The United States will play its first World Baseball Classic semi-final game in eight years on Tuesday night as they look to defeat Japan and advance to the Championship Game and play Puerto Rico. Tonight’s contest will be played at Dodger Stadium and televised on MLB Network at 9:00 PM. The United States will send Washington Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark to the mound instead of...
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Over the next few weeks I’m going to challenge you with questions that veer a little bit into the Sabermetric side of things or as I like to call them Advanced Metrics. Nothing too crazy, but these are stats I incorporate quite liberally in my articles the last few years. FIP or Fielding Independent Pitching Measures what a player’s ERA would look like over a given period of time if...
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Somehow, Mets reliever Rafael Montero managed to navigate himself through the long offseason without getting himself cut from the 40-man roster, despite a couple of close calls. Now it appears that the one-time top pitching prospect is rewarding the front office’s continued faith in him, and even manager Terry Collins is liking the new and improved Montero this spring. “He’s...
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After a thrilling 4-3 extra-innings victory over the Netherlands on Monday night, Puerto Rico has tapped Seth Lugo of the New York Mets to start in the WBC championship game on Wednesday. Which team will face Puerto Rico will be decided tonight when the United States battles Japan for that final and cherished spot. The game will be televised on MLB Network at 9:00 PM ET. Lugo, 26, has performed...
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The World Baseball Classic advances to the Semi-Finals the final four teams will battle it out on Monday and Tuesday with the winners of each matchup heading to the Championship Game on Wednesday. The first of those two games is tonight at 9:00 PM ET, with the the Netherlands taking on Puerto Rico. RHP Rick Van Den Hurk will toe the rubber for the Netherlands while Puerto Rico counters with...
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