Mccutchen on Trade Block Pirates, Who Need Pitching, Are Listening to Interested Parties and Reaching out to OthersThe Pirates are actively shopping center fielder AndrewMcCutchen, according to multiple...Nesbitt, Stephen J
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports Being the closer for the Yankees is an unenviable position because no matter how good you are, you'll never be able to match the resume of Mariano Rivera, who is simply the standard for 9th-inning excellence. If fans in the Bronx can understand that certa...
” Ellis said. “I lost a day. It’s Friday and I’m thinking it’s (still) Thursday. The girl (he was with) says, ‘Dock, you’re pitching today.’ . . . I took the acid at 12 o’clock (noon). She told me at 2. I caught the plane at 3. I got to the stadium aroun...
Jeremy Hefner, the Mets' pitching coach, noted that as Verlander has gone through his career, his arm slot has moved upward, with his point of delivery sometimes creeping to as high as 7 feet off the ground. In his most recent side work, Verlander has been working to deliver the ball a...
Rickey started Sisler immediately in 1913, leading Michigan to its first 20-win season. For his production on the mound, the southpaw earned All-America honors, as well as in the outfield. But by the end of his career, his bat is what stood out. As a junior in 1914, he battled c...
He was well known for his pictures of glamorous young women. He was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma and grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Ohio State University with a major in English. He is the brother of fashion designer and inventor ...
would be his last run-- there isn’t much room for Jamie Moyer types in baseball today -- but then again, we’ve all said that before about him, and here he is, still pitching, in his 20th consecutive MLB season. Baseball will be a little less fun when Rich Hill is officially ...
Infamous for: Postseason dominance of Tigers Although Jim Thome made a Hall of Fame career out of crushing Detroit pitching in the regular season, Nelson Cruz has tormented the Tigers in October. His 29 career homers against Detroit include eight in nine postseason games. Six of those home runs...
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Jackie's name on the lineup card on April 15, 1947. He was on the field when Norman Rockwell was taking in a game at Ebbets Field. He chose Ralph Branca because Carl Erskine bounced a curve. He was scouting for the Pirates when he noticed a Dodger minor leaguer with a really good ...