Obviously headed up by Derek Jeter, but will this be the year Larry Walker gets in? How about Curt Schilling? Bonds and Clemens? Anyone else?
Here is a link to the vote tracker. It is updated daily...
https://www.mlb.com/news/gerrit-cole-rumors
They don't want to miss out on this guy. They have missed out on a lot of great starters recently and have not been in a world series for 10 years. Their fanbase is not happy.
The Pirates have replaced their entire management staff, from Neal Huntington to Clint Hurdle and his staff. The ownership decided to go in an entirely new direction.
Not the way anyone wanted it to end, but there it is. He announced that this would be his last season in baseball and came into last night's game. He got a couple of outs and appeared to hurt himself on a pitch to his 3rd hitter. Leaving the field with the trainer, he had tears in his eyes...
7 openings now with the firing of Mickey Calloway -- Mets, Pirates, Cubs, Royals, Angels, Padres and Giants, with more possible -- and lots of good candidates out there. Do teams go young or with an experienced guy?
One match I see is Maddon to the Angels. He coached in the Angels system for...
307 homers this season with 5 guys having over 30 (another record) and 8 with 20+. The Yankees hit 306, so I expect the ball to fly around the ballparks in their opening round playoff series.
By the way, the old record was 267, so the Twins obliterated it.
Today, Justin Verlander struck out his 3000th hitter, but Kole Calhoun reached base on a wild pitch, leading to a 2-run homer to the next hitter. Verlander did not figure in the decision tonight between the Astros and Angels.
Pete Alonso hit his major-league record 53rd homer as a rookie...