So who better to add to the lineup than an elite left-handed bat who just led the AL in homers and ranks fourth in the Majors in that category since 2021? While one could certainly overstate the importance of righty/lefty lineup balance, sticking Ohtani in the middle of Springer, Bichett...
The club also signed veteran third basemanEvan Longoriato a one-year deal, and while he only has a .729 OPS overall, he's produced an .866 OPS in 55 PAs against left-handed pitching. Arizona was especially poor when facing left-handers last season, but they are much improved in that d...
DAN DONOVAN, Pittsburgh Press Pirates beat writer, 1978-81:“The Baltimore press dubbed Earl Weaver a genius because he saved his left-handed hitters for Tekulve. And I always wondered what a non-genius would have done. Isn’t that what any manager would do? I...
and he said he didn’t know, which meant it was me because he wouldn’t tell me beforehand so I’d toss and turn all night. Ralph relied on seven pitchers all year and I was one of the seven. He said I’m going to
Our brand of "Anarchism" is also known as "anarcho-capitalism." Some anarchists don't like "capitalism." These are also known as "Left-libertarians." So we sometimes speak of our brand of anarchism as "Creationist Anarcho-Socialism." ...
Makes prepping bottles one-handed a complete cinch! I know there are a lot of similar products out there. This is the only one I’ve tried but there’s not one thing that I would change about it. I feel safe dispensing the contents of this formula container into my baby’s bottles ...
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Gabe Kapler was the director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers when Joc Pederson was breaking into the big leagues, and he worked for the organization as Pederson established himself as one of the most dangerous left-handed hitters in the game early ...
Ellis jokes that Kershaw will need to master the changeup if he ever becomes a left-handed specialist, "another Mike Remlinger." On a more serious note, Ellis attributes the greatness of pitchers such as Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner to their competitive natures and work ethics; such qualiti...
The bottom line is that the Red Sox are just the better overall team. Get the Duck Boats ready in Boston, because the Red Sox are about to celebrate their eighth World Series title.
Passan dismissed that thought process as “reductive.” As he pointed out, “no studies have proven decreased usage in major league pitchers does anything to stem blown-out elbows.” But he granted that there might be better health-related reasons to shorten the leash forminorleaguers. “There...