http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/players/jeff_howell/89947 Recent articles about Jeff Howell en-us Jameson Taillon stuck out ten batters in his last start for Altoona. By now, most of you have heard that Pirates #2 prospect Jameson Taillon had a career high 10 strikeouts in his second start of the season on Friday night against the Harrisburg Senators. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend this game live, so instead I watched the replay on milb.tv to see what was (and wasn’t) working for Taillon, who ended up taking the loss after giving up two runs in his six innings of work. Below are my reactions, inning by inning. Before we get started, a disclaimer: Since I’m relying on video, I don’t have my typical vantage from behind home plate, making certain pitch movements hard to detect (change-up and two-seam fastball mostly), especially without the benefit of a radar gun to help determine which pitch was thrown. Also, the video included some incidental skips over a few pitches, so I definitely missed a few things I would have picked up had I been there live. 1st inning: 3 up, 3 down, 2 Ks. Taillon was shar Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:28:13 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/video_breakdown_jameson_taillons_10_k_outing/13405924 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/video_breakdown_jameson_taillons_10_k_outing/13405924 Video Breakdown: Jameson Taillon’s 10 K Outing http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/video_breakdown_jameson_taillons_10_k_outing/13405924 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Final123456789RHE N.Y. Mets (14-14)000000100123 Washington (14-17)«04000010x570 W: G. Gonzalez (3-0) L: D. Tapia (0-1) HR: NYM - None   WAS - A. LaRoche (4),D. Espinosa (2) Recap: Adam LaRoche and Danny Espinosa hit solo homers as part of a four-run second inning in the Washington Nationals' 5-1 win over the New York Mets. Gio Gonzalez fanned seven and surrendered just a hit and two walks over four scoreless frames for the Nationals, who got RBIs from Denard Span and Bryce Harper. Anthony Recker had the lone RBI, while Domingo Tapia allowed four runs -- three earned -- on four hits and two walks over two innings for New York. Mets only collected two hits, one of those hits was by Daniel Murphy who went 1for 3 in his return back to game action.... Box Score: NY MetsABRH2B3BHRRBIWKAVG Collin Cowgill LF200000001.306   Josh Edgin P000000000.000   Josh Rodriguez PH-2B100000000.286 Daniel Murphy 2B301000001.333   Jeurys Familia P000000000.000   Robert Carson P000000000.... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:48:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/recap_spring_training_game_32_mets_at_nats_mets_lose_5_1_murphy_1_for_3_in_return/13262236 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/recap_spring_training_game_32_mets_at_nats_mets_lose_5_1_murphy_1_for_3_in_return/13262236 Recap: Spring Training Game 32 - Mets at Nats - Mets Lose 5-1, Murphy 1 for 3 in return http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/recap_spring_training_game_32_mets_at_nats_mets_lose_5_1_murphy_1_for_3_in_return/13262236 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sports can make even the hardcore fan a little jaded at times with lockouts (NHL), scandals (Lance Armstrong) and controversies (Manti Te'o). Every once in a while, though, along comes a heartwarming moment of purity that serves as a reminder about the real meaning of the games. One of those special scenes played out late Wednesday afternoon in a middle-school gym in Rochester Hills, Mich., when a 13-year-old boy born with Down Syndrome got to live his basketball dream. With about two minutes remaining in the first half of an eighth-grade game between Van Hoosen Middle School and an opponent from the nearby city of Troy, Owen Groesser walked to the scorer's table to check in. The students from Van Hoosen immediately started to cheer and chant his name while holding up signs they'd made for him. "Let's go Owen... Let's go Owen ... Let's go Owen." Shortly after Groesser took the floor, his coach and teammates called for "The Owen," a play designed just for him. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:48:18 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/teen_with_down_syndrome_hits_3_pointers/12743461 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/teen_with_down_syndrome_hits_3_pointers/12743461 Teen with Down Syndrome hits 3-pointers http://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/teen_with_down_syndrome_hits_3_pointers/12743461 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Here is the MLB Free Agent Tracker for the 2012-13 off-season. This will be updated daily, so book mark it. We are also updating the team pages to reflect the same information. All players are listed by former team; I’m adding foreign players as they are being posted, announcing they are planning on joining the MLB, or signed to contracts. Player Pos Type Old Team Option New Team Date Signed Takuya Tsuchida OF Amateur Free Agent DNP NA Indians 10/29/2012 Chris Iannetta C Free Agent Angels Extension replaced option Angels 10/5/2012 Dan Haren RHP Free Agent Angels $15.5M C; $3.5M BO — — Ervin Santana RHP Free Agent Angels $13M C; $1M BO — — Francisco Rodriguez RHP Free Agent Angels NA — — Jake Negrete RHP Free Agent Angels NA Royals — LaTroy Hawkins RHP Free Agent Angels NA — — Macier Izturis SS Free Agent Angels NA — — Robinson Diaz C Fr Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:27:05 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2012_13_mlb_free_agent_tracker/12099544 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2012_13_mlb_free_agent_tracker/12099544 2012-13 MLB Free Agent Tracker http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/2012_13_mlb_free_agent_tracker/12099544 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Triple-A The Omaha Storm Chasers (Pacific Coast League) have started off another very strong season going 9-3 over the first week plus. The Storm Chasers are an even more impressive 7-1 while playing at Werner Park. They will look to defend their Pacific Coast League Championship and certainly have the talent to do so. Who’s Hot The offense has carried Omaha early in the season and a pair of former Naturals, Clint Robinson and Derrick Robinson have been right in the middle of things. Clint hit a pair of home runs in the team’s most recent series against the Albuquerque Isotopes and is hitting .320 on the young season. Derrick spent the first few games hitting in the number two spot in the order behind Jarrod Dyson, but since Dyson’s call-up to Kansas City has moved to the lead-off spot. Derrick has scored nine runs on the young season, driven home four, stole four bases, and is hitting .364 at the top of the lineup for the Storm Chasers. On the mound Jeremy Jeffress has gone 2-0 wi... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:53:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/royals_farm_report_april_17/10579795 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/royals_farm_report_april_17/10579795 Royals Farm Report: April 17 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/royals_farm_report_april_17/10579795 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Lacrosse All StarsFireside Chat With Larry Mackey: Uganda Lacrosse And ServicePassion and excitement for lacrosse in Uganda! We recently brought you an interview and update centering around Uganda Lacrosse, and how the game is really growing in Africa for the first time. The sport has been embraced, and in addition to all of the great work that Fields Of Growth are doing, it has really made a big difference in a couple of Ugandan communities.  And just like any service oriented project, the first trip to Uganda was only the beginning.  Fields Of Growth is now helping a Huntington (Long Island) native, Larry Mackey, get over to Uganda to serve, and we got to sit down with Larry for this very special Fireside Chat to learn more about his intensely personal upcoming trip to Uganda. Larry will be running lacrosse practices and volunteering in the local village as part of his two week trip to Uganda.  He leaves on November 29th and will return on December 13th.  Once he is back, we’ll b... Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:05:54 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/fireside_chat_with_larry_mackey_uganda_lacrosse_and_service/8394961 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/fireside_chat_with_larry_mackey_uganda_lacrosse_and_service/8394961 Fireside Chat With Larry Mackey: Uganda Lacrosse And Service http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/fireside_chat_with_larry_mackey_uganda_lacrosse_and_service/8394961 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png