Baseball Picks Rob Manfred as Next Commissioner
With the retirement of Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig coming up in January, Major League Baseball team owners got down to the business of picking his successor on August 14th....
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Yoenis Cespedes Takes One High and Tight, Hits Next One Out of the Park
Boston Red Sox slugger Yoenis Cespedes and Cincinnati Reds hard throwing relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton were playing the game the way it used to be played in the eighth inning...
Derek Jeter Passes Honus Wagner in Career Hits
You can add one more item to Derek Jeter’s long list of baseball accomplishments. On August 9th, Jeter’s infield single in the Yankees’ 3-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians...
Want to Get a Baseball at a Major League Game? Become a Supermodel
Baseball players will frequently toss baseballs to fans at the end of an inning or after retrieving a foul ball. Lots of fans will try to grab these things and...
Aroldis Chapman Tops 100 MPH, but Diamondbacks Outlast Reds in 15 Innings
The Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks had a good old fashioned pitcher’s duel in a four and a half hour, 15 inning game on July 28th. There were just 14...
Yasiel Puig Hits Three Triples in Dodgers’ Victory Over Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig started in center field for the first time this season on July 25th, and marked the occasion by hitting three triples and a double...
Jonathan Lucroy’s Two Home Runs Power Brewers over Reds
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy hit two home runs, including a walk off in the bottom of the ninth, to give the Brewers a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds...
Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve: Short in Stature But Long on Talent
Through games of July 21st, 2014 the American League leader in batting average (.336) hits (135) and stolen bases (41) is not one of the usual suspects. Nope, this offensive weapon...
Fernando Rodney Celebrates Too Soon
Seattle Mariners closer Fernando Rodney has a little routine where he shoots imaginary arrows after closing out a game. Like most closers, he usually just pitches In the ninth or...
Random Baseball Pennant Race Ramblings At the All Star Break
Here are a few observations at the traditional mid point of the 2014 baseball season (yes we know everyone has played more than 81 games, but we did say “traditional”....
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