Trick pickoff move now a balk in MLB (Yahoo Sports) Under a rule change imposed by Major League Baseball, pitchers will no longer be allowed to fake a pickoff to third base and throw to first as a way to dupe a runner on first base into breaking for second. Next season, that move would be …
According to Baseball-Reference.com, the 2012 Red Sox had two pitchers with an ERA below 4: Scott Atchison (1.58) and Franklin Morales (3.77). The best starter was Clay Buchholz (11-8, 4.56 ERA). Closer Alfredo Aceves was at 5.36. That’s pretty pathetic. While I do think Bobby Valentine had to go, they might want to take a look at the pitching coaches, …
One of my favorite things about watching Red Sox games is Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo. They’re great announcers, but they’re also pretty entertaining and funny, especially when a game gets out of hand, one way or the other. I specifically remember watching this game — for some reason a guy ends up throwing a …
Tim Wakefield, Movie Star: An Interview with the Directors of Knuckleball! (Surviving Grady) In Knuckleball!, directors Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg follow Wake through his last season in the game, juxtaposing it with Mets up-and-comer RA Dickey, who will be MLB’s sole knuckleballer this season. Of course I’ll have to see it. I’m especially intrigued by …
While we continue to cheer the local ballclub as the season nears its end, there have been several players over the years that I just could not get behind. Yes, it’s true (as Jerry Seinfeld said) that we’re basically just cheering for clothes, but some guys are just not the type of person you want …
I’ve had some pretty bad luck with Red Sox games and weather this year. After we had a decent April evening to see the Sox beat the Yankees (for only their second win of 2011) it’s been a rainy crapfest every time since. The only real difference between these photos are the date: The one …
I’ve always been a fan of the “odd” pitchers in baseball, namely the sidearmers (especially the submarine types) and knuckleballers. Even as a kid in my little league days, I have distinct memories of watching guys like Dan Quisenberry and Kent Tekulve over your “boring” power pitchers. Anyway, I’ve been a big fan of Tim …
No opposition to expanded playoff plan (ESPN) So baseball wants to add two more wild-card teams to the playoffs? Commissioner Bud Selig’s plan to expand baseball’s playoffs to 10 teams gained a sense of inevitability after little to no opposition emerged during meetings this week with owners and general managers… “Eight is a very fair …
Like we didn’t all know this already…
Behind the Mac nerdery I enjoy on Daring Fireball is a typical Yankee fan: cocky and annoying. Update: Greg Knauss created a helpful Grease Monkey script to “fix” Daring Fireball this time of year: Damned Fireball.