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TODAY's HEADLINES AGAINST the OPPOSITION Home
ST. PAUL SAINTS (6-9) vs INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (PIT) (9-5) LHP CHARLIE BARNES (1-0, 4.00) vs RHP JAMES MARVEL (0-0, 3.48) Friday, May 21st, 2021 - 7:05 pm (CT) - St. Paul, MN - CHS FIeld Game #16 - Home Game #10 TV: FOX9+/MiLB.TV RADIO: KFAN Plus 2021 At A Glance TODAY'S HEADLINES AGAINST THE OPPOSITION Home .....................................................4-5 That Was Last Night - The Saints got a walk-off win of their resumed SAINTS VS INDIANAPOLIS Road ......................................................2-4 game from Wednesday night, with Jimmy Kerrigan and the bottom of the Saints order manufacturing the winning run. The second game did .235------------- BA -------------.301 vs. LHP .............................................1-0 not go as well for St. Paul, where they dropped 7-3. Alex Kirilloff has vs. RHP ............................................5-9 homered in both games of his rehab assignment with the Saints. .333-------- BA W/2O ----------.300 Current Streak ......................................L1 .125 ------- BA W/ RISP------- .524 Most Games > .500 ..........................0 Today’s Game - The Saints aim to preserve a chance at a series win 9 ----------------RUNS ------------- 16 tonight against Indianapolis, after dropping two of the first three games. 2 ----------------- HR ---------------- 0 Most Games < .500 ..........................3 Charlie Barnes makes his third start of the year, and the Saints have yet 2 ------------- STEALS ------------- 0 Overall Series ..................................1-0-1 to lose a game he’s started. 5.00 ------------- ERA ----------- 3.04 Home Series ...............................0-0-1 28 ----------------- K's -------------- 32 Keeping it in the Park - Despite a team ERA of 4.66, the Saints have Away Series ................................0-1-0 not been damaged by round-trippers. -
Nationals Zimmerman Named NL Player of the Month
Nationals Zimmerman named NL Player of the Month Posted by TBNDavid On 05/05/2017 On the heels of his first National League Player of the Week award since 2012, Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman continued his early-season haul with the National League Player of the Month award for April. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network. Zimmerman, who set a Nationals record (2005-present) for RBI in a month with 29, entered May hitting .420 and leading the Major Leagues in batting average, slugging percentage (.886), RBI (29), OPS (1.345), home runs (T1st, 11), hits (37), and extra-base hits (1st, 19), while ranking second in multi-hit games (T2nd, 12). With 11 home runs in the season's first month, Zimmerman set the franchise record for home runs in the month of March/April, and tied his own career best for home runs in any single month. The 11 home runs marked Zimmerman's first calendar month with that many longballs since September 2013, when he also hit 11. The month was also one in which Zimmerman moved his way up multiple franchise leaderboards (Nationals/Expos), passing Hall of Fame players in the process. On April 19, Zimmerman passed Andre Dawson to move into second on the franchise's all-time RBI list with 840. By month's end, he had increased that total to 858. On April 23, the Nationals' first baseman moved past Hall of Famer Gary Carter for third on the franchise's all-time home run list, and on April 28, he moved into second place on that same list, passing Dawson with his 226th career home run. -
Tilly Mint's Tea Room
The Final COVID-19 ONLINE EDITION #17 SPECIAL ONLINE ISSUE! People don’t notice whether AN OPEN LETTER it’s winter or summer FROM THE BOARD page 4 when they’re happy. ~ ANTON CHEKHOV GOOD NEWS! page 9 VOLUME SIXTEEN, ISSUE EIGHT AUGUST 1, 2021 SOLD OUT in 2 weeks! The Lunch Bunch Committee's opening 2021 Luncheon… at Join us Tuesday, VELA Restaurant September 28, 140 Veterans Lane • Doylestown, PA 2021 Wednesday, August 18, 11:30 AM There will be a vendor for your added enjoyment. at 12 Noon MENU: First Course (shared plates) SOLD Eggplant • Penne Rosé Waiting OUT! List Tilly Mint’s MAIN Course: Available Choose one— q Marinated Grilled Steak, over romaine salad Tea Room 20 W. Chestnut Street with shaved Parmesan cheese. q Pan Seared Salmon, couscous, Swiss chard. Souderton, PA 18964 q Vegetarian: Roasted Tomato and basil Rosetta cake w/seasonal vegetables. Tea includes: Vaccinated people only, please. Soup, Salad, Three-tier Assorted Sandwiches, HOSTED BY DIANE POLSKY, LORRAINE INCOLLINGO Dessert & Choice of Two Teas & PENNY BARENBAUM Cost: $32 per person (does not include transportation) We will car pool. Please be at the clubhouse 11:15 AM ——LIMITED SEATING —— Make your non-refundable checks payable to Villas at Five Ponds Social Committee for $32 FIVE PONDS MEN’S CLUB n BERNY DUBIN RSVP by September 15 WHEN YOU READ THIS in the Villa Voice we will already had Send or deliver to: our first event since the virus. That event was a great lunch a Aileen Salus, 104 Villa Drive Gisuseppe’s on Thursday July 29, 2021. -
Why Did Cleveland Indians Sign Mike Napoli Instead of Pedro Alvarez?
Why did Cleveland Indians sign Mike Napoli instead of Pedro Alvarez? Hey, Hoynsie Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – Do you have a question that you'd like to have answered in Hey, Hoynsie? Submit it here or Tweet him at @hoynsie. Hey, Hoynsie: Why did the Indians sign Mike Napoli, 34, for one year to play first base when Pedro Alvarez, 27, was available? Did management know Alvarez hit 27 home runs last season? -- Jimmy Garst, Roanoke, Va. Hey, Jimmy: The Indians did show interest in Alvarez, who was non-tendered by the Pirates and became a free agent. I think a couple of things probably came into play: No. 1, Alvarez was more expensive than the $7 million deal the Indians agreed to with Napoli. No. 2, the Indians felt Napoli helped them two ways – he gave their offense needed pop from the right side of the plate and he improved their defense. Napoli – whose deal should soon be made official – allows the Indians to move Carlos Santana to DH while he will get most of the time at first base. There is no doubt about Alvarez's power, but he made 23 errors at first base last season. I think the Indians preferred Napoli, considering the cost, at first and Santana at DH instead of Santana at first and Alvarez at DH. Hey, Hoynsie: The Reds seem interested in moving outfielder Jay Bruce. Is the Tribe done with its outfield or would it be interested in a guy who is as streaky hitter as there is, but definitely has pop? – Carl Neifer, Cincinnati. -
BUYBACK AUTOGRAPHS A.J. Puk Aaron Nola Adam Ottavino Andrew
BUYBACK AUTOGRAPHS A.J. Puk Aaron Nola Adam Ottavino Andrew Benintendi Anthony Rizzo Austin Meadows Austin Riley Blake Snell Bo Bichette Bobby Bradley Brendan McKay Brendan Rodgers Bryce Harper Buster Posey Carter Kieboom Cesar Hernandez Charlie Morton Chris Sale Christian Vazquez Christian Yelich Clayton Kershaw Corey Dickerson Corey Kluber Daniel Vogelbach Dansby Swanson David Peralta David Price Dawel Lugo DJ LeMahieu Dominic Smith Dylan Cease Eloy Jimenez Eugenio Suarez Fernando Tatis Jr. Francisco Lindor Gavin Lux George Springer Gerrit Cole Gleyber Torres Hunter Dozier Hunter Pence Jack Flaherty Jake Bauers JD Martinez Jean Segura Joey Votto Jorge Alfaro Jorge Polanco Jose Altuve Josh Hader Josh Naylor Juan Soto Justin Smoak Keston Hiura Ketel Marte Kevin Newman Kohl Stewart Kris Bryant Kyle Hendicks Lance McCullers Jr. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Lucas Giolito Luis Severino Matt Carpenter Matt Olson Max Kepler Max Muncy Max Scherzer Michael Chavis Miguel Cabrera Mike Clevinger Mike Trout Mitch Garver Mitch Haniger Mitch Keller Nick Senzel Nolan Arenado Ozzie Albies Patrick Corbin Paul DeJong Paul Goldschmidt Pete Alonso Renato Nunez Rhys Hoskins Ronald Acuña Jr. Rowdy Tellez Scott Kingery Shane Bieber Shin-Soo Choo Shohei Ohtani Tim Anderson Tommy La Stella Travis Shaw Trevor Bauer Trevor May Victor Robles Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Whit Merrifield Will Smith Willson Contreras Yasmani Grandal Zack Wheeler DUAL BUYBACK AUTOGRAPHS George Springer/Jose Altuve Houston Astros® Ronald Acuña Jr./Ozzie Albies Atlanta Braves™ Gleyber Torres/Miguel Andujar New York Yankees® Mike Trout/Shohei Ohtani Angels® Anthony Rizzo/Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs® Scott Kingery/Rhys Hoskins Philadelphia Phillies®. -
White Sox Headlines of April 19, 2018
WHITE SOX HEADLINES OF APRIL 19, 2018 “Wednesday's best: Twins duo comes up big”… William Boor, MLB.com “Sox pitchers managing control, high walk counts”… Do-Hyoung Park, MLB.com “Top prospect Jimenez to rejoin Double-A”… Do-Hyoung Park, MLB.com “Moncada's 1st career slam highlights big effort”…. Do-Hyoung Park , MLB.com “Despite offense's heavy lifting, White Sox fall”… Do-Hyoung Park , MLB.com “Daily White Sox prospects update: Luis Alexander Basabe homered again and his slugging percentage is ridiculous”… Vinnie Duber, NBC Sports Chicago “Eloy's comin' ... to Birmingham: White Sox announce top prospect to join Double-A team Thursday”… Vinnie Duber, NBC Sports Chicago “Some crazy stats from the White Sox-Athletics 14-inning game”… Paul Roumeliotis, NBC Sports Chicago “White Sox lose to A's in 14-inning game that lasted 5 hours, 48 minutes — the Sox's longest since 2006”…John Hickey, Chicago Tribune “White Sox rotation stumbling in early going of season”… John Hickey, Chicago Tribune “Hey Carson Fulmer: Your White Sox career shouldn't resemble the Guaranteed Rate logo”… Steve Rosenbloom, Chicago Tribune “White Sox manager Rick Renteria — on the defensive — could use ‘pick-up’ himself”… Steve Greenberg, Chicago Sun Times “By the Numbers: No talking to needed this time. Ricky's boys 'showed a lot of balls' in marathon loss”…James Fegan, The Athletic “Eloy Jiménez returns and the White Sox rebuild is fun again”… James Fegan, The Athletic Wednesday's best: Twins duo comes up big By William Boor / MLB.com/ April 18, 2018 When things are going well offensively, more at-bats are certainly welcomed. -
Today's Starting Lineups
BOSTON RED SOX (12-6) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (7-10) Wednesday, April 21, 2021 ● Fenway Park, Boston, MA TORONTO BLUE JAYS AVG HR RBI PLAYER POS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AB R H RBI .156 2 2 8-Cavan Biggio L 3B .279 5 11 11-Bo Bichette SS .368 4 11 27-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B .178 1 2 44-Rowdy Tellez L DH .298 2 11 15-Randal Grichuk CF .174 4 7 10-Marcus Semien 2B .280 0 4 77-Josh Palacios L RF .188 0 4 13-Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF .065 0 0 9-Danny Jansen C R H E LOB PITCHERS DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR WP HB P/S GAME DATA 57-Trent Thornton, RHP (0-0, 2.35) Official Scorer: Chaz Scoggins 1st Pitch: Temp: Game Time: Attendance: 2-Joe Panik, INF (L) 19-Dave Hudgens (Bench) 38-Robbie Ray, LHP 66-Patrick Murphy, RHP^ TOR Bench TOR Bullpen 3-Jonathan Davis, OF 20-Luis Rivera (Third Base) 39-Kirby Yates, RHP^ 67-Julian Mayweather, RHP* 4-George Springer, OF* 22-Steven Matz, LHP 40-Pete Walker (Pitching) 68-Jordan Romano, RHP* Left Left 5-Santiago Espinal, INF 24-Nate Pearson, RHP* 41-Rafael Dolis, RHP 69-Tommy Milone, LHP 2-Joe Panik 47-Anthony Kay 8-Cavan Biggio, INF (L) 26-Matt Buschmann (Bullpen) 44-Rowdy Tellez, INF (L) 77-Josh Palacios, OF (L) 56-Ryan Borucki 9-Danny Jansen, C 25-Charlie Montoyo (Manager) 47-Anthony Kay, LHP 99-Hyun Jin Ryu, LHP Right 58-Tim Mayza 10-Marcus Semien, INF 27-Vladimir Guerrero Jr., INF 48-Ross Stripling, RHP* 3-Jonathan Davis 11-Bo Bichette, INF 29-T.J. -
2014 All-American Release Spring 5-29-14.Indd
The Voice Of Amateur Baseball Collegiate Post Office: P.O. Box 50566, Tucson, AZ 85703 Overnight Shipping: 2515 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Main Telephone: (520) 623-4530 FAX Line: (520) 624-5501 Baseball E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.baseballnews.com Contact: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Office: (520) 623-4530 For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 29, 2014 NCAA Division I All-Americans TUCSON, Ariz. — The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams and National Player of The Year were announced today by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The 17-man first team, chosen by performances up to regional playoffs and picked by the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper, features 11 conference players or pitchers of the year, including: • RHP Aaron Nola, Louisiana St. (Pitcher of Year Southeastern Conference). • LHP Jace Fry, Oregon St. (Pitcher of Year Pac-12 Conference). • RHP Andrew Morales, U.C. Irvine (Pitcher of Year Big West). • LHP Nathan Kirby, Virginia (Co-Pitcher of Year Atlantic Coast Conference). • LHP Chris Diaz, Miami, Fla. (Co-Pitcher of Year Atlantic Coast Conference). • C Max Pentecost, Kennesaw St. (Player of Year Atlantic Sun Conference). • 1B Casey Gillaspie, Wichita St. (Player of Year Missouri Valley Conference). • 2B Jace Conrad, Louisiana-Lafayette (Player of Year Sun Belt Conference). • OF Michael Conforto, Oregon St. (Player of Year Pac-12 Conference). • OF Michael Katz, William & Mary (Player of Year Colonial Athletic Association). • UT A.J. Reed, Kentucky (Player of Year Southeastern Conference). Kentucky’s A.J. Reed is Collegiate Baseball’s National Player Of The Year after one of the best seasons in college baseball history. -
The Astros' Sign-Stealing Scandal
The Astros’ Sign-Stealing Scandal Major League Baseball (MLB) fosters an extremely competitive environment. Tens of millions of dollars in salary (and endorsements) can hang in the balance, depending on whether a player performs well or poorly. Likewise, hundreds of millions of dollars of value are at stake for the owners as teams vie for World Series glory. Plus, fans, players and owners just want their team to win. And everyone hates to lose! It is no surprise, then, that the history of big-time baseball is dotted with cheating scandals ranging from the Black Sox scandal of 1919 (“Say it ain’t so, Joe!”), to Gaylord Perry’s spitter, to the corked bats of Albert Belle and Sammy Sosa, to the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in the 1990s and early 2000s. Now, the Houston Astros have joined this inglorious list. Catchers signal to pitchers which type of pitch to throw, typically by holding down a certain number of fingers on their non-gloved hand between their legs as they crouch behind the plate. It is typically not as simple as just one finger for a fastball and two for a curve, but not a lot more complicated than that. In September 2016, an Astros intern named Derek Vigoa gave a PowerPoint presentation to general manager Jeff Luhnow that featured an Excel-based application that was programmed with an algorithm. The algorithm was designed to (and could) decode the pitching signs that opposing teams’ catchers flashed to their pitchers. The Astros called it “Codebreaker.” One Astros employee referred to the sign- stealing system that evolved as the “dark arts.”1 MLB rules allowed a runner standing on second base to steal signs and relay them to the batter, but the MLB rules strictly forbade using electronic means to decipher signs. -
All-Americans TUCSON, Ariz
Collegiate The Voice Of Amateur Baseball Post Office: P.O. Box 50566, Tucson, AZ. 85703 Overnight Shipping: 2515 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ. 85705 Telephone: (520) 623-4530 Baseball FAX: (520) 624-5501 E-Mail: [email protected] CB’s WEB SITE ADDRESS Contact: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (With Over 3,000 Links!): (520) 623-4530 www.baseballnews.com For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 3, 2010 All-Americans TUCSON, Ariz. — The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams and National Player of The Year were announced today by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The 17-man first team, chosen by performances up to regional playoffs and picked by the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper, features 14 conference players or pitchers of the year, including: • LHP Chris Sale, Florida Gulf Coast (Pitcher of Year Atlantic Sun Conference). • LHP Drew Pomeranz, Mississippi (Pitcher of Year Southeastern Conference). • LHP Daniel Bibona, U.C. Irvine (Pitcher of Year Big West Conference). • RHP Alex Wimmers, Ohio St. (Pitcher of Year Big Ten Conference). • RHP Cole Green, Texas (Pitcher of Year Big 12 Conference). • LHP Danny Hulzen, Virginia (Pitcher of Year Atlantic Coast Conference). • C Yasmani Grandal, Miami, Fla. (Player of Year Atlantic Coast Conference). • 1B Paul Hoilman, East Tennessee St. (Player of Year Atlantic Sun Conference). • 3B Garrett Wittels, Florida International (Player of Year Sun Belt Conference). • SS Ryan Soares, George Mason (Player of Year Colonial Conference). • OF Gary Brown, Cal. St. Fullerton (Player of Year Big West Conference). • OF Alex Dickerson, Indiana (Player of Year Big Ten Conference). • DH C.J. Cron, Utah (Player of Year Mountain West Conference). -
2019 Altoona Curve Game Information Page 1 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER
EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010, 2017 2004, 2010, 2017, 2018 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 170 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 August 5, 2019 -- Game #113, Second Half Game #45, Home Game #55 Richmond Flying Squirrels (41-69, 18-25) vs. Altoona Curve (55-57, 19-25) LHP Caleb Baragar (3-4, 3.80) vs. RHP Nick Economos (0-2, 9.00) 6:30 p.m. | Peoples Natural Gas Field | Altoona, Pa. Radio -- WRTA 98.5 FM & Curve Radio Network | TV -- MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Tues., August 6 Richmond 6:30 p.m. RHP Alfred Gutierrez (6-5, 4.48) vs. RHP Pedro Vasquez (6-3, 2.83) Wed., August 7 Richmond 6:30 p.m. RHP Logan Webb (1-4, 2.04) vs. LHP Sean Brady (3-10, 4.75) Thurs., August 8 Richmond 6:30 p.m. LHP Garrett Williams (5-8, 3.72) vs. RHP Cody Bolton (1-2, 5.56) Fri., August 9 Reading 7 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Domingo Robles (2-5, 5.22) THE LAST TIME OUT: The Curve came alive with two outs in the ninth inning but Reading finished off a three-game 2019 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS sweep with a 9-7 win in 10 innings on Sunday. Down to the team's final out,Jason Delay parked a two-run homer into the left field seats that tied the game, 4-4. The offense kept chugging with two outs and loaded the bases for Team 2nd Half Overall GB Today Jared Oliva, who smacked a two-run double down the right field line. -
* Text Features
The Boston Red Sox Wednesday, March 3, 2021 * The Boston Globe How Nick Pivetta is embracing a fresh start with the Red Sox Peter Abraham FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nick and Kristen Pivetta have been nomads for some time, unable to return to their native Canada because of strict pandemic protocols regarding crossing the border from the United States. “We haven’t been home in almost two years,” said Nick, a righthander who was traded to the Red Sox last summer. “So we packed up and came here.” Home is now a rented condo a short drive from JetBlue Park. They arrived in October for what in every way has been a fresh start. Pivetta, 28, spent nearly five years with the Philadelphia Phillies. He made his major league debut with the team in 2017, won his first game a few weeks later, and struck out 13 Cardinals one memorable night in 2018. But he welcomed the trade to Boston. It was time. “I can’t speak on behalf of the Phillies. But I don’t feel they valued me as a starter anymore,” Pivetta said. “I was ready for some new scenery. It was best for both parties.” That was easily confirmed, a Phillies official saying the team felt Pivetta was more confident in his abilities than a career 5.40 earned run average suggested he should be. They recognized his talent but were frustrated by his stubbornness. The Red Sox took a chance on the talent, trading relievers Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman for Pivetta and righthander Connor Seabold.