samhexum Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 Right hander Luis Castillo started and won for Seattle Wednesday. Today right hander Luis Castillo makes his first major league start for Seattle.
samhexum Posted April 6 Author Posted April 6 For @WilliamM: MLB 2025: Are the Cardinals rebuilding or trying to win now? - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM After a winter of trades that never happened, St. Louis is in a unique spot this season. Are the Cardinals rebuilding or trying to win now? https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44533792/mlb-2025-st-louis-cardinals-rebuilding-transition-contending-nl-central
samhexum Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 (edited) It's April 9th. The reds and giants are finishing their season series today. Nobody else has beaten the giants yet. That's baseball, Suzyn! Verlander retired the first seven batters he faced today on 24 pitches, including 20 strikes. It took him just 30 pitches to get the last two outs of the third inning, only giving up five runs along the way to a team that had scored two runs or less in seven of their previous eight games. That's elderly baseball, Suzyn! Edited April 9 by samhexum because he's bored as hell
samhexum Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 Vladdy gets $175 million paid in various amounts over 14 years... Plus a $325 million signing bonus.
samhexum Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 The Yeshiva University Maccabees, losers of 99 games in a row, faced off against the Lehman College Lightning, losers of 42 straight, in a double header on Tuesday. Yeshiva blew a lead in the ninth inning and lost its 100th straight in the opener then built a big lead and managed to hold on to win the nightcap.
BuffaloKyle Posted April 11 Posted April 11 A Miami Marlins High-A player stole six bases in a game but didn't even have a hit! Marlins minor leaguer Emaarion Boyd gets 6 steals without a hit - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Emaarion Boyd of the Marlins' High-A Beloit Sky Carp became the first minor league player in at least 20 years to steal six bases in a game without getting a hit. samhexum 1
samhexum Posted April 11 Author Posted April 11 We’ll always have Paris April 9. Mark down the date. It’s one for the Weird and Wild history books. But you’ll need your passport. Want to guess why? Because it was the first day in baseball history that Paris (Kyren) and France (Ty) hit home runs on the same day. Viva le coup de circuit!
samhexum Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 Bryce Harper used a blue bat last night as a gender reveal for his fourth kid.
samhexum Posted April 20 Author Posted April 20 (edited) The bottom two batters in the reds lineup today combined to go 11-14 with 13 RBI. The reds won the game. The Bellinger trade really paid off for the Yankees today. Not only did Bellinger homer for the Yankees, but Cody Poteet (who moved from the Cubs to the Orioles) gave up five runs in 2 2/3 innings to help the Orioles lose a game in which Gary Sanchez and former Yankee super prospect Julio Mateo both made their major league pitching debuts. Sanchez fared better; his ERA is 36.00. Mateo's is 45.00. Also... Cleveland's closer Clase (say THAT 10 times fast) is really struggling after imploding in the playoffs last year. Edited April 20 by samhexum because... wait... do you really need to know what his reasoning was?
samhexum Posted April 27 Author Posted April 27 Eugenio Suarez, one of the streakiest hitters around, hit the first pitch of the bottom of the 9th for his fourth straight homer, to tie the game tonight. The D'Backs lost in 10.
samhexum Posted April 30 Author Posted April 30 On 3/29/2025 at 10:27 PM, samhexum said: The Yanks homered on the first three pitches of the game off Nestor Cortes. No team had ever done that. They later added another for the first four-homer inning in team history. On the one-month anniversary of the club creating a firestorm around the league with their use of torpedo bats in a game in which they scored 20 runs against the Brewers, the Yankees celebrated by creating MLB history. The Yankees became the first team to hit three straight home runs to begin a game twice in the same season. On Tuesday, against Orioles starter Kyle Gibson, Trent Grisham began the home run bonanza with a leadoff shot that landed on Eutaw Street beyond the right field wall. On the next pitch, Aaron Judge hit his ninth home run of the season, raising his batting average to .407. Designated hitter Ben Rice then followed Judge with a 378-foot home run over the right field wall. Two batters later, Cody Bellinger, who was moved down to fifth in the batting order because of his early-season struggles, added a solo home run. The team also picked up two doubles... all that within the first seven batters of the inning. Rice later added another home run in the second inning, pushing his season total to eight.
samhexum Posted May 7 Author Posted May 7 It was only one inning, but on a night when Clarke Schmidt pitched well, look at what the products of the Yankee farm system did in the seventh tonight: YankeesBottom 7th W. Peralta pitching for SD SD NYY Cabrera grounded out to third. 3 12 Wells homered to right (375 feet), Judge scored, Bellinger scored and Volpe scored. 3 12 Volpe reached on infield single to third, Peraza scored, Bellinger to second, Judge to third. 3 8 Domínguez flied out to left. 3 7 Bellinger singled to right, Grisham scored, Judge to second, Peraza to third. 3 7 Peraza ran for Rice 3 6 Judge intentionally walked. 3 6 Rice doubled to right, Wells scored and Goldschmidt scored, Grisham to third. 3 6 Grisham walked, Volpe scored, Goldschmidt to second, Wells to third. 3 4 A. Morejon pitching for SD SD NYY Goldschmidt intentionally walked. 3 3 Wells stole second, Volpe stole third. 3 3 Goldschmidt hit for Vivas 3 3 Cabrera fouled out to third. 3 3 Wells singled to right, Domínguez scored, Volpe to second. 3 3 Volpe singled to center, Domínguez to third. 3 2 Domínguez doubled to left. 3 2
samhexum Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 Chet Lemon has passed away at the age of 70. A specific cause of death wasn’t listed but Lemon’s ongoing health problems have been previously documented. He was diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder, while still a player in 1990. The obituary notes that Lemon suffered a series of clots and at least 13 strokes over the years. That led to at least 300 hospital visits in the past 30 years and left Lemon unable to walk or talk.
samhexum Posted May 13 Author Posted May 13 The Yankees plan to activate DJ LeMahieu from the injured list before tomorrow’s game against the Mariners, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Brendan Kuty of The Athletic). LeMahieu is already en route to Seattle but will not be active for tonight’s series opener. They’ll ease him back in, as he’ll be off the bench on Tuesday and draw into the starting lineup on Wednesday.
BuffaloKyle Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM The all-time hit king and Jackson -- both longtime baseball pariahs stained by gambling, seen by MLB as the game's mortal sin -- are now presumably eligible... In a historic, sweeping decision, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday removed Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other deceased players from Major League Baseball's permanently ineligible list. The all-time hit king and Jackson -- both longtime baseball pariahs stained by gambling, seen by MLB as the game's mortal sin -- are now presumably eligible for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Manfred ruled that MLB's punishment of banned individuals ends upon their deaths.
samhexum Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 On 3/27/2025 at 1:41 PM, samhexum said: Tyler Wade didn't make the Padres. He needs a job. I'll give him one. Or two. Or 69. On 3/27/2025 at 1:59 PM, purplekow said: I wouldn't mind holding his bat Could not find a shirtless pic however. He's been doing well as an emergency fill-in in CF for SD, which had him playing in the minors. Then, tonight, guess who made his pitching debut in a blowout loss? He retired the first batter he faced, walked the second, then gave up a double and a single before he got the last two outs. I don't foresee a permanent position change in his future.
samhexum Posted May 25 Author Posted May 25 Jasson Dominguez is the first player in history to hit three homers in a game, homer from both sides of the plate in one contest, mash a grand slam, and drill a walk-off homer all in the same month. Not a bad May, all things considered.
samhexum Posted May 28 Author Posted May 28 Tampa's Junior Caminero is supposed to be their next star. Every time I see his name in a boxscore, this plays in my head: thomas 1
samhexum Posted May 28 Author Posted May 28 On 3/27/2025 at 2:07 PM, purplekow said: Still my favorite baseball player's body. Ben Rortvedt. Who says the Rays don't have an UP side? BEN NEEDS A JOB. WANNA GIVE HIM ONE? The Rays intend to designate catcher Ben Rortvedt for assignment, reports Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times. That will clear an active roster spot for new backup catcher Matt Thaiss, who was acquired from the White Sox this afternoon. Topkin notes that Rortvedt was bidding emotional farewells to his teammates after tonight’s loss to Minnesota.
samhexum Posted June 13 Author Posted June 13 (edited) I read an article in the athletic that says that major-league baseball has been tracking the drag coefficient on batted balls for nine years and this year is the highest yet but they don't know why. Balls are traveling an average of 4 feet less this year than last season when struck equally well. In other news... I hope he has breath mints... According to Greg Joyce of the New York Post, "Jake Cousins has a UCL injury, but is still in the process of gathering onions, Aaron Boone said." AND... Baseball is a family game - last night the brewers catcher threw his big brother out trying to steal. Edited June 13 by samhexum for shits and giggles
samhexum Posted June 28 Author Posted June 28 (edited) No lead is safe this year when the Baltimore Orioles face the Tampa Bay Rays. Certainly not with seven innings still to play. On June 18, Tampa Bay beat Baltimore 12-8 after the Orioles had taken an 8-0 lead in the top of the second. The O's got no hits after that second inning. Then last night -- nine days later -- it was the Rays who opened the scoring with six runs in the second, only for Baltimore to storm back and rout Tampa Bay 22-8. Edited June 28 by samhexum for a reason that will remain a closely-guarded secret
samhexum Posted July 11 Author Posted July 11 (edited) The NBA's Phoenix Suns just signed Devin Booker (best known for formerly dating one of the Jenners) to an extension that'll pay him close to three times per team game what the Mets are paying Soto. Booker: (2 seasons) 164 team games, $145 million Soto: (1 season) 162 team games, $51 million Soto demands to renegotiate in 3... 2... 1... Edited July 11 by samhexum because he's bored as hell
BuffaloKyle Posted July 12 Posted July 12 The money NBA players make is so crazy. But it comes down to roster sizes. Way less players for an NBA team than an NFL team or MLB team. The pieces of the revenue pie the players get then is much larger.
samhexum Posted July 12 Author Posted July 12 4 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said: The money NBA players make is so crazy. But it comes down to roster sizes. Way less players for an NBA team than an NFL team or MLB team. The pieces of the revenue pie the players get then is much larger. Doesn't matter. When asked if he was upset at being left off the All-Star team he said something like "of course, that would've been a lot of money for me." He will be demanding $146 million per season.
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