Category Archives: Baseball All-Star

New York Yankees Acquire Ellsbury & McCann

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees went on a spending spree and acquired Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann, and Carlos Beltran.  Ellsbury will play center in an outfield that includes Beltran in right and Brett Gardner in left.  The Ellsbury deal is expected … Continue reading →

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New York Mets Lose In Extra Innings –

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets lost in extra innings to the Kansas City Royals.  Kansas City won 4-3 on a homerun in the 12th inning.  New York defeated Kansas City on Friday night and the two teams face each other again … Continue reading →

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American League Wins All-Star Game –

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jim Sutliff

The American League won the 84th Major League Baseball All-Star game by a score of 3-0.  The All-Star game was a pitching duel and the National League only had three hits on the day.  New York Mets Pitcher Matt Harvey … Continue reading →

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Mark McGwire Joins Dodgers –

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Mark McGwire is the new hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  McGwire was the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals the past three seasons.  The Cardinals offense improved under McGwire and the team led the National League in batting average and … Continue reading →

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New York Mets Defeat Marlins –

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets defeated the Marlins by a score of 3-0.  New York Mets started R.A. Dickey picked up his 17th win of the season with a complete game shutout.  Dickey leads the National League with five complete games this year.  … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Twins Hosting All-Star Game –

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Minnesota Twins are expected to host the 2014 All-Star game.  The official announcement is expected to take place on Wednesday at Target Field.  Minnesota has hosted the All-Star game in 1965 and 1985.  The 2013 All-Star game will be hosted … Continue reading →

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Strasburg Leads Washington Over Atlanta –

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Stephen Strasburg pitched 6 innings and gave up only 1 earned run in a 4-1 victory over Atlanta.  Strasburg had 10 strikeouts on the day and allowed only 4 hits 1 walk.  The victory gave Strasburg his 15th win of the … Continue reading →

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National League Wins All-Star Game –

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The National League jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.  Justin Verlander gave up a bases loaded triple to San Francisco Giant Sandoval in the five run first.  The National League added three more runs to take … Continue reading →

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Jim Thome Traded To Orioles –

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Jim Thome was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for two minor league players.  The future Hall of Famer has had limited playing time this season after hurting his lower back.  Thome will be the DH and could provide much needed offense for … Continue reading →

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New York Mets First No-Hitter –

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter in the history of the franchise.  It took slightly more than 8,000 games for a Mets pitcher to throw a no-hitter but the drought ended last night.  The 8-0 victory over … Continue reading →

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New York Mets Hosting 2013 All-Star Game –

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets will host the 2013 All-Star game.  On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced that the Mets will host the All-Star game on July 16th.  The only other time that the New York Mets hosted the All-Star game … Continue reading →

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Josh Hamilton Hits Four Homers –

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.  Hamilton became the 16th player in Major League Baseball to hit four home runs in a game.  Hamilton almost had five homers in the game when … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Giants Reliever Injured –

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

San Francisco Giants reliever Brian Wilson has been placed on the disabled list.  Brian Wilson may have elbow reconstruction surgery that will likely end his season.  Wilson had 48 saves in 2010 and 36 saves last season.  Wilson has been an All-Star three times … Continue reading →

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Cardinals Sign Molina –

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The St. Louis Cardinals signed catcher Molina to a five year contract worth $75 million.  There is a $15 million option for the 2018 season.  The deal makes Molina the second highest paid catcher in baseball.  Molina has won four … Continue reading →

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Washington Nationals Sign Zimmerman –

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Ryan Zimmerman has agreed to a six year contract extension with the Washington Nationals that is expected to be worth $100 million.  Zimmerman has a career .288 batting average with 128 homeruns and 498 RBIs.  In his career, Zimmerman has already won … Continue reading →

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