Maikel Garcia is having a fine year at third base, but moving him to second base would improve the lineup

Maikel Garcia is having a fine year at third base, but moving him to second base would improve the lineup

Last Wednesday’s game against the Texas Rangers, Maikel Garcia had himself a day. At the plate, he blasted a three-run home run to give the Royals a lead they’d never relinquish, then later drove in the team’s insurance run on a nice poke to the opposite field that, with the assistance of some shoddy fielding, … Read more

Despite the Game 3 OT loss, Jeff Marek thinks the Leafs are fine: Leafs Morning Take

Despite the Game 3 OT loss, Jeff Marek thinks the Leafs are fine: Leafs Morning Take

Of course it was Brad Marchand. Of course. Did you expect anything different? At any rate, the Leafs are still in a good spot up 2-1 in the series as we look ahead to Game 4 on Sunday night in Sunrise. The great Jeff Marek filled in for Jay Rosehill on a special Saturday edition … Read more

Reynaldo Lopez “felt fine” during Friday’s start despite lower velocity early

Reynaldo Lopez “felt fine” during Friday’s start despite lower velocity early

Reynaldo Lopez’s velocity was down in the early innings of Friday afternoon’s Grapefruit League exhibition, but the veteran righty did not appear to be concerned when discussing the start with the media on Saturday. Reynaldo Lopez said he felt fine during yesterday’s outing. His focus was his fastball, which accounted for 49 of his 57 … Read more

TLN After Dark: Dennis Hildeby will be just fine after being sent to Marlies

TLN After Dark: Dennis Hildeby will be just fine after being sent to Marlies

It’s far too early to quit on Dennis Hildeby. The overwhelming sentiment from Wednesday’s The Leafs Nation After Dark Show from the chat and callers following the Leafs’  5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets was that Dennis Hildeby doesn’t belong with the big club and is an AHL goalie. While his play with the … Read more

Two fine non-playing examples of how Nicolas Jackson is maturing – Talk Chelsea

Nicolas Jackson

If you’re going to offer praise and compliments to a player, why the need to add in a disrespectful dig? I know people say we shouldn’t be giving time to people like Tim Sherwood, and I do agree. But I wanted to use his ‘praise’ as the basis of this article and hand some flowers … Read more