A’s stunning 8-run comeback sums up their 2018 season
This was nothing new, just a next-level version of what we’ve already been watching.
This was nothing new, just a next-level version of what we’ve already been watching.
New York Post | The Yankees now have a great Zach Britton dilemma |
Holy Mackerel and Holy Cow!
For A’s fans, the first two games of this four game road series in Texas have been Holy Mackerel! (15 runs on 18 hits) and Holy Cow! (down 10-2 going into the 7th inning, score 11 unasnwered runs and win in extra innings 13-10).
A magnificent, beautiful weirdo.
We love Joey Votto around these parts. If you’ve been reading this site for the last few years you know this. We love his weirdness, his dickishness, and every time he trolls opposing fans for his own enjoyment.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have a long history of trading away future Hall of Famers for lesser players. In 1982 they swapped a young Ryne Sandberg and veteran Larry Bowa for Ivan DeJesus.
Arizona adds a swingman for the stretch run as Tampa’s season-long firesale continues.
Rays will receive two minor leaguers in the transaction
It would appear that Wednesday morning’s trade of Nathan Eovaldi to the Boston Red Sox was not the last move the Rays would make ahead of the deadline.
Another series win goes down the drain
In a Wednesday afternoon game, the Detroit Tigers spoiled the Kansas City Royals’ attempts to win a second consecutive series. Despite the 8-4 score, most of the game was a noncompetitive drubbing.
The Cubs control artist isn’t getting results from his bread-and-butter pitch, and it’s wrecking his season
This ballpark in the far northern reaches of Manhattan stood for just around two decades, from the late 1910s until 1938. Along with baseball, it hosted various other sports. Though no major-league games ever took place at Dyckman Oval, plenty of big-leaguers played in semipro games there.
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Eddie “Eppie” Miller, was, by the fielding metrics of his time, the finest fielding shortstop in the National League. He was seven times an All-Star during a career of 14 years.1 His contemporary...
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Johnny Morrison had one of the deadliest, most knee-locking curveballs baseball had ever experienced. “You simply couldn’t see it,” raved contemporary Pat Duncan.