CBC.ca has published a new Jays 2007 season preview, but the outlook is familiarly shaky at best: Jesse Campigotto predicts a mediocre 3rd place finish with a 84-78 record, and places the blame on the uncertainties of pitching and injuries. Summed up, the Jays would need everything to go right for them and everything to go wrong … Read more »
For the first time in almost 20 years, a woman will be behind the ump's mask at this Thursday's spring training matchup between the Diamondbacks and Cubs. Ria Cortesio is a nine year umpiring veteran who has spent the past five years at the Double-A level, and also serves as an instructor at the Jim Evans Academy of … Read more »
It hasn't been a good weekend for the Washington Nationals. First, Nook Logan and John Patterson went down: Logan a strained groin, while Patterson "kind of passed out". Then today, Washington released 1B Travis Lee despite his .267 spring batting average and .997 career fielding average. Lee had informed GM Jim Bowden that he "didn't want … Read more »
Former Toronto Blue Jay infielder Alex Gonzalez has emerged from his short retirement with a renewed excitement for the game and will be making his signature diving stops on the field for the Kansas City Royals in 2007. Gonzalez, who entered the 2006 season as a backup infielder with the Phillies, retired last May after racking … Read more »
The Padres' David Wells has revealed that he is battling Type 2 diabetes, but has already taken major steps to beat the disease. Wells, who previously gained notoriety for his bouts with gout and being half drunk on the mound when he pitched his perfect game, has radically changed his diet in … Read more »
I know it's only spring training, but why has no one blogged about this game yet? Brewers beat the Giants 21-2. Sounds like fun! … Read more »
The baseball-free months of the year are always the hardest on me, but I think I did pretty well this off-season. Now I'm reaping the rewards of my patience: I'm listening to the Nationals first spring training game versus the Dodgers! As soon as the broadcast was pouring out of my speakers, I had to get up and do a … Read more »
Sean Forman and Baseball-Reference are on a roll! On the heels of launching the Play Index back in January, BB-Ref has just announced several new features for the tool, including:Batting and Pitching Season Finders: Search through full-season data for custom leaderboards. This tool is on a free preview through March 5th.Event Finder … Read more »
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