MLB News and Views from Toronto's #1 Cubs Fan
Several days after joining the Babe Ruth Club by becoming the first pitcher to hit a home run while also pitching and playing in the field in the same game since Ruth did this nearly a century ago, Cincinnati Reds RP Michael Lorenzen walked off the Arizona Diamondbacks with an RBI double to give the…
Continue reading ➞ Lorenzen Adds to Two-Way Résumé with Walkoff Double
In 2018, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was the first player in Major League Baseball to make the two-way 15/50 club (15 home runs and 50 IP in a season) since the legendary Babe Ruth in 1919. This achievement helped make his case for the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award. Earlier this year,…
The 2019 Toronto Blue Jays flirted with being no-hit by Trevor Bauer on April 4 and Shane Bieber on July 24, but it ultimately took a veteran ace, Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros, to lock one down. Verlander completed his third career no-hitter during the finale of Jays' and Astros' weekend series at Rogers…
Continue reading ➞ Oops, He Did It Again: Verlander No-Hits Jays for the Second Time
A positive drug test is one of the worst things that can happen to an elite athlete. Use of performance-enhancing drugs will not only result in loss of earnings from inability to compete, but it will also brand the athlete as a cheater, permanently damaging their reputation. This means athletes will often provide very creative…
Continue reading ➞ What’s the Worst Excuse for a Positive PED Test?
Earlier this month, Cubs manager Joe Maddon used the phrase "big boy time" with reference to how he planned to distribute playing time after the July 31 trade deadline. https://twitter.com/ESPNChiCubs/status/1157038167540883473 This phrase has taken on new meaning following a three-game sweep by the Washington Nationals to close out the Cubs' most recent homestand. While the…
Zack Greinke, acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks by the Houston Astros to bolster their rotation ahead of the postseason, has become the third active pitcher to record 200 MLB wins with his start in the Astros' 4-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Greinke allowed one run on four hits with three walks and…
Continue reading ➞ Zack Greinke is 3rd Active Pitcher to 200 Wins
I talk about what it's been like to watch the Cubs this season and their terrible home/road disparity. Special guest appearance by my cat. https://youtu.be/2L2wHjXQ-h0
Los Angeles Angels INF/DH Albert Pujols reached another milestone in his 19th MLB season with hit number 3,167 during the 4th inning of the Angels' Wednesday night contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His RBI single against Pittsburgh SP Chris Archer allowed him to pass retired INF Adrián Beltré's total of 3,166 hits over 21 seasons…
Continue reading ➞ Pujols Passes Beltré on MLB Career Hits List
Over one year after the strange spectacle at Miller Park when then-reliever Adrian Houser of the Milwaukee Brewers tossed fastballs and cookies TWO TIMES against the Philadelphia Phillies, it happened AGAIN in the Brewers' 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. With two outs in the first inning, Houser failed to pick up a comebacker hit by…
Continue reading ➞ I Said There’s No Puking in Baseball, Godammit!
My first video blog is here (please excuse the noises from my canine "co-host")! I talk about the World Series hangover and its effects on Red Sox SP Chris Sale. https://youtu.be/J_RJQIubb28
