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Upon Further Review, This is Not Baseball – The Big Lead
As the trail runner representing the go-ahead run, Washington Nationals catcher José Lobatón had no business getting picked off at first in the eighth inning of a winner-take-all game. He put himself in a bad situation by roaming too far away from the bag, allowing Willson Contreras’ snap throw to induce a slide. Lobatón’s mental error at the season’s most important moment shouldn’t be ignored. Nor should his physical error…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
A really good Cleveland team is gone really soon. That’s baseball – MyAJC (blog)
How’d this happen? Who the heck knows? (AP Photo/David Dermer) The Cleveland Indians entered the playoffs having gone 33-4 since Aug. 23. Even after their 22-game winning streak — the longest by any American League team ever, the second-longest in baseball history — ended, they won 11 of their final 14 regular-season games. One of baseball’s greatest untruths-presented-as-truth is that a team needs to be hot entering the playoffs. Here,…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
ALCS questions: Is it possible to shut down the best offense in baseball? – ESPN
8:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The Yankees are a year ahead of schedule and the Astros are right on schedule as they meet in the American League Championship Series. The Yankees weren’t supposed to make the playoffs. They weren’t supposed to beat the Indians, especially after losing the first two games of the AL Division Series. And now they are winning for Joe Girardi,…
A really good Cleveland team is gone really soon. That’s baseball – MyAJC (blog)
How’d this happen? Who the heck knows? (AP Photo/David Dermer) The Cleveland Indians entered the playoffs having gone 33-4 since Aug. 23. Even after their 22-game winning streak — the longest by any American League team ever, the second-longest in baseball history — ended, they won 11 of their final 14 regular-season games. One of baseball’s greatest untruths-presented-as-truth is that a team needs to be hot entering the playoffs. Here,…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
Even The Indians Can’t Escape Baseball’s Postseason Buzz Saw – FiveThirtyEight
After falling short of the 2016 World Series title in extra innings of Game 7, the Cleveland Indians picked themselves up and spent the 2017 season building toward one of the most dominating campaigns in baseball history. After a meager start, they slowly began playing to their impressive underlying metrics, finally reaching their peak with an American League record 22-game winning streak in August and September. By the end of…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
This freaky commercial scared the hell out of baseball fans – New York Post
The only thing more terrifying for Yankees fans than the possibility of an Indians victory on Wednesday night? Tasting the rainbow. During later stages of the Yankees’ Game 5 ALDS win on Wednesday night, Skittles frightened fans with a two-minute horror movie. The clip features a woman in an elevator that stops in between floors. The doors open, and a man chants, “I need your help” as he mirrors the woman’s…
Why Derek Jeter returned to baseball – Page Six
While the Yankees advanced to the American League Championship on Wednesday night in Cleveland, their former star Derek Jeter was hosting his Turn 2 Foundation gala at Cipriani Wall Street. He told Page Six of his recent return to baseball as co-owner of the Miami Marlins, “I went back to baseball because . . . it is the greatest sport in the world. It is what I have done my entire life….
A really good Cleveland team is gone really soon. That’s baseball – MyAJC (blog)
How’d this happen? Who the heck knows? (AP Photo/David Dermer) The Cleveland Indians entered the playoffs having gone 33-4 since Aug. 23. Even after their 22-game winning streak — the longest by any American League team ever, the second-longest in baseball history — ended, they won 11 of their final 14 regular-season games. One of baseball’s greatest untruths-presented-as-truth is that a team needs to be hot entering the playoffs. Here,…
How Bullpens Took Over Baseball’s Postseason – The Atlantic
The most striking trend of the 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was established minutes into the very first game. With three runs in and only one out recorded in the first inning of the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled ace starting pitcher Luis Severino from the mound, commencing a parade of relief pitchers. In the bottom of the third inning, the Twins manager Paul…
The Indians were reminded that baseball is cruel and unusual for the 69th consecutive season – SB Nation
To watch baseball is to hope up until the very last minute. In no other game can your team be losing by five, 10, thousands of points, and can you believe there is a chance, however slim, that they might still come back. You’re not up against a clock in baseball. You’re up against something far more cruel, grueling, and unpredictable: mental focus and physical stamina, both yours and your…
Phillies tried his handmade bats. Will others in Major League Baseball? – Philly.com
Inside a two-car garage at his simple Chester County ranch home, Steve McCardell works a hand lathe hours each day, turning maple and ash billets into high-performing instruments — assuming their users make contact. His craft: baseball bats. McCardell, 29, is the founder…
Yankees come all the way back, oust Indians – STLtoday.com
CLEVELAND • These young Yankees were unshaken, resilient and as tough as the city they represent. The baby Bronx Bombers have grown up fast. Didi Gregorius, following in the October footprints left by Derek Jeter, homered twice off Corey Kluber as New York beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to complete its comeback from a 2-0 deficit in a Division Series…
Ex-Monee mayor accused of breaking ump’s jaw at kids baseball game will go to trial in January: judge – Chicago Tribune
A former Monee mayor accused of punching a youth baseball umpire in the jaw last year is set for a bench trial in January, a Will County judge decided Wednesday. Jay Farquhar, who was ousted as mayor in the April election, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery. Each count carries a sentence of two to five years in prison if convicted. According to authorities, the 51-year-old Farquhar allegedly…
Baseball Unveils 2018 Schedule; Includes Return to PNC Park – GoPSUsports.com
Oct. 11, 2017 Schedule (PDF) | Schedule UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A trip to the southwest, a return to PNC Park, regional matchups and the Big Ten slate are among the highlights of the 2018 Penn State baseball schedule unveiled Wednesday by head coach Rob Cooper. The 54-game schedule features 26 home games in Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, 24 road games and four neutral site games. Game day promotions…
Baseball: Red Sox fire manager Farrell after five seasons – Reuters
(The Sports Xchange) – The Boston Red Sox fired manager John Farrell on Wednesday, two days after his team was eliminated from the playoffs. Farrell, who managed the Red Sox since 2013, will not return for the 2018 season, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announcement. The team said a search for a new manager will begin immediately. Farrell, 55, was 432-378 (.533) in five seasons, leading the Red Sox…
Vanderbilt’s new baseball building rivals some Division I football facilities – The Tennessean
CLOSE Vanderbilt baseball has completed its new training facilities. Autumn Allison/USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee Buy Photo Vanderbilt’s new $12 million baseball facility houses an expansive team classroom.(Photo: Adam Sparks / The Tennessean)Buy Photo Vanderbilt’s new $12 million athletic facility would make some Division I football programs jealous, and it’s not even a football facility. “It wasn’t meant to be the most luxurious building,” said Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin, whose…
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