The Los Angeles Kings prevailed in typically dramatic style Sunday night, beating the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime in Game 7 to end the Western Conference finals. With the New York Rangers having clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Final last Thursday, the Kings’ victory sets up what is a surprisingly rare occurrence in professional sports: a […]
We did everything we could. That was the sentiment coming from the Miami Marlins in the wake of this week’s devastating news that Jose Fernandez, the team’s brilliant 21-year-old ace, would likely be out for the remainder of the year with a torn elbow ligament requiring Tommy John surgery. “We’ve protected him,” Marlins manager Mike Redmond said […]
We did everything we could. That was the sentiment coming from the Miami Marlins in the wake of this week’s devastating news that Jose Fernandez, the team’s brilliant 21-year-old ace, would likely be out for the remainder of the year with a torn elbow ligament requiring Tommy John surgery. “We’ve protected him,” Marlins manager Mike Redmond said […]
On Thursday, I highlighted Nolan Arenado’s 27-game hitting streak (it ended Friday at 28 games), comparing his overall offensive statistics during the streak to those of streaks from the past. But a few readers smartly pointed out that I was only comparing Arenado’s streak to those that stopped at 27, rather than looking at the […]
On Thursday, I highlighted Nolan Arenado’s 27-game hitting streak (it ended Friday at 28 games), comparing his overall offensive statistics during the streak to those of streaks from the past. But a few readers smartly pointed out that I was only comparing Arenado’s streak to those that stopped at 27, rather than looking at the […]
