from an article in the Sun by Edward Encina
A day after Boston Red Sox right-hander John Lackey made pointed remarks about Orioles slugger Nelson Cruz, Orioles manager Buck Showalter tactically fired back at the Red Sox before Sunday’s series finale at Fenway Park.
Asked about Cruz on Saturday, Lackey said: “I’ve got nothing to say about him. … You guys forget pretty conveniently about stuff,” referring to Cruz serving a 50-game suspension last season for his involvement in … Read More »
After many frustrating attempts, my team (Captain Sam Andelman, Cliff Gelb, and Sam Blibaum) pulled off a 10 under back nine on day 2 to capture a share of the Bernard G Robbins Senior Classic at Woodholme . Our squad and the co-winners (Larry Lessans, Mike Renbaum, Leonard Grossman, and Richard Friedlander) battled through a pressure packed single hole playoff to a draw. Nothing like pulling through to make a big putt even on the Club scale.
3 great innings from Brad Broch who gets the win
As expected Chris Davis was “given the day off”
JJ Hardy drove in David Lough for the winning hit
Zach Britton—1,2,3 save—-helped out by base running error from Big Poppy
4 game series with the Senators begins Monday
It pains me to say this but it is time for Chris Davis to sit out a few games. His average has dropped to 201, but more important he has struck out 41 of his last 90 at bats, many with men in scoring position. He just looks lost during his at bats.
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The Chicago Cubs have traded starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics for 2012 first-round pick Addison Russell, 2013 first-round pick Billy McKinney and pitcher Dan Straily, sources close to the situation confirmed.
Samardzija, 29, is 2-7 with a 2.83 ERA while Hammel, 31, is 7-5 with a 2.98 ERA after his latest win, Friday against the Washington Nationals. Hammel is set to be a free agent after this season while Samardzija has one more year … Read More »
O’s are 46-39 on a 87 Win pace