by Bryan Smith | May 29, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Yu Darvish stepped on a big league mound Saturday night for the first time in nearly 22 months, and he looked like he hadn’t missed a beat. Darvish made his long-awaited return to the Texas Rangers after undergoing...
by Bryan Smith | May 29, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Over zealous home plate umpire Adam Hamari ejected New York Mets’ pitcher Noah Syndergaard in the third of inning of Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after Syndergaard threw a ball behind...
by Bryan Smith | May 28, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 28, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Despite sitting in first place in the AL East, the frontline starters the Boston Red Sox expected to carry the team have underperformed. Righty Clay Buchholz has been the most egregious violator, holding a 6.35 ERA and a 2-5...
by Bryan Smith | May 28, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 28, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The starting rotation of the Arizona Diamondbacks has been one of the biggest disappointments in baseball this season. Now the team is sending two of its starters to the DL, announcing Friday that both Shelby Miller and Rubby...
by Bryan Smith | May 27, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 27, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine A week and a half after a brawl between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers highlighted by Texas second baseman Rougned Odor punching Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista in the face, Major League Baseball has finally heard...
by Bryan Smith | May 27, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on May 27, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The longest hitting streak in the majors this season came to an end Thursday night. Jackie Bradley Jr. went 0 for 4 during the Boston Red Sox 8-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, ending his hitting streak at 29 games. It was the...