With Didi Gregorius out with a sprained wrist, Brendan Ryan stepped in at short and went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and three runners left on base. His replacement Nick Noonan went 0 for 1. If there was any doubt about his position, Chase Headley helped his own case by going 3 for 4…
This just came in through Facebook. Lars Huijer has decided to turn his back from professional baseball. He says that he has decided to go back to school and to focus on a different career. Lars was signed by the Mariners in 2011. He debuted in the same year for the Arizona League Mariners for…
Last Friday, the Texas Rangers ended the contract of Dutch infielder Nick Urbanus. In 2010, Urbanus was the first European amateur player that was signed by the Rangers. In four years Urbanus never topped A Full Season. He posted a minor league career batting average of .227 (.286 in two seasons of rookie league, .235…
The Yankees were outslugged by the Orioles and fell 10-2. After missing the early part of the week to get dental work, Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles was pretty hot when going 2 for 4 with an RBI single and a two run double on a long fly ball into the left center field gap….
PawSox move may depend on voters’ vote Despite the wish of the new Pawtucket Red Sox owners to move to Rhode Island’s capital Providence, it may not be so sure if the team can make that move. A state lawmaker has proposed a vote about the landlease. According to State Representative Patricia Morgan Rhode Island…
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…
