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The Mariners just beat the Royals, 7-6. Looky at the AL West standings now:
Mariners...........13-2 .867
Astros................8-5 .615
Angels...............7-6 .538
Athletics.............9-8 .529
Rangers.............6-6 .500
This is the Mariners' 43rd season and they've never made it to the World Series, not even in 2001 when they tied the 1906 Cubs for most wins in a season (116). Could this finally be the Mariners' year? Right now they lead the major leagues in hits, home runs, doubles, RBIs and runs scored.
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After that 13-2 start, the Mariners lost 32 of their next 45 games and are now in last place in the AL West, 15 games behind the Astros. *Sigh*
Regarding the following story, either baseballs are now made with Flubber, batters are getting stronger or pitchers are getting weaker.
MLB set record in May for most home runs in any month
https://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/l...601-story.html
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These hateful, hot-headed Hartford heathens need to be reminded that "it's only a game."
Yankees' minor leaguer Matt Lipka gets death threats after ninth-inning bunt ends Hartford's no-hitter
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ends-no-hitter
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Skaggs pitched for the Diamondbacks in 2012-13 and the Angels in 2014 and 2016-19. He was scheduled to pitch July 4 against the Rangers. Following his death, tonight's Rangers-Angels game has been postponed until August. Skaggs' mother was a softball coach at Santa Monica High School.
Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs dies at age 27; Texas police say no foul play is suspected
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/a...-is-suspected/
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This is like when Darryl Kile of the Cardinals was found dead in a hotel room. That was in 2002. He had a heart attack. Maybe that is what happened to Tyler Skaggs. On the news tonight they're showing where fans have started a memorial at Angel Stadium with flowers and cards and helmets and other things.
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Until tonight, I was unaware a batter could steal first base. That's probably because no one had ever done it until tonight.
Atlantic League batter steals first base for first time in pro baseball history
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...ory/ar-AAEhOut
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If anyone has ever accomplished this feat prior to tonight, I'm not aware of it. This is truly impressive.
Yankees' Edwin Encarnación hits grand slam with one-handed swing
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...ing/ar-AAEA1uw
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A lot of players such as Mike Trout take batting practice one-handed because it strengthens their right wrist and hand, or left wrist and hand if they bat left-handed. But in batting practice the balls are not thrown very fast. I have never heard of anyone batting one-handed in a game.
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The Astros just traded for Zack Greinke and now they are favored to win the AL and co-favorites to win the World Series.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...s-co-favorites
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A temporary ballpark is being built in Iowa where the "Field of Dreams" movie was filmed and a MLB game will be played there next year. I think this sounds fun and I hope they will decide to use it for more games.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...y-field-dreams
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Here is a nice story about Maddy Freking. She is the only girl playing in this year's Little League World Series.
https://www.espn.com/llws/story/_/id...e-world-series
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Attention, Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde: Keep your cellphone close by.
Cubs fire manager Joe Maddon
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cubs-...-5-seasons-mlb
Pirates fire manager Clint Hurdle
https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/...6121569803206/
Angels fire manager Brad Ausmus
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story...nterest-in-job
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The Orioles haven't – yet – fired their manager as I expected but they would. The Mets, however.......
Mets fire manager Mickey Callaway after two disappointing seasons
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...ons/ar-AAIebY5
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Despite his poor management of pitchers in do-or-die playoff games – Yu Darvish vs. Houston in 2017, Rich Hill vs. Boston in 2018, Clayton Kershaw vs. Washington in 2019 – Dave Roberts will return as Dodgers manager in 2020. The Phillies' manager, however.......
Gabe Kaplan fired as Phillies manager after 2 seasons
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...fter-2-seasons
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The Nationals swept the Cardinals in the NLCS and they will be going to their first World Series. They will be playing against the Astros or the Yankees. It will be the first World Series played in Washington DC since 1933. Congratulations to the Nationals!
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The Nationals just won the World Series. Congratulations to them! They won the first two games and I thought they would have an easy time winning the series but then Houston won three of the next four. Tonight was game 7 and the Nationals won 6 to 2. Stephen Strasburg got the MVP award.
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The M in MVP must stand for Mercenary. A majority of MLB players have no loyalty to the teams they play for. They want many millions of dollars a year just to play a game and they'll gladly go to whatever team offers the most money. Strasburg earned around $36,000,000 this season and apparently it isn't enough for him. By contrast, the highest-paid player a century ago was Ty Cobb. His salary: $20,000. In 1921, he got a raise to $25,000.
World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg to opt out of contract, hit free agency
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...ncy/ar-AAJL4CF
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Last month, MLB announced plans to get rid of minor league teams in Erie, Ogden, Billings, Missoula, Chattanooga, Staten Island and 36 other cities and move several teams to other leagues. Thousands of people would lose their jobs. Yesterday, MLB released a list of the teams slated for elimination:
https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/11/1...town-baseball/
Today, 104 members of Congress are urging Commissioner Rob Manfred to call a halt to the majorly mean, massively malevolent minor-league massacre.
Congress urges MLB to scrap minor league overhaul in bipartisan letter
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...ter/ar-BBX14Q4
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The Astros fired their manager and general manager over sign stealing but I do not think that is fair because neither of them had anything to do with it.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...-sign-stealing
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Nakken's former softball coaches and classmates at Sacramento State are happy for her. Former Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff is not happy. He wrote on Twitter, "Couldn't imagine taking baseball instruction from an ex female softball player. I got in trouble for wearing a thong in my own clubhouse when female reporters were present. Can’t imagine how it will play out with a full time female coach running around." Well, then it's a good thing you're retired now, isn't it, Aubrey?
San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken becomes first female full-time coach in MLB history
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/us/sa...rnd/index.html
