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And — altogether now! — it was successful: Roy Halladay underwent successful arthroscopic surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday and could begin a throwing program in six to eight weeks, the Phillies announced Thursday. Well-known orthopedist, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, performed the surgery on Halladay. According to team physician Dr. Michael Ciccotti, Halladay could begin a throwing program…
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Q: What did you think of Hideki Matsui’s postseason performance? Would you like to have a player like Matsui on your team? I love the oldies. Q: Went to watch the M’s at Yankees stadium last night and tonight. National Anthem pre-recorded both nights, is this a thing? I wish it were more of one. How…
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What is? You have to watch to find out.
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Fred White, a Royals radio broadcaster for 25 years and team employee since died yesterday due to complications from melanoma. He was 76: White was best known for the 25 years, 1974-98, that he teamed with Denny Matthews in the Royals’ radio booth. “I had great admiration and respect for Fred and even after he…
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UPDATE: It’s official. Reid Ryan is the new Astros president. 8:23 AM: Astros team president George Postolos stepped down the other day. Here’s a delicious rumor: he could be replaced by Nolan Ryan’s son. The report from MyFoxHouston: FOX 26 Sports has learned Reid Ryan, son of Texas Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan, is being strongly…
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As we noted yesterday, Billy-Ball is mounting a campaign to have Marinao Rivera start the All-Star Game. Mariano Rivera, for his part, is not interested: Mo tells me he appreciates the #StartMo campaign but that’s not him. “I’m a reliever, not a starter.” @billyball #Class #Yankees — Kevin Kernan (@WheresKernan) May 16, 2013 I…
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This hadn’t occurred to me, but my HBT colleague Bill Baer notes something amiss with the Phillies’ season plan over at Crashburn Alley: Michael Young‘s signing was accompanied by talk about building a better clubhouse, but then the team goes out and gets Delmon Young and now Carlos Zambrano. Who, for all of their charms,…
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Former Rays prospect Matt Bush is in jail for almost killing a man in a drunken hit-and-run accident last year. Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times catches up with Bush’s victim, Tony Tufano: Tufano, speaking publicly for the first time, said Wednesday that while he doesn’t remember the crash, the pain he feels is…
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From a Today Show story, Rawlings — the leading maker of batting helmets — is raising standards across the board: Now the company is designing a set of helmets with the age of the batter in mind. There’s a helmet for younger players that is lighter and designed to withstand a 70 mph hit. For…
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The Millersville University baseball team was stopping at a Sheetz in Johnstown, Pennsylvania when a frantic father holding his limp, seemingly lifeless boy got out of his car yelling for help: Dave Pine, 20, a catcher, said, “He was screaming and yelling, ‘My son is choking! He’s having a seizure! Somebody help!’ “So that’s what the…
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On Tuesday Terry Collins said he doesn’t answer to the fans and rejected the idea that they know what’s really going on with the team. Last night he clarified those comments: “I regret the choice of words. I certainly respect the New York fans, they are the most knowledgeable I’ve been around. They know the…
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Bryce Harper didn’t start last night’s game against the Dodgers. He did pinch hit, however, and grounded out for the penultimate out of the game. After the game he was asked how he was feeling: Harper on how he feels: “Terrible.” Davey said he’ll probably play tomorrow. Not certain. — Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) May 16,…
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Mariners 12, Yankees 2: This one was over almost before it started, with Phil Hughes getting knocked around for seven runs in the first inning, which he did not escape. Raul Ibanez hit two homers and drove in six off his old team. Which, I imagine, will cause some columnist who has been lauding Brian…
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Mets prospect Zack Wheeler who, along with Matt Harvey may be the only reasons to watch the Mets as the year goes on, was in New York to be checked out for some shoulder soreness today. Good news: “All good,” Wheeler’s agent Al Goetz said via text message. “No structural damage.” He’ll miss a start,…
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I know we’ve had a couple of posts on this recently, but those were by people I don’t know. I know Jay Jaffe, however, and he knows beer. He even makes his own. Strains it with his epic mustache, I’m going to assume. So when he writes about the best ballpark beer, it’s worth reading.…
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Just not the Winter Classic, which can’t play Yankee Stadium until they get done scheduling bowl games no one really wants to see there in late December. But there will be two hockey games at Yankee Stadium next year: The Rangers vs. the Devils on January 26, 2014 and the Rangers vs. the Islanders on…
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This from the KBO, with the heads up from Dan of MyKBO.net. Watch the drive. Watch the bat flip. Watch the swagger. Watch the … ball falling into the left fielder’s glove. Whoops.
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There’s a “Start Mariano Rivera in the All-Star Game” movement afoot
May 15, 2013, 2:30 PM EDT
It only takes one person to make a movement these days, so sure, let’s call it a movement. It’s from Bill Chuck at Billy-Ball: I urge Jim Leyland and the powers that be in Major League Baseball that the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game on July 16 at Citi Field in New York City for the American…
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The Dodgers have lost nine of eleven. If they were doing better, would Zack Greinke be coming back three weeks ahead of schedule?
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We’ve been hearing early June for Mark Teixeira‘s return for some time. Today Teixeira said maybe it’ll be a bit earlier than that: Mark Teixeira said yesterday his rehab is going “great” and he expects to be playing in big league games before June 1st. — Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) May 15, 2013 I never thought I’d…
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Did Melky Cabrera lie about his World Series ring “ceremony”?
May 15, 2013, 12:04 PM EDT
Struggling to think if this is more weird or more insignificant. Hank Schulman of the Chronicle thinks Melky Cabrera is lying about why Bruce Bochy gave him his World Series ring in private yesterday as opposed to in some public “ceremony” of sorts. Cabrera said it was Bochy’ idea. Bochy said a Blue Jays official…
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The Dodgers suck, but they’ve been aces on fan relations lately. First that Matt Kemp video last week, now Hyun-Jin Ryu warms up with a young fan: Man, the kid has a pretty good arm. Wonder if he could take Beckett’s slot in the rotation … UPDATE: Gio Gonzalez did it too: This trend will…
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Back in 2010 Jeremy Affeldt negotiated a deal with the Giants in which he was to be paid $4 million that year. Someone mistakenly wrote in $4.5 million in the paperwork and, according to everyone involved, including Giants officials, Affeldt was totally within his legal rights to keep it. Who turns down a free-and-clear half…
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Well, maybe he’s going to continue running into walls. The Nats say that Bryce Harper didn’t get a concussion when he smacked into the wall on Monday night. This, from Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, makes you go hmmm: “I feel kind of crappy today,” Harper said. “I feel a little carsick, I guess…
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Bryce Harper needed 11 stitches and, I assume, smelling salts, after running into the fence at Dodger Stadium Monday night. But is he gonne change? I will keep playing this game hard for the rest of my life even if it kills me! Ill never stop! #RespectTheGame — Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) May 14, 2013 …
