According to Matt Breen of the The Philadelphia Inquirer, Joe Girardi will receive a second interview for the Phillies managerial opening. Veteran managers Dusty Baker and Buck Showalter are the two other finalists to replace Gabe Kapler. The second round of interviews are expected to take place in the next few days and a decision is expected to be finalized next week per Breen. Joe Girardi has...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Eduardo Perez and Mike Bell both interviewed for the Mets managerial vacancy on Thursday. A major league executive compared the traits of Bell to that of Astros manager A.J. Hinch as told by Mike Puma of the New York Post. Puma also notes free agent manager Buck Showalter’s candidacy for the Mets position has stalled over concerns with his previous...
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St. Louis Cardinals (91-71, 0-2) at Washington Nationals (93-69, 2-0) National League Championship Series Game 3 • Nationals Park RHP Jack Flaherty (11-8, 2.75) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (18-6, 3.32) The Cardinals look to get back into the series getting shutdown by Max Scherzer on Saturday in St. Louis. Cardinals offense has a grand total of four hits through the first two games. The games...
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Washington Nationals (0-0) vs St. Louis Cardinals (0-0) 8:08 PM EDT – Busch Stadium – TBS RHP Anibal Sanchez (11-8, 3.85) vs RHP Miles Mikolas (9-14, 4.16) Both the Nationals and Cardinals went the full five games in the division series to meet in the National League Championship Series. The Nationals are playing in the NLCS for the first time in franchise history. The Nationals...
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The New York Mets have had a plethora of players come through the system over the years; acquired in hopes of doing great things, trying to revitalize their careers, or to catch lightning in a bottle, all for it to fall by the wayside. Now, they live in obscurity . Speedster Jeff Duncan, Chris “The Animal” Carter, Rule 5 selection Brad Emaus, veteran Trot Nixon, and the great-named...
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