Writer: Frank Klose
We hate the Yankees. But we love Raul Ibañez. We are indifferent to the Orioles, but love Jim Thome. Right? Last night's thriller in New York saw Raul Ibañez hit the game-tying home run in the bottom of the 9th inning with one out off of 51-save closer Jim Johnson, and then a walkoff shot […]
This is an interesting story. Hunter Pence has been almost absent from the Giants offense so far this Reds-Giants NLDS series. So far Pence has just one hit in 12 at bats for a .083 batting average. A piece published today on CSNBayArea.com by Andrew Baggarly says that Pence made all the difference yesterday…with a […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose The Phillies' coaching shakeup is only a week old. With Charlie Manuel's contract ending after this year, the Ryne-Sandberg-as-successor speculation has already run rampant. If the Phillies really have that intention, they may have to change their plans. Already the Phillies will have some competition for Sandberg's services. According to Troy […]
Lost in the shuffle between Greg Gross, Pete Mackanin, and Sam Perlozzo getting fired is the status of former Phillies player Juan Samuel, who served as the Phillies third base coach the last two seasons. In a piece regarding the changes the Inquirer's Matt Gelb reported that Juan Samuel had been offered the first base […]
Well, Jimmy Rollins is not the only one. According to reports, Shane Victorino will join TBS as a studio analyst for postseason coverage. Victorino's Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from playoff contention in the final couple days of the regular season. The elimination was a great disappointment to the Dodgers, who sunk lots of […]
The Atlanta Braves played rather sloppily tonightagainst the St. Louis Cardinals as their season ended abruptly in a 6-3 loss. The Braves committed three errors – way too many for an elimination playoff game. The new Wild Card format certainly showed that there is NO room for error with only one game that will make […]
Jimmy Rollins is used to working every October. It looks like Rollins will indeed work this October but from the broadcast studio instead of the field. According to Philly.com, Jimmy Rollins will join MLB Network as a studio analyist for the the 2012 playoffs. He will get to join former Phillies Larry Bowa and […]
With the new coach staff set, the Phillies are reportedly interested in bringing in an additional hitting instructor to supplement new hitting coach Steve Henderson. This is not new to teams; a trend in baseball is to hire an "assistant hitting coach" to supplement instruction from the hitting coach. Some teams with the position […]
What an impressive offensive season for Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera hit .330 with 44 home runs and 139 RBI. The offensive output was enough to give Cabrera the first Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski took the honor in 1967. The question remains whether this will be enough for Cabrera to win the American […]
Wow, what a finish in the American League. The Texas Rangers, widely favored in the American League prior to the season, must settle for the Wild Card after getting swept by the Oakland Athletics in the season-end series in Oakland. The Oakland Athletics, not picked for the playoffs by any of ESPN's 50 analyists prior […]
