Angel Hernandez’s Home Run Miscall Is Part of Baseball, But Umpire’s Lack of Accountability Is Shameful
One June 2, 2010, Jim Joyce was put in perhaps the worst spotlight ever placed on an umpire. With two outs in the ninth inning, Joyce blew a call, wrongly ruling that Cleveland Indians batter Josh Donaldson beat out an infield single. That call infamously stole a perfect game away from Detroit Tigers starter Armando Galarraga, but what happened afterward was far more miraculous and...
Minor League Game Review – 4/15/13
Louisville lost 4-1. Box Score
Jason Donald went 2-4.
Felix Perez went 1-2.
Denis Phipps wen 1-3.
Armando Galarraga allowed a run in 3.2 innings with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.
Wilkin De La Rosa threw a hitless inning with 2 walks and a strikeout.
Clay Hensley threw a hitless inning with Aa walk.
Game Notes
Armando Galarraga left the game early with what appeared to be a blister...
Are missed calls bad for baseball?
As a rule, Mondays suck, but as Mondays go, this is always a good one, as the Red Sox play a frightfully early home baseball game. On 2013′s Patriots’ Day, the Red Sox hosted the Rays, and it was 2-1 Boston in the top of the sixth when Evan Longoria batted with two down and runners on the corners. In a full count against Ryan Dempster, Longoria returned a grounder up the middle...
MINOR details 4/10/2013: Ugly night on the farm as Blaze stay winless on the season
Sad baseball makes his return
Columbus 5 Louisville 0
Bats (4-3), T-2nd International League South, 1.0 GB
-Armando Galarraga (1-1, 2.53) made the start, going 5.2 innings while allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits and two walks, with five strikeouts. Mark Prior walked one in an otherwise scoreless 1.1 inning outing.
-CF Billy Hamilton finished 0-3 with a walk and...
Minor League Game Review – 4/10/13
Louisville lost 5-0. Box Score
Mike Hessman went 1-4 with a double.
Konrad Schmidt went 1-3.
Ray Chang went 1-2 with a HBP.
Kristopher Negron went 1-2 with a HBP.
Armando Galarraga allowed 2 earned (3 total) in 5.2 innings with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Mark Prior allowed a walk in 1.1 innings of relief.
Game Notes
The Bats were shut out with just four hits. Billy Hamilton made...
Clippers bullpen shuts out Bats 5-0
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Columbus Clippers used five pitchers to secure a 5-0 shutout win over the Louisville Bats on Wednesday night. The victory gave the Clippers the series win, 2-1.
The headline before the game was that Clippers starting pitcher to be, Corey Kluber, was recalled back up to the majors. Kluber was set to start on the mound for the Clippers on Wednesday night, but...
Minor League Game Review – 4/5/13
Louisville won 6-4. Box Score
Billy Hamilton went 2-3 with a double, run and 3 steals before exiting with an injury.
Henry Rodriguez went 1-4 with a double, walk, RBI and a run.
Mike Hessman went 2-4 with a walk and 2 solo HR (4).
Denis Phipps went 1-4 with a HR (1) and 2 RBI.
Jason Donald went 2-4 with 2 doubles.
Felix Perez went 1-3 with a double.
Nevin Ashley went 1-4 with a...
2013 Season Preview: Louisville Bats
Manager: Jim Riggleman
Pitching Coach: Ted Power
Hitting Coach: Tony Jaramillo
The 2013 Louisville Bats team is likely among the oldest in recent memory. There are a few young guns on the team, but there are also a lot of guys in their late 20′s and even a few guys in the 30′s on the roster. The team does have seven of my Top 40 prospects on the team to balance out the mixture...
Louisville Bats 2013 Roster
Here is the Louisville Bats official roster, at least as of 10am this morning when the Bats sent it out.
Louisville Bats
Pitchers
Throws
Jose Arredondo
Right
Nick Christiani
Right
Tony Cingrani
Left
Daniel Corcino
Right
Wilkin De La Rosa
Left
Justin Freeman
Right
Armando Galarraga
Right
Clay Hensley
Right
Mark Prior
Right
Chad Reineke
Right
Greg Reynolds...
Indians 9, Reds 1
The Associated Press Carlos Santana homered and doubled off Cincinnati starter Armando Galarraga on Saturday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-1 victory over a Reds split squad in the final spring training game for both teams.
Santana hit his second home run of the spring in the fourth, a solo shot. Mark Reynolds, a free agent signed to DH, walked and scored on a single by Matt...
Indians beat Reds 9-1 in spring finale
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Carlos Santana homered and doubled off Cincinnati starter Armando Galarraga on Saturday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-1 victory over a Reds split squad in the final spring training game for both teams.
Santana hit his second home run of the spring in the fourth, a solo shot. Mark Reynolds, a free agent signed to DH, walked and scored on a single by...
Galarraga agrees to deal with Reds
Pitcher Armando Galarraga has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds and will try to win a job at spring training.
The 31-year-old right-hander was 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA in five starts last year with the Houston Astros. When he pitched for Houston on July 28, it was his first major league appearance since May 16, 2011, for Arizona.
Galarraga has a 26-34 record...
Bring on the Minor-League Deals
(Bobby Crosby is invited. Who else needs something to do in February and March?)
Who says the fans of teams signing major-league free agents have all the fun? Some free-agent starting pitchers have agreed to minor-league deals this offseason (Erik Bedard, Jeremy Bonderman, Rich Harden, Armando Galarraga, Aaron Cook, Scott Kazmir and others) and hopefully the Brewers...
Reds ink Armando Galarraga to minor league contract
A pitcher who once came within a blown call of a perfect game in 2010 has inked a minor league deal with the Reds, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.
Right-hander Armando Galarraga, 31, is the newest member of the Cincinnati organization. He is most well-known for his near-perfect game when he came within one out, and a Jim Joyce blown call, from perfection.
He pitched last...
Baseball/Beisbol, it’s all in fun
There’s no shortage of fun in baseball’s Latino cousin, beisbol.
The uniforms are different, they aren’t the same clean designs that you get in MLB and they are plastered with ads, but they serve their purpose. The game itself isn’t on the same level as MLB either, it’s not out of the ordinary to see an outfielder misplay a ball that bounces in front of him into a little...
Umpire Fails to Win Coveted Mustache Award
This past weekend, Major League umpire Jim Joyce came close to erasing the 2010 Armando Galarraga near-perfect game incident from the public's collective consciousness.Instead, Pittsburgh-native Adam Paul Causgrove brought home the American Mustache Institute's 2012 Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year with close to two-thirds of the record 1.3 million votes...
Top Ten Worst Referee Calls of All-Time
In light of the NFL replacement referee fiasco, this list was compiled over at Askmen.com. We’ve added some videos for your review. Let us know if there’s a call you think belongs, or doesn’t on the list.
#10: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals, 1986
1985 World Series
Umpire: Don Denkinger
Missouri’s “Show-Me State” nickname derives from the people’s devotion...
Astros purchase contract of RHP Hector Ambriz
The Houston Astros have purchased the contract of right-hander Hector Ambriz from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated right-hander Armando Galarraga for assignment.
Ambriz, signed as a minor league free agent on June 21, went 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA in 18 games with Oklahoma City. He had pitched in 20 games for the Cleveland Indians organization earlier this season before being signed...
Jim Joyce Sings 'Staying Alive' While Giving Woman Life-Saving CPR Before Umpiring Game
If you're still holding out on liking Jim Joyce, then you're about out of excuses. The umpire most famous for blowing the call on Armando Galarraga's would-be perfect game made headlines again on Monday, this time for all the right reasons -- for saving a woman's life. Joyce was walking down a ramp leading to the umpire's dressing room in Arizona when stadium...
Astros lose to Arizona in DeFrancesco's debut
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Astros lost in their first game under interim manager Tony DeFrancesco as Aaron Hill homered twice to give the Arizona Diamondbacks an 8-1 win Sunday and a sweep.
DeFrancesco was the manager at Triple-A Oklahoma City before being promoted. The Astros, with the worst record in the majors, fired Brad Mills late Saturday night.
Houston general manager Jeff...
Hill, D-backs top Astros in DeFrancesco's debut
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Astros lost in their first game under interim manager Tony DeFrancesco as Aaron Hill homered twice to give the Arizona Diamondbacks an 8-1 win Sunday and a sweep.
DeFrancesco was the manager at Triple-A Oklahoma City before being promoted. The Astros, with the worst record in the majors, fired Brad Mills late Saturday night.
Houston general manager Jeff...
MLB To Test Replay System at Yankee Stadium & Citi Field
From Jeff Passan:Major League Baseball owners have agreed to test two different advanced replay systems live during games starting next week, and if they prove accurate they could precede an overhaul of the system for the 2013 season, sources told Yahoo! Sports.
MLB will analyze a radar-based system and a camera-based system, both similar to the one used in tennis for down-the...
Astros-Cubs Preview
It's hard to believe the Houston Astros are playing better than anybody, but that may be the case in comparison to their next opponent.
The Chicago Cubs have dropped 11 of 12 as they start a three-game set Monday night against the Astros, who arrive in Wrigley Field after capturing a series for the first time since June.
Houston (38-78) has dropped 24 of 26 on the road, where...
Galarraga, Astros lose to Nationals
HOUSTON (AP) -- Gio Gonzalez pitched a nine-inning complete game and hit a home run -- both career firsts -- to lead the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Nationals manager Davey Johnson was hoping Gonzalez (14-6) could go deep into this game after his bullpen had been taxed with games of 11 and 12 innings to start this series.
He...
Astros' horrid run continues in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) -- Tim Hudson gave up only four hits and no earned runs in 7 1-3 innings to remain unbeaten in his career against Houston, and the Braves stayed hot with a 4-1 win Friday night that left the Astros with their worst 32-game stretch in franchise history.
The Astros are 3-29 in their last 32 games. Houston's worst 32-game stretch before the 2012 season was 5-27, most...
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