By PAUL GOTHAM What is it they say about a sleeping giant? Less than 18 hours after being held without a run for more than 13 innings, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders rapped 13 hits in an 8-3 win over the Rochester Red Wings in the final weekday matinee of the regular season at Frontier Field, Thursday. The International League's most potent offense connected on … [Read more...] about Fourth inning dooms Wings in loss to RailRiders
Starlin Castro
Giancarlo Stanton doing Giancarlo Stanton-like things. Phils walk off, and how many strike outs did the Cubs and Yanks have?
NEW YORK YANKEES (20-9) 5 CHICAGO CUBS (16-15) 4 in 18 (NYY win series 3-0) CHICAGO, IL-- In a game that was the longest in interleague history and saw the record for strikeouts in a game set at 48, Starlin Castro hit a ground ball which Addison Russell threw away on a play at home, allowing Aaron Hicks to score the winning run as the Yankees completed the sweep. MIAMI … [Read more...] about Giancarlo Stanton doing Giancarlo Stanton-like things. Phils walk off, and how many strike outs did the Cubs and Yanks have?
MLB roundup: Rizzo’s walk-off, Harper’s six pack and Myers hits cycle
NEW YORK YANKEES (3-4) 8 TAMPA BAY RAYS (5-3) 1 NEW YORK-- Michael Pineda took a perfect game into the seventh inning as he led the Yankees to a win in their home opener. After struggling in his first start against the Rays last week, Pineda allowed only two hits and struck out eleven in 7 2/3 innings. Aaron Judge provided the offense early for New York while Chase Headley … [Read more...] about MLB roundup: Rizzo’s walk-off, Harper’s six pack and Myers hits cycle
Blockbuster Special: Fixing the New York Mets
By TIM MULLHAUPT The question "remember when?" generates in many a sense of nostalgia, fond memories, and a yearning for the days of old. For Mets fans born after the early 80's, the phrase generates the polar opposite response. Remember when Beltran looked at strike three? Remember when Castillo dropped that ball? Remember when the Wilpons invested with … [Read more...] about Blockbuster Special: Fixing the New York Mets