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Yesterday, Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen made baseball history, becoming the first player to play for both teams in one game. Jansen was at bat ... The post Danny Jansen: the new Rick Aguilera? appeared first on Surviving Grady .
From Surviving Grady | over 1 year ago | 1 read
We are a little less than a month away from the home stretch of the MLB season, and yet, there is no conspicuous World Series front-runner. This year’s parity is more apparent than in recent years, which is saying something for a league that typically presents more unpredictability than any other major North American sport. […] The post These Two World Series Longshots Will Surprise You appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
Kevin Neri/Statesman Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK The Oregon State Baseball team got off to a slow start at the Pac-12 tournament, dropping the opener to freshman Joey Volchko and a Stanford club that got hot in pool play. That was enough to put the Beavers on the back foot of tiebreaker math and led to an early flight back to Corvallis. Fortunately, the regular season resume was enough for OSU to earn the #15 overall national seed in the tournament that truly matters, and the Beavers wi...
From Building The Dam | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
Photo by Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Arizona State couldn’t overcome the big inning in one-run loss SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.— In the final Pac-12 baseball tournament in the conference’s history, Arizona State (32-24, 17-13 Pac-12) looked to capture the opener against a Stanford (20-32, 11-19 Pac-12) a team whom they swept just two weeks ago for the first time at Sunken Diamond since 2016. Winners of 16 of their last 20 games, head coach Willie Bloomquist had the Devils trend...
From House of Sparky | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images The regular season title passed over Brady Kasper’s head in the desert night on Sunday, but the Beavers have a chance to take home a title and potentially a top 8 national seed in the NCAA Tournament that would keep them in Corvallis for the first two rounds. That opportunity starts for OSU at 10:00 AM PT on Wednesday as they start pool play in the third and final iteration of the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament. The games are kicking off as we speak thi...
From Building The Dam | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
As you’re reading Off the Bench Baseball, I surely don’t need to tell you who or what Shohei Ohtani is. Yet, for clarifications sake, let’s take a moment to be sure we’re all starting the following discussion on the same page: Coming into the 2024 season, the 29-year-old Ohtani has a Rookie of the Year […] The post Shohei Ohtani: The Best is Yet to Come appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | over 1 year ago | 2 reads
Photo by Amanda Loman/Getty Images Series Recap Thursday & Friday - The Beavers did everything they needed to do in the first two games, blowing out the Wildcats to the tune of 25-3 over Friday and Saturday to secure the series. You can read write ups of Thursday’s game here , and Friday’s game here . Those results set up the series finale as a winner-take-all matchup for the Pac-12 regular season title. Saturday - That matchup lived up to the billing on Saturday. Arizona struck first...
From Building The Dam | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images Oregon State’s hitting and pitching both put in dominant games in one of the Beavers biggest wins of the season. Thursday’s 9-2 win over the Wildcats was a good way for Oregon State , but no one would have been surprised if Arizona bounced back in game 2 to make the series interesting. That didn’t happen Friday night, as Oregon State exploited an error prone Arizona team for one of their biggest blowouts of the season. The 16-1 win moves the Beavers 4...
From Building The Dam | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
On May 16, 2024, Diamond Sports, LLC, doing business as Rimas Sports, initiated a federal lawsuit against the Major League Baseball Players Association in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. A Verified Complaint and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)/Preliminary Injunction were filed. One day later, the Court denied the request […]
From SPORTS AGENT BLOG | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
The complicated life of Pete Rose is presented in great detail by author Keith O’Brien in his recently-released book, Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. O’Brien crafts a compelling narrative through extensive research, using decades of newspaper articles, federal court documents, FBI files, MLB’s 1989 […] The post Brrok Review – “Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball” appeared first on Off The Ben...
From Off The Bench | over 1 year ago | 0 reads
Chics - and wins - dig the long ball. The post How Important Are “Productive Outs”, Really? appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | over 1 year ago | 1 read
When I visited Winter Weekend at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. back in January, several fans I talked to said different versions of the same thing: the Boston Red Sox need to stop acting like a small market team. Since that weekend, the walls have been closing in on management. It’s not just the […] The post Boston Red Sox Offseason Grade appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | over 1 year ago | 2 reads
Coming off an eighth consecutive losing season, plus the loss of Shohei Ohtani to free agency, the Los Angeles Angels have become an afterthought in Major League Baseball. They’re projected to win 78 games by FanGraphs, which would be a ninth straight season finishing with a losing record and a tenth straight season without making […] The post The Mike Trout WAR Watch appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | almost 2 years ago | 2 reads
It’s silly season right now with the trade deadline little over a week away. In that spirit I have decided to write a beautiful work of science-fiction in which I am handed the reigns of this franchise for the time between now and the March 8 deadline. I have, as all good and benevolent overlords do, tried to be reasonable in terms of what the trades look like on balance. I am sure that every fan of the teams involved will say that I’m a moron and a fool who has suffered some kind of head trau...
From Anaheim Calling | almost 2 years ago | 1 read
Max 6:33 PM – Sean, it’s that time of year again- the time I dig up my Slack password and log in to this website/app/whatever for the first time since the last time we did our annual Off The Bench Hall of Fame Chat! Sean 6:39 PM – It’s a great time of year! There’s […] The post Off The Bench’s 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Chat appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | almost 2 years ago | 0 reads
It is hard to beat baseball as a live spectator sport. Not only is it an exciting game to watch in the stands, but it is also a key part of the cultural identity in the US! Therefore, if you are traveling from overseas, catching a game is one of the best activities to immerse […] The post What To Know For A Baseball Holiday appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | almost 2 years ago | 0 reads
Numerous prop bets often accompany MLB games, each offering a different angle on the game. These bets range from player performances to specific events within a game. Prop bets introduce new elements for audience participation, expanding the ways fans can connect with the sport aside from just viewing the matches. Understanding Prop Bets in MLB […] The post What Are the Most Common Prop Bets Made During MLB Games appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | almost 2 years ago | 0 reads
Marce was not happy | Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Another heavy defeat for the Yellows Villarreal boss Marcelino has sent a serious warning to his players after Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid . The Yellow Submarine put on a hugely disappointing display, once again looking far inferior against a quality team, failing to compete in a number positions. Jose Luis Morales did manage to pull it back to 2-1 at one stage, but Villarreal never truly looked in the ga...
From Villarreal USA | almost 2 years ago | 0 reads
There are 26 players on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot. All of them played at least ten years in MLB and have been retired for at least five. These baseball dignitaries include a dozen first-timers, 14 holdovers, and one player on his tenth and final ballot (Gary Sheffield). Some baseball fans prefer to keep […] The post One Semiserious Rationale for Every Player on the Hall of Fame Ballot appeared first on Off The Bench .
From Off The Bench | about 2 years ago | 0 reads
Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Each week we’ll look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the major and minor leagues It’s time for our weekly look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the pros. First, the guys playing for MLB teams: Jonah Bride - Oakland Athletics In 17 games, has a batting average of .205, with 9 hits, 0 home runs, and 4 RBI Batting average ⬇️ since last week Wil Crowe - Pittsburgh Pirates In 5 appearances, has pitched...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 2 reads
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Each week we’ll look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the major and minor leagues It’s time for our weekly look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the pros. First, the guys playing for MLB teams: Jonah Bride - Oakland Athletics In 14 games, has a batting average of .250, with 9 hits, 0 home runs, and 4 RBI Batting average ⬇️ since last week Wil Crowe - Pittsburgh Pirates In 5 appearances, has pitched 9.2 in...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 2 reads
The Big Spur USC’s offense was unable to get anything going South Carolina’s offense went back to its unproductive ways in the second game of the Gainesville Super Regional, as the Gamecocks were blanked 4-0 by Florida to end their season. The Gators got on the board early, going up 2-0 in the second inning after BT Riopelle walked and Luke Heyman singled with one out, then later scored on a double by Colby Halter. UF added another run in the fifth, when Wyatt Langford walked with one o...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 0 reads
Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images Each week we’ll look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the major and minor leagues It’s time for our weekly look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the pros. First, the guys playing for MLB teams: Jackie Bradley Jr. - Kansas City Royals In 43 games, has a batting average of .133, with 14 hits, 1 home run, and 6 RBI Batting average ⬇️ since last week Jonah Bride - Oakland Athletics In 8 games, has a bat...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 2 reads
The Big Spur USC advanced in the winner’s bracket 1-seed South Carolina beat 3-seed North Carolina state 6-3 to advance in the winner’s bracket of the Columbia Regional. The game was scoreless until the third, when the Gamecocks took a 2-0 lead after Will McGillis walked with two outs and Braylen Wimmer went yard. USC broke things open in the fifth. Wimmer, Ethan Petry, and Cole Messina walked to load the bases with two outs and Talmadge LeCroy walked too to force in a run and make the ...
From Garnet And Black Attack | over 2 years ago | 0 reads
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Strong Sandy, Soler, and surprise Davis all star in route of Rockies. The last time Sandy Alcantara stood on the pitcher’s mound at Coors Field on August 6, 2021, then-manager Don Mattingly took the ball from his ace in what, to this day, remains a career-worst outing. Lasting just 3.2 innings, the future unanimous NL Cy Young coughed up 10 runs on 10 hits, surrendering 3 home runs. By Game Score - of which Sandy totaled a score of 0 - it was and s...
From Fish Stripes | over 2 years ago | 4 reads