The Sporting News have released their 2016 National League All Star Team. The 2016 team was chosen by a panel of 27 NL executives before the postseason began. Here they are: C – Buster Posey, Giants 1B – Freddie Freeman, Braves 2B – Daniel Murphy, Nationals SS – Corey Seager, Dodgers 3B – Kris Bryant, Cubs OF – Christian Yelich, Marlins OF – Yoenis...
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Everywhere you turned last night, the major discussion was home plate umpire Larry Vanover’s strike zone. As it appeared by the fan watching at home on television, it seemed like Corey Kluber was getting a more favorable strike zone than the one Jon Lester was getting. The critique wasn’t limited to just fans. Lester had his own problems with the strike zone himself. “I don’t comment...
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Last November, the Mets added lefty reliever Josh Smoker to the 40-man roster less than a year after signing him to a minor league deal. The former Washington Nationals first round pick hadn’t thrown a pitch above A-ball and was coming off a season in the Frontier League when the Mets scooped him up. In 2015, his first year with the Mets, Smoker pitched to a 3.12 ERA combined between the...
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World Series Game 2 – Progressive Field – 7:00 PM RHP Jake Arrieta (0-1, 4.91) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (0-0, 5.06) As long as the weather holds up in Cleveland, the Indians and Cubs will play Game 2 of the World Series at Progressive Field on Wednesday night. The start time has been moved up to 7 p.m. ET in an effort to avoid the rain. Here are your starting lineups: Chicago Cubs...
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Shots fired… Was searching for some Mets news late last night and while this certainly doesn’t qualify as news I came across the following while skimming through articles on Fox Sports. This article says that the New York Mets have popped up in some recent rumors regarding left-handed starter Drew Smyly of the Tampa Bay Rays. President of Baseball Operations Matt Silverman is...
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With the Cubs facing the daunting task of heading back home down 0-2 in the World Series, Jake Arrieta stepped up and pitched the most important game of his life. Arrieta pitched 5.1 no-hit innings to help the Cubs even the series at 1-1. Arrieta was the first pitcher to carry a no-hitter that deep into the World Series since Jerry Koosman pitched six no-hit innings against the Baltimore...
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