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Chris Davis Continues His Home Run Binge
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Baltimore Orioles first basemen, Chris Davis, got another opportunity this afternoon putting the reigning MVP, Miguel Cabrera, on notice. Davis continued his home run binge belting out two more home runs Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. Chris hit his league leading 25th & 26th home run in a 13-3 route over a stunned Tiger team.
His first...
WATCH: Will Venable makes best catch of the year!
Will Venable makes an outstanding diving catch to rob Juan Perez
Will Venable did his best Jim Edmonds impression, as he made an outstanding diving catch to rob Juan Perez. The diving catch was extra special because it also saved the game for the Padres. With two outs in the bottom of the twelfth Perez crushed a pitch to the center field warning track that Venable ran down for arguably...
Ian Kinsler Needs Stitches On A Homeplate Collision
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Pre-season football isn’t for another month but that didn’t stop the big time collision at home plate between Ian Kinsler and Jason Jaso in the bottom of the third inning of the Texas vs. Oakland series in Arlington, Texas. It all started when A.J Pierzynski singled to right-field scoring already one run crossing the plate and Kinsler determined to be...
Yankees injury situation grows even more grim if that’s possible
Just when you think it can’t get any worse in the Bronx. It does. News today from the New York Yankees includes Mark Teixeira’s wrist not recovering and needing to go back on the disabled list. And Kevin Youkilis is facing surgery for a herniated disk and is probably lost for 3 months, if not the season.
This, of course, with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez still sidelined...
Why You Never Get a Trade Done – Kantor’s Fantasy Corner
We’re nearly at the halfway point in the baseball season, so how many trades have you made this season? Acquiring BJ Upton and CJ Wilson for Wil Myers and Andrew Cashner marked trade #4 for me. In a season where I look poised to miss a top 3 finish for the first time since 2006, I’m doing everything I can to improve.
I recently had a friend tell me that he wouldn’t complete...
Twins Minor League Team Involved In Fatal Bus Crash
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The Elizabethon Twins minor league baseball team, who affiliation is with the Minnesota Twins, has been involved in a fatal bus crash early Tuesday morning outside Jacksonville, Florida according to kare11 news. Everyone on the team bus that consist of 30 players and one coach were reported safe when their bus was struck by a car head on traveling...
SURE, WHY NOT?
Kid wants a home run, Ryan Howard delivers
Rumors of Philadelphia Phillies 1B Ryan Howard’s power demise may have been greatly exaggerated. He’s only yanked one home run since May 7. By all counts his recovery from an Achilles heel injury has sapped some of his power as he struggles in his lower half. But not on this jack. Ryan Howard treats both fans in the upper deck and a kid holding up a sign saying “ALL...
Prospect who “cannot stand the Yankees” inks deal with Yankees
The New York Yankees have signed their first round draft pick, prep LHP Ian Clarkin for $1.65M, the slot budget for the pick. One of the more interesting stories of the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft was Clarkin, who immediately after being drafted, had a “whoops” on his introductory tape on MLB.com (skip to the 1:35 mark for expedited service):
“I...
Watch: Milestones For Torii Hunter & Chris Davis
courtesy to foxsportsnorth.com
Congratulations to Detroit Tiger’s Torii Hunter and Baltimore Oriole’s Chris Davis as they both hit a personal milestones with the bat today. Torii who is in his 16th season connected on a two run shot over the left field wall for his 300th career home run in the first inning against Minnesota Twins pitcher, P.J Walters. The home run gave the...
Oregon State player thinks he has walk off, caught at warning track
You know that feeling when you absolutely crush the ball and just know it’s going over the fence? Even better on college baseball’s biggest stage and it’s the bottom of the 9th and you just won the game for your team? Oregon State’s Danny Hayes felt just that with two on and trailing by one run, 5-4. Only problem was, the wind was slightly in, and TD Ameritrade field is...
GET UP THERE
Skip Schumaker robs Martin of home run
Play of the day candidate, watch Los Angeles Dodgers LF Skip Schumaker track a deep fly ball and rob Pittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin of what should have been a 3-run home run. Video courtesy of MLB.com: With the home run, the Pirates take a one run lead 4-3. Without it, they’re still chasing 2 runs at 3-1. The game went to extras in which the Dodgers won 5-3, making...
FAIL: College World Series misspelled on TD Ameritrade Park dugouts in Omaha
In the premier event in college baseball, the organizers might need to go back to grade school. See the below photo tweeted by Nick Stover (@ULFlyingCard) just prior to tonight’s game between Louisville and Indiana (yes, this is baseball and not basketball).
Spelling errors happen, but this is unfortunate. Welcome to the ‘CoLLLege’ World Series. @darrenrovell pic.twitter...
Houston Astros make Mark Appel a rich man
Mark Appel is a millionaireCredit: Jake Roth / USA Today Sports
The Houston Astros and Stanford RHP, and number 1 overall 2013 MLB draft pick Mark Appel have agreed to a deal, according to Jon Heyman, Baseball Insider of CBSSports.com. The deal is expected to be worth between $6M and $6.5M, which would leave the Astros with more draft budget to spend money on other picks who have...
WHAT A RIPOFF
Aoki gives Reds fan an imaginary foul ball
There are rivalries, and there are rivalries. Real rivalries go deep, here the Milwaukee Brewers RF Norichika Aoki wants none of giving a Cincinnati Reds fan the ball after he makes a catch near the wall. Or more likely, he probably didn’t know what the fan was asking for (as Aoki gives him an awkward “low five”). Watch the funny moments (courtesy of MLB.com): The Reds...
Cute couple gets married at ballpark, reception held during game
There are baseball fans, then there are baseball fans. The young couple in this video take their love of baseball, the Houston Astros, and the iconic Killer Bees (Biggio/Bagwell) to a whole new level. See their excitement (courtesy of MLB.com):
My favorite quote:
“It’s the Astros, this is the best place ever to get married!” – Bride
The couple and wedding party was...
40 All-Time Baseball Players Iconic Moments
Here at RBTS we went brainstorming for a list of baseball players in the past and present to see who has the best iconic moments. Our goal is to feature players who have wowed us with their signature move that fans all over have talked about, mimic, or can tell you where they were when the incident happened. We will use Babe Ruth for example. We have heard for years about how he...
Sunny Days Ahead for Seattle Mariners
Of course it’s always rainy in Seattle, and with the recent demotions of top prospects Jesus Montero and Dustin Ackley, not to mention the flop in progress that is Justin Smoak, things seem especially gloomy. Don’t fret Mariners fans help in on the way.
Shortly after being sent to Triple-A Tacoma, news broke that Dustin Ackley, the former second overall draft pick out of Chapel...
Japanese baseball league swap out balls and hoped nobody noticed
Credit: Logosindex.com
After home run totals in the (Japanese) Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league appeared to reach steroid era, i.e. 47% increases through 60 games, League officials finally admitted that they secretly substituted a “juiced” ball without telling anyone. NPB (I guess) hoped nobody would notice, but it became the elephant in the room after the expected...
Nate Freiman delivers sweep for Oakland Athletics against Yankees Mariano Rivera
In an amazing game with tons of twists and turns, the tallest player in major league baseball delivered the death blow to the oldest player in major league baseball. The Oakland Athletics 6’8″ 1B Nate Freiman delivered the deciding bases loaded single on (wait for it) a broken bat against 43-year-old Mariano Rivera to walk off the Athletics 3-2. The Athletics swept the Yankees...
Vernon Wells Throws Out Moss At Home To Extend Game
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Extra innings again? Its becoming a regular ordeal now, but I’m not just talking one or two more innings. Lately we have seen games go beyond 15 innings. In fact last week some fans witnessed teams playing a 2 for 1 (18innings). It’s insane that a baseball game last three hours; but what about situations when it reaches five hour! Hmmm, why aren...
HOLY MOLY
Colorado wildfire backdrop for H.S. game
They say a picture tells 1000 words, this one says “sorry Mother Nature, the game must go on”. Fox 31 Denver posted the below photo (along with several others worth seeing) showing kids playing baseball as they normally would with a huge gray cloud over center field. Smoke billows beyond center field in ColoradoCredit: @PeterMcEvoy2 The photo was originally tweeted by Peter...
The Legal Issues of PED Providers
Tony Bosch, founder of Biogenesis, will reportedly cooperate with the MLB in identifying steroid users throughout the league.Photo Credit: nydailynews.com/AP
Let’s talk professional baseball. Not because it’s in season, but because it’s at the center of the latest performance enhancing drug scandal. In professional sports from baseball to bicycling, PED use seems to have ingrained...
13 Year Old Nick LeGrande Throws Out The Ceremonial Pitch From 1800 Miles Away
credited to www.sfgate.com
I don’t know how it feels to be 13 years old and be told that you must put your dreams of playing baseball on hold because of an illness that could conceivably take your life. Well that is what Nick LeGrande is facing. He is fighting a disease called severe aplastic anemia, a life-threatening blood disorder. At this present time he isn’t playing...
Benches Clear Again After Ian Kennedy Nails Zach Greinke
credited to nbcsports.com
West Coast baseball, you got to love it. Too bad folks out east aren’t awake to witness physical type baseball. They only here about stories the next morning. Anytime Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Zach Greinke is on the mound watch out. This is the second time he and his team were involved in a bases clearing brawl. Luckily he wasn’t...
College World Series Primer
The most underrated sports league out there, NCAA baseball, has reached it’s apex–the College World Series. Played in Omaha, Nebraska each year the College World series is the equivalent of the Elite 8. The eight teams play in two separate pools with the winners facing off in a best-of-three championship series.
Bracket 1, which starts play on Saturday, includes Mississippi State...
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