[ad_1] Boyhood allegiances typically go away after a player is drafted and signs with a team other than the one he (or she) grew up following. Drew Gilbert isn’t necessarily an exception to that rule, but the 24-year-old St. Paul native does retain a soft spot for the Minnesota Twins. “I think that happens a…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Game 3 of the ALCS and Game 4 of the NLCS, delve into replay review, fly-ball classifications, and executive titles, respond to listener emails about retiring numbers for both home and road teams and the proper terminology for bat flips, and explore postseason despair, ball behavior, and roster…
[ad_1] Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images NEW YORK — Less than 20 minutes before what might have been the final game of the year at Citi Field, the OMG Mets introduced one more good-vibes gimmick. Five, actually. The Temptations, the legendary Motown band, took the field behind home plate dressed in their signature suits and sang the…
[ad_1] Managing in the playoffs is all about balancing immediate payoffs and long-term sustainability. Not ultra long-term, mind you, but managing a bullpen for a seven-game series is trickier than simply pressing the same buttons every day until you win or lose. ALCS Game 4 featured three momentous bullpen decisions. The managers chose differently; they…
[ad_1] (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers blew out the New York Mets again in game four of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday. With a final score of ten to two, the Dodgers have now scored eight or more runs in three out of the four games thus far…
[ad_1] (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) The New York Mets suffered their third loss of eight or more runs in game four of the National League Championship Series on Thursday. With the Mets now being down in the series three games to one, they will face elimination in game five on Friday. Things are not…
[ad_1] (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets by a score of ten to two in game four of the National League Championship Series on Thursday. With the win, the Dodgers are now one win away from winning the series and advancing to the World Series. Shohei Ohtani…
[ad_1] (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) On Thursday, the New York Yankees suffered a heartbreaking loss in game three of the American League Championship Series. The Yankees held a two-run lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, but they gave up a two-run home run in the ninth to tie the game and…
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Though he wasn’t the offensive star of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series — he didn’t hit a moonshot into the second deck like Shohei Ohtani or Max Muncy — Will Smith did collect two hits in the Dodgers’ 8-0 victory over the Mets. They weren’t exactly scorchers, but…
[ad_1] Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. He spent four years working for the Phillies Triple-A affiliate, two with Baseball Info Solutions and two contributing to prospect coverage at ESPN.com. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. [ad_2]
