Never Tell Me the Odds (Toronto Mike)
Despite my best efforts, my oldest never took to baseball. I knew I was in trouble during the pennant race of 2015 when he chose to watch a preseason Leafs game over a Jays game against the Yankees.
Despite my best efforts, my oldest never took to baseball. I knew I was in trouble during the pennant race of 2015 when he chose to watch a preseason Leafs game over a Jays game against the Yankees.
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New York Times | Yankees Acquire Starter Jaime Garcia From Twins, Then Lose to Rays |
ESPN | Adrian Beltre becomes 31st player in MLB history to record 3000 hits |
“You’re a big shot!”
On Sunday in Milwaukee at a Cubs-Brewers game, New Jersey governor Chris Christie confronted a Cubs fan like a stern father trying to make a teachable moment out of a situation.
TB pulls out win in getaway game
Did you doubt it? Did you doubt that the Rays would hang on to win, after seeing late inning leads evaporate in far too many recent games?
But thanks to some clutch hits (all the Rays’ runs came with 2 outs ...
Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Luis Castillo got a chance today that most pitchers rarely get; the chance to pitch against the team that traded him away, opposed by the pitcher he was traded for.
Davidson with his first career walk-off homer delivers the White Sox second win since the All Star break.
Don’t test Beltre, especially when it comes to touching his head.
Adrian Beltre got his 3,000th hit on Sunday, an absolutely amazing feat only achieved by 30 other players ever. If you are unfamiliar with Adrian Beltre...
Reliever #27 did a bad thing again
Bullpens battled on the south side of Chicago for the win this afternoon in a contest between the White Sox and the Indians. Hanging in the balance for the Indians?
New York Post | Yankees, A's in Sonny Gray stalemate without a guaranteed blink |
They used another of their patented 4-run innings to get the job done.
It occurred to me while reading Cliff Corcoran's article on the best 25 man roster of all time: the Indians really lack a major class of Hall of Famers. The only player on his list to even play for Cleveland was Hoyt Wilhelm, who spent 2 season with the Tribe in the '50s.
The six-man rotation has temporarily been downgraded to a five-man rotation