The first round is in the books as Los Angeles, St. Louis, Boston and Detroit all advance to baseball's final four. On this playoff edition of Around the Diamond, host Dave Holcomb keeps it short and sweet. In the first segment, Holcomb recaps the tremendous pitching performances from Adam Wainwright and Justin Verlander in each game 5, and who was each team's offensive heroes. … [Read more...] about Around the Diamond: Championship Series Preview
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OF Cody Ross goes 4-4, Diamondbacks win 7-6
By Dave Holcomb Friday night’s game at Fenway was the Arizona Diamondbacks first return to the oldest American League ballpark since 2010, and it was also Cody Ross’ first game in the stadium since playing for Boston last year. If Ross wanted to stick it to his former team, who let him leave after a hitting 22 home runs last season, he did just that. Ross’ seventh inning … [Read more...] about OF Cody Ross goes 4-4, Diamondbacks win 7-6
Breaking News: Boston Red Sox trade for pitcher Jake Peavy
Pending medical record reviews, former Cy Young award winner Jake Peavy is going to Boston By Dave Holcomb No one ever really questioned whether the Chicago White Sox would trade their best pitcher Jake Peavy before the trade deadline, but fans could not predict where he would land. That question has been answered as the Boston Red Sox acquired the former Cy Young Award … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Boston Red Sox trade for pitcher Jake Peavy
MLB in Review: Boston Strong and Others Weak
By Taylor Nigrelli This has been quite an unusual week in the MLB. It saw the Padres and Blue Jays play into the 17th inning, the Mets sweep the Yankees in a four-game series and promptly get swept by the lowly Marlins and I personally sat through two separate rain delays Friday night at Progressive Field before the second inning started at 12:10 a.m. Suffice it to say it … [Read more...] about MLB in Review: Boston Strong and Others Weak
Tale of the Tape – Rays @ Red Sox
By Kyle Soppe Plot: Raise your hand if you saw the Rays making this interesting. Look around and there no hands raised. OK, this is a website, so I wouldn’t be able to tell if you were raising your hand, but the point remains. The Rays have won 8 of 9 (through Monday), with 5 of those wins coming over these Red Sox and the Texas Rangers. They have gotten … [Read more...] about Tale of the Tape – Rays @ Red Sox