $8.1 million by three women who claimed that he had threatened them at Shea Stadium in August. Cone admitted to confronting the women but denied threatening them.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – No. 11 Midland University volleyball kicked off their 2018 season with a statement win over No. 3-ranked Missouri Baptist on Thursday afternoon at the Evangel Tipoff Classic. The Warriors took the match 25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 31-29.
Midland took control of the match early as they jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead behind the serve of freshman Brooke Fredrickson and a handful of errors by the Spartans.
From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on August 16, 2018:
Friday night, Rays left-hander Blake Snell cruised through five innings against the Blue Jays, allowing no baserunners and throwing just 45 pitches.
From SABR member Zack Meisel at The Athletic on August 16, 2018:
When Mike Clevinger strolls past the bathroom stall in the visitors clubhouse at Great American Ball Park, his brain sketches an outline of his once-reeling body.
His knees dig into the tile floor.
She died Thursday morning at the age of 76.
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul and all around badass who was a level above and beyond every other diva you can think of, died Thursday morning at the age of 76.
By Jon Leonoudakis
Baseball, stories, and memories go together like a ball in a glove.
Inspired by the St. Louis and Austin SABR chapters’ popular BasebALZ program, the Los Angeles-based Allan Roth Chapter has partnered with Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles to bring reminiscence therapy to patients and caregivers.
The group’s first meeting kicked off on Friday...
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Just split a series. Anything but losing another one.
You get me on a Thursday night! Hope you’re ready to start your pre-weekend off with some serious recap sass and sarcasm.
The Royals, who are getting close to setting the MLB all-time record with 59 home losses in a season, are starting to see how critical each of these remaining home games is.
From Jim Allen at Kyodo News on August 16, 2018, with mention of SABR members Meredith Wills and Alan Nathan:
On June 6, Shohei Ohtani was sidelined with yet another blister, and because of a baseball- and knitting-loving astrophysicist, we now understand more about why Ohtani's blister developed.
Although a shock to his many fans, Ohtani's injury represented just another data point in an increasingly frequent problem.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – The Cavaliers were outlasted 2-1 by the Southeastern Fire in extra time Thursday afternoon to open their season at Pulliam Stadium.
The game proved to be very frustrating for the offense as the Cavs outshot the Fire 8-6 in the second half, and 16-15 in the entire match.
"Regarding the offense, I think we need to finish our chances," said Head Coach Michael Bruce.
Given Name:
Vince
From the mid-1960s to 1980s, Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau brought Cubs games to life for legions of fans.
Vince Lloyd Skaff was born June 1, 1917 in Beresford, South Dakota.
This would have been the perfect chance for a culture shift.
Beaning is part of baseball. It’s retaliatory, it’s necessary, it’s simply part of the game. That’s what we’ve been hearing from many corners in the day since José Ureña beaned Ronald Acuña on the very first pitch of the game with a 97 MPH fastball for no reason besides the fact Acuña had been lighting up Marlins pitchers for a home run during every game of the series.
Owensboro, KY - The Brescia University Men's Soccer team have been hard at work with preseason since last Monday. Both the coaching staff and the team are very excited about the upcoming season and potential that lies within the team.
