After two rainouts, Eddie Cicotte gets White Sox back on track
Relative to his performance earlier this month, the Washington Senators roughed up Eddie Cicotte.
Still, Cicotte pitched well enough for the White Sox to win.
Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Skortz has announced the hiring of CJ Cummings as the lead assistant coach for the Men's Basketball Program. "I am excited for CJ who has worked very hard as a student assistant coach last season to be named as our top assistant coach for the 2017-18 season.
From Kamila Hinkson at CBC on May 22, 2017, with mention of SABR member Adrian Burgos Jr.:
The Oakland A’s have a slew of MLB-readyish hitting prospects at Triple-A Nashville, but one of them will be out of the picture for the time being. Catcher Bruce Maxwell has gone on the disabled list with a strained oblique, reports Athletics Farm (via Sounds play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Hem).
Someone lost control of their GoPro Karma drone as it flew over Petco Park in San Diego on Sunday in the middle of a game between the Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Just two years ago Drew Gandy had never participated in a track meet in his life, let alone competed with the nation's best. But after a friend talked him into giving collegiate track & field a try at Central Methodist University, Gandy has not looked back.
From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at The Ringer on May 23, 2017:
Not so long ago, [Jonathan] Lucroy was one of the faces of pitch-framing, a go-to guy for media members hoping to talk strike-stealing technique.
From Jay Caspian Kang at the New York Times Magazine on May 23, 2017:
This spring, trying to bring some routine to my life as a new father, I made a pledge to watch a lot more baseball. It started out well enough...
The Rays and Angels are back at it tonight at 7pm
The Rays struggles to hold leads continued yesterday as they led 2-1 in the sixth inning, but failed to hold on as the Angels scored two unanswered runs in the 6th and 7th and eventually took a 3-2 victory in the series opener.
I stumbled on an article today from another site, and was wondering what the more enlighten readers of DRaysBay thought - http://rayscoloredglasses.com/2017/05/23/tampa-bay-rays-possible-moves-trade-deadline/
Personally...
From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on May 23, 2017:
Baseball Info Solutions has touched on the Minnesota Twins in a few different pieces of writing so far this season, including a previous Stat of the Week and an article on ESPN Insider (subscription required).
From Tom Verducci at Sports Illustrated on May 23, 2017:
The break of a well-thrown curveball holds illusory power. All pitches pass from a hitter’s central vision—two eyes tracking its path—to his peripheral vision as the ball gets closer to the plate.
The Mariners save time, draft the entire 2017 Arkansas Travelers roster at once
The Rays will have a much better bullpen once Hunter makes his return
The Tampa Bay Rays are close to having Tommy Hunter back in their bullpen as the veteran reliever will make his first rehab appearance since going on the disabled list towards the end of the April.
