Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs split a double-header with the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), winning game one 4-1 and getting soaked in game two, 10-1. In the first game, Frankie De La Cruz started and allowed only one run on four hits, but did not get the win because he could only last 4.1 innings. [...]
Back in January, MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes looked at the extensions from the 2009-10 offseason that are already looking like (or have proven to be) mistakes. While some teams rue those deals, other teams have benefited. While the jury is still out on a few of the longer-term contracts (i.e. Roy Halladay, Denard Span, Justin Upton), [...]
As Barr indicated, it’s anybody’s guess. Various mock drafts have linked the Giants to Piscotty, right-hander Nick Travieso of Archbishop McCarthy High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla., right-hander Lance McCullers of Jesuit High School in Tampa, Fla., infielder Richie Shaffer of Clemson and left-hander Andrew Heaney of Oklahoma State University. Pretty good draft roundup from [...]
Two months into the season, the Mets have used an inordinate amount of players thus far. This has been due in part to injuries, but it has also been the product of the Mets organization’s unwillingness to deal with mediocrity. Jack Egbert, the “power-hitting” Jeremy Hefner, Chris Schwinden, Rob Johnson, Omar Quintanilla, Jordany Valdespin, Vinny [...]
Final – 5.31.2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Detroit Tigers 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 14 0 Boston Red Sox 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2 WP: Max Scherzer (5 – 3) LP: Josh Beckett (4 – [...]
With the 2012 MLB Rule 4 Player Draft quickly approaching I wanted to take a look back at some of the previous draft results for your Baltimore Orioles. I chose to examine 2004 for a couple of reasons. First, and foremost, is the reported drama that unfolded on draft day involving Peter Angelos and then [...]
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You won’t see a lot of basketball cards on this blog…especially after the NBA screwed Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats last night in the Draft Lottery.
Matt Kemp and Troy Tulowitzki aren’t the only National League stars who are hurting. According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Ryan Braun is out of tonight’s lineup against the Dodgers in order to rest nagging tightness in his right Achilles tendon. The injury has flared up at various times this season and he…
