Yes. If a player drips blood on the ball, he is ineligible to play and must be replaced immediately. Fortunately, this is a pinky finger, rather than an index or long finger we are talking about here.
Numbers and statistics are all well and good, but you have to prove it on the field. The Rangers had a great season and were playing well down the stretch, but they got bounced. The Mets were playing well and were 1 and done. The Red Sox had Papi going for his last title and didn't make it.
MadBum should have come in around 3-4. Lester probably should have come in above Arrieta. The relievers are very difficult to rank, but other than those changes, I have no real problems with how the rankings came out.
When I saw that slide, I thought that something has to be done about the rule. Too many players use the "pop-up" slide and they are almost always off the bag for a split second. If the fielders keep the tag on them, they are always called out, or could be. I agree that if they over slide the...
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre beat El Paso 3-1 for the Triple A championship.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre beat Gwinnette in 4 games (3-1) to win the International League Championship.
El Paso beat Oklahoma City in 4 games (3-1) to win the Pacific Coast League Championship.
Pericos de Puebla beat Toros de...
I will make one comment, then close the thread. If the Mets think Tebow can be a baseball player, it is their right to sign him to a contract. If he makes it, good. If not, fine. They are willing to take the chance.