On July 1, 2019 Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an overdose. Autopsy later showed oxycodone, alcohol, and Fentanyl in his system. Eric Kay, the Angels’ former Director of Communications has now been arrested in Ft Worth, TX for supplying … Continue reading
Long time MLB manager John McNamara passed away yesterday at his home in TN. He was 88. He coached and managed several teams from 1969-1996. He was the Red Sox’ manager in the 1986 Bill Buckner World Series, and was … Continue reading
The Rays beat the Blue Jays today to finish their first series of the season at 2-1. Yesterday Brandon Lowe hit a go-ahead triple. Today, it was Kevin Kiermaier’s turn. With the Blue Jays leading 5-4 in the bottom of … Continue reading
Justin Verlander is reported to be done for the season due to an elbow injury. Neither the Houston Chronicle nor MLB.com articles I saw specified what the specific injury is, but “elbow” and “gone for the year” often means a … Continue reading
Daniel Bard pitched 1.2 innings in relief for the Rockies against the Rangers yesterday. The Rockies won, and he was credited with the win. Other than a brief eye roll over crediting a pitcher for a team accomplishment, no big … Continue reading
Bieber mowed down 14 Royal batters over 6 innings without allowing any runs. That’s the new record for most K’s by a pitcher who simultaneously kept his opponent scoreless. The previous was a tie at 13 between Bob Gibson in … Continue reading
It’s official. The Toronto Blue Jays will use their AAA stadium in Buffalo as their home base for the year. They didn’t really want to do so, feeling the facilities are below MLB standards. They’ll be converting some luxury suites … Continue reading
Whaddaya know? The league and players’ association CAN agree on something… and it’s the baseball league and union I’m writing about. Amazing! They’ve agreed to expand the playoffs for this season thusly: All the division winners are in, of course. … Continue reading
Clayton Kershaw got pulled from making his opening day start, and he went on the 10-day IL. The problem: his back. Again. He’s missed time repeatedly the past couple years. Unfortunately, people with back injuries are more likely to have … Continue reading
The Nationals have lost Juan Soto to a positive test. In this 60-game season, even a 2 week absence is a serious dent in the season, and can damage the Nat’s chances in the NL East. Meanwhile, the Red Sox’ … Continue reading
There are reports today that the Dodgers and Mookie Betts have agreed to a 13-year deal for $380million. He was set to become a free agent this winter and had been clear with the Red Sox that he would test … Continue reading
The Blue Jays had permission from the city, the province, but ultimately not the Canadian national government. The reasoning is, of course, not wanting to introduce more COVID-19 cases by relaxing travel rules for people coming from the USA. Now … Continue reading
Freddie Freeman has been symptom free from the coronavirus infection for 9 days (his wife and aunt also had it and are recovering). He’s had the requisite 2 negative tests, so he’s in camp with the Braves in Atlanta. … Continue reading
A few days ago I posted that Yasiel Puig was offered a deal by the O’s. Then I updated that when he instead agreed to a deal with the Braves. Today, he tested positive for COVID-19. His deal with the … Continue reading
When I was a kid in the 1970’s, baseball card collecting was a kid’s hobby. Which was good for me, because I was a kid, and I loved them. I loved the backs of the cards just as much as … Continue reading
