Cubs Improve to 3-1 Despite Bullpen Meltdown
Chicago Cubs lefthander Jon Lester pitched five innings of no hit ball vs. the Reds in Cincinnati on July 27th and the Cubs had a 7-0 lead when manager David...
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Carlos Carrasco Successfully Returns to Starting Pitching With Victory
Last June, Cleveland Indians righthander Carlos Carrasco was diagnosed with leukemia, and spent nearly three months on the injured list. He was deemed well enough to return to the field...
Baseball’s Shortened Season Opens; Post Season to be Expanded
Major League Baseball opened the 60 game 2020 regular season with a pair of games on July 23rd, a day ahead of the openers for the other 26 teams. The...
Dodgers Sign Mookie Betts to Enormous 12 Year Deal
As part of their efforts to finally get over the hump and win a World Series for the first time since 1988, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a trade over...
Blue Jays Will Not Play in Canada During the Regular Season
Baseball is set to return with its shortened 60 game season beginning July 23rd. While the clubs will play home games in their home ballparks (with no fans present), the...
Baseball All Star Game Cancelled; More Players Opting Out of 2020 Season
We didn’t know it was still on, but baseball has officially cancelled the 2020 All Star Game, which had been set for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Instead, the Dodgers...
Cubs Lefthander Jose Quintana Injures Pitching Hand Washing Dishes
Freak non sports related injuries to athletes aren’t uncommon. The latest such injury happened to Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jose Quintana. It seems the lefthander injured the thumb on his...
Recalling Denny McLain’s 31 Win Season of 1968
It’s completely up in the air whether we will have baseball at all this season (we’re leaning towards no at this point since the players and owners can’t agree on...
Recalling the Only All St. Louis World Series
There have been 14 World Series that have featured the New York Yankees versus the National League New York and/or Brooklyn clubs, popularly named Subway Series due to the fact...
Now a Funeral Home Owner, Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson Deals With Effects of Covid-19
Former Major League outfielder Andre Dawson still has a part time position in baseball as a member of the Chicago Cubs front office, but his primary gig is outside the...
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