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
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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
A’s rookie, Heim, has Rochester connections
By PAUL GOTHAM Matt Dryer's earliest memory of Jonah Heim came nearly a decade ago. Then a member of the East Coast Grays, Heim took the mound for a night game in Long Island, New York. There under the lights against a team from that locale, Heim tossed a no-hitter. Ten years later he's traded pitching responsibilities for catching and the Amherst, New York native is thriving … [Read more...] about A’s rookie, Heim, has Rochester connections
Dancing for Dubs: Mendick enjoying ride with White Sox
By PAUL GOTHAM Danny Mendick is developing his dance moves and building his own clothing line while enjoying life in Major League Baseball. Along the way, there has been a misspelling of his surname which brought a hall-of-fame connection. Not that anyone should expect this to overwhelm the Pittsford Mendon and Monroe Community College graduate who has always managed to … [Read more...] about Dancing for Dubs: Mendick enjoying ride with White Sox