For a team reeling with nine consecutvie losses at home, the Dodgers are probably the last team you want to see on the schedule. The franchise has become the bullies in baseball, combining lavish spending with a smart front office to produce 100-win seasons in five of the last seven full years, including two four … Read more
If there is one positive about the Atlanta Braves this this year, it is that if they face a quality opponent not from the NL West, they typically do pretty well (10-6 vs non NL West teams with a .550 or better W% this year.) They also are now 4-0 against the rival Mets this … Read more
The much-anticipated England vs India Test series is underway, with the opening match taking place at Headingley in Leeds. While cricket fans across the globe focus on the thrilling on-field action, it’s equally important to recognize the constant pillars of support in the players’ personal lives — their wives and girlfriends. These individuals often remain … Read more
I’ve done game coverage twice in the span of a few games now, and these lineup posts have been amusing. In the series finale against the Mets, the Braves used the same lineup as in the middle game of the series. Doing so gave Drake Baldwin back-to-back starts for the first time in close to … Read more
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (theahl.com) … Jonathan Lekkerimäki scored twice and Artūrs Šilovs made 32 saves as Abbotsford moved to within one victory of a Calder Cup championship with a 3-2 win over Charlotte on Thursday night. The Canucks lead the best-of-seven series, three games to one, and can secure the Vancouver organization’s first-ever AHL title in … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays went from hitting a brick wall in Boston to obliterating the New York Mets. Entering the series as the best team in baseball, the Mets were swept away by the Rays over the three game series. Now the Rays are 39-32 with the top wild card spot; the Rays are now … Read more
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Noah Cameron was rolling and got pulled early, and the Royals would end up losing the game. Well, I bet you’ve heard that multiple times now, because manager Matt Quatraro has made that mistake three times now. In fact, in those three instances, Cameron has been pulled from … Read more
Sophie Ecclestone is set to make her first England appearance under head coach Charlotte Edwards after being recalled for the forthcoming T20 series against India. Ecclestone missed the opening stages of Edwards’ reign due to a knee injury and announced last week that she was taking a break from domestic cricket with Lancashire to “prioritise … Read more
Joy of joys, we finally get to talk about a series win around here. For the first time in nearly a month, the Atlanta Braves came away from a series with the upper hand rather than having to be in a position to where they’d have to bounce back. Indeed, the Braves sandwiched a rough … Read more
The Giants have selected catcher Logan Porter to their roster. Fellow backstop Patrick Bailey goes on the 10-day injured list with a neck strain, retroactive to June 8. Infielder Osleivis Basabe has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle was among those to relay the moves. It doesn’t appear as though … Read more