The defining moment of the Dodgers fate in reaching the Fall Classic came off the bat of their red bearded third baseman, Justin Turner, whose three-run walk-off blast in game two of the NLCS signaled the end of a 28-year old drought. If you needed any more clues that this team was destined for something far greater than an NLDS title please quit your detective day job because you’re not...
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New York Mets third base prospect David Thompson closed out the regular season hitting .289/.343/.520 with nine doubles, eight home runs and 22 RBI in his last 166 plate appearances spanning 42 games. That hot stretch has now carried over to the Arizona Fall League where he is making the most of his playing time. On Thursday night, Thompson went 3 for 4 with a home run off Atlanta Braves...
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Tonight, Justin Verlander will try and preserve the Astros season against the Yankees. The Yankees will use Luis Severino in Game Six of the ALCS. The Dodgers won the NL Pennant last night thanks to Enrique Hernandez and Clayton Kershaw. Hernandez homered thrice including a grand slam in the third to give the Dodgers a then 7-0 lead. This will be the Dodgers first appearance in the World Series...
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The Detroit Tigers have hired Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach Ron Gardenhire to be their next manager according to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports. Gardenhire was the Twins’ manager from 2002-2014 after spending a decade on their coaching staff prior to that. During his 13 seasons as manager, “Gardy” took the small-market Twins to the postseason to the playoffs six times, all of which came in his...
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Today I give my take on the final four candidates for the Mets managerial search. Hear Paul Lebowitz of Fanrag Sports later in the show as he handicaps the field and predicts who will get the job. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no”...
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Howie Kendrick Position: Utility IF/OF Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: July 12, 1983 (Age 34) Traditional Stats: 40 R, 96 H, 16 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 41 RBI, 12 SB, 5 CS, .315/.368/.475 Advanced Stats: 1.4 bWAR, 1.6 fWAR, 119 OPS+, 121 wRC+ Fielding Stats: 1B (0 DRS, 0.2 UZR), 2B (1 DRS, 0.1 UZR), LF (-4 DRS, -0.8 UZR), RF (0 DRS, 0.2 UZR) After a good 2015 season, Howie Kendrick found himself...
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