The New York Mets will try to avoid the second sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs this season in an afternoon contest at Citi Field. Jake Arrieta (7-5, 2.94) will be on the mound for the Cubs, while the Mets counter with reigning rookie of the year Jacob deGrom (8-5, 2.15) in a 1:10 PM matchup. New York has been held to one run or less 20 times this year. They were shut out for the ninth...
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Tacoma 4, Las Vegas (45-35) 2 Matt Reynolds was in the lineup in the DH slot for the 2nd straight night, he was 1-4 with his 5th homerun of the the year. Here is video of the homerun. He is still hitting just .223/.272/.357 outside of Las Vegas for the year. T.J. Rivera was 3-4 finishing a homerun short of the cycle, he is hitting .415/.441/.662 with 13 extra base hits and 11 RBI. Alex...
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The backsliding continues. These losses are getting tougher and tougher to take. Last night’s 1-0 defeat was particularly painful because we wasted yet another incredible pitching performance. It’s become the narrative for this team. I don’t know who these guys are anymore. What is this team and what are they prepared to do to win? This is a complete offensive meltdown that has...
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Today marks another holiday in amateur player acquirement if you haven’t heard. On July 2nd of every year, a signing period exists where amateur baseball players outside of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada between the ages 16 and 23 are signed to professional contracts with teams in the MLB that range from 4 to 8 figure contracts, depending on the age, talent, and availability. Players...
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Stat Line: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 8 SO, 1 BB Bartolo Colon proved to be the only positive takeaway from last night’s game against the Chicago Cubs. In this article I will touch on Colon’s sharp two-seam fastball and strong game plan that led to his success against the Cubs lineup. Two-seam Success Colon’s two-seam fastball accounted for 62% of his outs during his performance last night. The...
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