By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Over the course of a 45-year career, umpire Joe West has issued 193 ejections during Major League Baseball games. On Tuesday night he issued a different sort of ejection, bouncing Rochester native Bill Klem – a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame – from the MLB record book. West broke one of baseball’s longest-held records when he umpired game No. … [Read more...] about In breaking MLB umpiring record, Joe West surpassed a Rochester native
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Mendick connects on career-first grand slam
By PAUL GOTHAM Danny Mendick (Pittsford Mendon/Monroe Community College) connected on a fifth-inning grand slam as the Chicago White Sox defeated the host Minnesota Twins, 16-4 in Major League Baseball action on Monday. Mendick went deep with a first-pitch offering from Twins right-hander Derek Law. “I was talking with our hitting coaches, that first pitch is most likely the … [Read more...] about Mendick connects on career-first grand slam
Mendick throws scoreless inning of relief for White Sox
By PAUL GOTHAM Danny Mendick hadn't pitched in a competitive game since his days at Pittsford Mendon High School, but the former Monroe Community College and UMass-Lowell star didn't skip a beat Monday afternoon. In the first game of a doubleheader between visiting Chicago and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Mendick took the mound and tossed a scoreless eighth inning … [Read more...] about Mendick throws scoreless inning of relief for White Sox
A numbers game: How analytics are affecting decision-making in professional baseball
By PAUL CIFONELLI Baseball is a numbers game. Baseball has always been a numbers game. As the game has progressed, so have the type and amount of numbers used. The one thing that has not changed is that players are sometimes evaluated strictly by the statistics they produce. The best hitters in the early-1900s were those with high batting averages and RBI totals. Once the … [Read more...] about A numbers game: How analytics are affecting decision-making in professional baseball
Maggio: Kirilloff could be latest talented Twin to skip Rochester
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Trevor May has now called both Alex Kirilloff and Joe Mauer teammates, the requisite first-hand experience to compare a green 22-year-old to one of the greatest players to don a Minnesota Twins uniform. "Shades of Joe Mauer," May told reporters yesterday, according to MLB.com's Do-Hyoung Park. "That kind of poise and confidence in the box. Just a pure … [Read more...] about Maggio: Kirilloff could be latest talented Twin to skip Rochester