Not long ago during an interview, Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman said he wanted to play four more years which would give him 20 in the majors and take him to his age 40 season. His reasons for this are his goal of reaching 3,000 hits and finishing with a .300 batting average. Freeman averages 180 hits a year. He is just 12 hits away from 2500. He needs 123…
I am not just asking for MiLB to MLB, but for every ladder of the organization. It is widely suggested that once a player reaches and succeeds at AA, he is deemed near MLB ready. That does not mean they are deemed future MLB stars or even regulars. There have been a handful of MLB players who have made the jump directly from AA to MLB. Without doing the research,…
Last season when Scott came into a game, Dodger fans held their breath. Their supposed closer had a disastrous season. Signed to a four-year contract, he was not performing like a star reliever. He did manage to log 23 saves on the year. But it was the 10 blown saves that the fans talked about. One disaster after another. He was 1-4 with a 4.74 ERA, a full two runs…
Dayton is an easy two-hour drive from Indy, but due to road construction, it took an extra half hour. I grew up near Dayton, and Dayton was never a nice city in my mind. Every big city has its bad areas, but Dayton seemed to have more than its share. I am happy to report that Dayton is making a comeback. Day Air Ballpark is in a section of Dayton…
You look at the players who play in the majors now, and some of them a huge physical specimens. Arron Judge, Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, James Wood. All are 6’4″ or taller. Large does not always mean better, but you are more likely to be a power hitter with some size to you. But being small does not mean you cannot excel in the major leagues. Nutrition, exercise, are just part…
In all the years playing all kinds of sports (at an amateur level), I did not have a hamstring strain until I was 52 years old, and it was a doozy! Grade 3, which is the worst. My wife was making fun of me, saying, “Rub some dirt on it.” However, the next morning the whole back of my upper thigh was black and blue. I feel Teoscar’s pain –…
OKC Comets 12 – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston) 1 OKC and Sugar Land took a scoreless tie into the 4th inning when OKC erupted for a crooked number. 3B Tyler Fitzgerald hit a one out double (5) that was followed by a BB to LF Ryan Fitzgerald. With 2 outs C Eliézer Alfonzo singled to load the bases. RF Zach Ehrhard singled home a pair, and leadoff hitter DH…
#8 on your scorecard, RF, Reggie Smith. Carl Reginald Smith was born on April 2nd, 1945, in Shreveport Louisiana. His dad Lonnie, caught for a single season for the Jacksonville Red Caps, a Negro American League team that folded after one season. Both his father, and his mother, Nellie, were capable musicians. When Reggie was a young child, they relocated to Los Angeles. The neighborhood where they lived was known…
It is always beyond good to go into Milwaukee and take two out of three (decisively) from the pesky Brewers. After looking listless Friday night, the Dodgers scored 16 runs in the next two games and took the series. Now it’s back to LA to play Colorado. The Dodgers extended their scoreless streak out of the bullpen to 38 innings with two scoreless frames on Sunday afternoon. It’s the Dodgers’…
It seems that with the Dodgers, hitting is a group sport. They all hit or nobody hits. They lose 5-1 or win 11-3. Well, Mookie still is not hitting after going 0-6. At what point do we become concerned. As I have often said, “Mookies contract will not age well.” Hopefully, the decline has not started. Mark Timmons Minor League Report OKC Lost to Reno 2-1 BOXSCORE Tulsa lost 5-3…