The New York Yankees faced a tight spot on July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Their newly acquired starting pitcher, Brandon McCarthy, had gutted his way through 6.2 innings, lacking his best stuff but still holding the Indians to four runs, just one of those earned. Locked in a 4-4 tie, manager Joe Girardi […]
The Tommy John epidemic shows no signs of slowing down, and all those injuries — especially those suffered by starters — have worn pitching staffs down to a nub. Lose 200 quality innings and the consequences can be far-reaching and painful: subpar pitchers asked to patch the rotation, overtaxed bullpens collapsing from the strain of excessive workloads. Those injuries […]
The Tommy John epidemic shows no signs of slowing down, and all those injuries — especially those suffered by starters — have worn pitching staffs down to a nub. Lose 200 quality innings and the consequences can be far-reaching and painful: subpar pitchers asked to patch the rotation, overtaxed bullpens collapsing from the strain of excessive workloads. Those injuries […]
The Oakland Athletics faced the Texas Rangers in a nationally televised game Monday night, and most baseball fans were already well acquainted with the Rangers’ starting pitcher, Yu Darvish. Darvish was a prized signing from Japan several off-seasons ago; he very nearly pitched a perfect game last year; and he has made the All-Star team in both of his major-league seasons (finishing […]
The Oakland Athletics faced the Texas Rangers in a nationally televised game Monday night, and most baseball fans were already well acquainted with the Rangers’ starting pitcher, Yu Darvish. Darvish was a prized signing from Japan several off-seasons ago; he very nearly pitched a perfect game last year; and he has made the All-Star team in both of his major-league seasons (finishing […]
