LOS ANGELES – On a chilly Southern California evening, the rookie rookie of the Cincinnati Reds Hunter Green brought in some record-setting heat. After five compelling innings, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally caught up. Tria Turner fired a two-part penalty to finish in a goalless draw for sixth as the Dodgers beat the Reds 5-2 … Read more
ARLINGTON – Angels coach Joe Maddon has long been known for being funky throughout his 19-year career as a major league manager. But he took it to an extreme Friday, deliberately choosing to walk to Texas hitter Corey Seeger with the bases loaded and one in the fourth inning to bring him home after the … Read more
They’ve been a team from day one: he’s a handsome, world-class athlete, it’s the beautiful blonde who’s always been by his side. Sometimes it was in the stands at Shea Stadium, where the cameras always seemed to find Nancy Seaver. In Tom Seaver’s best time as the Met, July 9, 1969, the moment he lost … Read more
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stole the limelight at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, treating it as a one-man show on Broadway. It was Reggie’s 44th anniversary in a home race against the White Sox and then had fans flood the stadium with some of the Reggie tapes distributed that night by Standard Brands, which showed they … Read more
Gabe Kapler is here to destroy the shooters’ arms.picture: Getty Images The buddy cops driving the unwritten MLB rules squad car last night were Bob Melvin and Eric Hosmer of SDPD. Padres The manager and first consecutive main man had trouble with a single song by the giants Companion man Mauricio Dupont in the sixth … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – One week later, the 2022 baseball season already has its first unwritten rules dispute. By the end of the second half on Tuesday night, the Giants had already nine runs ahead of Padres, ambushing rookie Yo Darvish with six runs in the first half and another four in the second. At that … Read more
ATLANTA – Having won the world championships last year after not producing a winning record until August, the Braves won’t be too concerned about their pre-season results. But with the 2022 season opening up by splitting a four-game streak against the Reds, they gain a better sense of how the next few weeks will unfold. … Read more
Denver – On paper, the Dodgers have everything it takes to be the best team in the tournament. But as they have repeatedly stated following the acquisition of Freddy Freeman this spring, the games were not played on paper. The Dodgers sampled this reality on the first weekend of the season. With a 9-4 loss … Read more
Phoenix – As the opening weekend came, the Padres family couldn’t ask for more. (Well, sure, they could have called for a clean ninth round Thursday night—in which case, they’d be off to a perfect start.) But overall, it was a great start to the season for a team with high aspirations. “Losing the first … Read more
Pete Alonso skillfully shifted the racket, holding the barrel in his right hand so he could use his weight to his advantage. Flicking his wrist, he turned the bat like a main drum before letting it fly freely in the air. She made two more laps on her way to Earth. “This is called bat … Read more