Home plate umpire Eric Cooper had an oddly shaped, but consistently large strike zone on Wednesday night. I endorse the big zone. Yordano Ventura, whose only blemish was a massive home run from the diminutive Jose Altuve in six innings and Scott Feldman, who was tagged for two runs only because of his own throwing […]
Day: April 13, 2016
Three Things
Life is good for the Royals at the moment. Five wins in their first seven games. First place in the Central. Joakim Soria survived the eighth inning on Tuesday. Yes, things are going well. Here are three things that have caught my attention as the Royals are continuing on their first road trip of the […]
Book Review: “The Arm” by Jeff Passan
The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Industry of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan. In the prologue to The Arm, Jeff Passan asks two questions: “How did baseball fail the pitching arm?” and “What is being done to save it?” as a means to demystify the arm, primarily the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), which he […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-12-16
A 3-2 day for the farm with two wins in Lexington and a win at Double-A Northwest Arkansas. HR Roll Call – Jorge Bonifacio (1) Clint Barmes (1) Jose Martinez (1) Frank Schwindel (1) Carlos Garcia (1) Brandon Dulin (1) Chase Vallot (1) BP KC Hitter of the Day NWA Ark – Frank Schwindel 2-4 […]