Mentioned this in a tweet on Thursday night and in Friday morning’s Juice, but Kirk Gibson may have finally reached the point of absolute self-caricature. Asked why he didn’t return to Michigan on Thursday night for his son’s high school graduation, the Arizona Diamondbacks manager gave the sort of response you’d totally expect from a [...]
Given the way that Dusty Baker and Derek Lowe have been bickering, we would have laid even money on the duo engaging in some professional wrestling moves at some point during Thursday’s Cincinnati Reds-Cleveland Indians game at Great American Ballpark. Instead we got something about 1,000 times more entertaining. Namely usual catcher Carlos Santana interrupting [...]
Mark Grace was the definition of a professional hitter — as his .303 average and .825 career OPS would indicate — and a three-time gold glove winner during his 16 big league seasons. Now imagine how much better those credentials could be if he possessed the power to foretell the future like he did while broadcasting [...]
The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. Wild walkoff: One night after allowing the Royals to walk away with a walkoff walk win on Wednesday — say that 10 times fast — [...]
The Yankees outfielder will need an additional three to four weeks of rest, and his elbow will be placed in a brace.
The Minnesota Twins have placed right-hander P.J. Walters on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. To replace Walters on their roster, the Twins recalled right-hander Lester Oliveros from Triple-A. Walters started for the Twins last night in their game against the Philadelphia Phillies but didn’t survive the first inning. The 27-year-old was lifted [...]
The Chicago Cubs will surely consider a deal for right-handed starting pitcher Matt Garza considering they receive substantive return, reports Ken Davidoff of the New York Post. Garza is one of the top starters expected to be available this summer and has already been tied to the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red [...]
Detroit Tigers right-hander Doug Fister will come off their 15-day disabled list Saturday and start against the Colorado Rockies, reports Tom Gage of The Detroit News. Fister has been on the DL since May 29 because of a lingering injury to his left side. The rib strain has limited Fister to only six starts this [...]
Fans are invited to discuss the Mets’ appeal to have R.A. Dickey’s one-hitter Wednesday night rescored as a no-hitter.
The Boston Red Sox probably need to trade infielder Kevin Youkilis, believes Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, and he says the club has clearly at least been investigating that possibility. Youkilis has been tied to the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks this season. While Heyman believes Youkilis should [...]
