Masahiro Tanaka was hit hard in yesterday’s game vs the Mets. In 4.2 innings he allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits. But he struck out seven. His fastballs do not hit the high nineties that ofter so far. According to Tanaka that is because he is practicing on his two seamer and that…
Yesterday, yankees.com came up with a clip in which Dellin Betances, Brian McCann, CC. Sabathia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorius played a part of the kids movie “The Sandlot”, shot in 1993. Compare the Yankee version with the original version. I hope that the Yankees’ baseball skills are better than their acting skills. 😉 For…
Didi Gregorius went 1 for 3 with a double that scored Ramon Flores in New York’s 9-8 win over the Tigers. Esmil Rogers pitched a tough game in which he allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits in only three innings. Trailing 8-2 after the top of the seventh, the Yankees scored two in…
Those who follow Minor League Baseball a bit, knew that Columbia in South Carolina would get a new team. The construction of the new stadium is well underway and it is supposed to be ready in 2016. In the meantime there was a name the team contest organized and the new name of the team…
The other day I wrote about crazy promotions at Minor League clubs and the silly jerseys that are linked to these promotions. Well the end of this jersey craze doesn’t seem to be near. Yesterday the Durham Bulls announced that they will sport a Game of Thrones jersey on April 23. About three weeks ago…
After a few tough years the independent CanAm League is on it’s way back. During the last few years several teams folded (Newark Bears and Pittsfield Colonials ) or moved to different leagues (Brockton Rox) so the league only contained four teams. In 2011 the league announced that it would have an interlocking schedule with…
Runs did not come cheap in this game between the Astros and the Yankees. The Astros scored two runs in the top of the first with Michael Pineda on the mound when Chris Carter hit a two run homerun. Pineda settled down and allowed one more hit and fanned six in total. He lasted 3.2…
Ever wondered how the New York Yankees came into exsitence? Believe it or not, but the club that would become the New York Yankees has it’s origin in Baltimore. In 1900 the National League contracted from twelve teams to eight. Together with the Washington Senators, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Perfectos, the Baltimore Orioles were dissolved….
The 2015 edition of the Southern League All Star Game will be played at Riverwalk Stadium, home of the 2006 and 2007 Southern League champions Montgomery BIscuits (AA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) on June 23rd. Of course this is old news, but I haven’t mentioned it before. The All Star Game, which will…
New Britain Rock Cats unveil new name for 2016 The New Britain Rock Cats will be renamed in 2016 when the team moves into a new stadium in Hartford, just around the corner. A name the team contest was organized and eventually five names went to the final selection: Hedgehogs, Praying Mantis, River Hogs, Whirlybirds…
