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MORE HEYMAN >>> RANKING THE TOP 30 MLB DEALS OF 2015 With all their great young position stars, reasonable payroll and sky-high revenue, perhaps no one is more well-positioned for the future than the Cubs. But guess what? They are doing a lot better now than anyone could have imagined, very likely including them. The Cubs are 73-53, and while that’s the fourth-best record in baseball, it’s only the third-best…

Josh Donaldson is good at hitting baseballs hard and also far. (USATSI) Only because the rules compelled him to do so, Tigers lefty Matt Boyd on Friday night pitched a baseball to Blue Jays thumper Josh Donaldson. This is what became of said baseball … That’s Donaldson’s 35th homer of the season, and that one, per StatCast, traveled 454 feet. That’s a long way, but one might still plausibly take…

An open letter to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred: Dear Rob: You’re losing me. And by that, I mean baseball. It’s nothing you’ve done, but something you must do to save your sport. I can’t stand much more of this. It’s reached the sickening stage. Umpiring, Rob. The umps are ruining the game. At least they are for me, and I’m not alone. The room is SRO. I’ve been watching televised…

MORE HEYMAN >>> RANKING THE TOP 30 MLB DEALS OF 2015 With all their great young position stars, reasonable payroll and sky-high revenue, perhaps no one is more well-positioned for the future than the Cubs. But guess what? They are doing a lot better now than anyone could have imagined, very likely including them. The Cubs are 73-53, and while that’s the fourth-best record in baseball, it’s only the third-best…

One of the lovely things about baseball is the fact that there is rarely a must-win game or series. This isn’t football where a game for a a few games can make or break a season. Sometimes you’ll see what I’ll dub the football mentality creep into baseball fan commentary. Losing to such and such a team is unacceptable. This is make or break. That kind of thing. It’s virtually…

Curt Schilling’s hateful, inaccurate and idiotic post to Twitter got him suspended from ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecast this week. Combined with the fact that he is terrible at his job, making his network’s signature baseball program nearly unwatchable, Schilling should be off the air for good, ideally never to be heard from again, as he has next to nothing worthwhile to contribute to human consciousness. What about that one time…

MORE HEYMAN >>> RANKING THE TOP 30 MLB DEALS OF 2015 With all their great young position stars, reasonable payroll and sky-high revenue, perhaps no one is more well-positioned for the future than the Cubs. But guess what? They are doing a lot better now than anyone could have imagined, very likely including them. The Cubs are 73-53, and while that’s the fourth-best record in baseball, it’s only the third-best…

It almost feels like Opening Day with so many aces on the mound. There will be no shortage of elite pitching options in Friday’s daily fantasy baseball contests, so the challenge will be picking the right ones and balancing your lineup to help you come out on top. Here is a look at the best and worst options across the board for August 28.   Players to Draft Michael Wacha, SP,…

According to ESPN.com, the MLB playoffs start on October 6. That means two things. One, playoff baseball is almost here! It’s less than 40 days until the ever-tense Wild Card Round begins. Eek! I’m giddy! Two, less than 40 days of full daily fantasy baseball slates remain. By now I’m sure you’ve figured out that there is more variation and, consequently, more value on the days when all 30 teams…

Sports by Kiley Kroh Aug 28, 2015 10:59am CREDIT: Jessica Mendoza Dave O’Brien, Jessica Mendoza, Dallas Braden in the booth during Monday Night Baseball. It may have come as a surprise to some fans tuning in to Monday’s match-up between the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks to hear a woman in the broadcast booth — the first woman, in fact, to ever be a Major League Baseball game analyst…

(Elsa Garrison, Getty Images) Leading off First game: All 15 contests will be played at 7:05 p.m. or later. You can edit every player up until his individual start time. Aces up every sleeve: It’s once again a loaded pitching day. Clayton Kershaw faces the strikeout-happy Chicago Cubs, but the offensive strategy below probably doesn’t allow you to choose his price ($9,900, 19.8% of cap), the highest on the docket today. There…

For as long as anyone can remember, Major League Baseball has been trying to improve the game. From newfangled divisions and wild-card formats to the designated hitter (“Now batting for the Red Sox, No. 25, Orlando Cepeda!”) and oldtimey-looking ballparks wedged into the urbanscape. But with the news this week NESN is saying goodbye to the enormously talented and likable Don Orsillo, with WEEI’s Dave O’Brien moving over to the…

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Clark Griffith explains why he thinks “Tom Brady will lose and baseball players win.” It’s because “in Major League Baseball, grievances are heard and decided by an impartial arbitrator. In the National Football League, the person who hears and decides grievances is the commissioner.” I want to focus on a more general question: Why has the Major League Baseball Players Association consistently negotiated more favorable contracts on a full range…

0 Shares Print 1. Carlos Torres, New York Mets: What a day for the Mets reliever. First, he pitched 2&frac13; scoreless innings to get the win in the Mets’ 9-5 win in 13 innings over the Philadelphia Phillies. He also participated in this amazing 1-3-1 putout, when the ball ricocheted off his foot to Daniel Murphy, who made a great flip to Torres to get the out. Torres then got…

Follow @JJournalSports Earlier this summer, I wrote a column encouraging my readers to take a road trip to Cooperstown to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. Many of you took me up on that suggestion. It’s been nice hearing comments from folks who went for the first time, and especially from those who haven’t been there in a while. It’s a beautiful little village and a must-see for baseball fans….

  JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (August 27, 2015) – ETSU head baseball coach Tony Skole announced the addition of Aaron Gershenfeld to the coaching staff. Gershenfeld will serve as the team’s hitting coach, work with the catchers as well as assist in recruiting and other administrative duties. “Coach Gershenfeld is one of the top young minds in college baseball,” said Skole. “Aaron has an advanced knowledge of hitting and the catching…

In a parable that includes the baseball gods, the game of creation gave baseball nerds their holy grail. In the ninth inning, the baseball gods said, “Let there be a database equal parts time-sink and indispensable resource.”  And there was Baseball-Reference.com. And it was good. MORE: Ranking the best baseball movies | 1970s baseball caps, ranked by a 90s kid The roots of Baseball Reference run deep, leading to bountiful stats…

When only five afternoon and six evening games frequent the schedule, DraftKings makes it much tougher on players to pinpoint bargains for their daily fantasy baseball lineups. On a normal evening, Carlos Rodon would represent an intriguing mid-level pitching play against the lefty-heavy Seattle Mariners. On Thursday, however, anyone who wants the erratic Chicago White Sox southpaw will have to cough up $9,800. Rather than meet DraftKings’ lofty demands, scroll…

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