Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Cy Slapnicka, Cleveland’s other great Cy, never threw a pitch or got a hit for the team but is in the Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame. Without him, Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Earl Averill, and Lou Boudreau as well as all-stars Mel Harder, Herb Score, Roger Maris, and many more would not […]
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The Best and Most Meaningful Reliever Stats Out There (Note: Evan presented the following at the 30th Annual Nine Spring Training Conference, March 2, 2023.) Evaluating relievers has become more challenging in the last 35 years or so as their in-game roles have changed. Even before this development, it was tough for the simple fact […]
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Interleague Play: Designated Rivals Interleague Play is in Major League Baseball to stay, with each team playing 46 games against the opposite circuit. Wait…46? Why not 45? Each league has 15 teams, so three against each team would make 45. Why add the extra game? “Designated rivals,” that’s why. Each team plays four games — […]
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One day into the 2023 baseball season and social media is overflowing with profound predictions. Experts abound. All it takes is a keyboard or cell phone to have it all figured. If you believe what you read, the Oakland Athletics surely will go 162-0. Adley Rutschman will bat 500-for-500 with 162 homers to lead the […]
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Great Britain Baseball among Biggest Winners at the WBC It has been just over a week since pool play ended for the World Baseball Classic, who crowned Japan as the winner Tuesday night in Miami. But while Japan was the champion, one of the biggest winners at the WBC was Great Britain baseball, who qualified […]
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A Terrible Date in Cleveland Baseball History GOODYEAR, AZ. — March 22, 1993. It was a terrible date in Cleveland baseball history. No sports fan in Cleveland or around America will forget that date. It was when the Cleveland Indians’ Steve Olin and Tim Crews were killed and Bob Ojeda came within inches of losing […]
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WBC: Julio Urias and What Makes Him Good Julio Urias will take the mound for Mexico Friday night in their World baseball Classic quarterfinal matchup with Puerto Rico in Miami. The southpaw was outstanding against Colombia, pitching four perfect innings before having a rough fifth inning, one in which he surrendered two doubles and a […]
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USA 3, Colombia 2 PHOENIX, Mar. 15 — Mike Trout went 3-for-4 with three RBI, giving USA all the runs it needed to defeat Colombia, 3–2, and advance to the quarterfinals in the World Baseball Classic. Trout is the first American with a three-hit, three-RBI game in the WBC since current Team USA manager Mark […]
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