It would’ve been difficult for anything to exceed the hype of the first World Series pitting two New York teams in 44 years, but the personal clash between the Mets power-hitting catcher and the Yankees’ most renowned starting pitcher did just that. Few hitters gave Roger Clemens as much trouble as Mike Piazza. The two faced off 25 times. Against a pitcher who would strike out more...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Dodgers stayed alive on Thursday, bashing the Braves 11-2 in Game 5 of the NLCS to send the series back to Atlanta. Chris Taylor had three home runs and six RBIs in the victory. Game 6 of the series will be played on Saturday at Truist Park in Atlanta. On Friday, the Houston Astros look to advance to the World Series as Game 6 of the ALCS is played. The Astros lead...
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ATLANTA BRAVES (88-73) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (106-56) LHP Max Fried (1-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Joe Kelly National League Championship Series Game 5 October 21, 2021 • 8:08 p.m. • Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA • TBS Atlanta looks to punch their ticket to the 2021 World Series win a win over the Dodgers on Thursday night in LA. The Braves blew out the Dodgers on Wednesday night 9-2 to take a 3-1 lead...
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Sources I talked to on Thursday, said that Rays vice president of baseball development Peter Bendix is on the Mets radar as they continue the search to rebuild their front office. Bendix, a Tufts University grad, has been in the Rays organization since joining them in 2009 as an intern. Bendix works with VP of baseball operations Erik Neander on the day-to-day functions of the Rays. Before his...
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Player Data: Age: 27, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 58 G, 161 PA, .222 BA, .261, OBP, .327 SLG, .588 OPS, 34 H, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 5 BB, 44 SO Advanced Stats: 63 wRC+, 27.3 K%, 3.1 BB%, .276 BABIP, .292 xwOBA, 0.9 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR 2021 Salary: $577,720 Grade: C- 2021 Recap Tomás Nido came into 2021 with a clear goal: back up James McCann, the $40 million catcher the team signed in the offseason to add some...
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As baseball fans, we debate the contrasting views. “It’s all about launch angle, hit it over the shift.” Then the other side counters with, “take the single, push the ball the other way and beat the shift.” But which approach is more effective? Jared Diamond answered this question is a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Sometimes statistical evidence can be...
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