Good news beyond just the young Matts.
The A’s lineup is now dominated by rookies or just barely not-rookies. Of the nine available slots for non-pitchers, five are in their first real season in the bigs, and a sixth spot is platooned with another youngster.
From Matthew Trueblood at Baseball Prospectus on September 19, 2017:
Earlier this month, Jeff Sullivan of FanGraphs wrote about a global trend in pitching throughout MLB. Pitchers are throwing fewer fastballs (as a percentage of total pitches) than ever before...
Veteran second baseman Ian Kinsler plans to meet with the Tigers general manager Al Avila “soon” to discuss his future with the club, Kinsler told Jon Morosi of MLB Network.
“The St. Louis Cardinals are as bush as the name of the beer company that owns them,” sniped Boston Red Sox manager Dick Williams in his ghostwritten column, referring to the inside pitching of the St.
The lineups remained unchanged for Game Three of the 1967 World Series. Two right-handers were assigned mound duties. Boston’s hard-throwing Gary Bell (12-8, 3.16) faced curveballer Nelson Briles, who sparked the St.
From Marc Bona at Cleveland.com on September 18, 2017:
alk during the Indians' historic winning streak included references to the New York Giants' run in 1916. The debate continues between those...
The Oakland Mattletics take on our rival tigers for game 2 of the series.
STERLING, Kan.- Tuesday afternoon, the Cavaliers (4-3) earned a shutout victory on the road against Sterling College (3-3) in Kansas. St. Gregory's got on the board early, and kept the pressure on the Warriors for the entire 90 minutes.
Oh, Canada...
There are currently 802 different Pokemon that currently exist in the games, movies, and television show. As someone who generally loves Pokemon, who played each version of the...
From Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs on September 19, 2017:
George Springer is hitting for contact.
Much has been written about how, this year, the Astros have easily the lowest strikeout rate in baseball.
From SABR member Rob Arthur at FiveThirtyEight on September 19, 2017:
We used to think of the steroid era as the heyday of home run hitting, but our mental image of a juiced-up behemoth crushing the ball needs updating.
John Brown volleyball star Alyssa Arnold has been selected as this week's installment of the NAIA National Setter of the Week, the national offices announced Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 19).
WICHITA -- The Friends University Men's and Women's Tennis teams will be at home on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 21) to host the Midland University Warriors.
Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals
7:10 PM ET
Jackson Stephens vs. Jack Flaherty
After a successful weekend series and a well-earned off day, the Reds are back at it tonight to face the Cardinals.
And the hottest slugger in Oakland history.
Matt Olson did it again on Monday. In the 3rd inning he launched yet another home run, this time against the Tigers in his first trip to Comerica Park.
